Fort Hood

The word nation came to English from the old French word nacion, which in turn originates from the latin word natio literally meaning “that which has been born”. (Harper, Douglas) A nation may refer to a community of people who share a common language, culture, ethnicity, decent or history, it can also refer to people who share a common territory and govt. Where Nationalism is a belief system, creed or political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a…

advanced American society is, yet at the same time fail to recognize some of our real problems. For example, in the past 15 years, we’ve experienced a rise in the number of mass shootings and gun violence in the United States. From the murders at Fort Hood in 2009, to the tragic murders of 20 school aged children and six adults at Sandy Hook….in the period from 2007-2013, the FBI has documented 16.4 incidents per year. When I ask why this has happened, my first response is we need more gun…

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Our task assigned was to interview a specific agency about their use, or lack of, an “Early Warning System”. Although the first use of the Early Warning System was in Kansas City in 1972, it wasn’t until 1981, that the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights suggested that all law enforcement agencies around the country should be implementing it. (Schultz 2011) It is still, as of 2017, not mandatory, however it is a requirement of the agency if it wishes to be CALEA (Commission on Accreditation for Law…

Powerball ticket still? You just put it in the washing machine.” With the odds of winning the Powerball being so low. I thought about just throwing it away. I decided to take it to the local gas station and have it checked out. I walked in with my hood on, and handed the clerk my ticket. I was in the back grabbing a Red bull before my 6 hour shift. I came back to the counter and looked and the clerk was in complete shock. He couldn’t even speak, but he did…

mention the people who could be involved in major crimes, and terrorists enter freely, and jeopardize the safety of the American people. The United States has had terrorist attacks in san bernardino last year, at the boston marathon in 2013, at fort hood in 2009 and 911. (16 Reasons Donald Trump Is Not Wrong on Immigration) With the borders open over 100,000 illegal immigrants have came to America each year.(16 Reasons Donald Trump Is Not Wrong on Immigration) In 2014, about 10,000…

an ARMY brat. In my opinion this is one of the reasons he developed so much resilience and so much knowledge of the ARMY in all of its aspects. During his younger years he passed his time between his family farm in Odesa TX and Germany, Fort Bliss TX., FT Hood and FT Gordon. During his young adult years he moved back to TX in order to complete his college degree. After the completion of his college degree SFC Green started serving as a teacher…

Intro When the word Columbine is stated almost everyone knows what is being referred to without even having to ask. The amount of gun violence that has pledged our country over the past decade is almost astonishing. Events like the Columbine shooting being so horrific that those who were never directly affected still get chills when thinking about that day. Gun control is a pressing topic in the United States today and it is something that is heavily debated on. Gun laws need to be changed…

One swing of your hand and the ball slowly rolls towards the pin, and strike, all pins down. Online sports games like bowling on Wii or Xbox 360 Kinect has improved processing speed, attention span, and spatial skills among older adults. Video games, internet-based devices and other technologies are changing our traditional ways of living, making our lives more convenient and comfortable. In fact, technology is the biggest drive in our lives that controls our ways of thinking, learning, and…

Second Amendment “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” (Archives, 2016). Gun control topic relates to criminal law and criminal procedures by giving a punishment to the defendant if individual violated the law or a police officer violated citizen’s rights. Most states allow people to bear a gun, but some of them not. So it depends the state law a person will be punished by bearing a gun.…