Bill Sikes

Module 1 Quiz 1) Briefly describe an agency (or an example of an agency) within each of the following sectors (1) Voluntary organization, (2) Private partner and (3) Public sector. Voluntary organizations are non-profit organizations (many faith-based), that focus on the needs of the victims. They help by “...alleviating survivor stress by providing such items as food, shelter, housing, and mental health services...” (Phillips, Neal, & Webb, 2012, p. 24). One such organization is the Humane…

opportunities that I’ve had, so I would like to continue working to improve life for others.” Hillary graduated from Wellesley College and theyn went to Yale Law School. Hillary met her husband future president Bill Clinton at law school. The young couple moved to Arkansas and shortly after was married. Bill pursued politics, becoming the governor of Arkansas making Hillary the first lady. Hillary became the first lady of the United States after her husband was elected president in 1992. In…

partner Ned Logan and the Schofield Kid. Little Bill, the sheriff of the town, interferes with Munny’s plan since he set up a law saying that firearms are not allowed in Big Whiskey. After Munny’s group killed one of the cowboys, Little Bill and the rest…

“Make America Great Again.” It is 2016, and Donald Trump is the Republican nominee for the US Presidency. He has the media in a frenzy with his preposterous statements. More jokes are made about Trump than all of the other presidential candidates combined. His plan for immigration and defense consist of building a wall on the Mexican border and banning all Muslims from the US. If Hillary Clinton had made these outrageous claims, she would not have made it more than a month into her campaign.…

put forth over one hundred health care bills. Republicans voted against increasing the amount of money spent on health care. And Democrats voted for public option. There was a health care act passed by the House Democrats in November 2009 that was supposed to supply healthcare for millions of Americans and also decrease the national debt in millions by the year 2019. However, only one Republican voted for it. But, in December of 2009 the Senate approved a bill somewhat similar to the previous…

Liberty vs. Security Our first attempts at a government gave us the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, the Constitution and an outline of what the founding fathers wanted the United States of America to be. They believed in a limited government, because they had already lived under a tyrannical ruler, and the United States was their vision of living in a free world. If too much power is given over to one person, you will end up with a Hitler, or a Kim Jong-Il. I believe Benjamin…

The Enlightenment shined a ray of hope on the dark ages and provided the foundation and ideals that modern-day society is built upon. A recent political event analogues to the Enlightenment was the election Barack Obama and the hope he gave in 2008. The Enlightenment and the Presidency of Barack Obama have allowed mankind to progress and improve but are mischaracterized as failures for not reaching their potential. This period promised to put an end to society’s ills through logical thought. In…

should not be in the hands of one single opinion, but rather a group of people, which is why the framers wanted Congress to play such a critical role in such affairs. Second, if the framers intended to have the legality of war power to be dismissed, as Bill Clinton is suggesting, then why does it exist in the first place? This is Presidential power that is turning into a snowball effect. Almost like the idea of giving an inch and he wants a mile. Fisher examines example over example exploring…

example, take Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton. As Clinton tried to tell Lewinsky that they could not continue their relationship beyond a professional one he got a phone call from a Florida sugar grower about the proposed sugar tax. The money from the tax was to go to Everglade’s restoration in parts that had been harmed by chemical runoff from the sugar fields. The grower wanted Clinton to veto the sugar tax and dismiss it altogether. Needless to say Clinton vetoed the bill his vice president…

“Indifference is always the friend of the enemy, for it benefits the aggressor -- never its victim, whose pain is magnified when he or she feels forgotten” (Wiesel 2). When trying to get a powerful point or a message across its more effective to use certain techniques and certain words. One influential man mastered this skill, Elie Wiesel. Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate, gave a powerful speech on April 12th 1999 in Washington D.C. as part of the Millennium Lecture series,…