Essays on Beckman

The Impact and Effects of Power Politics of United States, China, & Japan Arising from South China Sea Conflicts on the Sovereignty and Socio-Political Fabrics of Philippines

Introduction

The South China Sea (SCS) is a partly enclosed body of water that connects the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is marked with several island attributes which are grouped into four island bodies-- the Pratas or Dongsha Islands in the northeast, the Paracels or Xisha Islands in the northwest, the Spratlys or Nansha Islands in the south, and the Scarborough Shoal or Zhongsha Islands to Paracels' southeast (Hayton, 2014). It is teeming with ...

Training and Exercise Plans in Homeland Security

Homeland security is concerned with national efforts towards preventing terror attacks in the United States. Homeland security training is based on various components that ensure that training and exercises are conducted effectively. Homeland security training has different options; its training can be addressed via several grounds such as levels of training, refresher training, exercises and initial training. An understanding prior experience of homeland security trainees is critical in conducting their training especially if my team is not the lead agency. Basically, appropriate training needs to match the level of experience and involvement in strategy, policy, tactical and task levels ...

Introduction

World War II transformed the fortune of the United States of America and its citizens as the global power shifted from the traditional European nations to the U.S. In addition, many changes came up in American society and industry after the world war that steered them ahead of the rest of the world. Some of the changes that had the largest impact were suburbanization, GI Bill, automobile, consumerism, youth culture, racial experiences and religion. Each of these factors played an important role changing the fortune of American in the period that followed after the Second World War.

Changes in American Society

As the ...