Essays on Guard

There are various instances where an officer in the criminal justice system finds themselves in situations where their integrity is put to test. One such instance is the scenario where a deli owner offers to pay for a sandwich that a uniformed police officer goes to buy. The professional and ethical standards that should be in place from the police department to assist the officer in his decision making is that a uniformed police should not accept gifts from civilians under any circumstances. This is because an officer who receives gifts from civilians might have a hard time maintaining ...

Basketball is one of the most popular sport games. To date, this game has more than 200 million registered players around the world as well as hundreds of millions of fans. Basketball has been around for more than a century, and during that time, the game has acquired the status that allows it to be an important part of the world sport. In addition, there are various levels of this sport game: i.e. amateur, professional, and educational. The rules of this game are extremely simple, allowing everyone to understand them in a short time. But at the same time, ...

Deepwater Horizon

Synopsis The Deepwater Horizon was an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico owned by Transocean, a U.S owned company that specializes in deep water drilling equipment (Ingersoll, Locke, & Reavis, 2012). The $560 million rig was operated by a crew of 126 people (Ingersoll et al., 2012) roughly 45 miles off the Louisiana coast (Mullins, 2010). On April 20, 2010, the exploratory Macondo well experienced an explosion that not only created one of the most catastrophic environmental disasters in U.S. history but killed 11 people (Barstow, Rohde & Saul, 2010). The environmental effects were devastating. It took 87 days ...

Pro-Care Clinic is a general outpatient clinic facility that caters for basic health needs and mostly deals with outpatient issues (The Green Book). However, once in a while, the facility is required to handle serious issues that may require minor surgeries, child deliveries, or serious accidents. In such cases, the clinic admits the patients in its ward that accommodates 5 patients. Most of these cases are managed first before referring the patients to other equipped hospitals. The clinic has been known to handle these cases since there are no close hospitals in the neighborhood. The clinic has an administrator, ...

Media literacy is a skill that should be taught during this time of technological revolution. Technology seems to control and effect people’s lives and not necessarily in a good way. This era makes people stay alert at all times. People who are literate in the world of media are able to identify what information is real and important for them and which is not. However, it happens not at all times, there are occurrences when even people who are literate may take down their guard and it may influence them in a negative way. More researchers start a ...

At common law, a felony murder was defined as the unlawful killing of a human being while in the commission of a felony crimes (LaFave). However, the modern concept of felony murder has widely been interpreted to mean an unlawful killing that occurred in the commission of only a certain type of felony crime, or acts that are deemed, by the totality of circumstances, to be inherently dangerous (LaFave). Under the federal criminal code, a person is guilty of felony murder if in “preparation of, or attempt to perpetrate, any” robbery (LII). Robbery, under the federal criminal code, is ...

Report To Respond To DHS Request for Information

Report To Respond To DHS Request for Information It is worth mentioning that the Department of Homeland Security ensures that the nation is safe from the danger of attacks, especially external threats from terrorists and other attacks that may make Americans feel insecure. Apart from that, homeland security ensures that in the case of an attack on Americans, the impact does not escalate. Hence, it is an all-around entity that was set up to safeguard the security interests of all Americans regardless of which part of the country one resides. Also, both natural disasters and human-made disasters are taken ...

IT Infrastructure

Abstract Since the internet invention, modem as evolved tremendously and impacted lives globally. Modems transmit digital information over a telephone line by converting it into electrical signals and demodulate it at the receiver via another modem. Based on the amount of data a modem can transmit per unit of time, typically bits per seconds, they are classified. In next section of this paper, it will examine namely 3G and 4G LTE modem technology compare the latter in light to multiplexing and error correction when transmitting and exchanging data via the internet. Further ahead, and the paper will compare encoding ...

