...the United States gained control of the prison because they needed a protected area to keep Iraqi’s who were suspected of assisting Saddam from hiding during the American occupation. Outside the walls of this prison, it seemed to have an acceptable reputation; however, many did not know what happened behind the walls. People that were put in charge of running the prison were not well prepared to serve that position which lead to many problems throughout the prison, including failure of leadership, failing to ensure that officers were properly...
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...the same as the United States and then there are some who do just the opposite. The American correctional system is designed to incarcerate and try to rehabilitate offenders, if possible. I chose to compare the American correctional system with that of the Iraqi correctional systems. This paper will show the differences in the two. It will also show how the American correctional system is run in comparison to that of the Iraqi correctional system. The American correctional system is set up with different types of prisons. Most prisons are run by the state government although the United States does have federal prisons. The federal prisons are run by the federal government. In the United States, prisons are operated at various levels of security, ranging from minimum-security prisons that mainly house non-violent offenders to Supermax facilities that house well-known criminals and terrorists (DeMaille, 2007). In the United States, prisons house more than two million prisoners. The majority of criminals in the prison system are because of drugs and violent crimes. As of the end of August 2010, there were approximately 210,000 prisoners in federal prisons with about half of those for drug related crimes (BOP, 2010). In the United States there are two well-known federal penitentiaries. They are Alcatraz, which is closed, and the Leavenworth Penitentiary in Kansas. The biggest drug related crimes is transporting illegal drugs across state lines. Prior...
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...centralized intelligence organization (CIA). In 1947, President Truman signed, National Security Act establishing the CIA (CIA). The National Security Act gave the CIA power of coordinating the nation’s intelligence activities and correlating, evaluating and disseminating intelligence affecting national security (CIA). The CIA is broken up into four main groups the National Clandestine Service, Directorate of Intelligence, the Directorate of Science & Technology, and the Directorate of Support which all carry out different jobs for the CIA (CIA). The CIA is more beneficial to the United States of America because they protect us from terrorism threats, the influx of drugs, and impact our lives with the creation of everyday uses (CIA). Some people may say that the CIA is a waste of money and that they do not accomplish anything but ruining the United States reputation, but since 2001 the United States has not had any recurrences of terrorist attacks of the magnitude of the 9/11 attacks because the CIA has made the U.S. aware and has protected the American people since 2001 (Hitz, F). What are covert and clandestine operations? A covert operation is a planned secret mission used to affect a political or military outcome. A clandestine operation is an operation carried out by government departments or agencies such as the CIA in a way assure secrecy and concealment (COV). The difference between the two...
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...18, 2011 Kwadwo Ofori-Brobbery Conceptualizing a Business The Union Pacific Railroads is one of the most leading transportation companies across the United States. The railroad provides service in Mexico. The railroad covers 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country and serves many of the fastest growing U.S population and providing a safe mode of freight transportation (Union Pacific, 2011). Union Pacific franchise provides strong pricing opportunity, dependable service, and shareholders with higher return. This paper defines the Union Pacific Railroad service, states the company’s mission statement, values, and address customer needs. Mission Statement According to Union Pacific Railroad (2011), “Men and women are dedicated to serve, the Union pacific works together for the good of our customers, shareholders, and one another; our commitment defines us and drives the economic strengths of our company and our country. Union Pacific’s vision represents the experience for people who the company inspired. The vision also connects the importance of rail transportation to America’s economy, acknowledge the generation prior to us and promise for the generation that will follow. ” The Union Pacific strives to build America. The Union Pacific Railroad transport freight across the western part of the United States by rail. The railroad service has been in high demand for many years and years to follow. Therefore the company will provide the best service and practice...
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...communism the power of Communist rebels in South Vietnam kept increasing. As a result president Truman felt obligated to send more and more military advisors until finally in 1965 Truman sent a large number of American combat troops into Vietnam to prop-up South Vietnam. This war was obviously between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States of America and other anti-communist countries. The United States played a big role taking the side of the South Vietnamese army but failed to have the support of the American people. The involvement of the United States into the Vietnam War was obviously not justified for many reason which I will talk about in the following. Since the American people didn’t support the U.S getting involved in war with communist North Vietnam it clearly went against and interfered directly with people’s pursuit of happiness. As well Americans believed that the intervention in south Vietnam interfered with the “ Self-determination” of the United States. According to the United States, the pursuit of happiness is defined as: "...one of the "unalienable rights" of people enumerated in the Declaration of Independence, along with "life"...
