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    Security Forces face interior issues that cripple its ability to deal with military threats, and make the state vulnerable to internal and external attacks. Some of the most prominent issues affecting the power of Iraqi Security Forces is the early exiting of United States soldiers, Prime Minister Maliki’s policies, deep sectarian, and massive corruption throughout the military. In 2003 the United States led coalition overthrew the Ba’ath regime led by Saddam Hussein. The United States believed that Saddam

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    During the late 19th century, America was seen as a flourishing nation which provided a desired relocation for millions of people. From these mass migrations into the United States, citizens developed concern from the fluctuations between economic depression and prosperity and if the nation could afford absorbing than many people (Schaller, Schulzinger, Selfa, Greenwood, Kirk, Purcell, & Dean p. 619) Migrations haven’t stopped in the 21st century and today more than ever there is increasing foreign

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    America has been a complicated country since the formation of the thirteen colonies. Our founding fathers created a system that sorted the chaos into somewhat manageable departments. Originally, there were only four departments who sat in the president's cabinet: Secretary of State, Treasury, War and the Attorney General. Over time, as America has grown and the way the country has been led has changed, the President’s Executive Cabinet has changed too. From the amount of people, to simply the way

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    Much like other security agencies, their job is to ensure freedom of movement for trade and people while mitigating any potential threat to the United States. This is achieved in a multitude of ways from check points to undercover air marshals. The very nature of their mission requires a great deal of interagency cooperation, the TSA must works with state, federal and local agencies across the country in order to secure all its areas of operation. An example of this interagency cooperation is the

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    worked with. In 1889 Dorothy Draper was born to a wealthy and privileged family, during one of the most exclusive communities in the American history. Dorothy Draper was the first to professionalize the interior design and in 1923 established the first interior design company in the united states. During this time, it was unheard of, and also at this time it was considered daring for woman to go in the business. Carleton Varney wrote in his biography of his mentor. The Draper touch, was her way of

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    Abstract The National Government of the United States of America consists of three branches. These branches of government, which include the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch, separate the government 's power into a form of checks and balances. The system of checks and balances has been set in place to allow the three branches to limit the power of the other branches, this way, no branch is more powerful than the others. Each of these three branches of government will

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    of our national homeland security strategy designed to achieve this vision: Security, Resilience, and Customs and Exchange (Department of Homeland security).The Department of State mission is: The U.S. Department of State is the lead institution for the conduct of American diplomacy and the Secretary of State is the President’s principal foreign policy advisor (State Department). Neither of this agency primary focus is on immigration. Back in 1990, U.S Commission on immigration reform issued an executive

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    are people who have come from another country to live in the United States. Immigrants come to the United States escaping from violence, political unrest, environmental disasters, poverty, or simply seeking opportunities and freedom. I myself am a different example since I came to the United States at the age of 13 from Cuba to reunite with my father after 10 years being apart, and like me there are many other cases. The United States is a land of immigrants and it has been since the beginning for

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    government becomes too strong. Every branch of government has to check and balance the other two. Every society needs some sort of law to follow; here in the United States the power to make laws is dedicated to the legislative branch, put into effect and enforced by the executive branch and is interpreted and judged by the judicial branch. In the United States the power to make laws is

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    The VA Health Care System Essay

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    their dependents and manages all their health care. The VA Health Care is actually one part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. There is also VA Benefits Administration which has to do with compensations and pensions. Then the other part of the VA is the National Cemetery Administration which is in charge of the cemeteries and providing burial and memorial benefits. All these parts make up the Department of Veterans Affairs. (VA History) In 1636 the “Pilgrims passed a law which stated that disabled

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