Fact Sheet When was the Container Security Initiative developed and why? In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11‚ 2001‚ U.S. Customs Service‚ now U.S. Customs and Border Protection‚ began developing antiterrorism programs to help secure the United States. Within months of these attacks‚ U.S. Customs Service created the Container Security Initiative (CSI). The primary purpose of CSI is to protect the global trading system and the trade lanes between CSI ports and the U
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Facts and Figures Essay They say that the children are the future. Is this statement true? Yes‚ it is. Todays’ children can either be future leaders of tomorrow‚ or present criminals of today. An at-risk youth is a youth who is extremely vulnerable to the negative consequences of school failure‚ substance abuse‚ and early sexuality. Some may ask the question: How does a young person get to that point? It starts in the home. Most youths grow up in single parent homes where the stats largely show
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The Facts of Eating PooP Have you ever wondered what it would do to you if you ever ate your poop or someone elses. Chances are you will die a day or two after eating poop. According to the national scientists organization where they test on collage students who are looking for quick money say that after their first thirteen sets of tests they began to realize that their test subjects also referred as humen lab mice say that eating poop has a very negative effect on your body. The effects range
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oppressive Fundamentalists‚ or the Fundamentalists are seen as Freedom Fighters liberating the people from an occupying force‚ the reason for the conflict is irrelevant. This article is meant only to bring about discussion as to how to end it. The fact is that we are currently fighting a war under terms in which we cannot possibly win‚ our enemies know it‚ and they are emboldened by it. Since the beginning of America’s War on Global Terrorism‚ the number of terrorists in has increased‚ as have the
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In the short story “The White Umbrella” the narrator and her sister Mona find themselves in a dilemma when they find out that their mother has a job. Needing to be at their piano lesson at 4:00 they decided to start walking despite the giant grey clouds above. They arrive at Miss Crosman’s house (the piano teacher) soaked to the bone. While in the room the narrator notices a very nice white umbrella. After their lessons were all over Miss Crosman asks if they want to wait inside due to the
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Conflict still rages on over whether Moses wrote the book and the growing debate between creation and evolution appears to suggests it will be a very long time before this issue is put to rest. So‚ what it is that I believe? Is the book of Genesis fact or fiction? I believe‚ Genesis was written by Moses through the intercession of God and the holy Spirit. The bible itself gives us evidence of this when in many of the books following Genesis it gives a clear authorship of Moses. Not only that‚ but
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them. He used bread and circuses to gain popularity of the people. At these shows‚ he offered free entertainment and free bread to the poor people of Rome. #10.The Romans believed that the first city of Rome was founded in 753 BC (Cavazzi). #12.The fact that Shakespeare was born during the English Renaissance helped him because he was a popular dramatist. His literary work shows the mark of the education offered at the
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St. Patrick is the Patron saint of Ireland‚ who was born in 387 AD. His feast day is March 17. He is one of the world’s most popular saints. Originally‚ he was an apostle of Ireland. His birth is often debated‚ but is agreed upon as being born at Kilpatrick‚ near Dumbarton‚ in Scotland. He is among the group of saints that are celebrated to date. These celebrations are Christmas‚ St. Patrick’s Day and Valentine’s Day‚ which are the saints St. Nicholas and St. Valentine. They all share our love of
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Elizabethan Theatre Facts | The Amphitheatres were designed as an open arena | | | Size of Elizabethan Theatre | Up to 100 feet in diameter | Shapes of Elizabethan Theatre | Octagonal or circular in shape having between 8 and 24 sides | Building materials used in the construction of Elizabethan Theatres | Timber‚ nails‚ stone (flint)‚ plaster and thatched roofs. Later amphitheatres had tiled roofs | Building Duration | 6 months | Overall design of the Elizabethan Theatre | The open
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The fairy tale Snow-white and Rose-red‚ by the Grimm brothers‚ is an excellent example of a conservative‚ adult-centered text. In this text‚ the agency is with the adults and the children are seen as nostalgic images of childhood. Snow-white and Rose-red prove that children are good and follow the direction of adult figures even when the adult may not be present. The conservative nature of this text is overwhelming. The author is not challenging children to do anything; but rather
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