Dakota Access Pipeline Analysis

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The 19th century was a period of great change and rapid industrialization. The iron and steel industry spawned new construction materials, the railroads connected the country and the discovery of oil provided a new source of fuel. The discovery of the Spindletop geyser in 1901 drove huge growth in the oil industry. Within a year, more than 1,500 oil companies had been chartered, and oil became the dominant fuel of the 20th century and an integral part of the American economy. Ryan Cooper’s article on the Dakota Access Pipeline conveys why the oil industry is a huge part of the American economy. Cooper starts his argument off by giving the reader some background information on the pipeline and why this is such a controversial topic. Copper lost …show more content…
Referring to Obama as “mealy-mouthed” and Trump as a person who is just going to throw everything all away. Cooper goes on and states, “...also because the only obstacle are the politically powerless Native Americans…” I do not agree with this statement whatsoever. All americans have some sort of political say so due to that Cooper's argument is false by saying the native americans have no political say. They do have political say...they are able to protest against the new site of the pipeline that would damage their living conditions. They politically have the right to protest and speak their mind because under the constitution there is the freedom of speech. All of these factors are included politically, so no I don't agree with Cooper that Native Americans are powerless because they obviously have a powerful say. Additionally, Cooper summarizes the damage done to the protesters. He says, “The U.S. government’s records towards American Indians is frankly genocidal…” I do not agree with his statement because the definition of genocidal is the intentional action to destroy people of a certain
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