Essays on Guard

Abstract

It goes without say that the fight against terrorism has been taken a notch higher by the US forces. Major works are being done towards the upholding of a strong and reputable tactical response to terrorism by the various agencies and most notably by the New York Police Department. Through the richness of information that the various websites (particularly the agencies’ websites) offer, one is left with more answers than questions and amazement on the beauty of their structure and organization. The fact that these agencies have continually worked in synchrony with each other is highly commendable as it can be emulated ...

Edwidge Danticat’s novel, The Dew Breaker is a collection of stories that connects the different characters through a shared traumatic past. In the chapter, ‘The Bridal Seamstress’, the author deals with the issue of trauma in the past, how it is experienced, understood and looked at by the victim and an onlooker . The author brings together two women, one an older Haitian woman, Beatrice who has moved to the United States and the other, Aline-a young American-Haitian. Aline, the younger Haitian American is a journalist-intern and is asked by her editor to cover the story of the retirement of a prominent bridal ...

In our everyday lives, we all are faced with one thing-power over something or someone whether it is our children or over our parents as to what nursing home to put them in or let them come and live with us. Generally, it might seem normal to get a little abusive with our so called power and let it go to our head to the point of letting that power take us over because we feel that being drunk on it is not a crime. Nevertheless, given the standard prison study, I can say that I do indeed have some ethical ...

At the Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina on January 17, 1781, throughout the Revolutionary War (1775-83), American troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan (1736-1802) attacked British armies under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833). The Americans exacted substantial setbacks on the British, and the fight was a defining moment in the war's Southern campaign. American rifles, despised by Britain's expert troopers, demonstrated devastatingly successful in this engagement. More than 800 British troops were executed, wounded or caught. The Americans endured not exactly 100 setbacks in the first Patriot triumph to show that they could whip a comparative British constrain without any ...

Introduction to Panama.

Panama was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1984 (Mitchel, & Sikkink, 2012). The country is situated in the middle of the Americas. Being metropolitan, it comprises various cultures and traditions. These have created a distinctive and out of the ordinary environment. Spanish is however; her official language. It is the smallest country in Latin America that speaks Spanish. The country reports high rates of violent crimes (Harr, & Hess, 2010).

Historical highlights

Panama’s history is very distinct. It was a province of Colombia, up to 1903 when it got its independence (Mitchel, & Sikkink, 2012). Following the signing of a treaty with the United States, the ...

Analysis of “One is One” by Marie Ponsot

In the context of human experience, there are few emotions which evoke such a sensation of bitter irony as forbidden love, especially among individuals on opposite sides of the law. In her poem “One is One”, author Marie Ponsot constructs a style of reflective monologue from the perspective of a jailer who is seemingly addressing an inmate with which he or she has had some form of relationship in the past. Ponsot establishes this relationship between the jailer and the inmate to demonstrate the contrasting power balances of dominance and vulnerability which witnessed in the traditional form of power which the ...

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Public transparency is important in that there is increase in the level of trust from the public. There are various ways of understanding and demonstrating public transparency one of which is the ability of the public to know who is responsible for what act within the government. In this research paper, the learner takes a closer look at budgeting in the office of the president. Specifically, there will be focus on four select departments within the national budget. This will include the U. S. Coast Guard, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, U. S. Secret Service and U. ...

Our nation takes great pride in maintaining freedom and disdain of persecution. However, oppression and freedom are not always clearly defined. Bessie Head investigates the involvedness of freedom in "The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses." She shows that the clear causes of oppression are not always the most significant, or even as domineering as further, more indirect, devices in a community. In addition to the obvious symbols relating to the main theme of oppression, Brille’s sight, and resultant glasses, provide significant symbolism and meaning to the story. Although Brille is short-sighted, his adept perception of other people ensures that the ...

