A Nation at Risk

Thankfully, the Dominican Republic has not seen the vast levels of devastation that other nations have experienced. You only have to look at news reports to see the horrors that other countries…

This article illustrates the effects of poverty on at-risk youth specifically in our school systems. The detrimental consequence’s poverty has on at-risk youth in our nation is a concern for all. The depth of poverty in America spans far beyond the geographical and ethnic boundaries. Throughout this article, the author demonstrates the key factors associated with poverty, as well as crucial aspects we as a country must focus on improving. As the percentage of people living in poverty continues…

to arrive in North America, European countries competed for political and military alliances with North Yankee tribes through nation-to-nation treaties that area unit the idea of U.S. Indian law nowadays. The lack of economic development on reservations could be a major think about making the acute poorness, state, and also the related to social problems that Indian nations face. “Increasing…

Introduction On December 26, 2004, at approximately eight in the morning, there was a huge earthquake that struck the Indian Ocean. The magnitude of this earthquake was a 9.3 on the Richter scale. According to this scale, anything over a 9 results in “near-total destruction, waves moving through the earth visible with naked eye. The epicenter was off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. According to the California Institute of Technology, this earthquake ruptured the greatest fault length of 1500…

issues Corruption could be defined as the dishonest and unethical behavior in order to access personal profit or exclusive power from political authorities instead of conducting corresponding laws, which could be an important indicator of political risk. In this case, corruption perception index will be used to estimate the scale of corruption. According to the Transparency International (2016), Sweden scores 89 in corruption perception index, which is the third highest within the 168 countries…

our cyber-physical infrastructure has become increasingly more and more at risk with the rise in terrorism and increased integration of technology in all areas of our infrastructure. It is important for our government to implement risk based analysis, management and policies to protect our infrastructure from vulnerabilities. In order to protect the nations critical infrastructure, the critical protection plan is a nations call to action that focuses on the achievement of security and the…

Final Project: Milestone 1 Michael Parderlikes Operations Management Southern New Hampshire University July 12, 2017 Generating Value In Operations Management, there are two main categories that resonate with the specific management of the company Nissan, one of the largest car makers in the world, these categories are: service operations and manufacturing operations. Nissan harnesses the outcomes of optimization of such operations by offering, for example, better prices to the end consumer,…

of the nation is obese. Obesity has become a rising problem that is caused by many things and has many effects on the people who have it. Poor food choice is a major cause of obesity, which has the effect of many health risks. First off, there are many contributions to obesity, but poor food choice is a primary one. Due to more people working in the past few years, there is less time to eat at home. It is more convenient to stop at a fast food restaurant. Only four percent of the nation doesn’t…

Six Groups at a High Risk for Drug and Alcohol Addiction Those who become addicted to alcohol and drugs are usually not found randomly across the nation 's population. There are certain groups of people who are at a higher risk of becoming addicts if they are members of a certain subgroup of the general population. By identifying yourself or loved ones as members of these groups, an awareness of the potential problem that can develop can often prevent the addiction from occurring or recognize…

Almost all countries in the world have a military. The military keeps out foreign trouble. One of the reasons many people love America is because of the protection they receive under the stars and stripes. Although we may still be a developing nation in terms of finding the balance between restriction and freedom, we still have one of the most powerful armed forces in the world.…