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...Olympics. By standing out and being chosen by United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as the candidate city, Boston has made a significant step toward the greatest honor to transcend peace, prosperity, and humanity through this event. Memorandum Date: Mar 11, 2015 To: United States Olympic Committee From: Subject: Withdraw Boston’s 2024 Olympics Bid Hosting the 2024 Olympic Games in Boston would be a great honor and an attractive opportunity to demonstrate the United States’ competitiveness and global leadership. Despite the opportunities, hosting such a mega sporting event bears tremendous downsides, including cost overrun, economic uncertainty, and reputation risk. In addition, Boston’s credential as a host city remains dubious. Hence, I urge USOC to withdraw Boston’s 2024 Olympic bid submitted to the International Olympic Committee. Cost Overruns Notwithstanding Boston’s announcement that all funding used for infrastructure and venues needed for the Olympics will be raised from the private sector, history indicated that this promise would most likely become an empty one and consequently threaten the host’s financial health. A study suggested that between 1976 and 2012, the average Olympic cost overrun from the bid estimate to the final statement was more than 200 percent. Moreover, there is no form of insurance that can mitigate the risk when private fund falls short. The only way to subsidize such overrun is to use state tax fund, provided that federal fund will...
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...others torn apart. The world has seen empires fall and superpowers rise to take their place, only to become locked in the ideological Cold War that left all in fear of nuclear war. No country remained unaffected by the conflict of the United States (US) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Consequently, Cold War politics continue to affect modern the actions and reputations of countries globally even long after its end in 1989. The Cold War refers to the...
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...Strategic Audit: Wal-Mart in Spain Debbie D. Stevenson Grantham University Wal-Mart in Spain Wal-Mart is currently ranked as the world’s number one retailers and the number one company in the world of sales (over $200 billion) on the fortune 200 lisr (www.wal-mart.com) (www.fortune.com) Wal-Mart Stores is one of the largest retail companies in the United States. Wal-Mart has four parts of their strategies that makes their mission possible. The four strategies that they use are: * Dominance in the Retail Market * Expansion in the United States and International Markets * Creation of Positive Brands and Company Recognition * Branch Out into New Sectors of Retails When Sam Walton opened his first Wal-Mart in 1962, he declared that three policies goals would define his business: respect for the individual, services to customer, and striving for excellence (www.walmart.com). Wal-Mart’s strategy for corporate management required selling high quality and brand name products at the lowest price (Vance, 119). In order to keep low prices, the company reduced costs by the use of advance electronic technology and warehousing. It also negotiates deals for merchandise directly from manufactures, elimination the middleman (Vance, 72. One of Wal-Mart key strategy is to dominate the competition retail market. Sam Walton, the company founder put in place a retail philosophy the company still believe and follows. Wal-Mart is a discount retailer because they sell their...
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...Eric Woodland Money and Banking Bank of America Corporation is one of the Big Four banks in the United States servicing as an American multinational banking and financial service institution. It is the second largest bank holding company in the United States by assets and the fifth largest by total revenue. Bank of America operates in all 50 states of the U.S, the District of Columbia and more than 40 other countries. Its retail footprint covers approximately 80 percent of the United States population. It was founded in 1904 as the Bank of Italy until the merger of NationsBank and BankAmerica in 1998. Although Bank of America has had its share of success and the privileged to hold the title of the “Bank of America”; this institution has become less popular with its customers and potential customers. Bank of America leads the big banks in fraud lawsuit settlements. The bank meant to be for the people is now being talked about as one of the nations most scrutinized banks and for good reason. Bank of America has been under speculation because there is a lot of money that has not been accounted for. For instance, they received a $15 billion bailout in 2008 and a $25 billion taxpayer bailout January 2009 but they still didn’t pay any taxes in 2009 or 2010. Also in 2011 they didn’t pay any Federal income tax and got almost $1 billion from taxpayers. Bank of America has one of the longest corporate rap sheets among Wall Street big banks over the past several years...
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...California’s glittering reputation has regressed throughout the years between 1986 and 2015. Rawls described California as a place of promise and paradox, which was true, however it is no longer thought of as a place of promise. Areas of California like Los Angeles and Hollywood have helped develop the ideology of California creating fame, success, and fortune, however current economic and environmental instability have altered its attractive identity. People no longer wish to live in California. Once admired for being “the place that never rains,” is now a growing concern. The lack of water is not only affecting the environment, but is worsening the economy. The drought of California has become familiarized throughout the United States. Although...