Proposal

Equality and fairness has always been advocated for by human rights activists and even implemented in the law. However, this remains to be theoretical as discrimination continually eats up society. Domestic animals are being used and misused for the benefit of individuals as people termed as servants face risks of death just to protect the esteem and status of the rich. Areas of concern are how domestic animals are bullied and even used to enrich the rich and how they are valued more than the very people that are put in charge of their safety. Silver blaze provides a typical ...

Proposal

Equality and fairness has always been advocated for by human rights activists and even implemented in the law. However, this remains to be theoretical as discrimination continually eats up the society. Domestic animals are being used and misused for the benefit of individuals as people termed as servants face risks of death just to protect the esteem and status of the rich. Areas of concern are how domestic animals are bullied and even used to enrich the rich and how they are valued more than the very people that are put in charge of their safety. Silver blaze is a ...

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Introduction: An incident occurred in which a young man with blue hair assaulted an elderly man, striking him in the head. After the assault, the young man jumped into the older man’s automobile. A mall security guard, John Killian witnessed and responded quickly to the incident by removing the assailant from the vehicle and restraining him. Holly McElroy, a witness to the incident, gave an account that agrees with John Killian’s as to the above facts. Holly McElroy provided further detail in her account and said John Killian intentionally struck the assailant repeatedly in addition to removing him ...

Business Plan: Security Solutions Company.

- Overview

Business idea

Security Solutions Company will be a new business venture based in New York and operating in the private security industry. The model will be a unique brand that serves a niche market with a focus on information technology based and supported services. The model was settled for as a result of the increasing need for technology based security solutions considering the increased use of information technology systems by institutions and individuals that pose significant security threats. In addition, technology advance has provided security solutions that can be tapped with the business model to offer advanced security solutions which are differentiated from the ...

Problem: People Need a Stronger Solution to Keep Kids Safe From Violence in Schools

It is no secret that parents and their children are worried about how safe it is to attend schools these days. The December 14, 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School leading to the death of almost 30 people, most of them elementary students, has brought the issue of school safety to national attention (“Timeline”). A timeline of school shootings by CNN illustrates the increasing number of this type of crime occurring at all levels of education in America. However, terrible as these events are, they are not the only dangers students encounter each day in school. Schools ...

Introduction

The Walter Widget Manufacturing plant risks the plight of being subjected to greater insurance premiums by its insurance cover Company. During this hard economic times that have been on a downwards trend, the impact of increased premiums would lead to crumbling financial muscles of the plant. The number of employees and the costs of production are likely to shoot thus agonizing any efforts made towards profitability. It thus means that diligent and carefully selected measures have to be undertaken for rectification of the situation. Therefore, the study adopted in this research paper is justified in trying to identify and enhance ...

Lesson 5 Answers:

24.) Plants are classified into four major groups: Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and lastly the Angiosperms. Bryophytes are the plants that do not have true vascular systems, which consist of the xylem and the phloem. In this group, includes the mosses, liverworts and hornworts. Together, they are considered as land plants that reproduce their own asexually by producing spores. Spores are produced in the ‘sporangium’ (plural sporangia), a bulb-like structure located at the top of the stalk. It can only be seen through the use of high powered microscope. Because they lack vessels that can bring the nutrients from the roots ...

IMPACT OF CYBER-TERRORISM TO THE US ECONOMY

Impact of Cyber-Terrorism to the US Economy It is disturbing to think nowadays how computers are now used by politically motivated international and national insurgent or terrorist groups as weapons against the people for the sake of their ideology. With just one click, these groups can easily shut down critical infrastructure in any part of the globe, paralyzing the entire country in seconds. Consequently, the impacts of these attacks are very severe to the country that leaves the government and the people intimidated or scared of these groups. Since the first wave of cyber-attacks were done by terrorists ...

Soft targets need more analysis than hard targets. Thus if I was analyzing vulnerable terrorist targets for 2013, I would start with soft targets such as shopping malls, railway bridges and tunnels first. This is because soft targets do not have advanced security like hard targets. Airports, as an example of a hard target have advanced security features such as luggage and body scanners. Soft targets, on the other hand, are much easier to attack with a high probability of casualties thus attracting the attention of the attackers. Companies that deal with dangerous products should take security matters more ...