A police officer is a worker of the criminal justice system, who is not limited in the meaning of a particular rank. As an employee of the police force, officers are the lowest rank, as well as the profession with the most generalized responsibilities. A probation officer, in turn, is rather a supervisor of a limited circle of people. A probation officer is connected to a particular non-custodial criminal, who as well can be a prisoner, released from the incarceration. A prison guard is an officer of the criminal justice system, who works with the imprisoned lawbreakers. The most ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which was established in late 2002 as a response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; folded over 20 federal agencies into one organization (DHS, 2016). The idea behind such a decision was that by putting, essentially the nation’s civil defense organization under a unified command, the government could more effectively identify, analyze and thwart any credible risks to the nation’s security. Naturally, in combining such a large number of agencies there were a number or redundancies and synergies that were established. Take for example, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ...

Information Security Threats

Introduction Information is one of the most important assets for many organizations, as it acts as a differentiator and provides a competitive advantage. Loss of information such as patent information, proprietary processes, or trade secrets could prove to be very detrimental to a business. While there are many threats to the information security, this report focuses on three of them, which are 1) Denial of service, 2) Privilege escalation, and 3) Backdoor. This report provides measures that address, block, or removes these threats. Information about tools, products, or services that mitigate these threats is provided in the report as ...

Abstract

The Hurricane Katrina is considered the most devastating storm in the United States due to its magnitude of destruction and the casualties involved. Though the weather forecasters had predicted about the storm, the American government had not put any measures to deal with the catastrophe. As a result, the Gulf Coast States that was hit hardest by Katrina lost properties worth billions as well as thousands of lives. The parties involved in the rescue process included the Army Corps, Coast Guards, as well as FEMA. The Katrina hurricane recorded the government inefficiency in two levels. The first one is ...

Introduction

Networks and computer systems are imperative to establishments in the present age. They have managed to simplify sending and receiving of information and colossal data processing over very short time periods. However, they are always facing threats and attacks from hackers. Dangers to the computing environment, network, and the database comes from everywhere. In such a high stake facility, it is critical to ensure that the main threats are identified and mitigated. The major threats can come from three areas: the physical installation, the users, and malicious attacks. The five top threats to the new network will be the ...

Clearly, different types of employees and employers face different risks during the course of an average workday. Miners and oil field workers, for instance, have the potential to face significant risks to their lives and well being as a result of their jobs. The study of law ins necessary to the study of security for individuals in these fields, as it is impossible to provide anyone a legally safe environment without a thorough understanding of the law. There are even a wide number of professions dedicated to building secure working spaces. Most leaders on a work site like a ...

Situation and Leader: Napoleon and the Battle of Borodino and his intense to defeat troops on the left bank of Kolocha River. Research question: “Knowing what we do know now about the outcome, would I recommend that Napoleon started the battle on the left bank of Kolocha River?” The battle at Shevardino, where Russian troops should have prevented French troops from coming to Moscow and Smolensk. “Davout's and Murat's troops attacked the Russian rear guard at Shevardino. Murat, Poniatowski and Compans attacked Russian rear guard and the redoubt the greencoats occupied” (Battle of Borodino, 1812). These first hours of ...

CRITICAL THINKING ESSAY

Introduction The given case titled ‘Trouble in Truss Construction Shop’ is based on an accident of a worker while he was pushing a large sized piece of wood through a table saw at the construction shop. This incident has been third in a row reported by the company. The OSHA has outlined safety rules and procedures for the companies that require workers to deal directly with heavy tools and equipment. Although the safety precautions had been taken into account by the workers but nothing really seems to identify the reason behind the occurrence of accidents. The media has also ...

Survival, Resilience, and Redemption” by Laura Hillenbrand

During the US Civil War, the Union’s famous Gen. Sherman once said that war is “all hell.” Many military commanders, as well as the countless victims of warfare, have echoed this sentiment down through the ages. Certainly, warfare reveals humanity to sometimes be far less than humane. The worst characteristics of human kind are often brought to the forefront by the nature of war and its relentless objectives. But as horrible as warfare can be for the average soldier in the trenches fighting next to his comrades, it can be (and often is) even more nightmarish and unimaginably ...

Introduction

The prison system in the United States has followed a system where prisoners are locked away from the rest of society and their families never to be seen nor heard from ever again, it has become a common theme with prison systems. Prisoners are forbidden to see their families, watch movies, and have certain times when items need to be returned so as to eliminate a possible threat against prison staff; many prisons in many states have restricted the rights of all prisoners. Prisoners in California prisons are a shining example of said treatment, it has gotten to the ...

