Why is it important to document hidden histories? Before viewing Slavery by Another Name (2012), I was not fully aware of the atrocities committed against African Americans after slavery had been abolished. I knew that newly freed slaves had a hard time adjusting to freedom, but I never fathomed the oppression and torment they were subjected to as free Americans. My history classes throughout my education never included information regarding involuntary servitude and laws that were created to deliberately re-enslave African Americans and prevent them from having mobility.…
1) Describe some of the circumstances in which confidential health information can be disclosed without the patient's explicit consent Confidential health information can be disclosed under the following circumstances without the patient’s consent. Court orders and Subpoenas - when there is a court order made to have the health records available. The legal process to obtain health record information is through a subpoena. Statutory reports - Hospitals and medical personnel are required to report certain health information to public authorities.…
There are so many different texts that are out there. “Our Secrets” by Susan Griffin is a transcultural text. A contact zone is the space in which transculturation takes place. Mary Pratt defines “Transculturation as a process whereby members of subordinated or marginal groups select and invent from materials transmitted by a dominant metropolitan culture” (323). Pratt uses “transcultural” to describe the dominant groups or cultures because there are so many groups and cultures that are dominant in this world.…
When will registrations for the 2018 Diversity Lottery begin? Registrations for the DV-2018 Program also known as 2018 Green Card lottery, will open at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Tuesday, October 4, 2016 and close on November 7, 2016 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-4). During this period, eligible foreign nationals can file applications with the U.S. Department of State to enter the lottery program, one of the easiest ways to get a Green Card. Applicants need to file just one entry during the registration period as multiple entries will be detected by the U.S. Department of State and they will be disqualified. Likewise, it is wise to submit the DV 2018 application as soon as possible as heavy demands…
Executive privilege is a right held by the executive branch that allows the president to withhold information and while the Constitution does not grant this power to the executive explicitly, presidents have justified executive privilege using the Constitution’s separation of powers doctrine and the role of the executive branch in foreign affairs (O’Brien). The sole organ theory also asserts that the president alone acts as a representative on behalf of the country when dealing with foreign nations and in issues of international conflict (O’Brien). With regards to the treaty with Great Britain, Washington has the ability to invoke executive privilege in this case based on implied and explicit powers in the Constitution, the separation of powers doctrine, and precedent set by the Supreme Court. Certain powers are implicit…
Edward Joseph Snowden is an “American Computer professional, former CIA employee, and former contractor for the United States government who copied and leaked classified information from the NSA in 2013 without prior authorization.” After taking actions to reveal thousands of National Security Agency documents, he is referred to by many as a whistleblower. Snowden, due to his actions, has been charged for violation of theft of government property and violation of the Espionage Act of 1917. Did he put himself up for government prosecution to save us? Is he our knight in shining armor?…
I am volunteer in Milan centre . I am going for work experience . I am going every Wednesday with my friends .There is disabled people .There is young and old people .And they do art and playing games .we don't need to do anything . We just help them.…
Executive Privilege is a controversial presidential power that is recognized by the courts but is nowhere mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. Executive Privilege is often used by presidents to hide information that may be incriminating or detrimental to their party or political standing. Many historians and politicians have claimed that executive privilege is not real and question whether it is constitutional for presidents and other members of the executive branch to withhold documents and testimony from congress. As defined in the dictionary, Executive Privilege is the principle that members of the executive branch of government cannot legally be forced to disclose their confidential communications when such disclosure would adversely affect the operations or procedures of the executive branch.…
Covert action is one of many foreign policy tools used by policymakers to advance national interests. Used in select international efforts, covert action encompasses a broad range of activities outside the operations of traditional intelligence collection. Sanctioned by the White House and overseen by Congress, covert action can provide results and otherwise unavailable information. "The term covert action was defined for the first time in statute to mean an activity or activities of the united government to influence political, economic, or military conditions abroad, where it is intended that the role of the united state states will not be apparent or acknowledged publicly".…
The purpose of the DHS (Interim) Strategic Air Surveillance Requirements is to identify surveillance capabilities needed to address the wide spectrum of aerial threats. These capabilities allow for continuous monitoring, enabling the detection and tracking of air vehicles entering and within U.S. airspace. Air surveillance facilitates the rapid identification of airborne threats and provides decision makers the maximum amount of time available to determine an optimal course of…
One of my duties was to review and update the DHS air surveillance requirements. The document in question was from 2012 and was general in nature. To accomplish and to understand the complexities of the task, I needed to familiarize myself with how the original DHS air surveillance requirements were generated and were each line item originated. I discussed the origination of the current requirements with the Director of Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Domain Awareness (DA) and members from the AMOC, the Long Range Radar Joint Program Office (now DASA). I gathered and reviewed National, DHS, and component level air surveillance documents.…
You are all set to travel, but suddenly, the U.S. government issues a travel warning or a travel alert for your destination. Does this now mean you should cancel your trip? Not necessarily, here is what you need to know. What is a Travel Alert?…
Is an Online Homeland Security Degree Worth It? An online homeland security degree is mostly valuable when it is added onto previous education and combined with relevant work experience. Keep reading to learn how to make an online homeland security degree worth your time, money and energy.…
The movie, Sharing the Secret, presents a breath- taking portrait of bulimia nervosa and provides an remarkable presentation of some of the underlying psychological issues that can play a part in the formation of an eating disorder during the adolescence. The film also touches on the general effects that an eating disorder can have on members in the person’s family and the person’s friends. According to Dr. Joyce Almeida, Sharing the Secret is an “excellent portrait of an eating disorder in a teenager” and she would recommend it to anyone interested in working in the field of adolescence psychology on account of its accuracy in its representation of the psychological condition. Beth Moss appears to be an average teenage girl who likes hanging…
In 2013 In the Obama administration’s most direct confrontation with China over its theft of corporate secrets, the Justice Department on unsealed an indictment of five members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and charged them with hacking into the networks of Westinghouse Electric, the United States Steel Corporation and other companies. These hackers stole nearly 700,000 pages of emails and also some from the chief executive.…