The history of women in the United States Military can be traced back during and about the year 1776 during the Revolutionary and Civil wars in the United States. Just like in many nations of the world, the roles played by women in the United States military were limited. Women mostly served with the armed forces as volunteer nurses, cooks and laundresses and some went ahead to serve in disguise as soldiers (Foner). Due to the chauvinistic nature of our society women were not allowed to serve officially in the US military until the Army Nurse Corps and Navy ...

On Whistleblowing and Corporate Ethics

The act of disclosing information about misconduct in the workplace which they feel, violates the law of the land or endangers the welfare of the public or is tantamount to fraud and deception of the stakeholders etc. by either an employee of the organization having access to the information held back is called whistleblowing; the perpetrator being the whistleblower.(Wines, n.d.). The recent controversial revelations made against the federal government controlled NSA’s surveillance on friendly countries and even on the American Public by Edward Snowden is an example of whistleblowing, Snowden being the whistleblower here. A whistleblower ...

Written by Kerman, Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison is the subject of discussion in this paper. At age 24, Kerman’s friend talked her into carrying and delivering a bag of money belonging to a drug lord from West African. Even though she got out of the life and built another, eventually, the past caught up with her. This book is a memoir of the repercussions of her actions 20 years ago. In the memoir, Kerman describes herself as a “nice blond lady”. When Kerman’s lawyer presented her with the prosecutors unearthing materials, in them ...

Braveheart is one of the most inspiring war films of all times. The chronicle starts with a personal tragedy in the life of the rebel William Wallace, whose story of suffering starts with the death of his father. After this loss, he has to leave his clan to live in another place with his uncle until adulthood. After his return to the clan after many years, his sorrow culminates with the brutal death of his childhood beloved, enacted by the royal guard. Wallace united and le his clan to conquer strongholds of the English, which had been responsible for ...

Introduction: Summary of the Episode

The 9th episode of season one of the television crime drama, “Criminal Minds” is about the conflict that arises between a delusional psychotic, Teddy Bryar and other train passengers, including FBI agent, Elle Greenaway. A former physicist, Dr. Teddy Bryar, now delusional psychotic, takes a train, which was moving from El Paso to Dallas, hostage. In the initial stages of his demand for the removal of the microchip that was implanted under his skin, gunfire ensues, where “Ted” attacks the train security guard, takes away his gun, and shoots out, consequently killing the security guard. He realizes that one of the ...

Communication Issues in Hurricane Katrina

Communication Issues in Hurricane Katrina In the morning of August 29, 2005, hurricane Katrina reached to a level of intensity 5 which brought severe destruction in the Gulf Coast, from Central Florida to Texas and to New Orleans, Louisiana where a significant number of fatalities arise and where floodwaters lasted for weeks. Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most devastating Atlantic hurricane in the history of the United States leaving 1,833 people dead and an estimated total damage of $81 billion in properties.

The failure of the levees in New Orleans, Louisiana resulted to floodwaters that rose to rooftops ...

Introduction

There are many types of threats that exist over the considerably large network of computers and users we call the World Wide Web or the internet. Cyber Hacking is one of the most common forms of threats alongside with other common ones such as viruses, Trojans and worms. All of these were designed to compromise the normally-stable connection of users to the internet and even local area networks.

DoS (Denial of Service) and DDos (Distributed Denial of Service) are some of the most common and disabling types of attacks that could be targeted against an internet or local area ...

I grew up wanting to be a surgeon. As I have gotten older, my experiences have pushed me to change my path many times. Though I am most of the way through an engineering degree, I am afraid that a career as an engineer would leave me in a cold, broom-closet office, cramming numbers for a customer or boss. I decided that I have a passion for helping people, especially those I am close to in my community and in the Guard. The IPAP opportunity allows me to pursue a long lost dream, provide a better quality of life for my family, and let me serve ...