Nowadays various threats of malicious software are considered the most dangerous because of the sphere of their influence and rapid spread. One should be aware of the reasons for viruses attack as well as be ready to find ways to identify and eliminate malware. Considering worms, viruses and Trojans as the greatest challenges for security personnel, it is extremely important to be well aware of the issues and methods of solving problems connected with malware. Users as well as systems administrators should act fast when a potential infection is detected. This way, the key to dealing with malware is ...

Essay

Immanuel Kant: Reason and Freedom Immanuel Kant argues that being purely objective or purely rational and being independently free are two peas in a pod. As Kant argued in his widely known book Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals, all human beings possess what he refers to as 'the idea of freedom' (Pasternack, 2002, 12). He builds his concept of categorical imperatives-- in the absence of which responsibility and morality would cease to exist-- upon the speculated idea that freedom is an omnipresent concept. Kant claims that it is clearly not possible for people to envision themselves as 'un-free' ( ...

Analysis of the Accident on the Job

2016-07-29 Analysis of the Accident on the Job

Introduction

This paper is aimed to analyze the problem of industrial accident in the production shop. The main goal of the paper is to analyze issues, possible solutions and propose the most appropriate decision. During the task, I have analyzed the accident presented in the case study as several outside resources (information that is presented on the website of the OSHA) related to the topic. It should be noted that problem of safety at the workplace remains relevant for the majority of the companies. It can be explained by the human factor ...

U.S. Senator, Missouri

2011-Present

Personal Background Martial Status: Married to Abigail Blunt Education: B.A. History, Southwest Baptist University (1970) https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt M.A. History, Missouri State University (1972) https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt Previous Experience: Clerk of Greene County, Missouri (1972-1984) https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt Missouri Secretary of State (1985-1992) https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt President, Southwest Baptist University (1993-1996) https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt U.S. House of Representatives (1996-2010) https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt

Committee Assignments:

Appropriations Committee 2011- present https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt Commerce. Science, and Transportation Committee 2011-2016 https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt Rules and Administration Committee 2011- present (became chairman 2015) https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt Joint Committee on the Library 2015- present https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt Joint Committee on Printing 2015-present (vice chairman) https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt Committee on Armed Services 2013-2014 https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt

Sponsored Legislation

2016 https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse?sponsor=400034#bill_type[] ...

Introduction

The Battle of 73 Easting was a war fought between the United States VII Corps and the Tawakalna Division of the Iraqi Republican Guard in 1991. The Battle of 73 Easting became one of many army fights that took place in Desert Storm. War tactics used in this battle were entirely different from the strategies employed in the current world. The development of modern war tactic methods such as the use of chemical weapons, and long-range ballistic missiles among others, are all signs that army forces must be ready to fight and win wars in complex environments and under ...

INTRODUCTION

Human civilization has come a long way since it first began establishing communities and attempted to establish law and order. The reality is that there have always been criminals; people who for one reason or another break the laws established and require consequences for their actions. One of the most controversial discussions throughout history is what are the best means to admonish the offenders, protect law-abiding citizens and send a message of deterrence to other would-be offenders. That being said many different approaches to addressing offenders who commit crimes have existed throughout the ancient world to present day. One ...

RHETORICAL ANALYSIS OF ESSAY ON “Students and Money: In Their Own Words”

The first Rhetorical device I see in the Essay on "Students and Money: In Their Own Words." By Karpeck, Griffin is the device “PATHOS” which is an appeal to emotion, and is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response. I consider the author is very much successful in this regard. In the first few lines itself he appeals to the emotion by saying that his friends smirk at him by looking at his need to do that menial job and he too has taken up the job reluctantly (i.e. he is forced ...

