National Guard Armory Rehabilitation

1) Use the net present value methodology when creating a cost-benefit analysis to evaluate the following project:

The State of Massachusetts would like to replace a National Guard armory rapidly reaching the end of its service life. The Department of Military Affairs has been told that continued special maintenance would be $275,000 annually. Rehabilitation of facility would cost $4,000,000, and would extend the armorys service life by 15 years.

*Calculate the discount factor for each year (use 4% discount rate @ 15 years)
*Calculate the annual present value cost of maintenance (15 years)
*Calculate the discounted benefit of rehabilitating the armory
*Given the discounted cost of rehabilitation, what is the cost- benefit ratio for the proposal?

2) Be sure to include information regarding the following items when completing your evaluation of the project:

*the objectives of the project
*the demand and consumer surplus of the project
*a categorization of the project expenses
*an estimation of potential delays

You should also make sure to:

? Include an introductory and concluding paragraph
? Use examples to support your discussion.
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National Security and Homeland Defense are topics that saturate the media, consume much of our intelligence and investigative resources, and concern all Americans. One of the keys to effective Homeland Defense is the integration of our law enforcement and intelligence assets at all levels: federal, state, and local.

Your assignment is to comprehensively research three (3) agencies involved in Homeland Defense, and write your paper on these agencies, following the format described below. The agencies are to be:

1 Federal (but NOT the FBI)
1 State
1 Local as follows:

A. Federal: Any law enforcement or intelligence or military agency (BUT NOT THE FBI) involved in Homeland Security.

B. A State Law Enforcement Agency: State Police agency (e.g. New Jersey State Police, Florida Department of Law Enforcement), or National Guard

C. Local: Municipal or County Police (Tampa P.D., Pasco County Sheriff, Seattle Police, etc.).

Your paper is to be structured as follows for each of the 3 agencies (mandatory):

1. Name of Agency (e.g. LAPD)

a. Jurisdiction - what area does it police?
b. Size - how many members? sworn and unsworn?
c. Missions - what does the agency say are its responsibilities?

2. Role in Homeland Defense (a review of the agencys web site is a good place to start)

What does the agency itself say about its own role in Homeland Defense? What do other sources say? For example, news articles?

3. Summarize and Discuss at least 3 cases in which Homeland Defense issues have arisen in one or more of your selected agencies (obtain from news media research, agency web site, or direct contact with agency public affairs office.).

Examples include:
a. Arrests of terrorists
b. Interdiction of terrorist plans
c. Seizure of terrorist supplies or materials
d. Successful cooperation with other U.S. or foreign agencies

NOTE: You only need 3 stories from any combination of your agencies; not 3 stories for each)

4. Core Values Of Each Agency What are the CVs of each of your agencies? (Some agencies have Mission Statements instead)
a. List the Core Values (or similar statement of that the Agency has chosen about itself)

b. Discuss how the Core Values of each of the 3 agencies compare with the SLU Core Values?

c. How do the Core Values affect the balancing of the agencies missions to safeguard our nation with Americas traditional and constitutional respect for individual liberties?

Reminder: The Core Value discussion is not to be an after-thought at the end of the paper. I want to see thoughtful insight applied to the application of Core Values to your topic.
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This is a request for a critical book critique of a book by Michael Doubler: Civilian in Peace, Soldier in War: The Army National Guard, 1636-2000. I do not believe this book comes electronically and will work with the SNR Support regarding this issue.

Doubler, M. D. (2003). Civilian in peace, soldier in war: the army national guard, 1636-2000. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas.

Emphasis of the paper should use an organized approach to assessing the book in terms of opinion and reaction to it. Success will be based primarily upon the ability to effectively explain what the authors main argument or thesis is, and how they go about proving it. Use the guide for writing critiques (will be attached).

Length: 6 pages of text (not including cover or references page).

Sources: References page should provide full bibliographic information in APA format of this book. If other sources are referenced they should be included as well.
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Hello, this is a request for a research paper on the following Topic Thesis/Question:

The National Guard was involved in numerous major wars during the 20th Century to include the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War, the Viet Nam War, the Cold War and the First Gulf War. Out of all these conflicts, the United States relied most heavily upon the National Guard for manpower during World War II. (The paper should answer the question: What factors caused this reliance?)

If you find any of the following Instructions or Thesis confusing please let me know. It is imperative all of the instructions below are followed, especially regarding the source requirements and the number of sources per page (please note only 50% can be internet sources). The one issue you may have will deal with finding the text that is used for this course. I dont believe it comes electronically. Good news is that a bulk will come from other sourcesbut I would like for the book to be quoted if possible. I am attaching what I think is the most relevant part of the book that would be quoted for this essay. If you do not think it will work let me know and I will look for other pages to attach.

Detailed Paper Instructions Provided by Instructor:

This paper is will be conducted by research with the emphasis on the effective analysis of detailed issues surrounding the topic. Success will be based primarily upon the ability to effectively support the papers thesis argument and provide and individual analysis.

Length: 12 pages of text typed in Times New Roman, 12 point font, double spaced, and left margin justified with 1 inch margins (not including cover or references page, bibliography or graphs/maps).

Sources: You may utilize assigned course materials in addition the bulk will come from sources external to the course.

-Text used in course Doubler, M. D. (2003). Civilian in peace, soldier in war: the army national guard, 1636-2000. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas.

-External sources may include books, monographs, periodicals and journal articles. Sources must be properly cited in accordance with APA format. As a rule of thumb at the graduate level, there should be one source per page of text and cite your sources 2-3 times per page on average. Therefore, this paper should employ approximately 10-12 sources and use 20-30 citations in total.

Note: while using internet sources is permitted, strive to access information from sites that have credibility and are accountable for their content. These include the official websites of government, academic and mainstream media organizations. These internet sources shall not constitute more than 50% overall sources. Popular information sites such as Wikipedia.com are not acceptable for academic work.

Paper Organization Instructions:
1. Start with an introduction section.
2. Then address each supporting area individually with separate subheadings in the paper. Please make sure this is done so thoughts are organized showing how it relates to the question.
3. End the paper with a conclusion.

I would also like to request this be sent in a word doc with APA reference page. I stress APA due to others that I have received that were incorrect and not in APA. Thank you, Tony

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Argumentative Essay. Topic: The formation of the militia (National Guard) in the U.S. had a profound impact on the conduct of war between 1776 and 1918. Demonstrate why this development (formation of the militia) was important to the evolution of warfare. Endnotes, footnotes, and bibliography required.

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National Guard Armory Rehabilitation
Use the net present value methodology when creating a cost-benefit analysis to evaluate the following project:

The State of Massachusetts would like to replace a National Guard armory rapidly reaching the end of its service life. The Department of Military Affairs has been told that continued special maintenance would be $275,000 annually. Rehabilitation of facility would cost $4,000,000, and would extend the armory?s service life by 15 years.

Calculate the discount factor for each year (use 4% discount rate @ 15 years)
Calculate the annual present value cost of maintenance (15 years)
Calculate the discounted benefit of rehabilitating the armory
Given the discounted cost of rehabilitation, what is the cost- benefit ratio for the proposal?
Be sure to include information regarding the following items when completing your evaluation of the project:

the objectives of the project
the demand and consumer surplus of the project
a categorization of the project expenses
an estimation of potential delays

I'm asking you to complete the Research proposal for my master's Thesis on minority leadership within the Ohio Army national Guard. I've attached a number of supporting documents for your review so you can better provide me a 100% solution for the money i'm spending.
Attached "part 1 guide", use pages 28, 29 and the top of 30 for the completion of the project proposal. pages 6-7 cover the proposal's section's I and II. This proposal needs to have those two sections covered.
I have attached an approved example of a thesis project in a program evaluation format for your comparasisons to your work for me.
I have also attached an outline for your use from me to assist you in development and completion. Again, this is to assist you in working this for me.
use the attached powerpoint slides to guide you in the right direction for the format and use of certian information and tense.
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Please follow the format in the student guide and ensure there are approved business, government and if required, medical journals used in atleast 10 of the 20 works cited.

Topic: The effects of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1916 & 1920 on the National Guard

May want to also include some most recent news like the Defense Authorization Act of 2012 which gave the National Guard a seat at the table with the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Please, No internet sources

I will need primary and secondary source material (to include original source documents, books, journal articles, newspapers, etc.)

The style of the research paper must be "historical narra-tive;" that is, like Jay Luvaas, Is Military History Still Practicable. Transition from one idea to another should be smooth, without numbering your paragraphs or using sub-paragraphs.

Use FOOTNOTES only when attributing sources. With current computer technology, there is no reason why footnotes ??" the standard of historical attribution ??" should not be use.
Things that should be included:

A clear thesis statement
A well-organized line of thought
Well-developed, supporting paragraphs
Specific and relevant details
Good sentence structure
Logical transitions
Good word choice
Correct, standard English usage
Attribution of sources (Footnotes Only)
A Bibliography (NOT Works Cited) of all sources consulted (include those sources that you researched but did not find useful for your paper).


