Essays on Veterans

Introduction

The United States of America is the second largest democracy after India by the size of the electorate; the state emerges as the most powerful in its political system. After independence, the American government created an entirely different political system which supported the share of power within three arms of government; the executive, legislature and the judiciary. The American society has been faced with ever changing political dynamics that have been characterized by various civil rights movements, the media and political systems. The aim of this paper is to alienate the various issues that have defined the American political ...

Introduction

Yuan Zhen wrote the Yingying story during the time of the Tang Dynasty. This story is considered to be one of the first work of literature in China. The story revolves around a love story between a 16-year-old girl named Yingying and a 21-year-old man named as Chang, who was a student. In analyzing the story, one can get a glimpse of the Tang Dynasty and its culture. Another issue that can be observed is Buddhism in, which many people during that era were practicing it. However, in Tang Dynasty, the main religion was Taoism, but they had started ...

Solid State Drives (SSD) are storage devices that have solid state memory, emulate a hard disk drive to store data, and uses hard disk drive (HDD) interfaces as well as Non-HDD interfaces. CPU performances have increased due to multi-core architecture, but HDD performance has stalled due to mechanical parts. Due to this, they have become bottlenecks while accessing data. An SSD with NAND flash memory can improve access speeds.

Advantages of SSDs

SSDs are very expensive. However, due to the benefits that are offered by the SSDs, more and more enterprises are considering the use of SSDs over HDDs. The SSDs offer ...

Linguistic Clash

Despite the ongoing process of globalization, there has been definitely set an expressed tendency of so-called ‘international and regional integration’. This tendency is obvious to have become so strong nowadays that almost every field of the international community’s life and activity is subject to integration, which implies regional unification on the basis of similar historic background, geographic location or cultural identity. Therefore, we may safely presume that the all-encompassing process of globalization induces an imminent phenomenon of identification. There are various kinds of such identification: economic, historic, national, etc. Within the framework of our topic, dealing with the ...

Essay 1- Gunpowder

Essay 1- Gunpowder

Introduction

The development of gunpowder has been one of the turning points in the history of warfare and civilizations. Gunpowder literally became the great leveler, causing a revolution in military affairs and changing the world order in favor of industrialized nations. The thesis of this paper is that gunpowder enabled technologically advanced nations to gain control over the world.

History

Gunpowder was invented mistakenly during the quest for immortality. Experimenting with life-lengthening elixirs around AD 850, Chinese alchemists, while experimenting with saltpeter, considered mixing it with sulphur and charcoal. The resultant mixture was explosive, and signaled the birth ...

‘The Five People You Meet in Heaven’ is a beautiful story, covering the life of Eddie who lives his life disgruntled, working at an amusement park. The story presents many lessons in life, through the eyes of the five people that Eddie meets in heaven. One lesson is that everything happens for a reason. The instances where things take a seemingly wrong turn like when Eddie is shot in the leg, which actually saves him from drying, the captain is blown up by landmine, which saves the lives of the rest of the soldiers; all these happen for a ...

Organized crime has often been branded as one of the most difficult types of crimes to deal with, and rightly so, given its nature. The extreme preparedness and structuring that goes into executing each criminal activity, as well as the number of people involved in an organized crime makes it difficult for the investigating authorities to apprehend the criminals involved therein. According to Blacks Law dictionary, the most distinct feature of organized crime is the fact that it is extremely planned and systematic. It is never sudden as it involves many people acting in concert with the common intention ...

Military and Family Life Counselling (MFLC) program:

This scheme was introduced for the military peoples and their families by the Department of Defense (DOD) to support their families affected by the extension and repetition of deployments because of Iran and Afghanistan dispute. The military and family life counseling program proved to be most effective program, provided to the service members and their families; as the service members have to perform their duty leaving their loved ones throughout the whole cycle of deployment (Cnic.navy.mil, 2016). So this MFLC program includes short term issues like non-medical counseling support, relationships, and crisis involvement, stress management, sadness, occupational issues and ...

