The mafia is a well-organized enterprise that deals with drugs, prostitution, loan sharking, and other illegal activities. They also have investments in several legal enterprises. These enterprises are usually cash-only businesses. This is one way that they can launder their monies. Ponzi schemes are also an organized enterprise. If violators are caught, they are charged under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
in 3–5 pages:
- Research mafia organizations within the United States.
- What is their involvement in the illegal drug industry? Explain.
- How are drugs transported and sold by mafia organizations within the United States? Explain.
- What criminal activities result from this drug trafficking? Explain.
- Research the Colombian drug cartel.
- What types of crimes are commonly committed by members of these types of organizations? Explain.
- Regarding criminal activities, h
Choose 2 of the 5 attached profiles and write at least a 525- to 1,050-word Health and Wellness Summary for each individual.
In your summary, include the following topics:
- An initial assessment of the person's health based on the profile characteristics.
- Risk factors that this person may face.
- At least 2 suggestions to improve their specific health and wellness.
- 2 web resources you may send this person to consult based on your suggestions.
Thomas Friedman's book, The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, contends that "the convergence of technology and events that allowed India, China, and so many other countries to become part of the global supply chain for services and manufacturing, [created] an explosion of wealth in the middle classes of the world's two biggest nations, giving them a huge new stake in the success of globalization..." He continued by writing that with "this 'flattening' of the globe (which) requires us to run faster in order to stay in place... (brings us face to face with the reality that) the world has gotten too small and too fast for human beings and their political systems to adjust in stable manner..."
Are the new opportunities for Asian workers a threat to American workers? (Is this a zero sum situation?)
Discuss representation, participation, and voter turnout in local elections. What trends do you see, and what are their impacts.
essay should be at least 500 words in length and include an introduction, a body, and a conclusion
Research denial-of-service attacks (DoS) and distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDos). Compose a 1-2 page paper giving an explanation on each type of network attack and what network administrators can do to prevent these types of attacks. For example, if the Triton Corporation has a DoS attack, what would be your forensic plan of action? Write an outline of this plan of action and include it in your paper.
Please compose paper in APA style format and include 2-3 cited sources of information.
Within Latin America, assess the rationale for the creation of additional regional organizations outside of the OAS structure. (UNASUR, ALBA, and MERCOSUR). Do these involve attempts to exert soft power?
Response should be at least 500 words.
Choose a news program to watch on television or online which is a minimum of 30 minutes. The news story should be from one of the major U.S. media outlets (i.e., a major television network or its Web site).
Answer the following questions about the news story in an essay of 400 words:
- What news stories did the media cover?
- What did you learn from the news stories that were covered?
- Do you think the stories that were covered were significant and important to political process in the United States? If so, in what way?
Choose a social or political issue that you are interested in or passionate about and complete the following:
- Explain how the issue relates to your life currently and how it can affect you in the future.
- Do you think differently about the American political system? Why or why not?
- Explain what suggestions you have for making the form of government in the United States better for the future.
- How are you active in politics? Have you voted recently on any level? Why or Why not?
- If you did not vote how would you feel if your right to vote was taken away?
- If you did vote what do you think about non-democratic political systems?
The main post should include at least 1 reference to an academic source, and all sources should be cited using APA format.
Write a short 3-4 page paper profiling ONE of the individuals listed below.
Develop the significant impact made by that individual upon political ideas
and developments in the United States from its formation through the time the
individual had lived in mid-19th Century.
-John Locke
