The book I chose for the summative essay assignment was “American Sniper” by Chris Kyle. This book is about the courageous and thrilling memoir of the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. With over 100 documented kills during his four tours of duty, Chris Kyle has shed light on the dangerous brave life of a sniper. During his four tours of duty in the Iraq war he has come close to death and saved countless lives. He changed a lot from just being a country boy and became what he describes as a man. The war really changed his perspective on his civilian life. The significance of the Iraq war was to help free the Iraqi civilians of their dictator, Saddam Hussein, and the radical Islamic insurgents who terrorized the Iraqi’s after the fall of Saddam Hussein.…
Many of these facts are talked bout and proven by journalist Ted Conover in his engrossing account of the year he spend as a correctional officer. (correctional officers or COs as they are known as, dislike the term "guard") at the maximum-security Sing Sing Prison in New York. Conover, always fascinated by prisons and curious about what the life of a guard was really like, approached the New York Department of Correctional Services with a request to write a profile of the experiences of a new recruit, but was turned down. So he decided that his only option was to become a guard himself in which he would get better incite about prison anyway especially if he was working on the inside of the prison, instead of just hearing stories and not…
On February 12, 2010, around 11:58 pm I received a kidnap attempt leaving my wife's house, I was intercepted by two guys with guns approach me yelling at me and telling me "white boy" "you’re going to die”. The truck from behind crashed into me, I knew that I had to do something,I didn’t want to die like this, I proceeded to collide with the car pushing it off the road, which I managed to escape. With my car crashed I was able to get back home. We lived in a very conflicting area due to the war of cartels known as the "zetas" and the "the gulf cartels", which we have been targeted by them because my family had good work and belonged to a high social class. My brother-in-law Juan Bernardo Valdez, my wife's brother, was murdered, because this…
My name is Megan Johnson. I transferred to Austin Peay last semester to continue my education in Criminal Justice. While continuing my education, I have realized that I want to have a double major. I have narrowed down my second major, but cannot decided quite yet. I'm look forward to having another class with Mr. Genis.…
Tom wondered for what seemed to be the millionth time why Dectives were required to dress like wall-street bankers or stock analysts. At least that was the expectation in public, however the moment he had the office to himself, he unknotted his tie, slipped off the linen suit jacket, and undid the top button of his shirt, then sat back in his chair, raised his eyes to the ceiling, and tapped the tip of a ballpoint pen against his teeth. That was Tom's usual mode of concentration and contemplation, and so intent was the man's focus on the new case that all else slipped from his mind, even the recollection that he'd texted his wife. Therefore, the sudden familiar sound of her voice, accompanied by the enticing aroma of barbecue, startled him, and he immediately shot upright. The sight of Lila elicited a smile that only widened with the greeting and kiss. "Sorry baby."…
Singelis, T.M. (2000). Some Thoughts on the Future of Cross-Cultural Social Psychology. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 31(1), 76-91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002202210031001007…
Choosing the right career is an important decision. United States Secret Service positions demand integrity, a great work ethic and teamwork. More than a job, a career with Secret Service offers one-of-a-kind training, a high level of responsibility and a future as you continuously apply new skills, making a positive impact in one of the nation’s most important federal law enforcement areas. The United States Secret Service is the oldest, and perhaps the most elite, federal law enforcement agency in the nation. Established in 1865 to suppress in U.S. counterfeiting, today the Secret Service carry out the missions of protection and investigations. Recognized for roles in the protection of the nation’s leaders and the critical financial infrastructures…
When I was walking to my bus stop to go to school I was half asleep. I was a ways away from the bus stop when I saw a boy that looked like he was a little bigger than me. I never saw this boy before, maybe he was a new student at my school. When I was approaching the boy he looked like he was signaling like he wanted me to follow him. I always had a curious bone in my body so I thought why not, my like is pretty boring right now. The boy starting going into an alley that I have never been into. When I turned the corner it seemed like the boy disappeared. There was just a piece of paper on the floor with a puzzle piece on it. It said E.V.I. L. and under that t said Every Villain Is Lying. At the bottom of the puzzle piece said my name, Josh McDonough.…