This paper would be dedicated to the assessment of the Oil Price Change from two opposite perspectives - the one, offered by Michael Levi (Bloomberg News) and opinion of Mr. Horsnell, a veteran oil analyst. In this paper, it is essential to consider the change in oil prices from retrospective - as the significant increase in oil prices has taken its place on Feb. 1, 2011, - as it has reached more than $100 a barrel. For the timeframe of several years, this rate was kept almost unchanged; there were only few dramatic ups and downs, which, in turn, ...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a class of anxiety disorder, which has been experienced by people who went through traumatic event, such as car accident, sexual assault, combat trauma any traumatic event that affects the person day to day living after the event. PTSD is characterized by the re-experiencing of traumatic event, usually by having nightmares, intrusive thoughts, avoidance of the triggers or stimuli associated with the event and symptoms of extreme hyper vigilance The patients name is Carl, and he is middle age Native American Indian. He is married and has kids. He is currently working as a ...

Racism in the United States continues to be a big issue nationally and in states, institutions, offices and daily commute. However, it is not as severe as it were in the past few centuries. Regardless of the vice, America should be at a point in life when everyone enjoys equality and a chance to interact with whoever they want. Racism is existent in concentrated areas like schools and prisons where different races forms alliances amongst themselves. It leads to constant racial fights and drifts. The new generation of racism should be a national issue whereby everyone should change their ...

U.S. Counter Terrorism Strategies Since the beginning of the new millennium, global terrorism has firmly occupied the place of "the main threat to humanity". Undisputed leader in the fight against "evil terrorist" remains the United States, providing a wide range of activities to capture and destroy the militants of “Al-Qaeda” and others like that, not only in the country but also far beyond its borders. What are they, the results of decades of anti-terror battle? A proof of special significance for the United States to combat global terrorism was the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after ...

As military veterans return back to the United States from the wars in Iraq and Afganistan, the public has become for aware of the medical condition of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). As many as 13 percent of the men and women who are inflicted with combat positions demonstrate the symptoms of the mental disability, but the general population of America has more than 6 percent struggling with the illness (Friedman, 2014). The large number of patients that exist both inside and outside the ranks of military personnel makes PTSD a major public health issue (Keane, Marx & Sloan, 2009). Soldiers ...

The autobiography of Catalina de Erauso is very attractive for scholars, who investigate such aspects as identity, authorship, sexuality and gender; the most important aspect can be considered masculinity of this character. She had desire to become a man for receiving the status in society, which was dominant by males, and the possibility to show her identity. The transformation of Erauso’s conduct into masculine manners, sometimes in violent form, was necessary for persuasion and becoming powerful, successful and accepted at the times of colonial Spain. Her destination, attitude and deeds have made this person exciting and extraordinary in ...

Technological advancement has completely revolutionised the war fare in the past decade. The impact of technological development in military affairs has successfully armed the forces with advanced machines that could bring havoc to civilized society. Hiroshima was one such incident. The atom bombs completely paralysed the civilisation during the World War II. Hence it may be mentioned that technological advancement has barbarised the warfare. Advancement was not limited to development of atop bombs, the devices like AK-47 rifle, aerodynamic technology and drones have power bring havoc or end of the world in near future The essay here would therefore ...

Literature Review

Theoretically, it is believed that wars including World War I and World War II have led to the development of technology. Warfare has made it possible for nations to test and implement new technologies. Humans have a history of creating weapon that date back to years before world war. According to Harrington (2009), technological weapons were first noticed in the 14th century. During this Century, most weapons were gunpowder and innovators were thinking of creating better weapons. In World War 1, poison gas was also employed, but the results were shocking leading to its ban. Woods and Woods (2011) ...

Introduction

The commencement and ending of Homer’s epic poem the Iliad depict a rational existence of humans before and after the interference of the immortal beings respectively. The middle passages are different as they present a palpable yet gradual build up of human emotions that warrant an alliance with the gods and goddesses in the text. In turn, a paradox emerges in the depiction of the relationships between the mortals and the immortals in the Homeric poem: the gods are necessary for Homer’s presentation of the humans, but they are also to blame for the unstable attitudes and ...

