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    In 1961 John F. Kennedy would become the 35th President of the United State of America, his presidency would come to a sad and abrupt end on November 22, 1963 (Biography.com). In 1964 President Kennedy was planning to run for reelection, but in order to gain the nomination from the Democratic party he needed to carry Texas (Jfklibrary.org). This was an issue because Democrats in the state were add odds with each other (The Day). President Kennedy’s visit to the state in late November was made in…

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    Criminal Justice Duties

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    According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the police officers, detectives, and criminal investigators perform varies of duties that include protecting and serving the community by securing lives of the citizens and property and gathering data and evidence of possible crimes to ensure the safety of the community. Their main obligation is to pursue and apprehend for those who violates the law by issuing warnings, citations, or arresting them. The police officers tend to focus more on…

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    Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford by Clint Hill and Lisa McCubbin takes on a new perspective through historical events of five presidents with secret service agent, Clint Hill, protecting them each step of the way. Within the 430-page book, there are many lessons to be taught that secret agent Clint Hill exemplifies, and not to mention other characters in the book such as the President of the United States of America. From 1953 until 1977, Hill was under…

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    Bright rays of sunshine seep through the cracks of even the deepest buried secrets and illuminate the truth where it may not be desired. The light shatters any facade that coats an individual's suppressed secret. In Ann Beattie’s piece she repeatedly echoes the title, “Janus” — a Roman god depicted as having two faces. The notion of light and dark echoes back to the title as the contrast between them depicts a two-sided perspective. Through the repeated juxtaposition of light and dark, Ann…

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    decided to continue working for the CIA. Aldrich was promoted to a GS-7 position, even with a few alcohol related instances involving the police. After ten years with the CIA, Aldrich became a full-time spy and a recruiter for foreign nationals to give secrets to the USA about the Soviet Union. After seventeen years with the CIA Aldrich was appointed head of the counterintelligence branch of the CIA’s Soviet Division.…

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    An examination of the activities that Julius Rosenberg participated in during the years 1943 to 1950 show that he was responsible for passing atomic secrets to the Soviets. This happened while Julius Rosenberg was living in New York City with his wife Ethel, while raising a family. During World War II, Julius Rosenberg began to work as an agent for the Soviet Union and partnered with his brother-in-law, David Greenglass, to help him gather information for the Soviets. Greenglass worked as a…

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    I always wondered where did great writers find such strength. What made their stories so good? How could I write a story that has the power of touching people’s heart and spirit? What is the secret of a successful novel writing? Every story in the world since the dawn of time, seemingly shared similar ideas and a common structure. Each hero from every culture goes through similar steps. Joseph Campbell is one of those who discovered this principle and introduced the concept of Monomyth or “the…

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    of U.S. V. Jones In 2008, Mr. Antoine Jones was arrested because he had illegal drug business. In fact, District of Columbia police agents had secretly put a GPS on his car and found his crime business. The agents only had a warrant with 10 days. After this limited time, the agents decided to continue followed Jones. One mouth later, the agents found Jones had a secret house near the beach, the police also found there had a lot of cocaine and cash. Finally, Jones would be spend his all life in…

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    resulted in the deaths of four federal agents. and 82 Branch Davidians, 28 of them were children. There were only 9 survivors after the building was burned down. It all started because the branch davidians didn't surrender and they shot at the fbi. It started on February 28th 1993.it ended April 19th 1993. The siege was from the branch of the Davidians smuggling illegal guns. They had them all locked in a secret vault in their basement. They killed 4 ATF agents. Eight Branch Davidians were…

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    told them about the two Confederate forts. ( 91) The Union fort that George was at, happened to be where General Benjamin Butler was. Butler later realized the possible potential of slaves becoming spies and scouts. This was a turning point in the secret, or better yet, spy war. ( 93) In other instances, spies were used to protect important leaders such as Abraham Lincoln. One way spies protected Lincoln was during February in 1861 when spies were hired to protect Lincoln as he traveled to his…

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