I have included the research plan I turned in

Introduction
The impact of the reserve component military forces in the United States has been significant over the years, and continues to be a vital part of American defense and homeland security. The reserves also provide valuable support when there is natural disasters and other emergencies in the U.S. that call for the capabilities that the National Guard and other reserve forces provide.
The Literature ??" the History of Reserve Military Forces in the U.S.
Barry Stentifords book, The American Home Guard: The State Militia in the Twentieth Century, is a valuable resource when reviewing how the current National Guard came to exist. Stentiford explains that soon after the first settlers arrived on the shores of North America, as early as 1636, militia companies were formed strictly because the settlers feared attacks by Native Americans (Stentiford, 2002, pp. 4-5). In fact the militiamen were trained to fight and protect the colonies from Indian attack ??" and the French ??" up until the Revolutionary War, Stentiford continues.
During the Revolutionary War the state militia augmented Washingtons Continental Army and also enforced revolutionary discipline in the communities, according to Stentiford (5). What Stentiford means exactly by stabilizing the homefront is not clear, but after the colonies won the Revolutionary War, the militia had the responsibility for protecting the United States of America. The citizens did not want a standing army because of the cost and, Stentiford explains, it would be dangerous to the survival of the new republic ??" at least thats what colonial citizens feared (5).
Author Lucia Raatma explains that the militia in colonial times were called Minutemen and they could be as young as 16 or as old as 60. They bought their own weapons and trained for four hours at a time, usually twice a week (Raatma, 2005, p. 6). As brave and clever as the Minutemen were, Raatma explains, they were also just ordinary citizens that struggled to make ends meet. Clearly though, the militia played a vital part in the Revolutionary War.
Meanwhile, the document that laid out the details of our new government, the Articles of Confederation (effective from March 1, 1781, to March 4, 1789, when the U.S. Constitution became the supreme law of the land), did not address the need for the retention or re-creation of the Continental Army following the Revolutionary War. After the Constitution went into effect in 1789, however, Articles I and II ??" and the Second Amendment ??" clearly spelled out the need for a federal standing army that did not rely on local militia (Stentiford, 6).
The federal government passed the Militia Act of 1792, and that legislation required most free white males ages 18-45 to arm themselves and attend regular muster in order to be prepared. However, Stentiford explains (7), that law was never firmly enforced. The states however did manage their own militia groups, and the men that came into the groups were there because they had a sense of patriotism or they were afraid of a slave uprising, Stentiford continues (8).
President Jefferson in 1800 was a strong supporter of the militia, he believed it to have one of the essential principles of our government (Doubler, et al, 2007, 19). Taking the same position of many citizens, Jeffersons policy as far as the military was concerned was the supremacy of the civil over the military authority; the president believed that a well-disciplined militia was Americas best reliance in peace and for the first months of war, till Regulars may relieve them (Doubler, 20) By 1804, Doubler explains, the War Department of the young nation claimed to have 525,000 men enrolled and organized into a hodgepodge of regiments and brigades ??" a situation that was unacceptable to Jefferson because the soldiers were far from ready to perform as a coherent, national defense force (20).
Hence, Congress agreed to allocate $200,000 for the purchase and distribution of weapons (at $13 per musket) of about 15,000 new muskets annually (Doubler, 20). Moreover, it became very clear that the militiamen were not up to the task of defending the nation, when in 1814, British Redcoats landed near Chesapeake Bay heading to Washington, D.C.. About 5,000 militiamen fought the Redcoats but were overrun and retreated while the British entered Washington and torched the Capitol, the White House, and a number of other public buildings (Doubler, 21).
On June 3, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the National Defense Act into law, legislation that expanded the size and scope of the National Guard, which had previously been a network of state militias (History.com). The Act brought all those militias under federal control, making it a backup to the regular army; in other words, the president could call out the National Guard for a number of national or international services.
President Wilson had been resisting the temptation to inject the U.S. military into World War I ??" even though Theodore Roosevelt and other Republicans had been pushing to get American troops on the ground in Europe ??" partly because the Guard and the U.S. Army were busy battling Pancho Villa who was raiding cities. Eventually (on April 6, 1917) Wilson and Congress made the decision to enter WWI, knowing that American allies needed the support to fight the Germans.
The National Defense Act of 1916 established qualifications for officers serving in the National Guard, authorizing them to receive training at regular Army schools, the History.com site explained. In fact all National Guard personnel would be organized according to the standards of regular Army units; and, for the first time, the National Guardsmen would be paid, not just for their active duty during annual training exercises (raised from 5 to 15 days a year), but also for their monthly drills, which were increased from 24 per year to 48 every year (History.com).
Moreover, the National Defense Act of 1916 authorized the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) which began training high school and college students for eventual service in the Regular Army (History.com).
Maurice Madloff is the author of the book American Military History, and he writes that the upgrade of the National Defense Act of 1916 was put into legislation by the National Defense Act of June 4, 1920, which fully governed the regulation and the organizing structure of the Army until 1950 (Madloff, 1996, p. 65). What the Act of 1920 accomplished was to establish the United States Army into three components: the professional Regular Army; the civilian National Guard; and he civilian Organized Reserves (composed of Officers and enlisted Reserve Corps), according to Madloff.
The author explains that this 1920 Act actually served as an official acknowledgement that what had been the rule of thumb during the previous two hundred or so years was officially now federal policy. That is, the U.S. had always maintained a standing peacetime force that was too small if it needed to be expanded to respond to a major land war, but that same standing army also depended on a new Army of civilian soldiers that would be trained and available for large mobilizations (Madloff, 65-66). And now, after the passage of the 1920 Act, there would be a standing army of 17,726 officers (three times the strength of the officer corps prior to WWI), Madloff continues (66).
The 1920 Act also authorized the military to expand to three more branches ??" the Air Service, the Chemical Warfare Service, and a Finance Department. After WWI General John Pershing reorganized the War Department (now known as the Defense Department) into five divisions, which made it easier to for the National Guard to be ready to respond should another war break out. Pershing had a personnel staff in what he called G-1, G-2 was intelligence, G-3 deals with operations and training, G-4 was supply division, and G-5 was focused on strategic planning (Madloff, 66).
Meanwhile, the Congressional Digest (the official federal publication that explains legislation) in 1934 provided some basic details on the Act of 1920. Beyond what has already been described vis--vis the 1920 Act, the Congressional Digest explains that the Act fixed the number of members of the Army at 15,034 combat officers, 280,000 enlisted men, in addition to the number of officers (17,726) alluded to earlier in this paper. There was also flexibility built into the military, in that the size of the army could be varied depending on the changing importance of the branches in the scheme of defense (Congressional Digest, 1934).
In conclusion, the Army National Guard has been very active in protecting Americans at home and abroad. At one point in the Iraq War, the Army National Guard made up more than 50% of the U.S. Army combat force and after Hurricane Katrina, more than 42,000 Army National Guard troops from many states provided relief and security. Ever since the National Defense Acts of 1916 and 1920, the National Guard has grown and become an huge part of American homeland and foreign defense activities.

Works Cited

Congressional Digest. 1934. Provisions of the National Defense Act. Vol. 13, Issue 4. Retrieved
November 18, 2011, from EBSCOhost.

Doubler, Michael Dale, Listman, John W., and Goldstein, Donald M. 2007. The National Guard:
An Illustrated History of Americas Citizen-Soldiers. Dulles, VA: Potomac Books.

History.com. 2010. U. S. President Woodrow Wilson signs National Defense Act. Retrieved
November 19, 2011, from http://www.history.com.

Madloff, Maurice. 1996. American Military History: 1902-1996. Jackson, TN: De Capo Press.

Raatma, Lucia. 2005. The Minutemen. North Mankato, MN: Compass Point Books.

Stentiford, Barry M. 2002. The American Home Guard: The State Militia in the Twentieth
Century. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press.



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1. Introduction: A short summary of the issue "U.S. Army National Guard Budjecting" and its importance (1-2 paragraphs).

2. Review: Describe recent events in the issue area. Quote or refer to appropriate research articles related to the issue (1-2 pages).

3. Analysis: Analyze the issue by giving your opinions and examining the pros and cons of the issue (1-2 pages).

4. Conclusions: Summarize your conclusions about the issue (1-2 paragraphs).

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ABSTRACT (1 full page)
CHAPTER ONE: Introduction ( 4-5 page)
*Background of organization and /or problem/issue (possible literature citations)
* Statement of problem/condition
* Significance of the paper (why the paper needs to be written)

DEFINITIONS (1 page)
ASSUMPTIONS & LIMITATIONS (1 page)
CHAPTER TWO: Review of Related Literature (5-6 pages)
*Traditional literature citations
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*Research design
* Participants (if any)
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CHAPTER FOUR: Results (4-5 pages)
* Findings with optional figures/tables/graphs if applicable (limit of 2 graphs -each graph must be completely explained as to its pertinence)
* Analysis and evaluation of findings

CHAPTER FIVE: Conclusion (3-4 pages)
*Summary of results / conclusions reached / recommendations

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At least 4 references noted in the body paper and 5 actual quotes listed in the paper.

