Truth and Misconception of CIA and FBI in “Sicario” Movie

 Adam Saldana 11/26/2018 Prof. Aguas The Real Hitmen of the World: Sicario Vs. the C.I.A. The Federal Bureau of Intelligence and the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed as one of the main protectors from foreign and at home threats to the United States by many citizens residing in this country.  What Sicario portrays these … Read more

Arlington, VA

Situated on the banks of the Potomac River across from the nation’s capital lies Arlington, Virginia which is one of the most popular cities in the Greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Located less than 5 miles from Washington, D.C., Arlington carries the torch for the best of both urban lifestyle and suburban living. Arlington has something to … Read more

Operation Cyclone: Shedding Light on US Ignorance of the Strengths of the Jihadist Movement

 Operation Cyclone was an instrument of US Foreign policy used to push soviet expansionism out of Afghanistan and to protect Western interests in the gulf. The funding and provision of arms allocated under the Carter and Raegan administrations was typical ‘shotgun destabilisation’ whereby the United States funded anyone who had a group- in this … Read more

Exploring National Security After 9/11: Balancing Human & Civil Rights With Safety

  Sarah Huckabee Sanders once said, "Let's talk about national security. That's what's keeping most Americans up at night."  After the traumatic terrorist attacks of 9/11, which impacted a whole nation physically, socially, and economically,  all Americans could think about was their safety. The United States of America never saw this attack coming as nothing … Read more

9/11 Terror Attack: Remembering The Deeds of Al Qaeda & Osama Bin Laden

To begin, on September 11, 2001 around 8:45am a terrorist attack against America would change all American’s life’s forever. Prior to this time 19 Militants from a known terrorist group named al- Qaeda hijacked four American Airline’s Boeing 767 airplanes. One plane landed in a field in Pennsylvania and another crashed into the Pentagon in … Read more

The Kashmir Conflict History

 Historically, India and Pakistan have always had high tensions between each other. The reasons for this stem from the time India was under the control of European colonial powers, especially the British. India was considered to be one whole nation consisting of both what is now Pakistan and Bangladesh. From 1858 to 1947, though, … Read more

Domestic Violence: Causes, Effects, Solutions

 Paste yourAn act of domestic violence occurs every fifteen seconds; more frequent than any other crime in the United States (FBI). This is an alarming statistic because of how common it is. Although domestic violence is not a matter of international interest, such as wars and wars between countries, or the rampant terrorism that … Read more

Exploring White Fragility and its Tragic Impact on US School Shootings

 Terance Hare II Mr. Sunday English 12 11 December 2018 White Fragility and School Shootings In America white men have been directly linked to mass shootings because of many having fragile egos and also entitlement issues which causes them to be the biggest terrorist threat in America today. In the United States we currently … Read more

9/11: Conspiracy Theory or Inside Job? Exploring Theories and Explanations

 The events that took place on September 11th, 2001, were some of the most egregious tragedies to ever occur on American soil. On this day, nineteen extremists from the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out attacks on multiple locations within the United States. Two of the planes were flown into … Read more

Ban on Burqas in Europe: Balancing Public Safety with Religious Freedom?

 Across the European Union, several countries have completely banned the covering of the face in public places or have at least put a partial ban in place. Although these bans include any type of garment or headwear that conceals the face, this topic has become a more pressing problem, with international attention, because the … Read more

George W. Bush’s War with Iraq After 9/11: Understanding the Doctrine of Preemptive War

 Essay two   Within nineteen months after 9/11, an attack which left America shaken, George W. Bush decided to go to war against Iraq. After the tragic terror attack on the World Trade Center, America felt vulnerable as it had never felt before.  At the time, people could scarcely believe that an attack of … Read more