The USA Patriot Act of 2001 is legislation that was sponsored by President Bush and his administration following September 11th. It is to allow increased responsibilities for the criminal justice system and other agencies. “The USA Patriot Act has ten sections or titles outlining new powers for government operations.” (White 2014 p. 393) “Title II‚ designed to improve surveillance. Grands authority to federal law enforcement agencies to intercept communications about terrorism‚ allows searches
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over the world. President George W. Bush put the Patriot Act into effect on October 26‚ 2001. PATRIOT would stand as an acronym for “‘Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism‚’” (Unknown‚ 2005). This act would be established to detect and dispose of threats to cities and people around the world. Over the past
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The New England Patriots lost superstar tight end Rob Gronkowski to a season ending back injury in their Week 12 matchup with the New York Jets. Without question‚ Gronkowski’s presence on the field makes New England’s offense a nightmare for opposing defensive coordinators. But if any NFL team can adjust to being without their No. 1 target‚ it’s the Patriots. New England can adjust to Gronk’s absence with plenty of bunch formations‚ which can setup miss matches with linebackers. However‚ the pivotal
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quickly passed the USA PATRIOT Act‚ also known as the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” Act. The Patriot Act‚ as it is more commonly referred to‚ was created with the goal of providing government agencies the tools to seek out and prosecute any terrorists planning an attack within the country. Unfortunately for the American people‚ Congress was indifferent to the fact that many provisions of the Patriot Act were a violation
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the need to take measures that would protect the lives of the people of America. Hence in relation to these attacks the then President Bush set an act in motion that would prevent further terrorist attacks. This act came to be known as the U.S.A Patriot Act. This act aimed by giving all the enforcement agencies tools so that they could combat terrorism. It has become one of the most imperative weapons that the state has against terrorism. It also breaks the walls of the various policies that exist
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A Man Becomes a Patriot‚ and a Land Becomes a Nation The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin by Gordon S. Wood illustrates the shift from dependence upon the “mother land” of Britain‚ to the independence of a newly born nation‚ and the effects these changes had socially‚ economically‚ and politically for the people of this era. An evident division of the people emerged during the early 1700s‚ and provided little diversity and social mobility amongst the colonists. The rich‚ though a minority
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Charles Inglis I‚ Charles Inglis‚ have grown to be a loyalist in colonial North America. I was born 1734‚ in the Republic of Ireland. I was given a private education and due to my father’s death‚ I was never able to attend a University. During my twenties‚ I moved to America. After teaching nearby at a church in Lancaster‚ PA I earned my rights in England to work at higher levels in the church. By 1758 I was an ordained deacon‚ assisted the bishop and returned to America. I became very fond of
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As a patriot there are many reasons why I‚ Patrick Henry‚ dislike King George III (3rd). One of the many reasons is all the taxes that were passed by parliament. He started taxing us on sugar; or known as the sugar act. One of the worst things was the taxation without representation; they would tax us but not represent us. The one thing that didn’t involve a tax was that we couldn’t print our own money; we wanted our colony to print the money not Britain. Nobody except the loyalist wanted to keep
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Boston Bombing & Patriot Act In the early afternoon of April 15th during the 117th Annual Boston Marathon‚ two bombs were detonated and exploded‚ killing 3 people and injuring 183 others. The bombs had been placed near the finish line‚ along Boylston Street. The bombs‚ which were pressure cooker devices detonated at 2:49 p.m‚ 13 seconds apart. No warnings had been given‚ and no one has been arrested or claimed responsibility for the bombing.(Bacon) The FBI have found two suspects that are responsible
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Nathanael Greene was born in 1742 and grew up as a Quaker before taking on responsibilities for the family foundry in 1770. He gained an interest in politics and had a noticeable sympathy for the Patriot cause. Around 1774‚ Greene played a role in the formation of a militia known as the Kentish Guards. The unit was chartered and Greene was eager to enroll and was later accepted. This was the beginning of Greene’s military affairs‚ and he later served on a militia committee of the General Assembly
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