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I want to discuss the issues suffered by reserve families during and after deployments. I would also like to review the different resources the military has put in place to help military families deal with these issues and want to discuss how effective they are. I would like to focus more on the National Guard as a lot of the research I am going to provide is pulled from the National Guard database: Guard Family Management System (GFMS). I tend to write as if I am telling a story and would like the paper to be reflective of that style.

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1) Taxes
Need help answering the following sections:Why do we need state and local taxes?

what were Adam Smith's four principles of sound taxation? What do you think makes each of them important?

Consider the following taxes. How do they stack up against the four principles?
Cigarette tax
Sales tax
Inheritance tax
Income tax

States also get money from non-tax sources. What are problems that arise, especially with vices such as liquor and gambling?
We've all heard about the government waste that occurs, like Congress buying a hammer for $700 and a toilet seat for $1500. We can get cynical, but what would be better is to address and rectify the problem. Give at least two ideas for gaining more control and preventing corruption.


2)Arizona's Navy

Whoever heard of Arizona having a navy? Well, it did. In 1934, California utility companies were battling Arizona for water rights to the Colorado River. Governor Moeur of Arizona sent two patrol boats, the Julia B and the Nellie T, to cruise the Colorado River to make sure that all would be aware that Arizona was determined to protect her rights.

As it turned out, the two boats and members of the National Guard got tangled in weeds and cable and had to be towed by their adversaries. Arizona's navy was disgraced.

Governor Mouer
Did Governor Moeur overstep his authority and breach the ideals of federalism? What specifically did he do wrong? Cite words from the Constitution to support your position.



3) States Exercise Direct Democracy
Governor Gray Davis

In 2003, California recalled its governor, Gray Davis, over a loss of faith in his handling of the states financial affairs. This is a form of direct democracy. Direct democracy is when all citizens have the opportunity to participate in decision making. (By the way, the ancient Greeks coined a word for those who dont participate . . . idiot.) Other forms of direct democracy are:

Initiative - a way citizens may force a public vote on a constitutional amendment or other legal question with a petition
Proposition - a legal amendment set forth to be voted on by the electorate, rather than their representatives
Referendum - a direct vote by the electorate or poll on a legislative, constitutional, or political question
Normally, though, our representative democracy handles the day-to-day operation of our government.

Complete the following questions/activities for this assignment:

Was the recall of California's Governor Davis too severe a reaction to that Californias financial problems? Support your answer.

Search online news sources to find at least two (2) examples of direct democracy at work in your state or in one of the states around you. Briefly summarize each of the examples. Cite your findings fully. What is common to the examples you cited?

Name an issue that, in your opinion, requires direct democracy right now. Why do you believe the issue warrants direct democracy.

4)Civil disobedience is an active refusal to obey certain laws, demands or commands of a government or of an occupying power without resorting to physical violence.

Rosa Parks refused to release her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. She was arrested. Following her arrest, a bus boycott by African Americans launched the civil rights movement to a national level. Rosa described her refusal to give up her seat in the following way:

" For half of my life there were laws and customs in the South that kept African Americans segregated from Caucasians and allowed white people to treat black people without any respect. I never thought this was fair, and from the time I was a child, I tried to protest against disrespectful treatment. But is was very hard to do anything about segregation and racism when white people had the power of the law behind them. Somehow we had to change the laws."
Rosa Parks in 1955

Now, read or listen to Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss.
Cover of Yertle the Turtle

Answer the following questions for this assignment:
List at least ten parallels between Rosa Parks and the characters in Yertle the Turtle.
Who demonstrated civil disobedience? Rosa Parks? Yertle? Mack? Justify your answer fully.

5) Comparative economic systems
Answer each of the following questions fully regarding socialism, communism and capitalism:

Consider the common criticism of socialism on the grounds that it discourages individual initiative. What assumption about initiative underlies this criticism? Is this assumption valid? Why or why not?
How might a socialist and a capitalist government differ in its treatment of the problem of unemployment?
In your opinion, should the government have the responsibility of providing health care for every citizen? Why or why not?
Is a dictatorship necessary to the existence of a communist society? Why or why not?

6) Free speechFree speech is commonly thought of as the ability to freely express oneself in printed or spoken words. Symbolic action, however, may also constitute "speech". The burning of the American flag falls into this category.
Should our collective reverence for the U.S. flag override our commitment to free speech? Should the government take action to restrict the ways in which national symbols, such as our flag, may be used in protests?

******This is a tabletop exercise*****
The tabletop exercise plan should include the following:
? Statement of the purpose of the exercise
? Participating entities and their roles
? Regional crime scene and forensic capabilities tested
? Timeline scripts for two realistic mass casualty scenarios
A likely scenario
A less likely ?worst case? scenario
As a general guideline, your written product (tabletop exercise) should range between 1,000 and 2,000 words.

The following story is a fictional account of planning and preparation leading up to the mythical Democratic-Republican National Convention (DRNC) event in Miami, Florida. The story is loosely based on an amalgamation of real life occurrences in the lead up to the Free Trade Area of the Americas conference in Miami, Florida in 2003. The names of all the characters in the story are fictional.

Background

For the DRNC event, Miami-Dade County has formed a Host Committee, similar to the model used for the Super Bowl Host Committees of the past. The Host Committee is a small group of 15 appointed personnel from various county and municipal agencies, as well as the private sector. Miami-Dade Police Department Director Melanie Duncan is one of the committee members. The Host Committee is chaired by Mr. Horace Copeland, a long-time assistant to the County Manager, Miguel Herrera. The purpose of the Host Committee is to plan for the overall event. As such, they are responsible for recommending policy, but not for enacting policy. The enactment of policy remains the ultimate responsibility of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC).
The Democratic-Republican National Party (DRNP) has designated Ms. Cassandra Armand as its chair of the DRNC?s Committee on Arrangements (COA). The COA is the main organizer from the DRNP for this event. Ms. Armand and Mr. Copeland from the Host Committee work hand-in-hand to plan this event and their recommendations to the BOCC carry considerable weight for policy formulation. Miami-Dade Police has been designated as the lead local agency and lead operational planner for the event security. This policy differs significantly from the 2003 FTAA in which the City of Miami was designated as the lead local agency.
Since this event meets the criteria of a National Special Security Event (NSSE), the U.S. Secret Service has been designated as the lead coordinating agency with overarching statutory authority for the planning and execution of the event. Supervisory Special Agent Samantha Salerno has been appointed as the lead agent in-charge for the event.
Neither the Miami Police Department (MPD), nor Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) have the forensic assets adequate to handle such a large-scale event by themselves. It would take some degree of shared responsibility between MPD and MDPD, as well as some of the 30+ other incorporated areas such as Miami Beach, Hialeah, and Coral Gables. Due to the influx of tens of thousands of delegates, visitors, and protestors, it is expected that the forensic processing and evidence retention for a mass number of assaults, larcenies and other crimes will increase considerably during the week of the event. It is clear that a multi-agency approach such as the ones used for the 2003 FTAA Conference, the 2004 Presidential Debates, and the Super Bowls of 2007 and 2010 must be employed for this large-scale special event as well.
Organization charts of the Security & Public Safety Subcommittee, as well as from the 2007 Super Bowl are provided for your reference.

Assignment Instructions

For the purpose of this assignment, you are playing the role of Major Susan Barker, the commander of the Crime Scene Investigations Bureau of the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD). MDPD Director Melanie Duncan has appointed you as the chairperson of the Crime Scene Investigations Workgroup under the Security & Public Safety Subcommittee in preparation for the DRNC special event. You have selected nine members to your Crime Scene Investigations Workgroup committee, to include supervisors from the Miami-Dade Police Crime Lab, the Broward County Sheriff?s Office Crime Scene Investigations Bureau, the City of Miami PD Crime Scene Section, Jackson Memorial Hospital, the FBI?s Hazardous Material Response Unit, the Miami-Dade Police Bomb Squad, the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner?s Office, the 44th Civil Support Team of the Florida National Guard, and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue?s Urban Search & Rescue Team (see the DRNC Crime Scene Investigations Workgroup Org Chart provided). The first meeting of the Workgroup was held five months prior to the DRNC event. Going into the meeting, Major Barker had a general idea of how she wanted to approach the planning of this Workgroup?s mission, but first she wanted to open the agenda to the ideas and concerns of all the participants. As such, she planned the meeting with a very general agenda, devoid of any specific information. She wanted to ensure the free flow of ideas and was careful not to unduly influence the others with her own preconceptions. All that she provided to the Workgroup members was a very general mission statement that said, ?The mission of this Workgroup is to create a multi-agency, inter-disciplinary task force that will provide crime scene and forensic laboratory services on a region-wide basis for the duration of the DRNC special event.?
The first meeting of the Workgroup was more of a brainstorming session than a planning session. In essence, the Workgroup would define its own mission? and its own deliverables. One of the first issues that was brought up had to do with concerns of whether the local, state, and federal agencies participating in the Workgroup had the capacity to handle a mass casualty incident during the DRNC. A mass casualty incident is defined as:
?an incident that has produced more casualties than a customary response assignment can handle. Types of incidents that can produce mass casualties include, but are not limited to multiple vehicle collision(s), building collapse, mass transit accidents, Hazmat incidents, WMD, multiple shooting victims, and chemical exposures? (Thomas, n.d.).
After considerable discussion on the topic of mass casualty incidents, the consensus of the Workgroup members was that they thought that the existing regional resources would be heavily taxed by a large-scale mass casualty incident, or by a combination of several smaller incidents occurring within the same time frame. Since mass casualty incidents do not happen often, it is difficult to predict how well the different components would work, and how the tasks and workload would be allocated to ensure an optimal and sustained response. At the meeting, the members of the Workgroup agreed to hold a tabletop exercise at the next meeting so that they could simulate as best as possible the likeliest scenarios that the Workgroup task force would encounter during the DRNC, as well as a worst-case scenario.