Margaret Mead once said that people should never doubt that a small team of committed and thoughtful citizens can change society and the world. Indeed, the notion is the only thing that ever happens. The educational foundations in the United States evaluate the literary institutions, policies, philosophies as well as the informal and formal education during the 19 and 20th century. The period was filled with numerous changes in the education system particularly those related to minority groups. The variations led to a trifold transformation in learning in the United States that educates citizens through a democratic procedure, creates ...

The young mind is a malleable and highly vulnerable entity with which trauma can dramatically influence with long-lasting effects. While both boys and girls are prone to posttraumatic stress disorder, evidence shows that females tend to experience greater effects from traumatic events than their male counterparts. When asking the question of whether boys and girls respond similarly to post-traumatic interventions, it is important to note that although females are wounded greater due to their emotional capacity, both males and females experience a measurable minimization of potentially damaging symptoms as a result of treatment. Ultimately, however, females are in a ...

The short story provides numerous themes through its scripts. There is a theme of loss, disillusion, youth, theme of insecurity, the theme of love, and theme of escape. The story comes from the Nine Stories collection that is subject to narrate basing on the third person. The narrator is unnamed and upon reading the story for the first time, the reader can realize that Salinger may entirely be exploring the theme of escape. The situation of which Eloise is spending most of the time drinking through the entire story while preferring not to avoid dealing with realities of life ...

The book presents an edited collection of letters that Corporal George Browne, a soldier during the World War I wrote to his lover Martha Johnson or "Marty." Brown narrates his experience as a soldier during the training before, during and after theatre. The book provides a fascinating first-hand insight into the life of a soldier when the division came together to Camp Mills, during the travel to France, training during the 1917 and 1918 winter, and the continuous involvement in the line of duty against the Germany Army. The book ends with intriguing photographs of Marty and Brownie during ...

Introduction

Over the past, the military and natural sciences have been overly male dominated fields. However, tireless and lengthy legal and professional advancements have borne fruits because women are single top growing subgroup in the military profession. For instance, Pentagon expressed its commitment to lift the ban, which would see more women in the combat role; nonetheless, underrepresentation of women in the forces is still significant as indicated by Eager (2014). Therefore, the essay will investigate on capability and role of women on the battlefield frontline considering that technology and other factors have changed the role of officers in wars. ...

High-speed mobile network communication is a new technology that can play a great role in my profession as a member of Army. It can bring the ability for Army soldiers to enhance efficiency in their communications. Through the new technology, the army can make use of the new smartphone technology. The Army can use smartphones which offer high-speed network communications to foster efficiency in their communications. The new technology would also help the army in doing away with the use of radio call communications that cannot cut edge anywhere (Janitor, 2011). Also, the use of high-speed smartphone technologies may ...

For the most of history, man has been associated with various conflicts, wars, and battles all with the aim of acquiring a leverage of other people. The objective of this research is to conceptualize about historical battles and their implications on the soldiers who fought during the wars. The brave men who take part in the battles lose their lives or end up traumatized from the incidences they witness. Conflicts are typical representations of human nature since individuals desire certain things that cannot be enjoyed holistically through sharing. Therefore, a rivalry develops between the people and they seek different ...

Stories of War in the Words of the Warrior

Bryan Turner is an American military veteran, English professor and poet (About Bryan Turner n.p.). Prior to his enlistment, Turner attended school at the University of Oregon where he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree. He spent a year in South Korea before enlisting in the United States Army. Since that time he has lived and worked abroad in many parts of the world. His work focuses on his experiences as a soldier during his service in the Middle East, and has earned him numerous awards in the literary world including the NEA Literature Fellowship in Poetry, the ...

