What impact did the events of 9/11 have on their sense of security/vulnerability?

What impact did the events of 9/11 have on their sense of security/vulnerability? 2. Do they agree or disagree with the U.S. response to the attacks? Which aspects of the U.S. response do they feel have been most successful and effective? Which aspects of the U.S. response do they feel have been least effective or even counter-productive? Do they feel safer now than they did after 9/11? Why, or why not? What areas of vulnerability do they think have not been addressed that should be? 3. The U.S. is a melting pot; do you believe interaction with people with different religious practices help to enrich the cultural life of our country? Do you feel the events of 9/11 stimulated more interaction with Muslims? Be sure to ask detailed follow-up questions. Here are some suggestions to get you started. Do they agree or disagree with the term “War on Terrorism”? Do they think the “war” will ever be “won,” and all terrorist threats completely eliminated? If they disagree on the term, what would they suggest as an alternative? Do they feel civil liberties, including privacy rights, have been curtailed significantly in the wake of the U.S. response? If so, in what way? Is some curtailment of some civil liberties for some individuals a necessary step, even if not ideal? Do they agree with the government’s justifications for wiretapping, etc.?

Research the role, mission, duties, and responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security.

research the role, mission, duties, and responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security. Please be sure to address why this entity was formed, what responsibilities it has, its enabling legislation, and law enforcement agencies that have been acquired through the creation of the DHS. Discuss how the DHS prepares and provides assistance to law enforcement agencies. Discuss how the agencies communicate regarding legislation requirements (in person, via electronic means, via paper, etc.) and how this may impact their positions. Conclude with a paragraph that addresses your own thoughts on this agency’s inception and current effectiveness that includes how the DHS has (or may) impact how your co-workers respond to situations and interpersonal situations within the workplace.

Consider the Roaring 20’s, the Great War and World War II. (For example: How did the lives of Americans change over these 25-30 years? What inventions emerged?

Consider the Roaring 20’s, the Great War and World War II. (For example: How did the lives of Americans change over these 25-30 years? What inventions emerged? How did the average housewife’s duties change or become easier? What were the roles of women in these decades? Were these a plus or did they affect them negatively? How did industry and the overall move to industrialization change the American landscape (gas stations, hotels, etc.)? What changed about the grocery store? How did the sudden increased availability of food change the way Americans behaved? Did they seize opportunity, or did they shy away from it? How did America become more mobile?)

Should parenting be licensed?

Should parenting be licensed?
“Most people think it’s obvious that we have a right to procreate and raise children. In fact, many people think reproductive rights are among the most important rights we have… However, undertaking to raise a child is an act with vast consequences, for good or ill—far greater than those that result from driving a car, for example. Yet society requires a license to make certain that people are at least capable of driving safely, let alone practice medicine and law or give psychological counseling. Why, then, shouldn’t parenting be an activity that also requires a license or some sort of assurance of minimal competence, as much as driving or counseling should be?”1
In his article “Licensing Parents,” Hugh LaFollette suggests that “we should require a license for activities that: (1) have a high potential to harm innocent people, (2) require some competence to perform, and where we (3) have a generally reliable method for determining that competence beforehand