Anybody who has read or watched The Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice & Fire Series –would agree with me that it is a series that shows every facet of deception used by humans. According to Merriam-Webster, the word “deceive” means, “to make someone believe something that is not true” or “to cause to accept true or valid what is false or invalid.” Deception is a form of dishonesty that is used everyone, every day. And the characters in this book are able to show how it is done so to achieve what one wants; whether it is something ...

Introduction

On the evening of February 23, 1991, the Philadelphia Fire Department received a call reporting a fire on the 22nd floor of the One Meridian Plaza. The fire department responded immediately but were faced with various challenges that made the fire unmanageable. The fire lasted for nineteen hours and spread to eight floors above the 22nd floor in the 38 story building. Firefighters were able to contain the fire when it spread to the 30th floor. The incident led to three casualties, all firefighters from the local Philadelphia Fire Department, and injuries to 24 others. For this task, we are supposed ...

Pandemic Plan

The Ministry of Health (MOH), Guinea on March 21st, 2014 informed the World Health Organization (WHO) about the growing occurrence of Ebola virus disease (EVD). The initial report of the cases derived from Gueckedou, Kissidougou, and Macenta in the overseas district, a vicinity that establishes the boundary with Liberia, and Sierra Leone; and late in the principal town of Conakry. The samples of blood gathered from the early cases and after examination revealed favorable results for Zaire Ebola virus (EBOV) species by RT-PCR at Educational Institute of Pasteur in Lyon, France. The MOH of Liberia confirmed the initial infections of ...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

The book, “Nickel and Dime” by Gary Soto is once again proof that the author knows how to weave seemingly pointless stories together in order to prove something greater. The novel is a highlight reel of America’s consumerist tendencies, pack mentality, and how we force those we believe do not belong to the sidelines even when they so desperately want to be a part of what we are building. Many of the characters included in the novel appear to be criminals on the surface, desperate for what may not be theirs for the taking. Society paints them in this way, ...

A public service announcement (PSA) is stated by the Federal Communications Commission as any pronouncement that is passed to the public for their interest on social issues by the media without any charges (Du & Plessis 8). These announcements originate from the government or non-governmental organizations and target the cause of general public interest. The other names that are used for PSAs are public service ad and in the UK they are referred as public information films. Their objective is to promote activities and programs by the government and non-governmental organizations. A PSA is not only composed of the message ...

Executive summary

The following is a report on how to improve the security of a CEO and his family facing threats from Animal Rights Militia (ARM). ARM is an illegal organization operating in UK aimed at taking direct action to protest against mishandling of animals. The organization believes in direct action policy and applies inhuman acts such as destruction of properties and intimidating people using letter bombs. The CEO runs an International Pharmaceutical Company that uses animals in testing of its products. The CEO faces a constant threat from the ARM group and has requested for a security support. There have been reported instances ...

Jim was driving back to home. There was road construction going on. The rocks were blasted by mines for the construction of a road. When Jim was crossing the road at that time a rock due to blast came down and hit his car. Suddenly Jim’s car dropped in the trench. Jim heard a loud voice. Initially, he did not understand what happened to him as he was half unconscious. When he came into proper senses, he found himself in a hospital. Although he did not meet any serious injuries but there some wounds on his forehead and his hands. But the ...

Over the past few decades, the film industry has played a major role in bringing out cultural differences between different countries across the globe. By comparing the French movie "The Big Blue" and the American movie "The Guardian”, this paper will be able to bring out some of the cultural differences between the two countries. "The Big Blue" was released in 1988 by luc Besson, a French director while “The Guardian” was released in 2006 by Andrew Davis who is an American director. Some of the noticeable values portrayed by American films include: innovation, newness and creativity. In French films however, ...

Engineering

Abstract Continuous Flight Augers (CFA) require special expertise to construct but done properly they are economical and very successful for areas with inconsistent load carrying capacities. Examples include using CFA pilings for guard rails, highway reinforcement, highway junction improvements and buildings. The CFA pilings are similar to driven and bored piles but offer different advantages when working in good to marginal soils and in projects where the load capacity needs vary. An auger with a hollow tube is used to bore the hole and then when the auger tip reaches the final depth concrete is added as the auger ...

