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    Ever since learning Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton would be the United States two major choices for President, Americans begun to become excited for the debates. The first debate fell nothing short of being certainly interesting for the majority of the viewers in the country. With all of this said, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. The paper is going to be divided into three separate parts. The first part is going to…

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    before they spread any further. SOF biggest role to fight these insurgencies is by making sure nations with less military expertise have the ability to battle insurgents if they become a problem within their country. As stated by Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael D. Lumpkin, “SOF capabilities for indirect activities enable us to persistently engage throughout the world, working with international partners to build their capabilities before conflicts arise so that they can defend themselves…

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    took place during the cold war. The Cold War was a war between the United States and the Soviet Union, there was no actual fighting between the two nations it was more about who was better at other aspects. One of those aspects was space exploration. During the cold war there was many events and people who affected the United States, one of this including the Space race which was one of the most beneficial events to the United States’ military and political aspects. The Space race like…

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    been defined in many different but similar ways. For example, in their book Understanding Homeland Security, Noftsinger, Newbold, and Wheeler (2007) define homeland security as “a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism, minimize the damage, and recover from attacks that do occur” (pp. 29-30). In its 2010 Quadreannial Homeland Security Review Report, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) similarly defined…

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    the United states of America had changed dramatically. From the beginning of WWI the U.S. foreign policy was almost nonexistent, and its Economy was growing especially do to the amount of immigrants and it was in a time called the Gilded age. After the war was over the was an economic boost and then a huge economic downfall called the great depression which was caused by the constant use of credit and this led the country to have a huge amount of debit. After WWII was over the united states…

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    Before Truman was the 33rd president of the United States he was the vice president for Franklin Delano Roosevelt. During the 1944 presidential elections Roosevelt chose Truman to be his running mate because his former vice president, Harry Wallace, was not well liked. He was only vice president for 82 days when Roosevelt died of a stroke. When Truman came into office America was in the middle of the Second World War. The war had already been going on for six years before Truman became president…

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    finished when he quits." -Richard M. Nixon The Vietnam War was also known as the Second Indochina War, from 1954 to 1975. It was a conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam allies Viet Cong and the government of South Vietnam and its ally United States. The main purpose of the war was to stop South Vietnam in becoming communists like the ones in the north. During that time there were powerful leaders making the decisions. Some important Vietnam leaders were; Ho Chi Minh,Vo Nguyen Giap,…

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    Even though a concert-balance strategy may prove cost effective, may increase cooperation among nations, and allows the United States to retain its world leadership role, I disagree with the author’s conclusion. These benefits will be short lived as long term they are not sustainable, because of cultural and ideological differences, different economic and political objectives, and the rate of leadership change over. The world after World War Two (WWII) has looked towards America for leadership.…

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    CO-SUBMITTED BY: THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, Recalling previous relevant United Nations resolutions such as but not limited to A/RES/51/77, S/RES/2143(2014), S/RES/2068(2012), S/RES/1998(2011), S/RES/1882(2009), S/RES/1612(2005), S/RES/1539(2004), S/RES/1460(2003), S/RES/1379(2001), S/RES/1314(2000), S/RES/1261(1999), Welcoming continuous support of United Nations, UNICEF, Child Soldiers International, War Child, Oxfam International, Defense for Children International, World Vision, Watchlist on…

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    opposite values between the United States and Soviet Union. The United States represented "capitalism, free market, private enterprise, individual liberty, and open political system"(Lecture#10). While the Soviet Union beliefs were "communism, state planning, state enterprise, community good, single party/limits on dissent" (Lecture#10). The United States and Soviet Union are both powerful nations in the World. The Cold War was different from other wars by the United States or Soviet Union did…

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