COLIN POWELL
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This 6 page paper discusses the life and times of Colin Powell. The characteristics of Colin Powell are compared and contrasted to Horatio Alger's Ragged Dick. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Colin Powell and His Role in Foreign Policy Decision Making
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Based primarily on the insight provided in “Plan of Attack”, the book by Bob Woodward, this paper analyzes Powell’s varying relationships with three different presidential administrations and how foreign policy decision making was affected. No additional sources are listed.
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Combined Bomber Offensive: World War II
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A 7 page overview of this military strategy. The author asserts that although it essentially evolved by accident, the respective efforts of the British and the Americans ultimately complimented one another. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Communication in the U.S. Air Force
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A 6 page overview of the communication process as it occurs in the chain of command of the U.S. Air Force. Noting the seven steps of communication (communication source, encoding, message, channel, decoding, receiver, and feedback) as they occur in non-military environments the author notes that in some situations the intent of communication is not to exchange ideas and information but rather to disperse ideas and information as a means of controlling actions. Such is often the case with the U.S. military. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Comparison of Nuclear and Ballistic Missiles
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5 pages. In a comparison of the national and international efforts to control the proliferation of the two types of military capabilities in the form of nuclear and ballistic missiles, there are several points that will be covered. Discussion is covered over the greatest challenges to control these two types of military capabilities in the future. Further, it is necessary to consider what tools and instruments would be an effective control regime to include. Also, the consequences, both negative and positive, will be considered regarding national security and international stability. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Consequences of Speeding on a Military Base
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A 7 page research paper/essay that examines the consequences of speeding with particular reference to military law. The writer discusses research that shows that speed increases the risk of traffic accidents. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khmpcar.rtf

Contentious Tactics: Examples And Impact
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3 pages in length. Call it persuasion, coercion or manipulation, but contentious tactics are a necessary evil where the Army is concerned. The extent to which one party must "impose its preferred solution" (Pruitt et al, 2003, p. 63) on the other in order to maintain control is both grand and far-reaching; that contentious tactics reflect some of the most effective ways in which to achieve this objective speaks to myriad maneuvers designed with just that in mind. Some contentious tactics, Pruitt et al (2003) note, are less intimidating than others (promises as compared to violence) and are best utilized accordingly and in the appropriate situations for which they were devised. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: TLCContenTac.rtf

Contributions Of Women Marines
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5 pages in length. The presence of women in the Marine Corps has transformed the historically all-male military classification into a much more effective fighting machine. While their national contribution of lives lost is certainly to be mourned, it is not to be discouraged or criticized merely because the victims were women; rather, it needs to be noted how women make some of the finest Marines in Corps existence because of their inherent tenacity, versatility, strength of mind and body, as well as their ability to both understand and accept the nature of battle. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCWmnMarine.rtf

Control of the U.S. Borders in the Twenty-First Century
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of how U.S. borders are patrolled. Recommendations are made to tighten security, particularly in the wake of recent terrorist attacks. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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