Military Commissions Act of 2006

In our society, the notion of education is designed to act as pathways to opportunities that will help us discover a successful career. Considering the military, in order to be commissioned as an officer in the Navy, Marines, Air Force, Army, or Coast Guard, one must excel in high school in order to be admitted into one of the respective academies or ROTC units around the nation. It seems as if members of all races who are actively interested in serving in the armed forces as an officer and are…

The issue of people wanting to limit the availability of firearms for purchase to help lower the amount of homicides and violent acts of crime in our country is not something new. This is shown to be the case in a paper written in 1975 by Douglas Murray, which is titled “Handguns, Gun Control Laws and Firearm Violence”. This paper takes the stance that gun control laws have no…

At the beginning of 2013, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimated that 10.4 million people worldwide were classed as refugees. That is, 10.4 million people that had fled their home country in fear of persecution. In 2011 there were a total of 1,669,725 asylum applications received worldwide, yet only 0.92% of those were made to Australia (Healey 2013). Despite being a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, Australia has some of the toughest immigration policies worldwide.…

issuing of martial law (“San Francisco”. 2010). In another act of illegality, due to rumors of widespread looting that were without basis, Mayor Eugene Schmitz issued “…an order of doubtful constitutionality” (Cherny. 2007). Schmitz’s order read, in part, “The Federal Troops, the members of the Regular Police Force, and all Special Police Officers have been authorized by me to KILL any and all persons found engaged in Looting or in the Commission of Any Other Crime” (“Mayor”.). Many people…

school where a student saying the Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic, with the intention of celebrating and promoting multiculturalism during foreign language week. There are many people in this country similar to Laura Ingraham, who fills the need to act racist or sexist towards groups of people who are disenfranchised in America. In addition, language barriers can be used to keep groups divided; or a class of people with less understanding and knowledge of a specific language. In the readings,…

northeastern, and northern regions. However, as Thailand continues to industrialize, its urban population - 31.1% of total population, principally in the Bangkok area is continually growing. iv. Migration rates and patterns: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 populations (2006 EST.) v. Ethnic groups: Thai 75%, Chinese 14%, other 11% III. ECONOMIC STATISTICS AND ACTIVITY: 1 Thai Baht = 0.0273059164 U.S. dollars a. Gross domestic product i. TOTAL: 7104.2 billions of Baht ii. RATE OF GROWTH: 4.4% b.…

through great change in terms of civil rights, mainly as a result of huge protests. There were many civil rights issues that people protested for, but the main one was for black equality, which resulted in the black power movement. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a big part of the movement. The black power movement was a nationwide movement where people protested for black equality, the protests that came out of this movement were among the largest and most violent in our nations history. While…

Since 9/11, security at airports around the world has increased dramatically, with metal detectors, x-ray scanners, and many other technologies to help keep countries safe. However, it can also be a huge waste of time, such as how you can’t carry more than 100mL of cologne in your carryon bag, or how they measure your nail clippers and nail file since they could be a “threat” to national security. The most recent addition too many airports in the U.S. is a machine called the Backscatter X-Ray.…

The history of emergency medical services (EMS) dates to the Civil War era. At which time, all military personnel had to be examined by medical officers to qualify for duty and ambulances with trained attendance were assigned to a regiment based on its size (History of EMS, n.d., p. 1). Following the Civil War, the Anglo-American model of care began to evolve in Cincinnati with its first civilian ambulance in 1865 followed by New York City in 1869, it was during this time and ambulance…

Torture is a commonly debated subject, some believing it is an appropriate means of receiving wanted information, while others believe it to be unjust and a completely cruel idea. Torture is not only severely damaging to the the prisoner, it is also extremely detrimental to the perpetrator as well. According to CNN’s report on the investigation into the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence 's report on the CIA and its detention and interrogation program, of 119 detainees captured between…