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Knowledge of the individual’s culture provides insight into the complex beliefs and value system of various ethnic groups that make up the United States today. The heritage assessment tool provided an opportunity to view and compare cultures for encouraging incorporation of individual beliefs into a plan for health promotion.

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In her 1999 book Flawed By Design, Stanford academic Amy Zegart examines the three main American national security agencies: the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), and the National Security Council (NSC). She covers the history of each of the agencies from creation to the 1990s. While going through each of their histories, she makes a point to break down their histories into their creations and evolutions. This breakdown allows Zegart to effectively and concisely support her conclusion that the agencies are flawed by design. Furthermore, her conclusions are relevant to the U.S. military today. Any competent military professional should learn lessons from Zegart as the lessons she offers have keen importance

After World War II, America continued to increase their defense to avoid more losses like the Pearl Harbor incident that killed 2,300 Americans and destroyed ships and aircraft. Furthermore, the Cold War raised the demand to increase the American defense system. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the supreme commander of the Allied Forces during WWII and two-term President, was concerned about the sudden growth and cost of the American defense system. During his “Farewell Address,” Eisenhower addressed his concerns about keeping the peace, the creation of numerous weapons for the national defense, and how scientific and technologic development becomes a powerful and unregulated tool.

The President’s recent actions to send troops to Poland and Lithuania to defend our NATO allies has led to questions regarding the constitutionality of such action and the role congress plays in crafting American foreign policy. It is very important to understand these questions and the debates that surround them are not new to our nation. In fact, two of our nations most important founders, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, debated the balance of congressional and presidential power in foreign affairs all the way back in 1793. Similarly, the need to defend our NATO allies is nothing new. As Russia looks to expand its “sphere of influence” and return to its Cold War Self; we must ensure that our military and our NATO allies have the

In the post WWII Era, The National Trust for Historic Preservation was established after “preservationist began to realize the need for a National, private, nonprofit organization to unite expertise and leadership with the preservation movement’s growing popular support.” The National Trust for Historic Preservation changed the landscape for preservation in America. In 1906, the National Historic Preservation Act was passed, providing federal funding for the National Trust, to provide financial support for organizations preserving America’s Cultural and Natural Heritage, with activities ranging from the Statue of Liberty, to the Grand Canyon. The National Park Service in some measure created the National Trust. The National Park Services

John F. Kennedy: “The events of recent weeks may have helped to illuminate that challenge for some; but the dimensions of its threat have loomed large on the horizon for many years.” (John F. Kennedy’s Secret Society Speech, lines 17 - 19)

“There may have been a time when preservation was about saving an old building here or there, but those days are gone. Preservation is in the business of saving communities and the value they embody” - Richard Moe, The Nation Trust for Historic Preservation. Historic preservation is an all-embracing social, economic, and environmental movement that protects historic buildings, monuments, and sites, with a direct focus on the link between the rehabilitation of historic buildings and their sustainability. Preservation began in the United States in as early as the eighteenth century. Early preservation in America is closely linked to our nation’s history, except, early movement were not diverse and focused mainly on European ancestral history,

In 1991, McCalla analyzes four different themes in Stoll’s book that seems to be suggestive and with no supportive information for discussion. The first theme is “the role of the military force in the nuclear era” (Stoll), promoting discussion about the use of force between US and USSR “conflict involvement in the pre and post-World War II eras” (McCalla). Stoll asserts in his notes that “changes [in the nuclear balance] can be turned into political-military leverage in a wide variety of situations,” but fails to provide concrete references and dates to support his statements. The second theme is “domestic influences on national security policy” (Stoll), which fails to explain in depth the “congressional and public support for defense spending and presidential actions” (McCalla). According to McCalla, Stoll provides useful information about the “long-term impact of World War II on the development of various services,” encouraging discussion on the subject. The third theme is “strategic nuclear warfare,” where Stoll exams the change of directions taken by the leaders. Moreover, McCalla describes Stoll’s writing as of a “creative manner” to discuss about the “limiting nuclear war” without conclusive data. The final theme is the “defense of Western Europe” (Stoll) where per McCalla, Stoll provides “an intriguing discussion of possible European responses to a U.S. pull from Europe – even though the

In the first passage the federal agents and authorities had many challenges because they didn’t piece together all the clues that were given to them by the public. A reporter had given the FBI clues/tips to help them find the one who had stolen the picture. The reporter had found the painting in a warehouse in Brooklyn. He also said that the seller was there. when he told the police/FBI they didn’t believe him. I feel that during these 18 years of research and clues that were given to them they could have solved this case but instead they call people crazy so they don’t accept the clues.

The end of the Cold War and attacks of 9/11 dramatically altered the landscape of United States national security endeavors. Gone was the singular, nearly tactile threat as presented by a major superpower, and in its place was the “amorphous nature of a terrorist opponent,” (Snow, 2014, p. 112). This novel threat defied easy definition or identification, and attacked in ways to which the U.S. had grown unaccustomed. Phrases like “asymmetrical warfare” and “war on terror” were used liberally by an executive branch wholly unprepared for mitigating such a threat, and exploited to justify any number of means to achieve an end that as yet remains elusive. With the threat now subsiding, and certain means of statecraft and defense

Globalization is a significant security trend because it will accelerate many other trends and will influence operational environments for the Joint Force in the next four to ten years. Strategic planners must assess future security trends in order to anticipate capabilities, capacity and readiness requirements that will be necessary to protect U.S. national interests. Globalization will continue to shape the operational environment as an increasing number of people, products and information flow across borders (National Military Strategy 2015, 1). The availability of information, volume and rate of people moving across borders will continue to favor non-state actors and terrorist by increasing recruiting and movement of terrorists into contact

I am the result of the mixing of two distinct cultures. My mother’s side of the family can be traced all the way back to the Plymouth plantation, shortly after the arrival of the Mayflower. My father is a first generation American, because his parents came from the Philippines. Both ancestral lines have a unique set of customs, traditions, and cuisines. My English and Filipino backgrounds collide in me to create a mixed family with many special traditions and much interesting history.

Cultural heritage is a testimony to reflect the distinctiveness of a place made by human (UNESCO World Heritage Centre, 2008). According to Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau (n.d.), Macau has a wealth of cultural heritage which illustrates the interchange between China and the West such as knowledge, religions, and social trends. Thus, Macau is listed as Historic Centre of Macau in the World Heritage List since there is a significant number of built heritage in the western styles as well as local style in China. In 2014, tourist arrival amounts to 31,525,632 and total spending of visitors is MOP 61.75 billion (Documentation and Information Centre of Statistics and Census Service, 2015). As a result, cultural tourism promotes the growth of the

To consider the security environment in which we have to fashion our policies, we find that the global strategic context is changing rapidly, driven by the speed of technology development, realignment of forces with the recent decline in the markets of the West along with emerging economic strength and rise of China and India. Many see in this a strategic shift from the West to the East, but one has to be realistic and not assume that this shift is going to indefinitely endure. Even today, the