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    After reading the book "Krik? Krak!" (Danticat) I decided to write about the story "Night Women" (pages 81-88). In the chapter ‚ author Edwidge Danticat talks about a women‚ a lonely women who has a little boy by a man who left them both. Although‚ this women really cares and loves her son‚ there’s a dark side which the boy has been hidden from. In the story‚ the women narrates who she becomes when her son is asleep and night begins to take over. The women transforms into a prostitute so she can

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    Services‚ and Homeland Security. These cabinet members advise the president on everything from educational policies to terrorist threats to the conservation of national resources to foreign affairs. In addition to their advisory duties‚ Cabinet members lead their respective departments‚ creating policies that guide each unit and managing programs that each department controls. The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s

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    Cyberterrorism and Homeland Security There have been recent technological advances that have brought with them significant benefits to society‚ but there has always been a negative aspect to it. The internet is a new technological innovation that has changed a lot of people’s lives. The internet also has its dangers to the people who use it. All computer systems are globally inter-connected‚ and therefore are vulnerable to forms of attack. People have feared of attacks since September 11‚ 2001

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    land of amazement making it’s easy for us to fall and stay in love with it. The amazing history of our warriors and the faces of inspirational youth and the bright future are among the top reason why many Malaysian are very proud to say Malaysia‚ my homeland! Boom! Boom! The eerie sounds of gunshots and bombs blowing up have always become the background of our grandparents’ night and days in the dark years of Tanah Malaya. Life was hard back then‚ my grandfather used to told me that the only food they

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    an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion." Freedom is something that all humans value. Having the ability to do pretty much whatever you when you want is a privilege not a right. Unlike in the United States where we have that benefit‚ in Haiti the government has stripped that liberty from its own people with the new regime oppressing the citizens. Throughout the novel‚ Krik? Krak!‚ Edwidge Danticat suggests that death‚ water‚ and flight are the

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    Jhumpa Lahiri and Edwidge Danticat are two authors who help one better understand the theme of self-discovery‚ through their many stories. In Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies‚ her characters Mrs.Sen and Mr.Pirzada face crises as they struggle to adapt to a new country’s ethical way of life. Meanwhile‚ Danticat depicts the theme of self-discovery in her book Krik! Krak!‚ through “A Wall of Fire Rising‚” and “Children of The Sea‚” where characters face ethical crises in their homeland‚ Haiti.In both texts

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    are medications and therapists that can help you work through it all. Many do not believe that you can not go through life successfully carrying depression and despair with you‚ but with the right type of remedy‚ it is possible. In The Dew Breaker‚ Edwidge Danticat shows examples of many people going through depression and personal life problems. The Huffington

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    DATA MINING IN HOMELAND SECURITY Abstract Data Mining is an analytical process that primarily involves searching through vast amounts of data to spot useful‚ but initially undiscovered‚ patterns. The data mining process typically involves three major steps—exploration‚ model building and validation and finally‚ deployment. Data mining is used in numerous applications‚ particularly business related endeavors such as market segmentation‚ customer churn‚ fraud detection‚ direct marketing‚ interactive

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    Homeland security is a multifaceted discipline which mandates a variety of leadership styles. Irrespective of leadership style‚ to be successful‚ homeland security leaders must adopt specific principles. These principles establish a core set of beliefs‚ and contribute to becoming an effective leader. When leadership is effective it can create‚ “a climate of trust‚ growth‚ and development which can enhance performance” (Bates et al.‚ 2010). As it pertains to homeland security‚ great leaders demonstrate

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    natural disaster on American soil from 9/11 attacks. Homeland Security has responded by making the U.S. grounds safer and stronger for the Americans. Homeland Security is better prepared to address the full range of threats that include man-made accidents and terrorist threats. The department of Homeland security was formed in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11‚ 2001. The National Strategy for Homeland Security and the Homeland security act of 2002 called for the formation of this

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