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...Over the past year as the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump has made many bold, inappropriate, childish, and downright unintelligent statements. Trump currently has one of the lowest approval ratings in history, and his actions are the cause of it. Over the course of the 347 days he has been in office, Trump has made 1,950 misleading or false comments since being sworn in, which is an average of 5.6 a day (Cilliza). Although Donald Trump is the president of the United States, this does not give him the right to act irrationally, as shown by his statements, social media presence, and actions over his past year of presidency. Though Trump is a widely known political...
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...Dear CEO and GenMax Board Members, It seems as though Aero Motors can go one of two ways with its introduction of the Aero Motors brand to the North America markets. The company can decide to go- it- alone or try to partner with an existing company in the United States. In this brief, we will look at the risk/reward of each strategy, how to use the existing Aero brand and following in the United States, and my overall recommendation. If it is decided to go-it-alone, Aero Motors will effectively be starting from scratch. Although extremely popular in the European and Asian markets, Aero is not a well-known entity in the U.S. Not only will we be tapping into a new market, but it is a new product line. Advertising and promotion will be vital, as will the necessary market research initially. A support service to service the cars in North America will have to be established, along with proper distribution channels. This will not be cheap. A large investment will have to take place, and it will also take time to implement a competitive marketing strategy to reach our intended audience. Since we only have a limited window (2 years) to maximize our current technology advantage over our competitors this makes it a risky proposition. Going-it-alone will give Aero Motors full control over all aspects of introducing the new cars from start to finish. We can decide what markets to enter, and have creative control over our advertising campaign. We get to keep our current...
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...Intercultural Project Brazil is a county located in South America and has the fifth highest population in the world. According to geert-hosftede.com, one of the biggest differences between the U.S and the Brazilian culture is the individualism. In the United States, individualism is practiced 91% compared to Brazil with 38%. People in the United States think more as “I” compared to Brazil which think and act more as “we”. In Brazil, power distance is practiced a lot because all the individuals in the society are not equal. Also, the power holders have more benefits than the less powerful in the society. In Brazil the power distance is 69 compare to the United States with 40. When it comes to masculinity, the score of Brazil is 49 and the United States 62. Reading with scores the United States is more driven to success, achievement and competition and Brazil has a lower score. For long term orientation, the United States scores lower than Brazil with 26 and Brazil scores is 44. This being said, Brazil takes more pragmatic by encouraging thrift and efforts in modern education as a way to prepare for the future compare with the United States. According to geert-hofstede.com, “At 76 Brazil scores high on UAI – and so do the majority of Latin American countries. These societies show a strong need for rules and elaborate legal systems in order to structure life. The individuals need to obey these laws, however, is weak. If rules however cannot be kept, additional rules are dictated...
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...Risk Management Environmental risk assessment and environmental risk management may sound similar, but they are two vastly different terms. Environmental risk management is far more political and involves policy makers. On the other hand, environmental risk assessment is scientific, and relies on data recorded by scientists and their research. There is an established tension between the two, and this tension can vary, depending where you are. Historically, the United States and Europe have adopted different models of regulation. Americans have a reputation for being self-assertive and having a complex series of checks and balances, which calls for more “adversarial trial procedures”, than European countries, when it comes to environmental regulations. (Kelman). The United States formally believed that risk assessment and risk management should be separate processes, in their respected fields. This was until the National Research Council published a report that argued to combine the two processes, stating that this would generate continuous feedback from all actors involved. This report received considerable attention on the academic and non-governmental risk community. In Europe however, quite the opposite happened. They originally the two were considered the same area, with a focus on determining the criteria for the process, while accounting for social values. In 1998 the Royal Commission for Environmental Pollution pushed for separating risk assessment from risk management...
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...Bittick Colorado Technical University Online Emerging Markets EMBA650-1201B-01 Phase 1 – Individual Project Professor: Emmanuel Chebe February 24, 2013 Abstract The following report is in reference to the country of Chile and their business environment. It is necessary to include the target market for Chile as it refers to the economy, people and the government. The following topics will be included in the report: total population, population growth rates, ethnic and religious makeup, per capita GDP, income disparity, unemployment rate, educational levels and literacy rates, key industries, economic output, inflation and national debt. This information will be gathered and then compared to possible differences Chile has with the United States market. This report will include to charts that will depict the differences in the data requested from the manager (Task List, 2013). Chile’s Business Environment Most consider Brazil as Latin America’s favorite, but Chile is the country that possesses the best business environment; which is according to the Latin Business Index (2011). This index measures eighteen countries business climates within Latin America. This index’s data is focused on five categories with sub-components. The components and categories are: * Macro environment: Percent GDP growth and percent inflation from 2009 – 2011 and a forecast for 2012 * Globalization and Competitiveness: Globalization Competitiveness Tariffs Security * Infrastructure...
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