A short film “Ghost Recon: Alpha” is the background to the game “Ghost Recon: Future Soldier”, released in 2012 (Alaux et al.). The French company, engaged in the video games production, Ubisoft performed the adaptation of the given film. After a bad start of the game Prince of Persia on the big screen, Ubisoft came to a more serious approach to this issue. Ubisoft decided to perform shootings of the acclaimed video game series “Assassin's Sreed” through its own efforts and at its own expense, thereby fully preserving copyright movies. Such a move is quite expected, as this will ...

Impact of Art on Society

Today there is no such person person who has never faced the arts. Art surrounds us everywhere: graffiti, murals, street performers, theatre, shop signs, architecture, film, music. Each of us came across one from the list at least once in his or her life. This is not a secret that any type of art carries information, that the author has put in it. Some art may carry a huge amount of information, some less. Which type of art bears more information text or images is an issue that needs to be sorted out. Let's look at this issue on ...

Abstract

Currently, U.S. Military structures experience a crisis due to the high number of deaths in American military structures because of suicide. The suicide crisis among active duty troops and veterans, many of which have no experience of deployment in war zones, indicates that military sector faces deep-rooted problems. Finding the solutions for military suicide prevention is not easy and momentary. On the basis of relevant articles and statistics, this paper summarizes the main reasons of military suicide commitment, taking into account the actions for suicide prevention. It also aims to identify why multiple governmental programs and initiatives in this ...

The Effects of Deployment on Families

What are the effects of deployment on military families? Deployment is the action of moving or relocating military personnel and materials to a different location. For service individuals and military families this act can be devastating and require adjustments that frequently have detrimental effects on all family members psychological, physical, and cognitive wellbeing. For this paper two articles will be analyzed to determine key concepts that are commonly discussed in both articles; strengths and weaknesses in both article’s scholarship; the significance of both articles to clinical practice with military affiliated families; analyze if and how articles classify into ...

Forwarding and countering are the techniques used for successful academic writing. The main goal of this essay is to show how Robert Rosenstone uses these techniques for discussing the works of other scholars. In order to achieve this goal, the information about these techniques was studied carefully and the chapter of Rosenstone’s book was examined. The first essay, which is forwarded and countered by Rosenstone, is written by Gerda Lerner. In her essay, she analyses three different films. Lerner tries to judge the films properly, but the essay goes back and forth between the variety of different judgments. ...

Every government has the responsibility to ensure that its citizens receive the best health care service. It is the primary goal of every government to provide the resources necessary to guarantee proper health services to the people. Through governmental organizations; the government plays critical roles in the delivery of healthcare services. It is critical to underline certain facts that underpin the operability of health on government policies. The government offers a plethora of services to the health care system (Bodenheimer & Pham, 2010). The government through its several agencies provides funding to the healthcare. Several organs of the government provide ...

A feminist is derived from the concept of feminism to describe an individual that supports feminism. Feminism describes a wide gamut of ideologies and movements that supports the rights of women. These rights exist in political, social, economic, cultural and personal contexts. Feminists campaign for the equality of women in the society so that they can have equal rights as men (Butler 7). This campaign has been staged in societies where men have dominated positions of influence and authority. Feminist ideologies encompass the right to participate in political processes such as contesting for political positions and voting. This has ...

INTRODUCTION

Every society develops, struggles to find and seeks solutions that will be best for society. What are the best laws, political style and what should be considered right and wrong and good or bad. Science says that for every action there is a reaction. Essentially, this means that there are consequences for all actions and choices, which calls for great consideration in regards to those acts being right or wrong, good or evil and or even worthwhile. Unfortunately, there is no universally accepted means by which attain these social goals that need to be achieved. One area of ethical ...

The Alamo is an important part of Texas history. Located in San Antonio, the Alamo represents Texas nationalism and pride. Over two and a half million people visit the Alamo every year; it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Texas (Hinton 153). Many aspects of popular culture have re-created the events that took place at the Alamo because it is such a significant part of United States history. The Battle of the Alamo was an extremely important event in the Texas Revolution because it served as the turning point: it sparked the desire for revenge, causing ...