Final Essay: Robert Bresson’s Dictum & Film Analysis of “A Man Escaped”

Introduction The modern film-viewer may anticipate feeling abashed, or risk feeling bored when scrutinizing an old, black-and-white movie that lacks an action package. However, Robert Bresson’s film made in 1956, A Man Escaped, offers a compelling example of filmmaking skills which captivate the attention of its audience. One of Director Robert Bresson’s favorite dictums asserts that “What is for the eye must not duplicate what is for the ear” (“Notes on Sound”). Control of narrative space, and command of sound perspective strategies in the film demonstrate an exercise of the filmmaker’s philosophy. The film analysis herein, ...

Issue with the Justice System

Law Enforcement Introduction The terms law enforcement pertains to a government agency that assumes the responsibility of maintaining public order including public safety and enforcement of the law. There are several branches of law enforcement both local and federal that assume the said responsibility. The local police department, the FBI, Sherriff’s department, special jurisdiction police, and among others are inclusive of the term law enforcement because their key function involves, detection, deterrence, and apprehension of criminal activities. The discussion will highlight the key functions and purpose of law enforcement and the current issues facing this branch of the ...

Critical Thinking in Action

2016-06-29 Critical Thinking in Action

Introduction

The issue of the providing safety of employees is quite important in the enterprise. It should be noted that safety technique is a set of rules and regulations designed to ensure safe working conditions and carrying out different kinds of work. In our case, it concerns the production shop. The list of all the safety regulations, aimed at meeting the requirements of labor protection is usually presented as the special instructions for employees. It should be noted that each enterprise should have management system that provide an appropriate safety level for employees in the ...

The subject of women in combat is one of the least studied in the history and the literature. This topic is very important in the context of gender and many other issues. For many years, researchers have been interested in the issues of women as the part of one of the most terrible events in the world. As it is known from the ancient times, war is a men's business, and nobody have doubted in this fact. Moreover, women always acted as passive victims, i.e. "damsels in distress", having secondary importance at war. However, many researchers, who have studied ...

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There are 4 elements in the statute: the apprehender being an adult employee of the merchant probable cause detention in a reasonable manner detention for a reasonable length of time The security guard was under instructions from the employee and being an assigned personnel of a security contractor, he was thus well within his authority to apprehend Martha. The account of the act of theft by the employee was in two actions: Martha took the seat from a table and she placed her baby in it. The account was not true as she couldn’t have ...

The Queen's 90th birthday

Currently at the age of 90, Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning monarch of the British Kingdom. Not only is she the longest ruling Queen but also among the most powerful and most influential world leaders alive today. To her 90th birthday to date, the Queen has had major accomplishment for the British people and to the world as a whole. Some of the most important dates of the queen's reign are highlighted below, from the time she was coming to age in wartime to her current position as the Queen of England. During World War II, Queen ...

When power is granted to an individual to exert over another, interesting things can happen. The balance of authority is often tenuous and can be navigated if the semblance of order is respected and followed. When that order is ignored and the authority is placed in the hands of those who seek to use it for personal gain however, the balance is quickly lost. The Stanford Prison Experiment shows how absolute power corrupts absolutely. Seeking to display the very real situations that occur between prison guards and convicts, a study was conducted at Stanford University in 1971 to test ...

Step 1 - Preparation:

My problem is my roommate in the dorm, with whom I’ve been living for two years now. I want to either replace him with an another roommate or convince him to get better as his ways of life disrupt my social life and education. He never does his duties, such as cleaning the room, doing his dishes or taking out the trash. The room looks like a mess because of him. He also steals my food from the fridge, does not have any respect towards me, as he can be very loud late at night or early in ...

Abstract

This examination paper acknowledges the spectacular diversity of reproductive adaptations for survival of various categories of land plants. It describes a typical life cycle of a land plant that reproduces via spores. It also identifies the different parts of Plant organs and their functions such as cell organelles, parts of a land plant, and epidermal cells. A microscope is an important tool for examination of biological specimens, including cell’s internal structures called organelle and is important in magnifying the focused area. Plants are classified into four main groups, namely, ferns, mosses, flowering and confers. This paper finds that ...

Compare and contrast the structure and function of the three simple tissue types: parenchyma, collenchyma, and sclerenchyma.

