especially along the U.S. and Mexican borders. Of course another major problem that arises is border patrol. In the attempt to create a more "hassle-free" environment for trading we also make it easier for drug smugglers as well. When NAFTA was first set into motion‚ unfortunately there were no new standards instituted for better border control. Whenever a country’s borders are opened to enhance trade‚ it becomes easier to move illegal substances between borders. Along with the power and benefits of
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Crossing Dangerous Borders Mira Nair on ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ Mira Nair’s ‘Reluctant Fundamentalist’: The director Mira Nair discusses her latest film‚ “The Reluctant Fundamentalist.” By FRED KAPLAN Published: April 19‚ 2013 It seems far-fetched that “The Reluctant Fundamentalist‚” Mohsin Hamid’s 2007 best-selling novel‚ would be turned into a movie. First‚ there’s its narrative structure. A young man greets an American tourist in a cafe in the Pakistani city of Lahore and proceeds
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and dualities which reveal this clash of value as well as centers relating to control and gender. Because of the nature of her personal life and the themes with which she deals‚ each story will also be looked at in terms of borders: symbolic‚ topographic and temporal. Borders‚ by definition‚ keep things in as well as keep things out‚ and so these raise the questions of space‚ place and belonging. For this reason‚ it becomes a postcolonial concern to envisage Head’s fictional stories as textual landscapes
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1. INTRODUCTION TO BORDER TOWN STUDY Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions‚ such as governments‚ states‚ federated and other subnational entities. Other borders are partially or fully controlled‚ and may be crossed legally only at designated border checkpoints and border zones may be controlled. Some‚ mostly contentious‚ borders may even foster the setting up of buffer zones. Some borders require presentation of legal paperwork like passports and visas
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The Crossing In this passage from the novel The Crossing‚ Cormac McCarthy uses imagery and word choice to describe the dramatic religious experience of his main character who becomes conscious of the spiritual unity of every soul in the natural world‚ because of the death of a she-wolf he had formed a connection with. McCarthy conveys to the reader that the main character is going through an intense‚ and somewhat frightening‚ spiritual experience through his religious imagery and dramatic word
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Question 2 – The Crossing As one encounters dramatic experiences‚ the impacts those create may significantly alter that way in which that person views his surroundings. In Cormac McCarthy’s passage from his novel The Crossing‚ the main character is challenged with major obstacles that come to change his opinion of nature and its doubtful peacefulness. By employing techniques such as selection of detail‚ religious symbolism and sublime imagery‚ McCarthy paints the tragedy which has impacted the
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2.0 Literature review 2.1 Causes of Illegal Immigrants Illegal immigrants are people who migrate across national borders without complying with the legal requirements. Some people call those they suspect of illegal immigration as illegal immigrants or undocumented immigrants. People who arrive legally but then overstay their visas may also have illegal status. The term illegal immigrant is highly contested because some consider it a pejorative term‚ since some consider violating
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In The Tortilla Curtain by T.C Boyle‚ the author clearly illustrates the borders in the lives of the Mossbachers and the Rincons: as not only physical borders but mental. These borders separate each couple into their own worlds and show the idea of the American Dream can never truly be achieved. The Mossbachers are a middle-class‚ white family that lives in the Arroyo Blanco Estates. They have a nice house‚ two expensive cars‚ and can buy about whatever they please but they unsatisfied‚ still wanting
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society from maintaining peace. Boundaries have been in place by means of social networks and cultural identities that come from the borders of countries. The most serious political problem the world faces is immigration due to the disregard of international boundaries and we should resolve it by creating serious border control bills in order to gain control of national borders. Globalization is a new theme which has led to recent political problems among nations. Globalization would make national boundaries
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Voluntary‚ background checks can be performed for traveler who want to participated in the Smart Border for expedited clearance on entry. With used of technology border agencies can created databases to keep track of travelers that may be threat to national security. The sharing of data between countries and different agencies is one of the single greatest factor that enhanced the Smart Borders
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