Communication is an essential part of management which determines the failure or the success of an organization. Without communication, organizations are prone to failure. Information transfer between departments in an organization and the workers of that organization is highly essential for continued cooperation in an organization (Miller & Roger, 113). More so, communication between an organization and its customers a key factor as information necessary for the services and even products to be delivered. In the service industry, reliable information is the main determinant of the reliability and availability of the services required by the customers. It is, therefore, important ...

Question 1 you are an indentured servant in Virginia colony 1650, describe your background, current conditions, and future prospects

As an indentured servant in Virginia colony 1650. I am a man originally from England. There are not many women living here in Virginia at this time. I left England due to all of the religious and political turmoil that was happening there I felt that it would be better for me to start over someplace different. A second chance, I could have a good life open a business, have a family. I was wrong, life is horrible. I and many of the others I know are beaten with whips or canes for the slightest cause. The servants are ...

Context:

Shortly, Gl Bill is a change in the educational system of the United States that occurred in 1944. It provided veterans with the financial aid as well as accommodation expenses that could be spent on the higher education (Cuny.edu).

Purposes:

The main Gl Bill’s purpose is to give the opportunity to the middle class students to pursue the higher education (Cuny.edu). A lot of African-American veterans could not afford to do so because most of them were of the middle class. CL Bill gave the access to the college for many veterans.

HEA

Context: The abbreviation HEA can be defined ...

Lincoln declared in the Gettysburg Address that ‘all men are created equal’ during a time when the United States was plagued by ‘a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived, and so dedicated, can long endure’ (“The Gettysburg Address”). Lincoln used the Gettysburg Address to remind the American people of the importance of the work that American soldiers contributed in the great sacrifice to fight for freedom by arguing that the world ‘can never forget what they did here’ (“The Gettysburg Address”). Lincoln successfully reminded the American people that despite the work soldiers contributed ...

The Second Battle of Fallujah

The Second Battle of Fallujah The Second Battle of Fallujah (Operation Al-Fajr) took place in Fallujah 43 mi west of Baghdad. It is city with more than 300,000 residents and people often call it a “city of mosques”. Fallujah had not been affected by the military activity in Iraq until 2004, but then it became a hot zone where insurgency led to the large number of casualties. Fallujah’s residents used to be open to the Coalition forces, but on 28 April 2003 several local demonstrators were killed by the military and this incident caused a rise of ...

Photography had a great importance in the coverage of the Civil War of the United States. It is through the photos people who did not participate in the war could receive information about events at the military front. Pictures could cause certain feelings that needed for the support of the war and in this way society can be influenced. In addition, such images have a historical and cultural value. From the point of view of history, pictures of the Civil War helped to visualize how this war really looked like for the descendants. From a cultural point of view, ...

What is Public Sector Corruption

A phenomenon that has really stood the test of time in the world is corruption. Whether it was ancient Greece, Rome, India or China; corruption has been prevalent across the ages and is today, one of the most insidious global traits that is undermining the healthy development of social and economic structures in developed and developing countries. Public sector corruption is corruption that is prevalent in government or a government body, which uses public funds to provide public services (Slater, 2011). Public sector corruption is also defined as the discharge of public duties in favor of bribery and corrupt ...

Life in the military camp differs from life as a civilian. The environment and the rules are quite different from those experienced when one is civilian. The field at the army base where I work is quite interesting to observe as there is always an activity taking place on the field.

Positive Description (231 Words)

At any given day, the Army field is a beehive of activity. The field serves as the heart of the base; therefore, serves a social as well as a training area. The field has different areas with the sitting area having trees and other plants. The availability of ...

The two main factors in the formation of the United States as a sovereign country were the American Revolutionary War in 1775 and the American Civil War in 1861. In both cases, it was a struggle for independence and unity against the oppressive regime. In first case it was a struggle of the 13 British colonies against Britain and its loyalists (colonists who remained loyal to the Crown) between the Patriots (ordinary Americans). In second case, it was a war between the Americans from the North with freed or escaped slaves and the Americans of the South with slaves. ...