Parenchyma cells refer to plant cells in the leaf that are usually alive at maturity. They have cell walls that are thin and flexible. They generally have a central vacuole that is large. They have a polyhedral arrangement. They are involved in carrying out photosynthesis, storage functions, and other metabolic functions. Most of these cells have the potential to undergo differentiation generating other cell types in certain conditions. For instance, when the plant is injured and there is a need for repairing and replacing organs. Their large central vacuoles enable them to store water, regulate intake of ions and ...

Introduction

The constant development in almost every aspect of the society has led to a lot of new inventions, needs, and growing trends. With growing population all around the world, new businesses have been formed while the existing business has grown. Security issues have also been in the spotlight with different incidences and threat on different aspect demanding for an improved security system (Wilson, & McCreight, 2012). There has always been the need to advance security measure throughout history as security issues are prone to societal changes and advancement of technology and know-how. Currently, most security measures that were being used ...

It was a dark and stormy night in April. It was raining so hard that Julia’s windscreen wipers were not able to cope with the flow from the sky. While driving in her car, she imagined her friends with her, who were far away, in other countries, where they have moved after graduating the university. All of sudden, she invented a plan, the plan of possible reuniting on summer vacations, the island of dreams and fun, day and night parties and endless and transparent sea line of horizon and just them, best friends. While Julia was driving and ...

Conflict is essentially defined as disagreement and difference in the views among different social groups. The conflicts arise among people due to differences in opinions and views regarding a certain matter, and it can be either socio-economic or cultural tradition. People coming from different backgrounds and belonging to different race and creed usually encounter conflicts. The different professionals belonging to different races also have different beliefs and opinions. Hence, conflicts arise among them. For instance, an Indian doctor would believe in myth such as drinking eight glasses of water per day is important than a British doctor. The point ...

Masculinity also known as manhood is a set of behaviors, roles and attributes that are associated with men or boys in the society. Primarily, manliness is a social construct that is composed of both biologically-created and socially-defined factors. In Puerto Rico, a real man is exhibited by traits like courage, assertiveness and independence. The society in Puerto Rico has placed more emphasis on power and masculinity with great regards to responsibility and consequences. In Puerto Rico, the Machismo is a masculine concept that is associated with a sense of masculine pride. The man in this society is tasked with ...

Abstract

After viewing the video on the Stanford Prison Experiment, I recorded my feelings and reactions to the video based on questions that I was presented with by my Professor. These questions provoked thought and led me to a new understanding about the material that I viewed. I would like to think that if I had been a guard in this experiment that I would have been a “good” guard. I think that I am a good person who would treat others with kindness and respect in all situations, but this experiment shows that when placed in a place of ...

Essay # 1

When companies have to deal with data breaches it is financially devastating. The financial devastation is a result of money being stolen from the company and potentially clients. Therefore, clients may want to sue due to trusting the company with the data. Some lawsuits may materialize and this can indeed put a financial dent in the company’s profits. Furthermore, the company will have to hire lawyers to investigate and figure out who actually breached and hacked the data. This can cost a lot of money as well. According to research “These costs include revenue lost due to the ...

Stanford Prison experiment took place at Stanford University in the year 1971 and it was conducted by Philip Zimbardo to find out the influence of social roles on our behavior. It was one of the landmarks of the human psychological study in response to subjected to captivity and to reveal to the world on the real circumstances of the prison life (Konnikovaet al., 2015). The intention of the experiment was to examine captivity, but the results it generated have proven useful in demonstrating the impression people’s obedience especially if provided with an idea that is legitimized and support ...

Analysis of Sphinx

The Middle Kingdom (ca. 2030–1650 B.C.) was a period of significant transformation in ancient Egypt. It was during this period that older cultural principles and artistic conventions revived. The changes that characterize the Middle Kingdom 1 can be seen in its architecture, culture, jewelry, literature, paintings and reliefs. The focus of the essay is to analyze the “Sphinx of King Senwosret” from Thebes, Karnak temple in Dynasty 12 and describe the artwork visually. It looks behind the political or symbolic meaning and why the Sphinx a really important symbol.

