Essays on Border

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Abstract
Luxor Temple in Egypt rose into prominence as the abode of various royal Egyptian dynasties. The kings honored the so-called god Amon. It became the main city of the kingdom. The Temple was managed by high military priests.
This research report summarizes the key events and historical background of Luxor Temple. It also sheds light on the building, the civilization and the culture prevalent in that period as well as the built environment. Moreover, it gives a comparison with the modern city of Luxor.

Luxor Temple in Egypt: An Introduction

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Introduction

The state of Texas, just north of the United States-Mexico border, shares a 1,200 mile border with the neighboring country of Mexico. For years, numerous people who are not citizens of the United States have tried and often succeeded in entering the United States illegally through this vast border. Some of the people who enter through the border illegally are trying to relocate to the United States of America in an attempt to find what they hope to be a better life. Others are exploiting the border in the hopes of profiting from committing crimes such as drug Continue reading...

There are many symbols is the short story by Leo Tolstoy The death of Ivan Ilyich. The most significant symbols are the black sack and the border around the death notice. In this essay, I will try to outline several other symbols in the short story and analyze them.
The border is the first symbol that appears when reading the story. Ivan Ilyich’s friends notice an obituary in the newspaper, which was framed with a black border. The border symbolizes how small and insignificant a person’s life may be. Everything that a correspondent need was a black Continue reading...

Introduction

Immigration into the country is on the rise. Rising number of both legal and illegal immigrants are moving into the country at an alarming rate. Illegal immigrants are significantly on the increase. In the year 2009, illegal immigration was on a record high of 11.9 million people. 6.5 million Of these illegal immigrants were from Mexico while 5.4 million were from other parts of the world (Popkin 282). Lack of efficient and strict immigration policies is behind the successful entrance of the illegal immigrants into US. The current provision of immigration policy allows only visa card holders to move Continue reading...

The Engineers without Borders (EWB) is a conglomeration of international nongovernmental organizations that purpose to offer engineering solutions to problems that the people in developing countries experience. Most of the national organizations are academic related and student led as well. The Engineers without Borders movement started in France. Canada has the largest organization in the world. EWB Canada facilitated the formation of a similar organization in the United Kingdom. Professor Armadei from the University of Colorado formed the Engineers Without borders International.

EWB’s intended audience

EWB seeks to combat with the problems of water shortages, inadequate sanitation and illiteracy in the developing Continue reading...

It is a great honor working together with your department in conducting this research and coming up with solutions, and strategies that fit to be put in place in improving border security. Upon completion of the research, I made a detailed report containing the findings and recommendations.
The report contains information on the findings as well as recommendations on the measures that need to be put in place in improving border security. There are two key recommendations made in the report which are; increasing the number of security personnel on the border points as well as increasing the border Continue reading...

The job of improving our border protection should be that of the national security to keep away non-desirables and undocumented Individuals from gaining access to the United States. Through the National Security we have the Customs and Border Protection Agency tasked with maintaining security along our borders and ensuring none of the unwanted aliens enter our country.

THE PROBLEM

However, with the increased cases of Terrorism being witnessed in the country and the more drug trafficking cases today, it is the responsibility of every citizen to ensure our borders are safer than before. We are witnessing more issues related to human Continue reading...

Critical Review

Thesis
This is a critical review on research paper Case Studies on Successful M&A Practices in Acer & Lenovo: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective. The first section of this paper will discuss the purpose, rationale and related literature of this research paper. The second section will discuss the research methodology and design used in this paper. The final section will discuss the main findings and the implication related to this study.

Introduction

Historical information shows that about 70% of the M&A (merger & acquisitions) have led to value destruction and only 30% of the M&A lead to value creation. This case of empirical Continue reading...

INTRODUCTION

Toofa Beauty Salon is a business enterprise offering beauty services and solutions. In a bid to expand more in the beauty industry, the store desires to establish a website where it can interact with its users more rewardingly. This paper details the development of the website of the company. The website puts in place the best industry wide practices for availability, access, navigation and usability. Specifically, this specification report explores the accessibility techniques employed in the development of the website, website description, design and implementation. It also includes evaluation mechanisms and validation and testing Aspects. Finally, it will provide Continue reading...

Research studies indicate that, undocumented immigrants, in everyday life, are perpetually affianced in social relations with the migrants who are legal as well as the citizens. They live in a close juxtaposition to various documented persons categories. Their illegality may be immaterial on a day to day basis to most of their activities and only becomes an issue in some context. Sudden legal reality is superimposed on their daily life even though they are unidentified from those around them much of the time. Illegal migrants are primarily labor migrants.
As revealed by the various resources, the implementation deepened as Continue reading...