Bonnie and Clyde, clowning for the camera in 1933

Texas Ranger Frank Hamer (kneeling at right) and the posse that ambushed Bonnie and Clyde in Louisiana in May 1934 Bullet holes in Bonnie and Clyde’s car after the ambush Introduction and Historical Context of Bonnie and Clyde Although their career in crime lasted only two years, from 1932-34, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow became legendary outlaws during that brief period, dying violent deaths at the hands of a posse led by the equally legendary Texas Ranger Frank Hamer. There have been at least five films based on the couple’s escapades, including Gun Crazy (1949) ...

Question1

For this particular scenario, I would use several layers of security because this compound is comprised of various components or buildings each having different significance or importance. Using different security for each layer would ensure that even if intruders are able to breach through one layer, they will be incapable of breaching the other layers using the same techniques that they might have used for the previous one (Bernard, 2007). I would, therefore, invite the best security experts to ensure the particular component of security that has been used one layer is not used on the other. The corporate ...

Executive Summary

Canada stands out as a trade-dependent country. Thus, it finds its prosperity quite tied towards international commerce. The statement above means that import and export trade constitutes over half the GDP of Canada. For quite some long time in the history of Canada’s international trade, the United States has been the leading destination of Canada’s export merchandise. However, the high Canadian dollar, the Asian economies competition, as well as the thickening of the border have greatly decreased Canada’s trade with the United States. In light of the above, it has become clear that Canada must diversify in ...

Following the American Psychological Association's Guidelines

OTHER 2 Lt. Governor Spencer J. Cox-Utah and Emergency Response Lt. Go Cox, the Vice-president of a small telecommunications company, addressed some of the communications-related obstacles as well as problems with the management of volunteers, which needed to be overcome in Sanpete County after the fire at Woodhallow. He was able to help open communications lines for emergency responders. Furthermore, he pointed out the problem that community leaders and emergency responders have had with failing to use resources or "assets at their fingertips" without knowing who would incur a cost. He also mentioned social media's reach to the community-at-large, ...

As a member of the Salt Lake City- Emergency Operations Center (SLC-EOC), I have always thought of ways of improving the operations of my department that can lead to rapid and timely response to emergency situations within the state of Utah. In my early days, in the program, I wanted to know why emergency situations in areas within the state could spiral out of control despite strong presence of both state and federal emergency personnel available. Within the state of Utah, for example, government employees charged with defense and safety of the citizenry are available in large numbers. There are the ...

Objective

Fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) have demonstrated suitability for construction projects due to their strength and durability, while weighing very little. The attributes of FRPs were examined as well as, their applicability in hot, desert temperatures for road barriers and other road safety units.

Background – Composite Materials

Strength and stiffness are the main mechanical properties fibres add to composite materials. The fibres must have uniform diameter, similar strength between each fibre, and very large length-to-diameter ratio. Crystals within the fibre that are aligned with fibre length create high tensile strength. Fibres need to have air space and fibre packing needs to be random ...

Question 2: Guard Dogs & Watch Dogs

Corporate America had grown so powerful and pervasive that it can manipulate the government and its agencies to further its goals. Ideally, the government, which comprises the executive, Congress, and the judiciary, is expected to regulate the economy. While the judiciary has remained largely independent (even though ideological factors still play a role), Congress and the executive have become too deeply entangled with private individuals and firms that policy decision-making is not always driven by public interest. Harvey (2007) argues that the rise of neoliberalism in key countries across the world has seen the reduction of the power of organized ...

Revolutionary documents are documents that talk about the colonies of American in which the fight for their independence through and to the end of American Revolution. Some of the documents are recorded in The Declaration of independence by Thomas Jefferson and common sense which is a pamphlet by Thomas Paine. The aim of Thomas Jefferson’s document was to give reasons as to why the American colonies overthrew their leader and decided to obtain their position as a country separated from the world. Thomas Paine’s pamphlet, common sense aimed to know the theoretical intellect of the state then proceeds with ...