Sphinx of King Senwosret III

Sphinx of King Senwosret dates back to 1878–1840 ...

In February 1942, three years after the commencement of the Second World War and a mere two months after Japan forces attacked Pearl Harbor, Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was President of the United States at the time, issued “Executive order 9066” (Foner 692). As per the directives of the document, the President authorized Henry Stimson, the United States Secretary of War at the time, to move West Coast individuals of Japanese descent to relocation camps. Accordingly, the military relocated an estimated eleven thousand Japanese Americans into internment camps in which they were to remain until 1946 (Foner 692). Throughout ...

‘Hiroshima Diary’ is a touching account of events that happened during the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings in 1945. The story is grounded in the setting of a hospital in Hiroshima where the author, Dr. Michihiko Hachiya details the condition of the hospital he was working in from the 6th day of August when the bombings occurred up to the end of August. Within this text, the author expressed his trepidation over the manner in which the army and the emperor had approached the warfare. Before the bombings, he had expressed his fears that he thought Japan would lose the ...

Introduction

The idea of incorporating the Aristotle’s view that “everybody is a political entity, capable of using language for the sake of their personal gains, and the association between the language and the ideology has been a key point of discussion in the research in the political arena for the last several years. In this essay, the arguments and comparison are going to be based on the information gathered on the political slogans in China from the 1949 People’s Republic of China and the U.S presidential election campaigns from as early as 1920. Meaningful outcomes will emanate from ...

Individual Project II: Product Costing

The product upon which this project is designed is a beaver hat. Beaver hats have had a long and checkered history as fashion items for the members of the highest social classes as early as the seventeenth century (Jim & Clay, 2016). This was a common fashion item for the Europeans and Americans. The beaver skin was used for making hats for the social elite because it several properties that include a warmth exterior, luxurious fur, and the fact that the fur was very durable (Jim & Clay, 2016). The animal fur also enjoyed the preference of felt makers because the ...

Protecting citizens, business, and property from the threat of terrorism and naturally manmade disasters is arguably a governor’s most salient responsibility. As the chief executive officer of the states, governors are accountable for overseeing states response to any disaster or emergency. In essence, they must be prepared for the every day events for instance, industrial fires, power outages, tornados, and catastrophes on a scale of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Hence, a new governor must be briefed on the homeland security and how it applies to the state. The paper will provide the new governor with the essential ...

Introduction

While many academics debate ethical topics such as anthropological research, the modern day tribal members face more pressing issues, many of them economic. An important component of modern first peoples economic rights include the 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, which Congress enacted in order to control the way in which the National Indian Gaming Commission conducts business. Even though the Oneida of the twentieth and twenty-first century are separated from their relatives in central New York, Iroquois and others, the Oneida are included in discussions about gaming and economics with these and others who are connected to the nations ...

Prison subculture is a complex social phenomenon that has its own characteristics. Nowadays researchers study main features of the prison subculture, because it will be another step towards the creation of a holistic view of this social phenomenon, which in turn can help prevent its spread. T.Conover in "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" describes the life of convicts and their relationship with the guards on the basis of his experience as a guard in the prison Sing Sing located in Westchester. In this book author monitors the characteristics of the relationship between prisoners and guards. Informal rules of conduct reflect ...

Is the U.S Southern Border patrol Effective?

Abstract The primary role of the United States border patrol is to detect and prevent illegal aliens from getting into the country. Furthermore, it also plays a big role in preventing human trafficking. All kinds of people with ill intentions do find their way into America. Such individuals are a threat to the security of American citizens. They participate in acts such as smuggling, robberies, homicides and murder cases. In fact, a significant portion of the prison population in America is composed of illegal immigrants. Moreover, these people become a burden to the government since they increase capital expenditures ...

Conflicts in the African continent are notorious with their complexity. There are host of reasons for that. These include the complicated history of Africa, especially of the last several centuries when existing divergences were accentuated by the presence of colonists who imposed new circumstances and conditions. These also include many natural reasons stemming from climate conditions and geopolitical situation of Africa. These include as well the ethnical and tribal divergences that turned out to be the major fueling factor in the conflict that set it ablaze for almost fifteen years. There is one thing I am going to make ...