Introduction

Today, we are living in an age of mobility where the movement of people has been more extensive than before. About 2.5% of the world population has always moved for the last couple of decades. Asia is home to about 57% of the world’s population and is the main source of skilled migrants for several other developed nations. Nations like Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan offer wages and conditions that are similar to those in OECD countries, and carry lower fertility rates and aging workforces (Migration: A Global Phenomenon). Hong Kong looks for skilled temporary migrants and has introduced Continue reading...

Central America citizens have recorded the highest rate of crossing an international border in history by sneaking into the United States of America in their thousands over the years. With a financial crisis and hope of recovery in most of the Central American nations such as Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico, the immigrants make the deadly decision to illegally relocate to America. The immigrants can no longer rely on their national governments for providing them with employment opportunities and security to manage their families comfortably. It is therefore, not the citizens' responsibility to improve their respective nation's economy but to Continue reading...

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Immigration Policy
The United States more than any other country welcomes in its arms more immigrants and Texas, than any other state, lets in more foreign and domestic migrants. It’s almost half of all the newly arrived migrants residing in the mentioned state are born foreign. Amounting to over four million migrants, Texas has been considered as one of the top three states that has the most number of born foreign migrants living within its parameters. Texas immigration has been considered as both a consequence and a cause of fast state growth. The strength of the economy Continue reading...

Analysis of Thomas King’s Borders” and “A Coyote Columbus Story

Thomas King has written many stories that derive their premise from the Native American culture. Two of his most famous stories are “Borders” and “A Coyote Columbus Story”. Borders tells the story of a young adolescent boy who makes plans to visit his sister who lives in Salt Lake City with his mother. The sister’s name is Letitia. This name is perhaps very significant because it is the only name from this family that is mentioned as the boy and his mothers are never mentioned by King in this story.
In the curse of their journey, the boy, Continue reading...

Introduction

Immigration has and remains to be a topic of concern across various United States context. The influx of illegal immigrants into the United States has resulted in the creation of various immigration laws and policies. Despite the existence of these laws, immigration remains to be a crucial concern in the United States. Overall, various laws that have been implemented to curb immigration have had different short and long-term implications.

Enhanced Boarder Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002

Also referred to as Public Law 107-173, Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 occurs as one of the various laws enacted in the United States with Continue reading...

Introduction

The First World War or the Great War was a remarkable event in the history of the humanity. It influenced and shaped our modern world to an extent like none else, and the reflections of today’s development traces its route back to the decisions taken during and post-World War I. No one had any idea about the huge armies that would be involved, the amount of ammunition that will be expended, and how many people would die. However, the role of Canada in the war is noteworthy, considering the fact that the nation decided to stand by the Continue reading...

Psychology 101

The seemingly picture perfect early 19th century western community comes into turmoil when the villagers are falling ill, but cannot go beyond their borders for they have a truce with frightening creatures that everyone from the village should stay inside and the creatures would stay outside their community. Towards the end, the blind character Ivy went outside the borders to get medicine for her betrothed, and the twist was revealed that the village was in fact amidst the modern day society, but was hidden from the public in the guise of a wildlife park. It is under this light Continue reading...

As per the Ning & Liu (2012), security is characterized as a condition of being insured or sheltered from damage; opportunity from peril. Security overall has gotten to be more sufficient because of the way of times that people live in today. One could investigate a few streets as to the security. Physical security, mental security, and mechanical security are classes that fit under security guidelines. All however one classification may be more satisfactory than the following, physical security will be talked about in this paper. Additionally the paramount segments of physical security, for example, building security, ground security, access Continue reading...

The institutional affiliation

Good mission statement not only gives an idea of what a nonprofit organization does and what goals it aims to achieve but is a tool which makes it stand out among other similar projects. Moreover, it is crucial to have a good mission statement in order to make people remember and recognize the nonprofit.
Let’s take a closer look at the Doctors without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) which belongs to America’s top 100 nonprofits, in particular, its mission statement: Doctors without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) works in nearly 70 countries providing medical aid to those most in Continue reading...

Security invasion has gone beyond borders, making countries establish specialized agencies in order to deal with such threats. These agencies depend on technology to help them respond to such threats. On the other hand, security management has gone beyond the placement of guards at specific positions, to the deployment of intelligent and self-propelled vehicles known as unmanned aerial vehicles. This utilizes an unmanned aerial systems technology. The unmanned aerial vehicle is a technology that assists in monitoring in order control an issue (Valvanis, 2010). These vehicles come in different configurations, either as fixed wing or rotary wing type vehicles. Continue reading...

