United States National Guard

Which leads to the state level of analysis, the United States felt compelled to protect its security, which as Machiavelli mentions the most important job of the prince is to look out for its nation’s security. “Therefore, if you are a prince in possession of a newly acquired state and deem it necessary to guard against your enemies, to gain allies, to win either by force or fraud”( Machiavelli, 34). In this case, Iraq was the United States’ enemy. As any nation in the world, its interest and…

Payton Diaz One of the most controversial wars in the history of the United States is the Vietnam War. The war was originally between North and South Vietnam. But the United States soon got involved to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam. In the beginning, people supported the war, Americans believed the United States was doing a good thing by aiding the anti-communists in South Vietnam. But as the war went on, issues like draft dodging, the misleading of the public, and an increase…

of their color, religion, or their beliefs. Being an American is being loyal to this country and helping out in any which way you can. One reason I am happy to be an American is because of our military.Our military includes the Navy, Army, Coast Guard, and…

The prison conditions in the United States are appalling to the inmates who are currently serving their time. Prisons have become worse today due to a crumbling infrastructure and currently cannot handle the influx of prisoners coming in. I also disapprove of the current conditions inmates face. Some of these issues is the overcrowding that inmates are dealing with. Budget cuts have also caused Insufficient funds to services like health care, schooling and jobs for rehabilitation to be…

The 1950’s was the start of a changing point for the United States. We were still recovering from the second World War and many things had changed for the United States, things like relations with the Soviet Union. Not only that but things within the United States were changing very rapidly also. The 1950’s was seen as a high point in the United States history, just like the 1920’s were. Many things happen within the 50’s. One of the most famous events from the 1950’s started in the year 1950,…

(Clarke 1997; Felson 2002). In Philadelphia, where I reside, there are CCTV cameras throughout the city, with special concentration in high crime areas, which are monitored 24/7 by the Philadelphia Police Department. On many structures there are window guards/bars on the first floor windows to prevent vandalism and theft. Numerous businesses in the area utilize asset protection services. All of the methods mentioned by Clarke (1997) and Felson (2002), as well as those I personally witnessed in…

serving the United States of America; however, it is equally important to receive a prestigious education. These alumni should show a developed character and firmly established integrity as well. My interest to serve my country began at an incredibly early age as I watched my mother put on her uniform each and every day, as a member of the Air National Guard. My mother has served our remarkable country for twenty-nine years, and her father retired as a Colonel from the Air National Guard after…

the Idaho National Guard so that he can be like his father and provided for his country like his father did. When Boise, Idaho was going crazy with riots the Idaho guardsmen had to go stand on the front lines of the riot to try to stop it. They were trying to do everything in their power to stop what was happening when something terrible happened. Many of the protesters were arrested and they were starting to be struck with tear gas. Then one shot started a war between the United States made…

is wanted, even though it is not needed? That is the question that the United States needs to ask itself when it comes to deciding whether or not they should drill for Oil in the Arctic. The United States already produces the most oil in the world, so what makes drilling for oil in the Arctic necessary? It’s because the United States, a fossil fuel dependent country, wants more oil, even though it isn’t needed. The United States needs to face the realization that the Arctic is a horrible place…

According to the National Park Service, the Jefferson Memorial was built by architect John Russell Pope, who drew inspiration for the Neoclassical building from the historically-renowned Roman Pantheon (National Park Service Paragraph 2). John Russell Pope later died, and so architects Daniel P. Higgins and Otto R. Eggers took over the project (National Park Service Paragraph 1). The resemblance between the Jefferson Memorial and the Roman Pantheon is quite striking, and yet the overall design…