Personal Statement #1: Explain why you are interested in attending the Coast Guard Academy and what you expect to get out of your four years as a Cadet. Articulate other goals you have established for yourself and your efforts to accomplish them. Give at least one example that demonstrates your work ethic and diligence. (Limit 500 words on a single page). I wish to set high goals for myself. The fact that a small percentage of applicants applying to the USCGA actually get admitted does not deter
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wake of the disaster in the gulf American citizens have a plethora of questions. Why would BP engage in risky practices that could endanger the area where the company makes its profit? Who is responsible for ensuring that the citizens of the Gulf Coast region are protected when companies like BP place profit above people? As this drama plays out on American television screens one must realize that the only check to the power of private companies is the American government which is charged with the
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Public Relations Review 37 (2011) 226–232 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Public Relations Review The Gulf Coast oil spill: Extending the theory of image restoration discourse to the realm of social media and beyond petroleum Sidharth Muralidharan ∗ ‚ Kristie Dillistone‚ Jae-Hwa Shin The University of Southern Mississippi‚ United States a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t The explosion of Transocean’s Deepwater Horizon‚ an oil-rig licensed to BP‚ set in motion a chain
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David Thoreau Two long-term goals I have set for myself are to reach my full potential and make this world we live in a better place. As a military child I feel that I have a debt to repay to my parents and to my country. Attending the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) will grant me the opportunity to make my dreams and goals a reality. The USCGA would help me further develop as a leader and extend on my abilities. The service requirements after attending the academy would enable me to support
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Hurricane Katrina was one of the most destructive storms to ever hit the United States and left behind much devastation to the south coast‚ particularly New Orleans‚ Louisiana. However‚ there were many ways that some of this physical and emotional damage could have been prevented‚ particularly by the government systems and engineers. When the Levees Broke‚ a movie directed by Spike Lee‚ clearly showed this and the interviews of those who lived through the storm were truly heart wrenching. However
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the use of gangster rap begins to reach its influential height in the film. 90s West Coast gangster rap has its roots in a specific counterculture; one that is far removed from mainstream American ideology. It is essentially the polar opposite of the film’s suit-and-tie bureaucratic office setting. The main characters (middle-class‚ suburban-raised‚ mostly Caucasian) would never comfortably step foot in the West Coast setting where the soul of this music is produced. This fact only stresses the comical
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(March 9‚ 2006) Faulty Screening of Truck Drivers Puts Ports at Risk‚ New Report Finds (March 9‚ 2006) G.O.P. Leaders Vowing to Block Ports Agreement (March 8‚ 2006) Doubts Back Home Fuel G.O.P. Worries Over Ports Deal (March 2‚ 2006) Coast Guard Had Concerns About Ports Deal‚ Papers Show (February 28‚ 2006) Gaps in Security Stretch From Model Port in Dubai to U.S. (February 26‚ 2006) The Reaction: Panel Saw No Security Issue in Port Contract‚ Officials Say (February 23‚ 2006)
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government‚ Coast Guard‚ CISF‚ Navy and Army decided to sanitise the port. Also‚ INS Khukri and INS Sumitra have been sent to undisclosed location after intelligence intercepts said that there were threats of attack on Navy warships as well. The Indian Navy warships had docked at Kolkata for Navy week celebrations but now have gone back to sea. They were scheduled to be anchored in Kolkata till Friday. They were to be opened to the public on Wednesday and Thursday this week. The Coast Guard has
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or confinement for one year or more‚ the case is reviewed by an intermediate court. There are four such courts – the Army Court of Criminal Appeals‚ the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals‚ the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals‚ and the Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals. After review by any of these intermediate courts‚ the next level of appeal is the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF). The Supreme Court of the United States has discretion under 28 U.S.C. §
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College of Distance Education NAVAL WAR COLLEGE Newport‚ RI Final Exam By: Chad Brahler CDR‚ United States Navy A paper submitted to the Faculty of the Naval War College in satisfaction of the requirements for the Theater Security Decision Making Course Final Exam. The contents of this paper reflect my own personal views and are not necessarily endorsed by the Naval War College of the Department of Navy. Signature: 6 January
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