- A. This is the North Atlantic Drift. Why is it there and why should we care?
The North Atlantic Drift is there because it warms Europe. We should care because the North Atlantic Drift keeps the climate temperate despite its high northern latitude. The North Atlantic Drift is thought of as the boundary between the cold, sub polar region and the warm, subtropical gyre of the Northeastern Atlantic. The current is unique in that it transports warm waters to latitudes higher than in any other ocean, thereby producing the moderate climate of Europe and western Scandinavia. Because of the Continue reading...

In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements in

Management works on information and strategizing on the future. This paper will synthesize and reconcile the works of finance experts with the aim of combining what is helpful in the management of future business. The primary works are thesis by Dr. Gemawat and McKinsey work “Management Intuition for the next 50 years”1
According to Mckinsey, the future strategy, decision making and management will be dependent upon the three factors. These are technological disruption, aging and emerging markets.1 On the other hand, Dr.Gemawat observes that, globalization do not depend on cross-border integration and how the division between pro-globalizers and Continue reading...

For quite a long time, the problem of illegal immigration into the United States from Mexico is one of the biggest problems. Every night, the border between the United States and Mexico crosses the hundreds intruders. Most of them, of course, will be caught, however, a few months later, they will be in the United States again. The length of the border between Mexico and the United States is about 2000 miles and the number of crosses of the border is the biggest in the world. Thus, it is the busiest border in the world. Partly along the border Continue reading...

Lesson Title: The Illegal Migration of Central American Children into the U.S

Lesson Type: Current Event Lesson
NCSS Themes: (multiple)
- Time, Continuity, Change: This theme will be incorporated in the lesson for students to understand the history of Central American countries. Even decades after their independence, many Central and South American countries continue to suffer from political, social and economic crisis. Students will also be told what changes have been taken to stop the entry of illegal immigrants into the U.S.
- Individuals, Groups, and Institutions: This theme will also include the plight of individuals and groups from hostile environments in their respective countries. Students will also see how the Continue reading...

The issue of illegal immigration has long been a complex and nuanced one, particularly in relation to the border between the American South and Mexico. Texas has been especially vocal both politically and legislatively against the allowance of illegal immigrants into the country on their borders. This is particularly true of late, given the Texas GOP legislature’s problems with unaccompanied children crossing the border into America from Mexico. Because of the comparative lack of infrastructure and inability to address the immigration problem, immigration reform is cited as a particularly urgent need in Texas. Texas’s immigration policy has Continue reading...

Walls are often built to divide, serve as a foundation or hide. A wall has been used metaphorically to describe many characteristics. But when it comes to the issue surrounding the border between America and Mexico, is there a necessity to create a ‘great wall?’ The growing problem of illegal immigrants has caused alarm to the US authorities’ even decades ago, people from Mexico crossing the border in hopes for a better life. According to Dan Stein in 2007, the true solution to illegal immigration was to secure the border. However, is there truly a strong need to create Continue reading...

Factors affecting logistics in international borders

Companies working across international borders have many things to take into account before embarking on such a move. Some of the factors affecting logistics across international borders include financial matters like exchange rates that play a key role in logistics. These include factors like suppliers, transport means and in other cases inventories that directly influence variables in logistics.
Culture is also an important factor to take into consideration if any business hopes to make it in international business. Different countries have different cultures and one gesture from one person may be gross to the locals. It is therefore, important Continue reading...

ARTICLE REVIEW

Steel Walls and Picket Fences: Rematerializing the U.S. Mexican Border in Ambos Nogales
Steel Walls and Picket Fences: Rematerializing the U.S. Mexican Border in Ambos Nogales
In the article “Steel Walls and Picket Fences: Rematerializing the U.S. Mexican Border in Ambos Nogales”, McGuire (2013) looks at the reason for the borders separating the United States and Mexico and the feelings of the Mexican in both sections of Nogales. McGuire is an authority on the thoughts and feelings of these people, as visits across the borders started from as early as 1972. He started off as a visitor to the Continue reading...

Article Response

In the article Haitians Face Persecution Across Dominican Border, Jacob Kushner examines the open discrimination perpetrated by the Dominican Republic against Haitian immigrants. It is important to note that the article is written just two years after Haiti suffered a devastating earthquake that killed thousands and displaced millions more Haitians. One key point to note is the warmth that the Dominican Republic showed to Haiti and Haitians after the earthquake struck. According to Kushner (50), the Republic’s response to the quake was the immediate sending of rescue teams, doctors, and about $34 million in emergency aid. Also, the Continue reading...

Costa Rica is a Latin American country with a unique topography and geography. The country is relatively small yet it has geographical features similar to large countries. Costa Rica has a blend of coastal plains where the sandy beaches are and the mountainous highly forested regions in the central of the country running northwest to southeast of the country. The highlands are hilly almost throughout apart from the Meseta central, which is fertile relatively flat region where majority of the Costa Rica’s population lives. Meseta Central elevation ranges from 900 to 1200 meters above sea level and covers Continue reading...

