The Bodyguard

We were standing in the airport in Aruba, and at that moment I had no idea how we got into that mess. Our clothes were drenched; each one of our faces exhibited emotional distress. “What are we going to do, guys?” I asked, hoping that someone will respond with a bright idea. But no one did; we all just stood there. A FEW DAYS BEFORE It was the night of prom and everyone was getting in their limos to leave. Normally everyone takes a trip to wildwood for a couple nights after, fortunately, my

Criminal investigators are professionals in the law enforcement team who try to solve crimes, prevent the occurrence of future crimes, and searching and detaining suspects. The two categories of criminal investigators are private and public criminal investigators. The level of training that these professionals go through is different which leads us to the differences between public and private criminal investigations. Differences and Similarities One major difference between public and private

Introduction: Law Enforcement Foundations and similar programs in the Province of Ontario were developed in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s to provide an academic foundation for those wishing to enter into the field of ‘Policing’. Prior to this time, Police applicants need only meet the minimum requirements of age (18 or older), High School Education, Clean Criminal Record and testing that were specific to the Agency that they applied to. Security Guards and Private Investigators had fewer requirements

A bodyguard has the distinct purpose to provide security, to guard, and to protect. A bodyguard must be vigilant at all times, even when there does not appear to be a need for security. When a bodyguard is protecting a person – his principal – everything around the principal becomes a potential threat, including the bodyguard himself. This is what Donald Barthelme depicts so seamlessly in his story “Concerning the Bodyguard” with a surplus of questions. Through this story told as a questionnaire

Operation Bodyguard was the operation name for the subterfuge leading up to the D-Day invasion. There were three main objectives for this operation: convincing the Germans that Pas de Calais was the main invasion target, keeping secret the date and time of the invasion of the Normandy beaches, and keeping German reinforcements from heading to the Normandy beaches. The planning for this operation started with “First Thoughts,” a paper created on July 14th, 1943 which had many of the ideas represented

Operation Bodyguard was the code name for a World War II deception plan employed by the Allied states before the 1944 invasion of north-west Europe. The plan was intended to mislead the German high command as to the time and place of the invasion. From January 1942 until the end of the war in Europe in 1945, FBI agents and radio technicians lived and worked undercover, secretly transmitting coded messages that the Nazis believed came from their own spies operating in New York. The Nazis believed

It was a dark and stormy night, and my family and I had dinner reservations at one of the top restaurants in Toronto. On this day, I woke up feeling a bit tingly and excited, and it wasn’t because I had taken viagra the night before. No, I could tell that something interesting was going to happen that day — I could just feel it. On a side note, it was father’s day that day, and to celebrate this yearly tradition, we had rented out a VIP-style room at STK, my favourite steak restaurant. The day went

Covers versions are credited to be “one of the most important precedents for the rise of rock ‘n’ roll.” This “commercial and musical phenomenon” is the use of a previously recorded song that is either remade or reinterpreted by another group or artist. There is an argument that cover versions are employed by bands and artists in order to “cash in” on the success that the original version provided the original artist. However, as in all debates, there is a side that argues that cover versions

Introduction The song I have chosen is “I Will Always Love You” performed by Whitney Houston, produced by David Foster, and written by Dolly Parton. “I Will Always Love You” was featured in the 1992 movie The Bodyguard and is an iconic soul ballad sung with complex ranges by the late, great Whitney Houston (1963-2012). Whitney Houston was acknowledged for her exceptional voice: “a mezzo-soprano, she had tremendous range and popularized a difficult vocal technique, melisma, where a singer uses a range

It was a deception plan that was part of a bigger Operation called Operation Bodyguard, containing many different deception plans. Fortitude South was commanded by General Bernard Montgomery and the 21st Army group. Being commanded by such an important general, the Nazis fell for the rouse and fortified the area around Calais. Within