Fear And The Dark Corridors Of The Homeland Security Act...

In Western society, fear is displayed through mass media through the mind of the individual and community. The fear item is named and the response is dictated. A supreme example of fear inculcation with a directed response happened after the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New York City. From 9/11 came the so called â€Å"War On Terror,† the passing of the Homeland Security Act in 2002, the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, and its effect on the civil liberties of the American people, exponentially increased national security, and a reawakening of racially motivated hostility and racial profiling. Fear is no longer directed merely toward violent radicals but also toward senseless violence within communities, racism and intolerance, hatred and despair, and the devastation of arable soil. Fear presses in on all sides and thus created a new monster- a human monster. However, arguably, the first prominent monster in English literature was the Monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Additionally, Mary Shelley’s novel discusses fear and the dark corridors of the human heart. Through analysis of Frankenstein, these monstrous catastrophes can be prevented. Throughout the novel, several characters depict monstrous qualities. One notable example is Victor Frankenstein, the main protagonist. Victor was born in Geneva, Switzerland, with supervision from Caroline and Alphonse Frankenstein, Victor’s parents. During his teen years, Victor becomesShow MoreRelatedRastafarian79520 Words   |  319 Pagesremarkable success as a leader of thousands in the United States quite an amazing thing. Those who would presage the arrival of Rastafarianism also witnessed and read about the dramatic struggle of Emperor Haile Selassie to remove the Italians from his homeland of Ethiopia, which became the ï ¬ rst African nation to effectively oust, by force, a colonial power. These were monumental times, and these men, fully steeped in the apocalyptic visions of the world, saw something important in all of these happeningsRead MoreCase Study148348 Words   |  594 Pagesedition published 2011  © Pearson Education Limited 2011 The rights of Gerry Johnson, Richard Whittington and Kevan Scholes to be identified as the authors of this work have been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Pearson Education is not responsible for the content of third party internet sites. ISBN: 978-0-273-73557-1 (printed) ISBN: 978-0-273-73552-6 (web) All rights reserved. Permission is hereby given for the material in this publication to be reproducedRead MoreManaging Information Technology (7th Edition)239873 Words   |  960 PagesSoftware Packages 390 IT Project Management 410 PART IV The Information Management System Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 517 Planning Information Systems Resources 519 Leading the Information Systems Function 536 Information Security 561 Social, Ethical, and Legal Issues 575 Glossary 668 Index 691 iii This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS Preface xvii Chapter 1 Managing IT in a Digital World 1 Recent Information Technology Trends 2 ComputerRead MoreProject Mgmt296381 Words   |  1186 PagesDevelopment 378 xvi Contents Development of an Earned Value Cost/Schedule System 458 What Costs Are Included in Baselines? 461 Methods of Variance Analysis 461 Chapter 15 International Projects Environmental Factors Legal/Political 534 Security 535 Geography 536 Economic 536 Infrastructure 538 Culture 538 532 534 Developing a Status Report: A Hypothetical Example 463 Assumptions 463 Baseline Development 463 Development of the Status Report 464 Indexes to Monitor Progress