The Documentary, "Taxi to the Dark Side" was created by the BBC World Service and produces by the Discovery Channel. The directory and the writer Alex Gibney takes an investigative journey to show the disturbing details concerning how the United States' military were working with their subjects during the period of War in the Afghanistan. The documentary focuses on the detention center called Bagram that is located in the southern Afghanistan. The paper would show why I view this movie as an excellent documentary. Over the years since the "war on terror" began hundreds of prisoners, who have been ...

Introduction

The GSA is an independent body of the United States government; it came into existence in 1949 with the objective of facilitating proper functioning of the federal agencies as explained by Miller (2010). For instance, the agency provides products and services encompassing transportation and communication as well as devising policies pertinent to cost minimizations among other management strategies. As such, the essay entails the description of the General Service Administration Schedule solicitation of the United States concerning a service-disabled veteran. Additionally, there is the analysis of subsequent security measures alongside advantages of using electronic submission process in comparison to ...

In the recent past, small businesses have been considered as the engine of the United State’s economy, having contributed approximately 64 percent of jobs generated in the private sector. Hence, the United States’ Congress has recognized the significant role played by small businesses by initiating programs to support and encourage their growth. Besides, these programs are meant to encourage entrepreneurs by recognizing their talents and ideas intended to transform the American economy by creating job opportunities through innovations. Therefore, as a service-disabled veteran dealing with building model airplanes into a small business that offers very small remote control ...

The Documentary, "Taxi to the Dark Side" was commissioned and broadcasted by the BBC World Service and produces by the Discovery Channel. The directory and the writer Alex Gibney takes an investigative journey to expose the disturbing details concerning how the United States' military torture and interrogates their subjects during the period of War in the Afghanistan. The documentary focuses on the detention center called Bagram that is located in the southern Afghanistan. With this light, this paper utilizes various criteria to determine why I view this documentary as an excellent and distinctive documentary. I enjoyed the suspenseful, creative ...

Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address that hardly lasted 2 minutes with 272 words not only struck a powerful chord that resonated with his listeners, but would continue to resonate in the hearts of generations to come. Lincoln’s speech addressed to fellow Americans was intended for the purpose of honoring the fallen soldiers by dedicating a piece of land as their resting place and to continue with the fight. He powerfully begins his speech by initially referring to the freedom the country won from the British four score and another seven years back, which poetically refers to the past 87 ...

Firearms have been used in committing crimes for centuries. It was not until the 1990’s that firearms and bullets could be connected to one another. Every time a gun fires it leaves an imprint that is identifiable. Each firearm has its own unique print that can be used to determine if a bullet was fired from that same weapon. Firearm ballistics and examination has been used in determining criminal cases for many years now. One case that was solved by firearm ballistics was in 2001. The case had been cold for over 40 years, and because of the ...

Introduction

A lot has been discussed the influence of the environment on the development of children. The environment a child grows in determines how they perceive the world, others and themselves. It affects the development of their personality and could determine whether a child grows up to a responsible adult or ends up in crime and drugs. Hence, the family plays a huge role since it's the environment in which most of the time as a child is spent. The following essay discusses the role of family systems in childhood development, the interrelation between trauma, spirituality and development and the ...

Board of Educ. of Ind. School Dist. No. 92 of Potawatomie City v. Earls (2002) Facts: A school district in Tucumseh, Oklahoma adopted a drug test policy which required all middle and high school students to consent to a drug test as a condition to participating in any extracurricular activity (Board of Educ. v. Earls, 2002, p. 826). The policy has only been applied to extracurricular activities that are competitive in nature, such as athletics and others sanction by the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association. Pursuant to the policy, students wishing to participate in extracurricular activities must submit to ...

Kamikaze was a special attack troop by the Japanese, which used suicide methods to attack the enemy. One of the forms of attack included using their planes to ram into the enemies fuselage or even into a warship when they ran out of firepower. This idea as adopted towards the end of the war as Japan had the inferior technology to the United States and was desperate enough to turn the tide against the Allies. The idea was proposed by a high ranking Japanese Captain Motoharu Okamura, who asked for 300 planes (Wolff et. al, 1980). Fortunately, there were ...

