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The Patriot Act is a government bill hastily passed after the days of the 911 terrorist attacks. In essence it is essentially an extension of a currently existing program called FISA, which allows for spying on other countries. This program costs a total of 64 billion dollars a year. And it also allows for government overreach in the form of civilian surveillance which is supposed to be prohibited by the 4th amendment (Costly 2). However the Patriot Act hasn't stopped any terrorist attacks…

The USA PATRIOT ACT stands for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (Deflem, McDonough, 2015). It makes a person wonder if the name came first, or if the desire to have something seem…

“The Signals Intelligence mission collects, processes, and disseminates intelligence information from foreign signals for intelligence and counterintelligence purposes and to support military operations. This Agency also enables Network Warfare operations to defeat terrorists and their organizations at home and abroad, consistent with U.S. laws and the protection of privacy and civil liberties.” With the sharp incline in the number of terrorist attacks and cyberattacks, the government cannot…

Girl scouts When i was about 8, i'd been forced to join the girl scouts against my many misgivings to have something to do for the summer. I'm not much of a people person and i don’t like working in groups especially because i felt that the older girls were mean and the girls my age or younger were annoying. But i stayed for two years and it wasn't all bad on occasion we’d have fun and i didn't have to try too hard with cookies sales because my mother and grandma always took it upon themselves…

Did you know that the NSA has stoped 54 terrorist organizations before they were able to harm anyone in the past 2 years. The government should spy on citizens but some people would say otherwise. Some people believe that the government could stop drug dealers and terrorist attempts. However some people think it is a loss of privacy. The government spying on us is a good thing because it is a easier way of finding information about illegal acts that people make and be beneficial to solving cases…

operating in the United States (Hearing, 2017, 2). The US government continues to use FISA for this purpose. FISA has frequently been amended to maintain and enhance a comprehensive statutory framework for gathering foreign intelligence. For example, the USA Patriot Act amended FISA in 2001, the Protect America Act of 2007 completely revised FISA in…

The Boy Scouts of America made an announcement that is shaking up the scouting world, putting smiles on some faces, while filling other with anger. CBS News reports The Girl Scouts are not sold on the idea that the Boy Scouts are suddenly welcoming girls with open arms to create an equal environment, suggesting low enrollment is behind the push to bring the girls in now. A need for money is also coming into play following the decision, with a finger being pointed at the Boy Scouts need for…

The distribution of girl scout cookies has developed and changed over the years of production. At first, they started off in Oklahoma selling only one type of cookie in a specific area. Now, they are world wide and with more than 12 cookies with different recipes. As the world has been advancing, so has the distribution of girl scout cookies. Girl scout cookies have been a huge hit in America and known as America’s beloved cookies. First of all, girl scout cookies started in 1912. A lady named…

In order to understand the way justice works throughout the international community, a person must understand the history behind the system and all the reasons it came to be. The Bosnia Case was the public international case of Bosnia and Herzegovina v Serbia and Montenegro. Dr. Francis Boyle, an adviser to Alija Izetbegović, the first Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War, filed the case. A document issued by the International Court of Justice stated that,…

Oral History Interview Project Oral history is the oldest type of historical inquiry, and one of the most modern. It is a field of study and a method of gathering, preserving, and interpreting the voices and memories of people, communities, and participants in past events. (Oral history association, 2012) So basically there is an interviewer asking an interviewee about his experiences in his life, and the interview can serve for many purposes. For this project, the interview was for us to see…