Topic

National Security and Homeland Defense are topics that saturate the media, consume much of our intelligence and investigative resources, and concern all Americans. One of the keys to effective Homeland Defense is the integration of our law enforcement and intelligence assets at all levels: federal, state, and local.

Your assignment is to comprehensively research three (3) agencies involved in Homeland Defense, and write your paper on these agencies, following the format described below. The agencies are to be:

1 Federal (but NOT the FBI)
1 State
1 Local as follows:

A. Federal: Any law enforcement or intelligence or military agency (BUT NOT THE FBI) involved in Homeland Security.

B. A State Law Enforcement Agency: State Police agency (e.g. New Jersey State Police, Florida Department of Law Enforcement), or National Guard

C. Local: Municipal or County Police (Tampa P.D., Pasco County Sheriff, Seattle Police, etc.).

Your paper is to be structured as follows for each of the 3 agencies (mandatory):

1. Name of Agency (e.g. LAPD)

a. Jurisdiction - what area does it police?
b. Size - how many members? sworn and unsworn?
c. Missions - what does the agency say are its responsibilities?

2. Role in Homeland Defense (a review of the agencys web site is a good place to start)

What does the agency itself say about its own role in Homeland Defense? What do other sources say? For example, news articles?

3. Summarize and Discuss at least 3 cases in which Homeland Defense issues have arisen in one or more of your selected agencies (obtain from news media research, agency web site, or direct contact with agency public affairs office.).

Examples include:
a. Arrests of terrorists
b. Interdiction of terrorist plans
c. Seizure of terrorist supplies or materials
d. Successful cooperation with other U.S. or foreign agencies

NOTE: You only need 3 stories from any combination of your agencies; not 3 stories for each)

4. Core Values Of Each Agency What are the CVs of each of your agencies? (Some agencies have Mission Statements instead)
a. List the Core Values (or similar statement of that the Agency has chosen about itself)

b. Discuss how the Core Values of each of the 3 agencies compare with the SLU Core Values?

c. How do the Core Values affect the balancing of the agencies missions to safeguard our nation with Americas traditional and constitutional respect for individual liberties?

Reminder: The Core Value discussion is not to be an after-thought at the end of the paper. I want to see thoughtful insight applied to the application of Core Values to your topic.

Need to write about to incorporate "Knowledge Management" into my organization (Army National Guard G6) or any military organization and what is the benefit of doing so? I have included our current strategic plan (Includes my jobs purpose and mission, etc) which may help personalize for some verbiage. We currently use Microsoft SharePoint 2003 and will be migrating all info on SharePoint sight to Microsoft 2010. But how can an organization incorporate Knowledge Management and what are the benefits of doing so?

Purpose: Develop a strategic plan to communicate to the States, NGB Leadership, Army CIO/G6, Department of Defense (DoD), Interagency partners and other stakeholders the focus of the Army National Guard (ARNG) CIO/G6 in accomplishing major initiatives within the ARNG in support of the Director Army National Guard (DARNG) and Chief National Guard Bureau (CNGB). Timeframe for these activities include October 2014 ??" September 2019.

Vision: An innovative, agile, and adaptable organization providing mission-critical information technology and communication resources and services to the ARNG in a dynamic operational environment committed to developing quality partnerships that foster effective communication and collaboration.

Mission: As the Executive Agent for the CNGBs Enterprise Network, the ARNG CIO/G6 will provide GuardNet to Joint Forces Headquarters (JFHQ) and ARNG operating and generating forces in support of State-based, information-enabled expeditionary and Defense Support to Civil Authority (DSCA) missions. The ARNG CIO/G6 will further provide integration, security and defense of the ARNG segment of the cyber domain while exploiting knowledge management capabilities, enabling the global collaborative environment for joint warfighting, first response, business systems, intelligence operations, cyber operations, and access to the Armys LandWarNet, all while providing the best value for America.

Strategic Priorities:
1. Efficient use of IT resources. (ITMR)
2. ARNG warfighter readiness.
3. Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA) Support.
4. Cyberspace defense. (Provide Information Security)

Goals and Objectives:
1. Ensure the Efficient Use of IT resources
a. Integrate ARNG G6/CIO as part of a joint NGB IT Enterprise.
i. Continue to manage GuardNet and federate with DoD Joint Information Environment (JIE)
ii. Continue to modernize the network
b. Integrate IT Management into NGB Business Processes
i. Demand Management
ii. IT Portfolio Management (PfM)
iii. Leverage IT to enable integration of all business processes.
2. Realize IT Efficiencies and Improve Effectiveness
a. Information Technology Management Reform (ITMR)
i. Governance
ii. Consolidate multiple Data Centers to an Enterprise Data Center
iii. Eliminate and/or Regionalize State DOIMs
iv. Expect Army to request Congressional approval to re-appropriate ARNG IT funding to the Army for perceived
IT efficiency gains
b. Provide Responsible Financial Management
i. Leverage IT resources from the Army and Air National Guard
ii. Provide 37% of the Armys Operational Force with 10% of the total Army IT Budget, supporting 95% of the
Domestic Response capabilities.
iii. Support T-10/T-32 Soldiers, Technicians & JFHQ-S at 3002 facilities for less than $280m.
3. Enable ARNG readiness
a. Support warfighter readiness
i. Operationalize GuardNet
ii. Realize Armory as a Docking Station
iii. Federate with JIE to provide interoperability with Domestic Mission Partners
b. Develop Staff Officers to Ensure they are Value Added
i. Provide Joint qualified and experienced professionals
ii. Interchangeable between DoD, NGB, States and interagency
iii. Generalists who can perform functions across ARNG staff
iv. Set standards of excellence to develop resilient, confident and capable professionals in technology, cyber and leadership.
4. Enable Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA).
a. Enable States, the Adjutant Generals (TAGs) to Services:
i. Training
ii. Mission Readiness
iii. Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA)
iv. Support Army Mobilizations
v. Support TAG Mission Command
vi. Provide Information Security
vii. Value Proposition for all Stakeholders
b. Resource CNGB and Governors (TAGs) to Fulfill their Mission
i. Enable the statutory requirement that CNGB be the conduit of info to/from T-32 forces and AC USAF, AC Army and DoD
ii. Provide trusted flexible communication capabilities to meet National Guard dual use mission command requirements for CNGB, DARNG, DANG, TAGs, ARNG commanders and ANG commanders within the joint environment
5. Enable Cyberspace Defense
a. Protect and Defend ARNG Cyber Domain
i. Provide Information Security
ii. Continue to develop Continuity of Operations (COOP)
iii. Provide Knowledge Management
b. Support expanding role of ARNG operation in Cyberspace
i. Provide trained and experienced operators in defensive counter measures
ii. Provide cyber security assessment team guidance and training
6. Enterprise Architecture.

the course i'm in is English 122: Writing and Research
the paper is on the case Brown vs The Board of Education (1954)

Part1: summarize the court case/ segregation

Part2: Little Rock integration incident (1955) -> describe in detail the racist controversy

Part3: National Guard-> (8 students bused in) reaction and aftermath

Part4(about pg 5): situation on segregation today- economical and physical

This paper needs numbered pages (exclude page 1 and endnote page), and endnotes for every source cited.

The above is exactly what my professor told me to do for this paper.

I need a research paper on the number of Soldiers that tested positive for drugs during the random drug screening test. (DAT) within the last year in the Army National Guard. If you could narrow it down to SC that would be even better but if not no worries. Please try to narrow down the data according to soldiers rank and the type of drug used. If gender, race, and age can be collected again even better or if Soldiers have depoyed before. Try to identify the root cause and three possible corrective courses of actions. I need abstract and conclusion within the paper. I will try to upload some usefull material later today or tomorrow.
Customer is requesting that (bolavens) completes this order.