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Considered as one of the most convenient means of conveyance after a personal car, bus transportation is preferred by many people. They establish a routine of lining up before the bus arrival time and stopping at their desired destinations. The route can also be flexible depending on which bus they choose to board. However, some problems like overcrowding, faraway stops, and harassment are faced by users of bus transportation services, and their solutions are required. One of the problems that are faced by commuters using bus transport is that of overcrowding. Once the seats are full, the ...

Torture is considered to be one of the cruelest and severest methods of punishment or investigation, which expresses human violence towards other people. It is mostly used by the CIA in order to get secret information from the terrorists and prevent the future terrorist acts. Although this kind of severe act of inflicting physical or psychological pain was prohibited in most of the countries, the debate over legislation and necessity of torture are continuing among the society till today. Plenty of arguments were given by the adherents of torture, the main aim of which is proving that terrorists deserve ...

As organizations strive to secure their most valuable assets, many are busy investigating the best approaches to help this work out. To ensure that the most efficient investment of resources as well as protection of the personnel, most companies work round the clock to get and maintain the best security team. A good security team is very vital for the organization’s management and running. Security that operates in any department or sector is normally entitled with a strict role of managing risk of any kind within their jurisdiction. The question is what are the main roles played by these ...

Ilios Shipping Company S.A. was penalized in government court in New Orleans for damaging the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and check of equity, advertised Assistant Attorney General Ignacia S. Moreno and Jim Letten, U.s. Lawyer for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Ilios worked the M/V AgiosEmilianos, a 738 foot, 36,573 ton mass transporter freight dispatch that pulled grain from New Orleans to different ports far and wide. As indicated by the supplication assertion, from April 2009 until April 2011, sleek bilge waste and ooze was routinely released from the vessel specifically into the ocean without ...

The media is everywhere today. It is the primary news source, as well as the primary way we are shown the new and latest items on the market. It is easy to accept the information we are given at first glance without doing any outside research. However, this approach can be harmful because the media is sometimes biased. Political unrest all over the world is often reported in a biased manner at the news station’s discretion. Other news reports are often altered or tailored based on the station’s sponsors. Meanwhile many advertisements run in between these new segments ...

Introduction

Roberto is one of the numerous victims of a mix of solutions. That is; he is characterized by different beliefs and thoughts which are directed by the different environmental factors engulfing him. Initially, he has a position of being a National Guard after recent calls for the deployment back in Iraq. He is a victim of factors that could either discourage or encourage someone in his or her career. However, this depends on the different avenues and angles from which the issues can be elaborated. Initially, Roberto could have been motivated to work with the military. The reason behind this could not ...

Introduction

As we all well know, the jails are becoming more and more crowded with each passing month, and it has gotten to the point where putting a criminal in jail is not an option anymore. Ultimately, judges as well as other officials are aware of the limited capacity of the jails not just in their jurisdiction, but in others outside of their own as well. Some criminals or even first time offenders feel relieved at the fact that they can get away with murder, and no one can stop them. If they are stopped then they are instead let go, ...

Security among public schools has been in the limelight for the past years and triggered growing concern of the safety of students at school. This was a result following numerous violent incidents in school in which some of them resulted to the death of students and school officials. This had resulted to growing concern of parents with school-aged children. Likewise, this has also brought increased alarm in the society. Public schools in particular have taken the first steps in accessing and improving security measures in their respective school are implementing. However, even if the schools reason for applying these measures ...

Individuals on probation or parole find themselves in a rather peculiar situation for even though they are no longer in prison they are nevertheless considered to be still in jail. When a person is released from jail and placed on probation or parole, they are given a manual detailing all the conditions for their probation or parole. The parole officer can then add or eliminate some of these conditions. These must be in writing. Part of the requirements for probation or parole is that the parolee must agree to an absolute waiver of the Fourth Amendment rights, which demands that ...