Require forced labor. Over the last 30 years the United States has been turning once again into a nation of immigrants. Roger Daniels is especially sensitive to the role of race and ethnicity in shaping American immigration policy. Daniel provides an expert reexamination of American immigration policy and immigrant history. Daniels book builds upon his lifetime of work in American immigration and Asian American history. He notes that Americans have a dualistic attitude. On one part reveling in the nation’s immigrant past, and on the other rejecting much of its immigrant present” (p. 6).He identifies important points in the history of immigration to the United States, beginning with the racist Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and following the twists and turns in official policy up to the present debate on how to control illegal immigration. One of the great merits of Guarding the Golden Door, his comprehensive overview of that policy since 1882, giving appropriate attention to unrelenting efforts to keep out Asians in their near-total exclusion in 1924. Throughout, the author argues that immigration policy is often based on unfounded assumptions and often produces results completely opposite to those intended. The gates were narrowed in the 1920s for Europeans as well, and drawn still tighter during the Depression, with particularly dire consequences for persecuted Jews and others in desperate need of asylum. The golden door all began from Ellis Island. Ellis Island is located at the upper bay just off the New Jersey coast within the shadow of the stature of liberty. From 1892-1954 over twelve million immigrants entered the united states through Ellis Island, a small Island in New York Harbor. Many came because they were…
Not but a little bit ago me and my little brother got in a feud. What he did to start this was he took my phone charger and losted it and broke it. One thing that got me mad was that he did not ask and he stole it. So then I went to my parents and told on him. Then when my parents were going to talk to him he tried to turn the situation against me. So then i got mad and went ballistic on him. Then what we did to resolve it was he had to buy mea new charger. Then i warned him if he ever did it again he'll be in trouble.…
When I joined the police department, I knew I wanted to be a part of something great. I wanted to leave a legacy and make an impression on others. I was the first in my family to choose a career in law enforcement, so initially, I was unaware of the challenges this career field came with. My mom was a teacher, and my dad worked in the printing business. Both were successful in their chosen fields, but they were blind to the demands required for a fulfilling career in law enforcement. To be successful, I would need to be observant of those around me who had found success. I would need to mirror their ways and incorporate their habits into my own. I would need to learn from their failures. Most importantly, I would need to learn what made them…
At the tender age of eighteen, I began my career as a correctional officer with the Texas Department of Corrections at the Ellis I Unit in Huntsville, Texas, a town with population of only about 30,000 people, but with seven prisons and more than 13,000 inmates. I attended a lengthy and thorough pre-service training academy that was conducted for eight hours every day for two weeks. All trainees were required to live in dormitories together as a group so we could sleep, eat, breathe, and drink corrections. There were about fifty trainees going through the academy at the same time. We were an interesting bunch with about half of the group being young guys like me looking for their first real job and the other half being forty-something military or law enforcement retirees wanting to pursue a new career. There were no women in my academy class. Women at the time could be found in support positions that were primarily clerical, but would not play a direct contact role in male corrections in Texas until 1984 (US Department of Justice, 1991).…
When I was much younger, I had the opportunity to live in rural Georgia. While living there I had the assumption, since I had medical insurance everyone else does too. During this time I made some friends of which I had learned their family did not have health insurance. This raised my awareness of various topics. The first was not everyone is the same and not everyone has what you have. Looking back after reading and the live classroom, I realize having health insurance was a privilege, and in my case could be considered an unearned privilege. This is due to the fact my health insurance, which was earned by my father who was serving in the US Air Force, was given to me because I was his dependent. Listening to the live classroom, I came across some similarities as my classmates.…
This December I will complete my minor in Public Health which has provided me with knowledge of healthcare needs in the community, and ideas on how to innovate and improve healthcare systems. My public health training and faith in christianity have given me confidence in my ability to make moral and ethical decisions in life, research, and professional settings. In addition, I currently work in the College of Public Health, which has taught me professionalism, responsibility, and communication in a fast paced work environment.…
I agree with you. I feel like I would also be one of the good guards. I agree with you on the part about the good guards being scared of the bad guards. I feel like I would stick up to the tough or bad guards if they were treating the prisoners very cruelly because no one deserves to be treated like that. No one should be beat for any reason, even if that reason is that they are being beat for someone’s own amusement. I also thought this experience was not…