I request the writing services of "Bolavens"

The Military Partnerships

Session Long Project

The Military Partnerships: Humanitarian/Support Role

The role of the Department of Defense (DoD) is outlined in certain directives. Its function is specific to natural disasters (e.g., hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes) and to man-made disasters (e.g., major toxic spill or terrorist attack). Knowing the DoD?s role in your ERP and as outlined in a Concept of Operations Plan is essential. Moreover, knowing how the DoD will interface with other support sectors will lessen any confusion when a disaster occurs.

1.Find language regarding military involvement in the NRF. Especially note the command structure. Would the National Guard (if deemed necessary) be called out first? By whom? When would the Guard be called out?give examples. When would a military branch (e.g., the Army) be called out? Remember to cite your sources.

2.Locate other directives regarding the military?s possible involvement during a national emergency. Under what conditions would the armed services be involved? What would be some of their functions? Remember to cite your sources.

SLP Assignment Expectations

Length: The SLP assignment should be at least 2-3 pages long.

References: At least two references should be included from academic sources (e.g., peer-reviewed journal articles). Required readings are included. The references should be cited within the text and also listed at the end of the assignment in the References section (preferably in APA format).

Quoted material should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these assignments is critical thinking). Use your own words and build on the ideas of others. When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it must be enclosed in quotes.

Organization: Subheadings should be used to organize your paper.

Format: APA format is recommended (but not required) for this assignment. See Syllabus page for more information on APA format.

Grammar and Spelling: While no points are deducted for minor errors, assignments are expected to adhere to standard guidelines of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence syntax. Points may be deducted if grammar and spelling impact clarity.

The following items will be assessed in particular:
?Relevance - All content is connected to the question.
?Precision - Specific question is addressed. Statements, facts, and statistics are specific and accurate.
?Depth of discussion - Points that lead to deeper issues are presented and integrated.
?Breadth - Multiple perspectives and references, multiple issues/factors considered.
?Evidence - Points are well-supported with facts, statistics, and references.
?Logic - Presented discussion makes sense; conclusions are logically supported by premises, statements, or factual information.
?Clarity - Writing is concise, understandable, and contains sufficient detail or examples.
?Objectivity - Paper avoids use of first person and subjective bias.

The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), authorizes the President to make a wide range of federal aid available to states that are stricken by a natural or man-made disaster. It provides statutory authority for employing the U.S. armed forces for domestic disaster relief. Read both the Congressional Report, "The Use of Federal Troops for Disaster Assistance: Legal Issues" and Lowenberg testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, "The Insurrection Act Rider and State Control of the National Guard."

Under the Constitution, states retain the primary responsibility and authority to provide for civil order and the protection of their citizens lives and property. Likewise, states retain control over their militia (National Guard) forces. Many see the passage of the 2007 National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 109-364) as an unnecessary expansion of authority by empowering the president to go over a governors head and call up National Guard troops to aid a state in time of natural disasters or other public emergencies.

Assess both the constitutional and statutory authorities and limitations relevant to the employment of the armed forces to provide disaster relief and law enforcement assistance. Be sure to address the limitation placed on Department of Defense (DoD) forces by the Congress during times of disaster (Posse Comitatus Act). Is there a distinction between state's national guard forces and federal DoD forces? How do you see the impact of the 2007 National Defense Authorization Act on local disaster mitigation and response? Conclude your assessment with your own critique of whether the passage of the Act skirts the US Constitution.

What I would like you to do is write a 2- page essay on the TOPIC listed below. Below I will give you all of things about me I would like you to incorporate into the essay. I am applying for the Honors Program at Penn State University so I want this to be a very well written application essay. Basically, I want you to take all this info. and make it into a very compelling, uplifting and powerful essay that will make these directors proud to have me in the honors program at this college. I know I am qualified, please just write it in the best way possible. You can also do research on Penn State and incorporate that into this paper as well. I think that would look good, and it would show my pressing interest in joining this elite group of individuals in the Penn State?s honors program. Thank you.









TOPIC OF PAPER: Why I am seeking to be a Participant in the Penn State Honors Program.








The following are things you can put into the paper about me:




I am in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. I am qualified as an expert on the ?M- 16, A-2 Rifle.? I am a Sergeant in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. I am a member of the United States Army Signal Corp. I work fulltime at the Harrisburg Military Post as a SOFTWARE ANALYST. I have been a member for over 5 years now.

I was a member of the national junior honors society in high school. I was also a scholar athlete for 3 years. I also played football for 3 years and did track and field for 2 years.

In college, I was honored with making the NATIONAL DEANS LIST in 2003- 2004, and making it again in 2004-2005. I also was honored with being put on THE CHANCELORS LIST in 2004 ? 2005. I also made the dean?s list every semester during my stay at the Community College of Allegheny County. I also became a member of Phi Theta Kappa (honors fraternity) at the Community College of Allegheny County. In the fall semester of 2004, I transferred to the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and made the dean?s list there as well . I then transferred to Penn State Harrisburg so I could take my job as a Software analyst in the Army National Guard. I finished my first semester at penn state with two "A minuses" and one "A" . I had a 3.8 grade point average. My cumulative overall grade point average is about a 3.87, when all my college grades are factored in. Lastly, I was offered admission into Chi Gamma Iota Veterans Fraternity at Penn State Harrisburg. I am a provisional member as of right now and am holding off official membership until I can figure out if I can fit this into my busy schedule.
I am a very motivated person. I work a full time job as I mentioned before and attend classes full time at Penn State Harrisburg.



Below is an essay I wrote before on MOTIVATION, I would like you to incorporate this in as well when you see fit: Keep in mind that some of the info. you see here may be repeated from before. I wrote this as an application essay for a scholarship that I was going after?.. use whatever you can that wasn?t mentioned before?..



In my professional and personal life, one thing I value is the power of motivation. I maintain that motivation is one of the most potent forces that help you achieve your goals despite obstacles. I feel that to make your life rewarding and gainful, motivation plays an active role. It is because of motivation that I am handling multiple tasks simultaneously and have so far been quite successful in all that I have undertaken. I am working fulltime in the army national guard and am also enrolled as a full time student at Penn State University. I have managed to maintain an excellent GPA that has earned me a place on the Deans List, consistently, for the last two years and also a coveted position in Phi theta kappa, the honors fraternity. I am highly motivated both in professional and academic careers but have also managed to maintain a healthy balance between books and extracurricular activities. In the past, I actively participated in sports including football and track & field and was named a scholar athlete for three consecutive years. I do not claim to be super-human, but I do feel that motivated individuals have a better chance of excelling in more than one area. I try to set goals for myself and then work hard to achieve them. So far, I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience and rewards of being a self-motivated person.




- well that is it?? use all info. given to make me the most professional essay possible.


Thank you for your time!

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This is a Masters Research Paper in Communications

SPECS: 20 pages, 30+ sources , MLA citation style

TITLE: ?The Impact of the Blogs?
I have provided a general outline with some notes/examples to help you get started.

Please email me if you have any questions. My email is [email protected] or call 914/469-8725.

Due: May, 8, 2005

I. INTRODUCTION:

II. HISTORY of BLOGS:

III. IMPACT: Politics, Journalism, Corporate World, Academia

A)Politics:

-Bloggers influence on mainstream media.

-Presidential candidate Howard Dean used blogs to rally supporters

-Example: Blogs detailing documents that CBS used to question President Bush?s -National Guard Service were picked apart by bloggers, who pointed out font differences in the documents and thus raised questions about their authenticicity. Scandal known in blogosphere ?as Rathergate.? Blogs have been credited with forcing an apology from CBS News anchor Dan Rather for use of questionable documents in las fall?s ?60 Minute?s Wednesday? report on President Bush National Guard service.

-Example: Bloggers detailed Senator Trent Lott?s glowing comments in 2002 about Strom Thurmond?s presidential run in 1948 during which he supported segregation. Later Lott gave up a bid to be Senate majority leader

-use other examples you feel worth mentioning

B) Journalism:
-Touch on the debate?critics of blogging phenomenon argue that there is a loss of journalistic integrity, but I would argue that it is keeping traditional media in check (fact checkers) ?less agenda promoting by journalists/reporters..

-Infiltration and integration---weblogs are complementary media available to journalists.

-Use examples of popular newspapers/major Media Corporation that have incorporated weblogs into their organization.

-Blogs can be udated any time, the reporter can update from anywhere using a laptop (REAL TIME NEWS) i.e.) Bloggers immediate feedback from December?s tsunami in Asia, instant feedback from war in Iraq

-Promoting free speech, free-expression

(You may want to glean from this?up to you!)