In our consciousness, the Holocaust is majorly related to Jewish history. A lot of focus is on the Jewish victims and history has singled out Jews as the main victims of holocaust in Germany during Nazi regime. However, it is understandably right to say that the holocaust was not all about the Nazi and Jews (Bergen, 2009). There are thousands of other non-Jew victims who are not captured exhaustively in history. Thus, it is equally right to say that groups targeted by the Nazi or their accomplices, killed or treated in ways that catapulted their deaths are the victims ( ...

Since returning veterans tend to be vulnerable and distressed, nurses should respect their autonomy and be sensitive to their needs (Begley, 2010). There has been an urgent need for a set of social, economic, medical, psychological and organizational measures aimed at providing proper conditions for the successful recovery. Medical personnel should be sensitive and considerate towards veterans who experience the physical stress of recovering from a painful injury. Furthermore, it is worth mentioning the mental stress that both veterans and family members suffer from, due to the atrocities of military actions. A range of programs should be focused on ...

Introduction and Perspectives

As a post-positivist, I believe in the idea that knowledge, values, and the background of the research can control the phenomena that is being observed. The objective truth can be attained through considering the probable effects of the biases on the phenomenon. In this paper, I will be discussing phenomenology as a theoretical perspective when conducting a research. In addition, the phenomenological research methodology centers on the return to the experiential meaning (being experiences) and personal meanings because its main objectives are to capture the complex, rich, new descriptions of the phenomenon that is being experienced by the researched. ...

A war of independence is commonly considered as a justified action, accumulating the struggling of one nation against another. The Texas Revolution, however, represents a peculiar exception to this patterned characteristic of these military conflicts. This event, crucial for Texas, is considered either in a negative way, accusing Texans and Americans of expansion of Mexican territory, or even passed over in silence. At the time when Texas began inhabited by Americans and Europeans at the invitation of the Spanish authorities, the Spanish themselves expelled its small Texas population, accusing it of treason during the years of 1810-1821s (Beisner, American ...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a psychiatric condition that affects an individual after a continued exposure to traumatic or shocking events. It is an emotional distress that exists in someone’s life after a painful experience, and this affects his or her ordinary life and functioning. Some of the traumatic events that can lead to PTSD are accidents, violence, human or naturally caused disasters, wars, death, high conflict divorce, and the most common one is military combat. PTSD is a disorder that mostly affects war veterans because of the life-threatening events they experience and witness during wars. Post-traumatic stress disorder ...

Abstract

This paper will discuss the emergence of national security policies and laws in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Prior to these attacks, there was relatively little coordination between different government agencies and branches with regards to counterterrorism. But the 9/11 attacks led to significant changes. All three government branches are highly involved in national security measures and interests. Congress responded by passing very important statutes to augment the government’s authority to conduct and investigate terrorist threats and apprehend suspects. These statutes reflect the practical difficulties of apprehending and prosecuting terrorists. Terrorism is unique in that if ...

Transformative Care; Treatment of Mental Illness

It is the courage and strength of both the sick and the health care providers who fight so valiantly for their future that has fostered my dream of pursuing a career in healthcare and my application to the University of Alabama. The opportunity to learn from a vast array of talented individuals is inspiring. Exposure to the unique backgrounds of my potential peers and professors will be invaluable in lending to innovation and compliment my own experiences. As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, I seek to increase my knowledge and acceptance of behavioral health issues, effectively removing the stigma of ...

Strategy to Fight Transnational Organized Crime

The strategy to fight transnational organized crime comprises to all national power’s elements that are geared towards protecting citizens and the national security interests of the United States from the convergence of the transnational criminal threats of the 21st century. The strategy is premised around a common unifying principle that is to build, integrate and balance the American power’s tools for combating transnational organized crime and national security related threats as well urging the nation’s foreign partners to observe the same principle. The long term goal of this strategy is for the reduction of transnational organized ...