Assignment 1: The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy Annette Hickson Dr. John Cronin Strayer University POL300 – International Problems February 9, 2014 Introduction The Second World War forever changed how the United States viewed its role in foreign affairs. America understood it could no longer stand by and watch countries abroad occupy other nations without feeling any impact. In order to combat this threat, several presidents introduced ideologies
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Presentation Topic: Donate Life America Introduction I. Attention Getter: 22 people die every day as a result of not receiving the transplant they were in need of, and of all deaths in the US, only 2% are used for organ donation (Blood Center of Wisconsin). II. Credibility Statement: I have taken the steps to be a registered donor and have been one since I turned 16 years old three years ago. III. Relating to the Audience: As young people, we are used to being in good health, but not everyone
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Qaeda that we know and love (to hate) today. Background al Qaeda is a Sunni Islamist terrorist organization that operates across the world, but is based out of and concentrates on attacks in the Middle East, Northern Africa and a smaller condensed affiliate in the Philippines. Al Qaeda is responsible for attacks in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. In today’s world of the Global War on Terrorism and seemingly un-ending technological surveillance means, al Qaeda, by definition as a terrorist
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about what is important and what we should be aware of. We trust the media as an authority for news, information, education and entertainment. Considering that powerful influence, then, we should know how it really works. How media Influence us The degree of influence depends on the availability and pervasiveness of media. All of the traditional mass media still have great influence over our lives. Books once were supremely influential because they came first before newspapers, magazines
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issues affect us today. The Facts The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) of 2000 is an Act that is applied to public schools or libraries to receive federal funding while in compliance with technological safety measures. Over the past years, more than $190 million has disbursed to more than 5,000 public libraries through federal programs called E-rate where discounts are given on telecommunications and Internet access under certain conditions (CIPA, 2001). Such conditions that US Supreme Court
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1. Briefly define the disease and its natural history. Be sure to include the following: presenting symptoms and outbreak characteristics. Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by a gram positive, rod-shaped bacteria called Bacillus anthracis. It can be found naturally in soil. There are 4 types of anthrax, cutaneous, inhalation, gastrointestinal, and injection. Cutaneous anthrax develops when a person handles infected animals or animal products and is the most common form on anthrax. Inhalation
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As we get smarter about how financial identity theft is committed, criminals become smarter about gaining our sensitive information. When we became good about shredding old credits cards and bank statements, they used e-mail and phone schemes to coax us into giving our information to them. Companies invest millions of dollars into new technologies meant to keep criminals out of databases, and criminals simply bypass these obstacles with combinations of cutting-edge and archaic techniques. It’s a vicious
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the way to bombing the building, a very extreme attack. His parents also got divorced as a kid. He was put through a lot as a kid, and in result, bombed the building. This source by Biography.com is a very credible source. The information is current and all the links are functional. The website is definitely related to my topic. It was put to a lot of use when writing out my thesis and research questions. I have viewed a lot of different websites and this is one of the best ones I have seen. I
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Century. Finally, the role of the community health nurse will be discussed. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tuberculosis is caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. This bacterium usually affects the lungs but can attack any part of the body. If active TB disease is not treated it will usually kill the individual and spread to others. “About one third of the world’s population is infected with TB bacteria. Only a small proportion of those infected will become sick”
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Running head: MEDIA PORTRAYAL OF ATTACKS ON IRAQ Mainstream Media Portrayal of Ongoing Attacks on Iraq Name Institution Instructor Class The American mission in Iraq, launched in 2003 as the cornerstone of President Bush’s War on Terror and the beginning of America’s exercise in ‘nation building,’ has captivated and polarized national attention for the entirety of its thus far 2820 day existence. In 2003, much of the Western world unquestioningly accepted
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