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    William Safran in his essay Diasporas in Modern Societies: Myths of Homeland and Return (1991) identifies six characteristics that feature the categorizing of diasporic communities. The first feature‚ as he mentions‚ is the ‘dispersal from center to periphery’‚ a creation of a collective memory‚ non-belonging to or indeed non-acceptance by the host country‚ a strong wish to return to the ideal homeland‚ a belief that the homeland will be peaceful‚ secure and prosperous and lastly a continuous relationship

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    the United States military that are trained to carry a fire arm. They have to go through a rigorous training regiment in into to be able to carry a weapon. They are also the only the only military organization in the United Sates that are within Homeland Security. This means they not only handle danger in other nations like other branches in the army‚ but also domestic situations within the United States. The Coast Guard has safeguarded the United States maritime interests and environments around

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    refers to the movement of the population from its original homeland. For James Clifford‚ it involves dwelling‚ maintaining communities‚ having collective homes away from home. In order to provide a “defining" model‚ Clifford turns to William Safran’s definition of Diaspora: "expatriate minority communities that maintain a ‘memory‚ vision‚ or myth about their original homeland’. The present paper attempts to explore the myth of homeland—as part of the diaspora discourse--in Jhumpa Lahiri’s short

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    Operation Noble Eagle is the United States military along with our Canadian allies’ mission to protect the homeland. While the USCG maintains overall maritime enforcement responsible‚ other branch of the DoD maintain air and ground responsible in protecting the country against terrorist attacks‚ such as the events of 9/11. The security of our nations has changed

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    each person. For myself‚ home is my homeland‚ thus home is very meaningful because home is always in my heart with love.  The quote “the power of motherland so fundamental to the part of the world seems palliative.” in Holly Morris’ Ted Talk titled “Why stay in Chernobyl? Because it’s home‚” really impacts me. Morris demonstrates the importance of deep connection between home and people. Firstly‚ home is homeland‚ a person who lives without knowing about homeland will suffer from a very deep loss within

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    and during the Nez Perce War. To start off‚ the Nez Perce were left with little of their homelands. Also‚ the Nez Perce’s homeland held significant importance for them‚ as the land was where ancestors were buried and religious ceremonies performed. In addition‚ the Nez Perce did not want violence. The war was greatly encouraged by the US’ actions. First off‚ the Nez Perce were left with little of their homelands‚ an arrangement unfair to them. According to the Washington State Historical Society‚ “The

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    resource that we have today. In doing so “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has wrestled with a variety of significant challenges‚ including coordinating across 22 preexisting agencies‚ reporting to a multitude of congressional committees‚ and interacting with the U.S. public in a manner that constantly tests the balance between security and privacy”. “Some have questioned and pointed out these challenges of evidence to Homeland Security that maybe they are dysfunctional of a department which

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    Applied Ergonomics xxx (2012) 1e11 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Applied Ergonomics journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/apergo Ergonomics issues in national identity card for homeland security Paul H.P. Yeow a‚ *‚ Y.Y. Yuen b‚1‚ W.H. Loo c‚ 2 a School of Business‚ Monash University‚ Sunway Campus‚ Jalan Lagoon Selatan‚ Bandar Sunway‚ Petaling Jaya‚ 46150 Selangor‚ Malaysia Faculty of Business and Law‚ Multimedia University‚ Jalan Ayer Keroh Lama‚ 75450 Melaka

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    occur during his life. Consider Sohrab‚ the only character of his generation; how is he different from the other characters and how are these differences a function of what he has experienced? Consider the idea of a homeland or "watan." How do you think the novel defines a homeland? Make sure to consider the opinions of Farid and Assef. Also‚ consider this question in terms of Amir and Sohrab‚ two characters who leave Afghanistan when they are still growing up. Even though countless events occur

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    operational priorities; “refocus the priorities of policing back to the Peelian principles‚ the main emphasis should always be the protection of life and property‚ the prevention and detection of crime” which the Department of Homeland Securities assist in this area. The Department of Homeland Securities interacts with local‚ state‚ and federal enforcement agencies by the developing‚ gathering‚ accessing‚ receiving‚ and sharing of information. To name a few of the systems

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