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The one thing to say about the intelligence community is that it doesn’t lack acreage. What I mean by that is that every government entity seems to have an intelligence arm associated with it to focus on their particular mission. It may seem a bit redundant to an outsider, but every aspect of research topics need specialists, i.e. Department of the Treasury needs intelligence to focus on finance specific topics. I won’t speak about so much about the history of the intelligence community, but…

In 1991, a desalinization plant was built in Santa Barbara due to the 1987-1992 drought. Heavy rainfall caused the plant to become inefficient with costs. The plant was closed down in 1992. Plans to reopen the plant are being determined as the building is outdated and would need new funding to upgrade…

a fishing line. Next, vape pens have no current FDA of safety decrees, which allows big, brand companies to lie about their ingredients. Pursuing further, e-cigs do not have enough medical research and life long data to deem safe and harmless. Santa Barbara News-Press confirms, “ California health officials declared electronic cigarettes a health threat that should be strictly regulated like tobacco products” (Nirappil). More documentation on the long-range health repercussions of these…

My life experiences and sociological training shaped my mission as a scholar and as a mentor at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and the University of California, Irvine (UCI). At UCSB and UCI, I research the power and politics of marginalized people. In particular, I focus my research on social mobilization, economic and political development, and the state. My sociological training forged my theoretical and methodological approaches to understand how economic and social…

and preservationist activists prior to World War II, there was a proliferation of widespread activism during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s after a series of environmental disasters ignited concern, including increased habitat destruction, the 1969 Santa Barbara Oil Spill, and the exposure of dangerous pesticides by Rachel…

INTRODUCTION Haiti is a nation where the people are resilient, prayers are consistent and work hard with perseverance. Born in Haiti but, raised in Florida, I found myself doing research on the country that has formed a place in my heart. After doing much research at the library and even online, I found that Haiti is a country known as the "Mountainous Land” (Girault). It is usually remembered for its poverty and its recent earthquake back in January 2010 where thousands of people were killed…

Successful recycling requires not only participation from the public, but also students. The importance of campus recycling is to preserve the limited quantity of resources that are used to produce common university materials. It’s every student’s responsibility to be informed about the demand of materials they use daily, and the current ways those materials are being reused and recycled. Recycling has become one of the most important movements that promote sustainability for our environment and…

TPP7123 Assignment 2 Template Task 1: Essay question analysis (a) Essay Question: (Write question from Assignment 4 here. Highlight the task words. Underline the limit words) The course reading identifies no. of potential problems related to global population growth. Select one issue that you believe needs to be addressed as a priority and justify your selection. Describe a solution proposed in the reading and from your further research that you think best addresses the issue that you have…

Hero. A person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character. Many people in the world have heroes to look up to. Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Amelia Earhart, Anne Frank, Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, are all influential people kids learn about or know. But what about the ones we see in comic books, such as Captain America or Iron Man? They aren’t real people that saved the day. They only saved the day in comic books, TV shows, and movies. Common Sense Media states, “From…

leadership positions in these clubs to not only develop my leadership skills, but also make important connections with my peers. At the time, I didn’t realize the importance of getting involved. Once I was accepted to the University of California, Santa Barbara, I realized it would be a great chance to have a fresh start and start pushing myself out of my comfort zone. Once arriving, I had no problems making new friends…