Weblogs are a fairly new phenomenon, and their adaptation into the journalism is even more recent. Since the technology has only recently found popularity, its application into journalism is bound to be faced with problems. The most controversial problem is whether or not weblogs should remain unedited, as if they do the information is perhaps not as credible, but if they don?t, the spontaneity, and one of blogging?s greatest appeals is lost. On top of that, weblogs also face other disadvantages. Due to the nature of blogs, it?s possible that some of the content may offend readers. Furthermore, there?s also the possibility that reports may become too personal, over analysed or feature meaningless observations.
Weblogs are a fairly spontaneous medium, and as a result of that, content of news reports in blogs may offend some readers. This is one of the biggest problems the journalism industry faces when using weblogs as a method of reporting the news. For example, in a film review in The New Republic magazine, blogger Gregg Easterbrook called two Hollywood executives ?Jewish Executives? who ?worship money above all else?. This comment was viewed by many readers as anti-semitic and the magazine was inundated with complaints. (Heyboer, 2003)

C) Corporations/business:
-How are company?s using weblogs? Marketing---web diaries are moving from the personal to the professional without losing their personal touch, and it's that inherent chatty format that makes blogs the ideal way to build credibility with customers.


-Company employees operating blogs about company.

-Blog-related firings prompt calls for better policies. i.e.) Google employee, Microsoft contractor(Michael Hanscom), Delta Air emplyoyee (Simonetti)

-Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, General Motors and Boeing are just some of the companies that use blogs to communicate with their employees and outsiders


D) Academia/Higher Education

E) Personal journal-style blogging:


IV. CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS

-Why do people blog? Solidarity, networking, social implications

(You may want to glean from this ?up to you!)

Personal blogging also has cultural and social implications in today?s modern society. As a subset of gender, this topic reflects on how social and cultural circumstances impact on people?s reasons for using weblogs.
Long before the terrorist attacks of 911 and the War on Iraq, people, mostly women, began using blogging to counter their country?s cultural beliefs and get their voices heard in a place where they could not be persecuted (Herring, Kouper, Scheidt and Wright, 2003). The history of other online discussion forums, as with weblogs, shows that a ?democratising? technology does not result in social equality and points to the importance of social and cultural factors surrounding technological adoptions and their use (Herring, Kouper, Scheidt and Wright, 2004).
Weblogs are providing a way for women in Iran to talk freely and comment on taboo subjects such as sex and boyfriends, share their fears and aspirations and are providing insight into an otherwise closed society (Hermida, 2002).
"Women in Iran cannot speak out frankly because of our Eastern culture and there are some taboos just for women, such as talking about sex or the right to choose your partner. I have the opportunity to talk about these things and share my experiences with others,? stated one female blogger (Hermida, 2002).
However, blogging in countries where culture affects what people can and cannot discuss isn?t just for women. Although in places such as Iran, Iraq and other middle eastern countries, where men have a higher status than women and have the ability to work, speak their mind and overall have more access to technology than women, there are still issues that men cannot talk about in public which they air in their blogs.
?It was a good tool to get to know what is happening in Iran, what the youth are talking about and what their problems are,? said Hossein Derakhshan, creator of one of the first blogs in Persian (Hermida, 2002).
The subtopic of gender discussed how gender affects the type of blog that a person uses. Adult males have been seen to use filter type blogs and k-logs, which are politcally and news based, while teenage females and females in general are the main consumers of journal blogs, which detail the days events and the bloggers thoughts (Herring, Kouper, Scheidt and Wright, 2004).
The reasons that shape which type of blog will be chosen on the basis of author demographics, such as age and gender, is affected by the social and cultural boundaries of society. The stereotypical roles of men and women, such that the men earn the money and the women take care of the house and their children, affects the fact that women like to talk more about personal things, rather than men who talk about business, news, current events and politics, this is evident in the type of blogs that they choose. Teenagers are similar to women in that they are experiencing new things all the time, going to school and dealing with physical and emotional changes and therefore they need an outlet to voice their feelings (Barista, 2004).
Blogging is just part of the mix of reality TV, celebrity exposed and live news being beamed into our living rooms around the clock (Blogging ? The New Voyeurism 2002). It can be seen that the cultural and social trends that are prevelent in the world today, although varying from country to country, have a major affect on how people interact with others, how they portray themselves and what type of weblog they use. Overall these boundaries shape the way the society works and the way that people view personal blogging.

V. FUTURE:
? Where is blogging going? (I would argue that blogging is not just a trendy thing, but rather here to stay.)

-You might want to compare the weblog impact to that of the printing press, radio, TV and/or telephone.

(Tie-in somewhere in the paper) Marshall McLuhan: Blogging is going to revolutionize the way we get information and will shake-up the sanitized, puritanized, homogenized corporate media complex, Marshall McLuhan, in his groundbreaking work ?Understanding media?, recognized how fundamental media is to learning and how media can effect the socio-psychological construct of our culture. Also, very importantly, I think, McLuhan was really focused on media?s impact on the individual, he defined media as technological extensions of the human body. Back in 1964, when color TV was catching on and long before the Apple Computer, McLuhan wrote of electronic media as extensions of our nervous system. Talk about presience?.Now we can share our news, our perceptions, our experiences, our insights, our understandings. This collective communication can and will become the body of knowledge that informs our culture and society. If the medium is the message, then the message is simple -- we are taking back the collective understanding of our society and our culture away from the media gatekeepers who decide what it is we should know and how we should know it long before they report.

Blogging?the evolution of cyberrelationships---sort of a manifestation of McLuhan?s ?Global Village?. He predicted that electronic technology would decentralize power and information, which would allow people to live in areas far from major urbane center and still have access to the same information.

VI. Conclusion

I want your help in writing a statement of purpose for applying for master degree at Canada.
My information :
I?m Reem AL Qahtani ,25 years old ,I live in Riyadh ,kingdom of Saudi Arabia ,now I?m a teaching assistant at department of pharmacology , college of pharmacy at princess Nora Bint Abdulrahman University.
In my real life , I have a family history of breast cancer. My aunt had a benign breast cancer but unfortunately my grandmother died from malignant breast cancer . The disease was discovered at end stage . I watched her suffered every day especially from the side effects of chemo medications. I wish I could help her but I didn?t have any knowledge about the disease and its medication .eventually I lost her but this experience inspired me to study pharmacy . (rephrase it ).
I have a diverse interests in arts ,science and volunteering so, I immediately join to students activities, statistics and exams committee at PNU.
I hold a bachelor degree of pharmaceutical science from college of pharmacy ,King Saud University ,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
When I was undergraduate student, I volunteered at summer at Riyadh Military Hospital I was an active volunteer for patients? pharmaceutical service and community health related issues .

I started my career at National Guard hospital at Riyadh. I have one year experience as outpatient pharmacist . I like working there and dealing with patient . I learned how to council the patient about their medications .After that I work as teacher assistant at department of pharmacology for one year to the present.
I am confident that my studies at your university will prepare me to serve my field and country very well. Graduates of your school have proven high standards and are living examples of success and distinction, of which I also wish to be representative (rephrase it)

Accordingly, I prefer to have a conditional acceptance and I will attached my IELTS score .

my name is nada alsale,pharmacist from saudia arabia,i got scholarship to complete pharm d programe in us,and i am now in the stage to complete the application of admission for the university,one of the mandatory field is essay,need to be written as the following:

(Applicants are required to provide the Admissions Committee of the South Carolina College of Pharmacy a 500 word essay discussing your reasons for choosing pharmacy as a career and your objectives and goals in the future with regards to your chosen profession.)

i need help for writting that essay.

information about me:
My name is Nada Alsaleh.I graduated from king Saud University,college of pharmacy,Saudia Arabia with a bachelor's degree in pharmaceutical science.Now I am a pharmacist at national guard hospital in Riyadh, saudia arabia. I am here by writing this letter to express my sincere interest in pharm.D program.
I am a hard worker who is prepared for the challenges associated with the pharm.D Program. My professional goals are to obtain pharm.D degree followed by specialization in one of my interest areas. My interests include infectious disease, transplant, and Pediatrics.
Pharm.D program provides the opportunity to refine my skills and meet the challenges of a changing health care environment. I desire learn how to best provide medical care according to the best known therapy. I hope to do this by further developing my knowledge in disease management through the oversight of medication regimens.
I firmly believe that I have the intellect, skills and talents necessary to succeed in the pharm.D Program.
Based upon my knowledge of your pharm.D program, I believe I would be an excellent fit.If given the opportunity, I will work hard and do my best as a pharma.D student
Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,
Nada Alsaleh

