Daniel Westfall Essay Political polarization‚ defined as “the divergence of political attitudes away from the center‚ towards ideological extremes.” in the United States is a highly concerning trend‚ marked by strong ideological differences and escalating tensions between the two major political factions. Overall‚ there are many causes and effects of polarization‚ however‚ three key factors are the most important: the influence of Congress‚ demographic shifts‚ the impact of social media‚ and the
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HC/PS/13015-Faith Kisio Self-defence and its Implications to the War on Terror Introduction The quest for international security has become more elusive in recent years. From the continuous conflict in the Middle East to resource wars in Africa and territorial conflict in Europe‚ there has been an increase in insecurity globally. This has been incredibly exacerbated by the war on terror post September 11‚ 2001 attack in the United States (US). It was following this attack that the US declared
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Insurgency Jump to: navigation‚ search "Insurgent" and "insurgence" redirect here. For other uses‚ see Insurgent (disambiguation). An insurgency is an armed rebellion against a constituted authority (for example‚ an authority recognized as such by the United Nations) when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognized as belligerents.[1] An insurgency can be fought via counter-insurgency warfare‚ and may also be opposed by measures to protect the population‚ and by political and economic
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Absolute Power The right to privacy means controlling your own personal information and the ability to allow or deny access to others. As Americans‚ we feel it’s a right not a privilege to have privacy. IT technology and the events of September 11‚ 2001 are diminishing that right‚ whether its workplace privacy or personal privacy. From sending email‚ applying for a job‚ or even using the telephone‚ Americans right to privacy is in danger. Personal and professional information is being stored
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Introduction Edward Snowden was born on June 21‚ 1983 in North Carolina. He was a high school and community college dropout‚ who eventually obtained a GED. He was medically discharged from the Army Reserves when he broke of his legs in an accident. For the short time he was attending community college in Maryland‚ Snowden studied computers. He began working for the National Security Administration (NSA) as a security guard and‚ in time‚ through technical consulting companies‚ he secured a high paying
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the relationship between al-Qaeda and ISIS. The rise of ISIS is different than that of al-Qaeda due to the success of its leadership‚ the establishment of the ‘caliphate’ and how having a caliphate impacts Muslims‚ and how the United States counterterrorism efforts will not
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Muslim Acceptance in the United States “Those who have claimed liberty in the name of their God have‚ of course‚ used religion to legitimate their struggle to be free. The alliance between religion and liberty‚ however‚ runs deeper than a powerful source of legitimacy for overturning the status quo in human relationships.” - Jeffrey K. Hadden (Religious Freedom Page) Islam is one of the world’s greatest religions‚ numbering nearly a fifth of the world’s total population. The immortalized
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States is doing nothing‚ it shows ISIS that they can do what crimes they please and we would not step in and stop them. ISIS has started targeting major corporations of the United States like Facebook and Twitter and according Rick Nelson ‚U.S. counterterrorism official‚ to Los Angeles Times “I think it does increase the risk to the employees of those companies‚ particularly from a homegrown extremist “(Bennett). Since ISIS is targeting Facebook and Twitter it puts great risk that an extremist who wants
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Community Based Policing Rodney Dio Criminal Justice 5/19/2013 Devry University Community Based Policing With this paper the community based policing are going to be mentioned. The importance of this sort of policing is critical attributable to the very fact that the particular police cannot perpetually be around to shield the innocent. With the number of kidnappings‚ murders‚ theft‚ and property destruction happening daily in America we tend to‚ as a society‚ ought to begin protective and
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China and Pakistan: Fair-Weather Friends By Michael Beckley Two assumptions dominate current debates on US foreign policy toward Pakistan. First‚ Pakistan shares a robust “allweather” friendship with China centered on core national interests. Second‚ Pakistan’s ability to turn to China in times of need insulates it from US pressure and renders hardline US policies counterproductive. Both of these assumptions are mistaken. First‚ China and Pakistan do not share a robust partnership; they
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