United States Secret Service

The United States of America has had many great presidents. One of the most influential and skilled ever was struck down before he was able to accomplish his goals. America lost the opportunity to have a great president running the country for an additional five years when John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as JFK, was assassinated. President Kennedy was loved by the American people. If Kennedy had not been assassinated on that fateful day this world would have been completely different. He…

Later that year in December of 1941, the United States suffered the most costly intelligence failure when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. The failure was a result of analysis misconceptions, lack of integration of intelligence data, collection gaps, bureaucratic confusion, a historical and cultural misunderstanding of the mindset of the adversary, a great underestimation of Japanese capabilities and intentions, and Japanese denial and deception. Moreover, intelligence was being handled in a casual…

firefighters, police, and civilians. The United States was attacked by cruel people for unjust reasons. We were attacked by a terrorist group known as Al-Qaeda. While the day was coming to an end, many were feeling overwhelmed and terrified. People feared that their loved ones were dead under the fallen towers unidentified. 9/11 changed the outlook of civilians in both the United States and around the world forever (History). On September 11, 2001, the United States was attacked by terrorists.…

no matter what. However, the biggest trait would be secrecy. “Then recruits are ready to begin their careers as spies and become immersed in the world of secrecy.” (Goodman 23). When spying, you are constantly being trusted with secrets. If you are not able to keep a secret, you are not able to be a spy. Being a spy does require you to be great at many things, but it does require you to have great looks. “Not surprisingly, the movies exaggerate reality. SIS agents are expected to be smart,…

applied to all Palestinians who had to leave their homeland against their own will. The trauma of Palestinian refugees began with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that has led to the formation of the Palestinian diaspora and the foundation of the state of Israel. The fate of being a refugee and the unsatisfactory conditions in many Arab countries resulted in the unification of the national Palestinian identity.…

century to finally clean up the anthrax contamination but the tests proved that anthrax could be produced, weaponized and transported quite a distance to inflict damage to a target location (Mangold & Goldberg, 2000). The Soviet Union had an immense “secret” biological warfare development program where plenty of attention was devoted to anthrax due to its survivability and resistant properties. An incident that sparked…

On July 5th, 1865 an agency was created called the United States Secret Service. To this day, it remains an important part of keeping the U.S. safe. Its purpose is to serve as protection for chief individuals and their families—specifically the president. This organization evolved into the first national intelligence and counterintelligence agency in the United States. While this agency is known as one of the most secure and protective services, they have not always succeeded. An infamous date…

Brennah VanCleave Research and Citation Assignment Comm. 101 Dual Credit L. (n.d.). United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Retrieved October 17, 2017, from https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/what-is-human-trafficking.html This article defines Human Trafficking as the exploitation of individuals by means of threats and or coercion. It then goes on to define the three components of human trafficking as follows; the act, the means, as well as the purpose. The act is composed of…

At the age of 19, I told my peers that I am going to safeguard the President of the United States of America because I am going to become a secret service agent. At the age of 19, I am committed to making this a reality because it is my aspiration. Thus, to aspire immensely is dangerously and emotionally suicidal when one fails to accomplish one’s aspiration that has infinitely gave one life; however, to have aspire is another thing. Nonetheless, I engraved my aspiration into my being for…

Harbor in Hawaii a U.S. naval base, more than 2,400 Americans was killed in this brutal attack. The attack damage or destroy eight Navy battleships and more than 100 planes. The attack by Japan, triggered the United States to declared was on Japan and ignited the fury of the United States' entrance into World War II. This bloody event was of importance, because prior to the attack, the US Congress would have rejected an appeal by the President to declare war and more over the US population…