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How Did Oil Make Modern Life Possible

   

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Running head: HOW DID OIL MAKE MODERN LIFE POSSIBLE
HOW DID OIL MAKE MODERN LIFE POSSIBLE
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1HOW DID OIL MAKE MODERN LIFE POSSIBLE
ESSAY ON: HOW DID OIL MAKE MODERN LIFE POSSIBLE
Petroleum is the natural gift which has come all through our pas and has made the
modern life possible. According to the author Hughes, (2019) few centuries ago the oil was just
an obscure commodity but in the modern life it is very a very vital object just after the water in
human life. The author quotes that “A century ago, petroleum - what we call oil - was just an
obscure commodity; today it is almost as vital to human existence as water.” Right from the date
of discovery of this very important resource there were various types of advancement ad
improvement made to the commodity. With these technological advancement for the use of oil in
various types of work there has been a rapid growth of various types of harmful consequences
which has become future threat to the earth and human kind.
The author says that “UAE was also known as the land of barren desert” that was just a
small land of few fishermen communities which in the modern life stands as the land of luxury
and wealth. It is also known as one of the man made wonders of the world and the top financial
destinations in the whole world. It was only possible because of the discovery of petroleum in
underground. This allowed them to distribute and sell billions of barrels of petroleum all around
the world that gave a boost to their economy. Petroleum is the next important commodity that
comes just after water. Probably it is the only thing which has made the modern life so easy.
There is a wide range of the use of petroleum like transportation fuels which includes cars,
trucks, private transportations like the airplane and bus, fuel for the oil and heating purpose,
electricity generation. Also used in road oil and feed stocking of various types of chemicals and
synthetic material which are nearly everything we use in our daily lives. The best example on
making the modern life possible can be explained through transportation. According to the
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