Abstract

Apparently the multiple dimensions of environmental management concerns for countries with multi-tiered systems of governance were far less understood approximately twenty five years ago. It was thereby important for the government to impose regulations that have the ability to assess and bypass thornier intergovernmental issues with respect to its ability to protect sensitive environments and introduce strategies for growth and expansion. In this context the term “disaster resistant community” holds good as opposed to “Disaster Resilient Community” and there are very specific issues why Webstar defines ‘Resilience’ as the ability to recover from or adjust easily from a calamity ...

1.0 Introduction Cyber wars or cyber-attacks have been deemed to be the kinds of wars that will happen between nations in the future (Ophardt, 2010). In a cyber-war, the targets of attacks include the computer networks and other similar infrastructure of war enemies. According to Theoharry and Rollins (2015), cyber-attack is a new term to refer to a range of activities that are conducted through the use of information and communications technology (ICT). A number of nations have recognized this reality in the new warfare and have taken decisive steps to strategically position for the eventuality, but more importantly ...

Background and key players

In 1919, the city of Boston faced an unusual situation where its police department went on an indefinite strike demanding the right to affiliate with the American Federation of Labor and for enhanced remuneration. In the decade before, the Boston Police Department’s officers received reasonable remunerations up to $1400 per year. The salaries graded according to the rank and position of the individual. The economic conditions were supportive for police officers to lead a reasonable lifestyle. However, all of that changed with the First World War. The years immediately following the end of the war were particularly hard ...

The U.S. military has experienced aggressive deployments in recent years. These deployments, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan, are usually associated with health, psychological and housing problems. For current purposes, focus remains on homelessness as one post-discharge problem a significant number of veterans experiences. The scope of homelessness is, if anything, unsettling from at least two perspectives. First, homelessness is not properly reported. Upon discharge, inactive service men and women are left out in a civil life completely different from a military one. Fearing negative impact on military career or special benefits gained after discharge, veterans do not report a ...

Different Perceptions of the Escape TV Show

“Prison Break,” a TV show that aired on the Fox from 2005-2009, seems to be promoting a message of unyielding love between different types of relationships a person has throughout their lives. There are many shows that carry this theme though, so the TV show must be about something else as well. The show is really promoting the escape of realities such as jail, corrupt laws, governments, and companies that, on their face, seem to have twisted ideologies. The show was so successful at promoting this idea to wide audiences, that it went past the two seasons it was ...

On September 11, 2011, four airliners were hijacked by militant members of al-Qaeda, an international Islamic extremist group. Consequently, two of the planes crashed into New Yorks’s World Trade Center, while the third plane was directed and hit the Pentagon. Both incidents resulted in the death of the passengers and people within these buildings, including the many rescuers. On the other hand, the passengers on the fourth hijacked plane fought with the terrorist. The plane was not able to reach its intended target and it eventually landed in the fields of Pennsylvania, killing all the passengers. These attacks ...

Polyisocyanurate or Polyiso or ISO owes its popularity to its excellent thermal insulation performance (determined by its R-value). This thermosetting polymer gets its hardened, irreversible, and thermally insulating molecular structure with the application of heat. This property of Polyisocyanurates is particularly useful for roofing insulation applications. But the advantages of these materials and their significance do not end with just one property. There is a significant amount of reasons why many constructors prefer to use these polymers over others as a viable insulation material for their roofing materials. This essay is an attempt to study the significance of Polyisocyanurate ...

The CIA has been used to initiate numerous coups in South America including Venezuela whose intent has over time been shown to be to advance the interests of the United States by overthrowing leaders that do not tow its line and replacing them with less reactionary leaders that it can easily manipulate. The involvement of the United States of America in South America has by all means been open, especially following the Cold War. These relations range from diplomatic, trade, security to political engagements as evidenced by the Organization of American States (OAS). However, deeply tacked in the historical ...