The issue of border security has been a polarizing political and international relation issue with conflicting arguments for and against its imposition and the manner of imposition of the regulations. While the proponents argue that the United States has not seriously tried to enforce the laws against aliens, and that recommend that illegal populations should be shrunk through consistent and equitable law enforcement, opponents argue that enforcement only approach ignores the fact that the nation has increasingly integrated labor market with other regions. Therefore, the latter argument recommends that a comprehensive approach, which combines border control with expanded legal Continue reading...

The United States and Mexico have long been partners in both political and economic fronts since the early times due to its geographical closeness and shared conflicts. As the years progressed, both nations have agreed in mutual agreement to cement their partnership that would boost their political, economic and social ties. Recently, President Obama visited and met with President Enrique Pena of Mexico to discuss economic and security issues such as the improvement of trade policies, immigration agreements and strategies to aid in the war on drugs. However, the war on drugs had been the focal point of the Continue reading...

The future of Anglo- American Relations has been under threat recently with open disagreements being witnessed between the leaders of these two great nations. Several questions have been asked about the future of these relations that have been existent for the longest time that we can remember. What can be done to rectify the deficiencies exposed in recent years? This question has been asked severally from different quarters on how both the United States and Britain can ensure their relations that has been existent for centuries is not under threat. The U.S. on its part needs to understand the Continue reading...

For the past couple of months, several news organizations are reporting China’s astounding economic growth and subsequent mobilization in the Asian region which is both alarming and impressive for many experts. Their economic growth is astounding for the very fact it proves China is still an economic powerhouse even in today’s world given their history as the world’s first traders. On the other hand, however, the mobilization of its forces around its “claimed” territories is alarming because of the possible implications that China is now getting ready to overthrow the United States as the dominant force Continue reading...

US Immigration Bill: Pros and Cons

Immigration reforms is a political terms used while discussing the immigration policy of a nation. In the United States, immigration reforms are used to promote guest worker legal immigration while taking steps to eliminate illegal immigration. It was during the year 1986, when the Immigration Reform and Control Act made it illegal for the organizations in US to recruit or hire illegal immigrants but the act never worked on existing non-immigrant visa system programme for low skilled work force which allowed around 12 million undocumented work force to enter United States. Since then there has been demand for a Continue reading...

Cultural imperialism comes about when superior nations and in this case the western nations promoting their more superior cultures over other cultures which are least known. For very many years now there are nations of the world that have imposed their practices on other nations and the result has been that these inferior cultures are almost disappearing in favor of the superior cultures. In as much as this is the case, there have been efforts to challenge this phenomenon. There are various people and groups of persons who have stood firm to challenge this trend lest people from other Continue reading...

The United States of America continues to face unprecedented challenges even with the tightening of its immigration laws and policies. Ideally, while the better part of the laws are intended to create order and ensure the homeland is secure, a lot still needs to be done in order to contain the arising developments. One such threat that has recently surfaced relates to unruly crowds. Early last week, scores of people coming in from the Mexican border attacked the border control agents. The former had a spirited intention to veer through the agents’ containment and enter the United States of Continue reading...

Introduction

Border Patrol is considered to be America’s first line of defense in opposition to illegal intrusions. United States border patrol has a long history of guarding America’s border and today the force is determined to foil terrorists from entering on American soil, prevent illegal destructive weapons and drugs on American territory. The US border patrol was founded by a congressional provision on 28 may 1924 in order to watch American international borders. The agency used to be a part of Immigration and naturalization service till the year 2002 but after that it was made a part of Continue reading...

Inntroduction

Texas is the second largest American state in respect of population and area. Texas is one of biggest producers of gas as well as oil among American states and also has several gas and oil reserves. The state GDP is more than one trillion dollar which is larger than the GDP of several rich countries. Texas is a flourishing state but still there are some policy related issues that requires attention of policy makers. This paper intends to discuss several issues that Texas faces today and also suggests some steps in order to resolve them along with discussing several Continue reading...

Thesis

This paper is on the risks faced by illegal immigrants in their attempts of crossing border. We will uncover through trend who are the most common offenders in illegal immigration. Reasons why immigrants attempt to cross the border and how new reforms will affect life of those who have been deported.

Article: How Immigration Reform Will Put Migrants' Lives at Risk (Olsen & Gaffney).

For past 2 decades, border between Mexico and United States has become home for migrant death crisis. In this time, close to 6,000 immigrants have lost their life in attempt to enter United States with many more missing and never to be seen or heard from again. Continue reading...