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Throughout America’s history, there have been many presidents that changed the way this nation runs. Forty-four men have held this incredibly authoritative and respectable position. Perhaps three of the most memorable and influential presidents were George Washington, often referred to as the father of this country, Frederick Delano Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. Actions that are made by presidents can be reflected across the world and often, in many cases, reflect in other countries, whether that…

generals in the army, three in the air force, and one in the navy. Black soldiers were granted 20 of the 239 Medals of Honor awarded during the Vietnam War. African Americans made up about thirty percent of the U.S. Army during Operations Urgent Fury in Grenada, Restore Hope in Somalia, Desert Storm-Desert Shield in the Persian Gulf, and Uphold Democracy in Haiti. In 1999 blacks made up thirteen percent of the U.S. population and twenty-two percent of the military. After two centuries of…

INTRO The immigrant experience in America can differ depending on what you look like and where you come from. Immigrants in America get treated much differently because of the qualities immigrants may or may not have. So they have to assimilate and change the way they are to fit into the American melting pot. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a novel about a Nigerian woman named Ifemelu. Ifemelu is a well-educated woman who immigrates to America for a better education. Her life becomes…

A civilian once bombarded me with question over my war experience. As days began to drift by with no immediate end, I rebutted with a question. “When I say war, what do you think about?” He was hesitant, but he responded: Soldiers, enemy combatants, ships, tanks, Humvees, helicopters, jets, weapons, chemical weapons, the atom bomb, and death. I smiled, as if to say, that’s it. “The Things They Carried,” by Tim O’Brien is largely celebrated since its publishing in 1990. But much of his short…

Ghandi's campaign for independence went on, with his encouragement of peaceful protest and criticism of British administration and taxes. In 1921, Ghandi called for all Indians to boycott paying taxes on farming tools to the British, a strategy to have a negative effect on the economy. His non-cooperation campaign, despite its nonviolent aims, periodically became violent, and Ghandi was imprisoned in 1922 for instigating the movement. He was released two years later. The movement, however, was…

?James M. Atkinson http://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmatkinson/ 127 Eastern Ave, #291 | Gloucester, MA 01930?|?(978) 551-1880?|?jmatk@tscm.com Executive Summary Over 40 years of experience with a wide variety of high performance mainframe, desktop, and embedded computers. Component level experience with computers, switching systems, cryptographic, and space communications systems. Comprehensively trained and skilled in TSCM ? Technical Surveillance Counter Measures and…