There are all types of correctional facilities at the county, state and federal levels. The correctional officers who work in these facilities have similar duties, that is, they have to supervise inmates and keep order within the prison. There are also various levels of positions, from the entry level position of prison guard or custodian, to managerial positions. All prisons require their officers to be at least 18 to 21 years of age, but since these organizations tent to have various educational and training requirements, the age at entry level is seldom 18 or 19 and is usually ...

Three musketeers

This paper will critically and comprehensively provides a book review of the three musketeers. The paper will also discuss some of the weaknesses and strengths of the book and possibly where improvements are needed. The paper will also look at the major character of this book. The three musketeers is an interesting story which entirely focus on the character by the D’ Artagnan. The story takes place in France in 1600s.The character mentioned had gone to Paris with a letter of introduction from his father to Monsieur de Treville who was the captain of the three musketeers in Paris. However, ...

Personal History

Personal History Each endeavor, I believe, has its season and time. I am confident that this is the rightful time to fully explore the business academic world in order to realize my long term dreams and desires. I strongly believe that the additional knowledge and skill-set that I will gain from studying a business related degree will go a long way into turning my dreams into a reality. My long term objective is to set up my own business after college. A degree in Business Administration will not only help me identify the right business, but also ensure the success of ...

Burma (Myanmar) currently has the largest number of child soldiers in the world. This number is expected to increase exponentially, given the most recent unrest in that part of the world due to religious conflicts between Buddhists and Muslims. This fighting arose between the Rohingya Muslims and the Rakhine Buddhists in June 2012, and erupted once more after the reelection of the President on the 21st of October. Many of the rebel groups put to use child labor and child soldiers in carrying out their illegal activities.

Child Labor

For many societies, child labor was part of life. Many families viewed ...

In the 1975horror movie Jaws, sound and music are just as much characters in the film as the titular shark; always in the background, present to convey the tension and sense of horror that the human characters feel as they defend the beaches of Amity Island from a giant killer shark. Because of the director's artistic choice to deliberately obscure the shark from view for most of the movie, much of the work is done by the sound and music (the score composed by John Williams). Many sound effects in particular contribute to a sense of reality, and a feeling of ...

The First World War was quite a turning point in the history of humanity, not only because of the great number of countries involved into it, but also because of the use of new powerful weapons causing mass deaths and leading to awful casualty rates. The USA President Woodrow Wilson tried his best not to enter this devastating war. However, in 1917 he had to change his policy.

The decision of Woodrow Wilson to enter the war with Germany seems quite controversial after one comes to think about the major slogan of his election campaign in 1916 “He kept us ...

‘Man’s Search for Meaning’ is a very much acclaimed book, written by internationally distinguished psychiatrist, Victor. E. Frankl who is an Austrian Jew. The author is a holocaust survivor and has witnessed the panic of Nazi rule as he spent several years in the Nazi death camps during the period of World War II. The author in this dark phase of his life learnt some very useful skills and traits of human behavior. He came to know how a man keeps searching the meaning that keeps him motivated in his life. The author as an eminent psychiatrist has developed his own ...

Like any other activity in life, basketball is a sport that requires not only physical presence but also mental involvement. I see basketball as being a team sport that requires each of the five players in the field to be able to apply their mental capacity to be able to effectively coordinate passes and earn points. As I watch basketball sometimes I have noted that a player should focus on perfecting their strengths and improving on their weak areas. This means that players have special positions that they can play best in the field but good players have to be flexible enough ...

According to Flint (2007), it is important that federal and state laws should require employers. Conducting background checks is an essential protocol that most companies follow. These checks are usually done by commercial data brokers and other private agencies specializing on the field. This is where the importance of conducting background checks comes into play. There have been a lot of negligent hiring cases that have been raised in the past few years. The trend in the increase according to Flint (2007), started after the 9/11 terrorism act that happened in 2001. Another important factor why background checks became a big ...