Purpose
CRM 332---TERRORISM RESEARCH PAPER & WRITING INSTRUCTIONS
This paper will afford you the opportunity to research 3 agencies
involved in Homeland Security. If you follow the required format and
write a well-researched paper, you will learn a great deal about 3
agencies of your choice, and attain a good grade.
General Instructions
The completed research paper should be typed in MS Word only, 12 point
font, double- spaced format, approximately 2000 - 3000 in length (not
counting the bibliography page). Additionally, this paper will be at
least 85% original thought (according to Turnitin evaluation). It is
expected that you will devote a great deal of initiative toward
producing a quality product worthy of the high academic standards
established at Saint Leo University. This research paper will represent
25% of the final course grade. You may NOT use a paper you have
previously submitted to Saint Leo or elsewhere, even if it is your own
work. This is to be an original paper. Hang in there, you will really
learn about three agencies if you research conscientiously!
Citation Format
You will utilize exclusively the APA style (and NO Wikipedia!). You can
find many resources for APA, including our university?s Library. Go to
www.saintleo.edu/Library, click on Research & Writing Help, then
Citation Help and choose APA. There is also an APA Guide under
Resources in the Course Menu.
Grading Criteria
First Draft:
This assignment will be graded based on the expectation that you have
completed at least 1500 words and your paper (at this point) must be at
least 80% original thought.
Revised (Final) Version:
1. Compliance with required format?20 points 2. Depth of research?30
points 3. Writing style (clear; follows logical progression; includes
headings and sub-
headings for major/minor areas)?20 points 4. Grammar (spelling,
grammar, punctuation, all count. Proofread and proofread
some more!) ?30 points As discussed in the Syllabus, Saint Leo
University uses Turnitin to assist with plagiarism
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detection. The Dropboxes in the course are directly linked to Turnitin,
so when you submit your paper to the Dropbox, it is evaluated by
Turnitin.
Please note that your instructor is available to assist you at any
time. All you have to do is ask!
Topic
?National Security? and ?Homeland Defense? are topics that saturate the
media, consume much of our intelligence and investigative resources,
and concern all Americans. One of the keys to effective Homeland
Defense is the integration of our law enforcement and intelligence
assets at all levels: federal, state, and local.
Your assignment is to comprehensively research three (3) agencies
involved in Homeland Defense, and write your paper on these agencies,
following the format described in Section 2 below. The agencies are to
be:
1 Federal (but NOT the FBI) 1 State 1 Local (as follows)
A. Federal: Any law enforcement or intelligence or military agency (BUT
NOT THE FBI) involved in Homeland Security.
B. A State Law Enforcement Agency: State Police agency (e.g. New Jersey
State Police, Florida Department of Law Enforcement), or National Guard
C. Local: Municipal or County Police (Tampa P.D., Pasco County Sheriff,
Seattle Police, etc.).
Research Paper Structure
Your paper is to be structured as follows for each of the 3 agencies
(mandatory): 1. NAME of AGENCY (e.g. LAPD)
a. Jurisdiction (What area does it police?) b. Size (How many members?
Sworn and unsworn?) c. Missions (What does the agency say are its
responsibilities?)
2. ROLE IN HOMELAND DEFENSE (a review of the agency?s web site is a
good place to start)
a. What does the agency itself say about its own role in Homeland
Defense?
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b. What do other sources say? (For example, news articles)
3. SUMMARIZE AND DISCUSS at least 3 cases in which Homeland Defense
issues have arisen in one or more of your selected agencies (obtain
from news media research, agency web site, or direct contact with
agency public affairs office.). Examples include:
a. Arrests of terrorists b. Interdiction of terrorist plans c. Seizure
of terrorist supplies or materials d. Successful cooperation with other
U.S. or foreign agencies
NOTE: You only need 3 stories from any combination of your agencies;
not 3 stories for each.
4. CORE VALUES OF EACH AGENCY What are the CVs of each of your
agencies? (Some agencies have Mission Statements instead.)
a. List the Core Values. (or similar statement that the agency has
chosen about itself)
b. Discuss how the Core Values of each of the three agencies compare
with the SLU Core Values.
c. How do the Core Values affect the balancing of the agencies?
missions to safeguard our nation with America?s traditional and
constitutional respect for individual liberties?
Reminder: The Core Value discussion is not to be an after-thought at
the end of the paper. I want to see thoughtful insight applied to the
application of Core Values to your topic.
this is what i have so far done

The three law enforcement engines that I have chosen are every similar when it comes to going through to get the job, the training and the testing and the back ground checks. But there responsibilities are different I picked the Secret Service, New York State troopers and suffolk pd. After doing my research I would have to say that state and local law enforcement agencies are more similar together then federal agencies. Even though that all three agencies have different responsibilities they all have a common goal and that is to protect and serve.

Suffolk P.D which is a local agency that was discovered on January 1, 1960 that consist of municipal, county, tribal and regional, their many focus is to is main and uphold the laws and investigate local crimes in their jurisdictions. The suffolk P.D jurisdiction consists of 5 towns which are Babylon, Brookhaven, Huntington, Islip and smithtown that run from west to the east end of Long Island an in the five towns are smaller towns that the suffolk P.D covers. There are about 2,500 sworn in police officers that make up the suffolk P.D making it one of the largest police forces in the country and also one of the high paid along with Naussa county and L.A.P.D. Suffolk county police department mission is to up hold and maintain a peaceful and safe environment for all of Suffolk county residences, and also provide aid and professional services for those whom need it through out the community. (http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Police.aspx). The New york State troopers is a state agency that was established on april 11, 1917 their agency consist of 4,600 of sworn in troopers that make up field troops, Bomb squad, Emergency units, snow and mountain bike units and etc. The New York state troopers jurisdiction is the whole state of New York that is 54,556 square miles. A New York state trooper daily mission is to focus on their patrol duties maintain order through out the state of New york and and spend most of there time on the state highways enforcing the traffic (http://www.nystpba.org/Yournystroopers.aspx). The state troopers thoughts on counter terrorism is to detect, determine and try to pervent and type of a future attacks and that they have to keep working with all the other ATTF to make this possible.

Advocacy Essay Prompt
A proposal argument, written for an academic audience, in which you will recommend a public policy or initiative as best the solution to the problem arising from the events associated with the War on Terror. Your essay should build upon (and use excerpts from) your historical analysis, and it should present several voices as it argues for your own perspective.
Advocacy Essays must present a clear framework for recommending this policy: causation, coverage, cost/benefit comparison or feasibility. In addition, your argument must present clear and detailed information about how the policy will address the underlying causes of the problem. Your argument must also clearly address who supports the policy, who opposes the policy, and what alternatives there might be to the policy. Failure to turn in drafts as requested may result in a failing grade on the essay.
Advocacy Essay Requirements:
8-10 Pages and Works Cited
Minimum of 12 sources
Two Annotated Bibliographies for the two best new sources
Online Proposal *
MLA Format
* Online Proposal: Before drafting your Advocacy Essay, you will send a policy proposal to your instructor (via email or the Writing Studio). Your performance on this assignment will be graded as part of the Advocacy Essay grade. In this brief (1 to 2 page) proposal, identify and explain:
The policy you wish to advocate. Explain who crafted the policy, when it was introduced, and where in this policy is in terms of its development.
Why this policy is the best solution to the problem you've identified. (This is, in other words, your thesis statement for this argument and, as such, should explain the reasons this policy is the best, not merely a statement of what the policy will do.)
One source that supports the policy you advocate
One source that either challenges your policy directly, or that offers an alternate policy.

Policy interrogation worksheet we have to incorporate in our paper:

Problem, as YOU define it:
Proposed public policy solution:
name/title
what it will do
sponsor(s)
political orientation
proponents
opponents
Focus/definition of problem:
What does the policy assume is the main problem to be solved? Is this an accurate depiction of the problem?
What are the root cause(s) of the problem, according to the best evidence?
How will this policy solve or mitigate the root cause(s) of the problem?
Coverage of policy:
How many people will the policy help? Is this a significant number of people?
What kind of people will be helped? Why is it important that these people be helped?
Who will not be helped by this? Who may be hurt by this? Is that OK? Why?
Cost/benefit analysis of policy:
How much will this policy cost to implement?
What costs may arise in the future if we implement it now?
What are the benefits of the policy?
What benefits may arise in the future if we implement it now?
What costs may arise in the future if we dont implement the policy now?
Considering both the short-term and long-term benefits of implementing the policy, will the policy have more costs or more benefits?
Comparative analysis of solution:
Has this policy or a similar policy been tried elsewhere (i.e., at the local, state, or federal level, or in another country)? How well did it work there?
Are contemporary conditions similar enough to the other situation to make this a fair comparison?
Feasibility of solution:
What are the steps that must be taken in order to implement the policy? How difficult are those steps to implement?
How well can we afford to implement the policy?
Is there enough political will (i.e., enough support in the current political climate) to implement the policy?
Is there enough public support for the policy?
Do enough influential people or organizations support the policy?
What are critics saying are the main problems.
Intro and Thesis should name 3 causes that led to current state. Thesis addresses the problem, introduce the bill, AND say why it is the best solution to mitigate the problem.
Use Pathos, Logos, Ethos

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Working Draft:

The Private Contractor Dilemma
During the course of the war in Iraq, the United States has seen many of its allies remove their troops from Iraq. By itself, the United States military would be unable to fight the war and bring stability to the region as it is does not have the requisite number of troops on the ground and those troops are not adeptly trained for all of the dangerous tasks involved. According American investigative journalist, Jeremy Scahill, with an expertise in private military companies, he informs that such tasks include the protection of diplomats and other dignitaries that require highly-specialized training to the simple delivery and cooking of meals for the troops in a chaotic, unpredictable war-zone (Scahill, Blackwater). In the current Iraq conflict, these missions have fallen to private military contractors, most notably, Blackwater, which have caused a myriad of issues and controversies due to the lack of oversight and the near-total immunity bestowed upon these mercenaries. These factors have led to a number of incidents where Blackwater employees abused their position, used unauthorized force on the civilian population and even killed innocent by-standers (Broder, The New York Times). However, according to democrat house of representative, Henry Waxman, he points out that Blackwater still remains unpunished; rather, it receives even more lucrative contracts (Waxman, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform). These actions have led to the deterioration of the relationship and the increase in the level of distrust between the Iraqi population and the United States military. If no changes are made, then more of our taxes will continue to go to Blackwater and their contractors will continue to recklessly slaughter innocent people and increase distrust in Americans by Iraqi civilians. If this situation happened in America, it would be completely unacceptable and mercenaries would be court-martialed without question. Are Iraqi lives worth less than American lives? To correct the situation of unnecessary slaughter, one solution is to strip the private contractors of their immunity so that they must finally face the consequences of their actions. The Senate the Stop Outsourcing Security Act S. 2398 proposes to .
Many Blackwater contractors working on the streets in Iraq heavily armed and are extremely unpopular among Iraqis. The extensive use of contractors in Iraq has made it difficult to conduct proper oversight and has significantly increased the risk of fraud, abuse, and preventable acts of violence, and has outsourced protecting Americans in Iraq to private companies. Vermonts Junior Senator, Bernard Sanders introduced to the Senate the Stop Outsourcing Security Act S. 2398 (The Library of Congress Thomas). The Stop Outsourcing Security Act will help solve the lack of oversight of contractors in Iraq by requiring that by June 2008, the President shall submit to each specified congressional committee a report on the status of planning for the transition away from the use of private contractors for mission critical or emergency essential functions by January 1, 2009, in all conflict zones in which Congress has authorized the use of force (The Library of Congress Thomas). This bill will examine contractor activities and ensure that renewals will only happen if the president certifies that contractors have undergone background checks and are clean of crimes. It will also allow congress to have access to information of private military companies including, the number of persons working in Iraq and Afghanistan under contracts, the total costs of the contracts, total number of contractors who have been wounded or killed during their deployment, and a description of disciplinary actions that have been taken against contractors performing work under contracts. Jan Schakowsky is one of the many membrs in the house who support Sanders, who vows to ban private contractors on battlefield where American troops are present and put them out of business. ELABORATE BILL
Presidential candidate, Senator Barack Obama has been an active leader in private contractor reform. Obama has proposed that private contractors accused of misconduct should be tried under U.S. law and urging the Pentagon to pursue such civilian prosecution. Following a Nisour Square shooting that infuriated the Iraqi government, Senate aides are working on adding parts of Obamas plan to the defense authorization bill. Scahill quotes Obama, "If Barack Obama comes into office next January and our diplomatic security service is in the state it's in and the situation on the ground in Iraq is in the state it's in, I think we will be forced to rely on a host of security measures, said the senior adviser. I can't rule out, I won't rule out, private security contractors. He added, "I will rule out private security contractors that are not accountable to US law" (Scahill, Huffington Post). This policy will seek to monitor war crimes and persecute contractors who have abused their position and gone against the law. Scahill states that Obamas policy looks great on paper, but he does raise serious questions on how 180,000 contractors deployed over there can be monitored effectively. While there may be missing details Obama will have to fill in for his bill, at least he is trying to find solutions for the contractor problem instead of ignore it.
Primarily, the Bush administration is the chief opposing opponent to reform Blackwater, instead they praise Blackwater for its outstanding work. It is also worth noting that the Bush administration has tried to privatize every aspect of the U.S. government it can, using taxpayers' money to give lucrative contracts to its friends such as Erik Prince, the owner of Blackwater with strong Republican connections. You might think that national security would take precedence over the fetish for privatization -- but remember, President Bush tried to keep airport security in private hands, even after 9/11 (Krugman, The New York Times). Support from International Peace Operations Association President Doug Brooks states, Weve used military contractors in the past and we will continue to use military contractors now (Schor, The Hill) and Gordon Hammers, chairman of a county land-use planning advisory group in eastern San Diego County states that, [T]hey were doing their job this week and doing it well" (Torreiro, Chicago Tribune). There is no doubt that private contractors are highly skilled and have a perfect record of protecting their convoys, and there is no alternative for that. Even if the contractors jobs are handed to the U.S. military, the U.S. military would not even want to put their soldiers in that kind of position (Scahill, PBS).
Military officials and executives of other contracting companies have long complained about Blackwater's hiring of younger, financially strapped recruits, encouraging a shoot-first culture, and then using the company's deep political connections with the administration of President George W. Bush to shield its guards from punishment when they kill innocent people. Clearly, one flaw of continuing this is that while the Republican Party is having a grand time praising Blackwater for keeping their status quo, the Bush Administration is not directing any action to propose a solution for the problems Blackwater caused the Iraqis as if they pose there is no problem, that casual deaths are supposed to happen in a chaotic war-zone. If that means shooting up a civilian vehicle because you said, Oh, well, it could have been al Qaeda or it could have been Mahdi Army, and it turned out to be an Iraqi family, well, that's just part of the job. And so you realize a benefit for Bush is having a force that is effectively above the law, that operates, for all practical purposes, in a zone void of any effective congressional oversight, and the crimes of these individuals don't get prosecuted at all (Scahill, PBS). Nuri al-Maliki, the prime minister of Iraq represents the outrage of the Iraqi civilians stating that Blackwater forces have to leave and be prosecuted.
Yet, the fact of the matter is, Blackwaters contract was renewed by Bush for yet another year until April, 2009. It wont be until the next president gets elected that the world will see any reform or changes to correct the private contractor dilemma. well first, i'm all for the transparancy and if Blackwater was a operating in a more regulated business environment it would help bring accountibilty to the uneccessary slaughter from a few months ago. i agree that strong regulations like background checks and process transparancy are vital but i kinda don't agree with S. 2398 for severing contracts with Blackwater. If Congress makes the regulation stringent enough (read: near impossible to make obscene profits from), then PMCs will have to either have to bend more to the will of the american people or get out of the business. In this measure, private companies can still operate but with a guiding hand from congress. This way, the president is the commander in cheif of the military, while congress gets ahold of private firms that want to make a profit in the region (similar to interstate commerce). Also, this method lets congress set regulation (however strict or loose) that better coordinates with our military's generals. There are times when private firms go on rogue missions that interject with military plans. simple regulation coordinates them together. I'm usually FOR severing contracts with malicious firms that have no accountability to any government, but the truth is our military needs all the help they can get in this time of drawback of troops (if obama becomes president). We can't simply wipe firms like Blackwater out of existance because in truth, they provide a force in the name of the united states which can provide stabilty in the region. How protected is Blackwater from prosecution for its crimes? The companys lawyers have argued that Blackwater cant be held accountable by the Uniform Code of Military Justice, because they arent part of the US military; but they cant be sued in civil court, either -- because they are part of the US military. In Iraq, men with guns not answerable to the people's law or government can shoot at will at Iraqi civilians. That is not freedom. As Blackwater or other renamed versions of paramilitary contractors, sometimes with intimate ties to this administration and to Halliburton, start to patrol the streets of our nation, without our debate or consent, we can easily wake up to find that we have a National Guard that is supposed to be answerable to governors, and a Congress that is supposed to oversee the military -- but it's too late anyway; the guns in our streets are already in the hands of people who are answerable to those writing the checks -- and no longer answerable to the now-vulnerable American people.
Blackwaters actions in Iraq should be a wake-up call to us here at home -- to restore the constitution and the rule of law before we are too intimidated to do so.


we need more regulation and along with more resources that can provide stability (read: not military) to iraq so we can get outta there quickly. let's spend money intelligently.

Works Cited

Broder, John M. Report critical of guard firm; Blackwater sought to cover up Iraq
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Krugman, Paul. Hired Gun Fetish. The New York Times. A29. 28 September 2007.
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Scahill, Jeremy. Tavis Smiley Archives. PBS. 30 June 2008.

---. Blackwater The Rise of the Worlds Most Powerful Mercenary Army. New York:
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Hi, I don't have any specific sources that I want to incoporate other than the Stop Outsourcing Security Act S. 2398 which can easily be found at thomas.loc.gov and ANYTHING from my school library database https://www.ivc.edu/library/pages/offsitedblogin.aspx My email userID is sco17 and password is 533100. Once logged in, I usually go on ProQuest and LexisNexis to find articles. We can basically use any thinktank (ACLU, KATO, etc) and mainstream newspaper sources such as the New York Timse, Huffington Post, Washington Post, etc.

I also cited some information from Jeremy Scahill's book, Blackwater. If you want, I can fax some pages that I think can help. Please let me know.