Director of National Intelligence

therapeutic effects would lead to a much better alternative treatment to pain in cases regarding epilepsy, nausea relief, multiple sclerosis, post-traumatic stress disorder, and cancer. This may seem like an impossible act, but with the technology and intelligence that we possess today, it is far from that; and obviously more and more clinicians and researchers are coming on board as well. Medical marijuana should be legalized in place of opioid narcotics for people who are in search of relief…

going through Congress, an amendment was created to make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of gender as well as race. (5 Things Women Couldn’t Do in the 1960s) When the amendment was not taken seriously concerning women in the workplace, the National Organization for Women was founded to enforce full equality for women in truly equal partnership with men. For example, now challenged several of the now-defunct airline Pan Am 's rules, including the following: Stewardesses had to meet a…

Economic policy: In general Zia gave economic development and policy a fairly low priority (aside from Islamization) and delegating its management to technocrats such as Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Aftab Qazi and Vaseem Jaffrey. However, between 1977 and 1986, the country experienced an average annual growth in the GNP of 6.8%—the highest in the world at that time—thanks in large part to remittances from the overseas workers, rather than government policy.The first year of Zia's government coincided…

In our country ISIS is a huge threat. People are scared, worried, stressed, etc. In our world, ISIS are terrible people who do hateful things to people. They like to make surprise attacks, inflict maximum casualties and spread many different types of fear before withdrawing, suffering, and heavy losses. ISIS has threatened the U.S. many times. (According to independent) They had proven to be a growing force to be reckoned with. They will live up to their barbaric reputation and to continue to…

The act of coming to live permanently in a foreign country is defined as immigration. Many immigrants come from other countries to live in the US for many reasons like, escaping war or violence, better job opportunities and living conditions, free education for grades K-12, government benefits, etc. The main reason why people may emigrate is to live a better life for themselves and their families. But many of these immigrants face many challenges in order to become a citizen, and many people are…

Introduction As of late, ISIS seems to be all over the news. With each air attack and taped execution, one question keeps popping up into the minds of our citizens, who is ISIS? ISIS is an acronym which stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, a terrorist group that first came into view around 2003 after the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The current leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, plans to take control of all Muslims worldwide, and will kill any “infidels” who stand in their way. This…

Baker, B. (2015). Media Bias. Retrieved June 24, 2015, from http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/types-of-media-bias/ This article was written by Brent H. Baker, the Vice President for Research and Publications at Media Research Center. This article discusses that when one side of an article or multiple articles removed/censored over a period of time, removing facts that disprove claims by either side of the argument or supporting either side, this creates blind support by the media…

it was a concept of performance motivation. Later, in 1970, Craig Lundberg & Francis Wolek defined this concept in "Planning the Executive Development Program" and took its final form in David McClelland's "Testing for Competence Rather Than for Intelligence" (1973). The concept of competency became popular through the work of Richard Boyatzis and especially his book, "The Competent Manager". According to Boyatzis competency is “A capacity that exists in a person that leads to behavior that…

Is the cost of college becoming too much to the point where it outweighs the benefits of the education itself? Throughout the decades a college education has gained many benefits and is considered by the majority to be the next logical step in life after high school. College nowadays is seen as a necessity, students coming straight out of high school are pressured by guidance counselors and other authoritative figures to make college the next step. All because it is said that with this higher…

Where were you when Kennedy died? This is a famous question that’s asked to many baby boomers, their parents, and everyone else who was alive to see JFK’s short lived presidency. More famous for his looks, Irish blood and religion than his short list of successes while in office, Kennedy had a chance at redemption (or eternal humiliation) following the failure of the Bay of Pigs operation. This opportunity came with the Cuban Missile Crisis. It’s important to note that the tension wasn’t as…