main characters Marco and Danny in the two stories First Crossing (by Pam Munoz Ryan) and The Swede (by Alden R. Carter) have faced problems in making adult decisions. These decisions changed Marco’s and Danny’s lives. Additionally‚ Marco has successfully reached his ambition by crossing to the United States. On the other hand‚ Danny’s decision puts him in lots of troubles‚ specifically got him arrested. In the first story‚ First Crossing‚ Marco is the main character. Marco is a poor 14-year-old
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Fact Sheet When was the Container Security Initiative developed and why? In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11‚ 2001‚ U.S. Customs Service‚ now U.S. Customs and Border Protection‚ began developing antiterrorism programs to help secure the United States. Within months of these attacks‚ U.S. Customs Service created the Container Security Initiative (CSI). The primary purpose of CSI is to protect the global trading system and the trade lanes between CSI ports and the U
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The Global Maritime and Border Security Market 2014 - 2024 Published On 9th May 2014 The Global Maritime and Border Security Market is set to see a growth of almost 7% over the next ten years. Summary The Global Maritime and Border Security Market 2014-2024 Report published by Strategic Defence Intelligence‚ provides readers with a detailed analysis of both historic and forecast global industry values‚ factors influencing demand‚ the challenges faced by industry participants‚ analysis of industry
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Separatism is the wanting or succession of being separate and splitting from a main country‚ usually because they no longer identify with the main body they are attached/part of. As a result‚ they feel isolated and excluded from the main body and wish to no longer be a part of it‚ which can often result in peaceful separation from that body‚ however it is sometimes very violent and may bring about more negatives than positives. Separatism is often the result of certain needs or reasons that the
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........................................................... 43 i Preparation Manual for the CBP Officer Entrance Examination Introduction Purpose of the Manual The purpose of this manual is to help you prepare to take the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officer Entrance Examination. This manual will familiarize you with the Logical Reasoning Test‚ the Arithmetic Reasoning Test‚ and the Writing Skills Test and will give you a chance to study some sample questions and explanations
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Contemporary Society Depicted In Thomas King’s Borders ENGL2P66 Wednesday February 12th 2014 Word Count: Thomas King’s Borders‚ is a first person narrative designed to represent the continuing loss of identity experienced by the native population in contemporary North America. Borders tells the story of a native family living on a reservation located close to the Albertan-Montanan boarder in Western Canada. The protagonist of Borders is the unnamed mother of the family‚ who
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Compare how war is conveyed in ‘The Yellow Palm’ to ‘At the Border‚ 1979’ The poem ‘The Yellow Palm’ and ‘at the border‚ 1979’ both relate to the conflict and the aftermath or consequences of the gulf war’s at the time of Saddam Hussein being in power‚ they also present the conflict by telling the reader of the consequences of the chemical warfare and gulf wars during Saddam Hussein’s reign. The two poems ‘The Yellow Palm’ and ‘at the border‚ 1979’ both show and explore their ideas very similar to
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The colonial act of drawing border lines equates to drawing lies. This essentially means that when the maps were drawn up by European explorers‚ they were taking the preexisting geography but changing up the layout. In the process‚ they created what they considered countries based on their border lines. The lines were a way for military forces and businessmen to manipulate the competitors from taking the valuable raw resources by driving them away from the parts with minerals and oil beds‚ for example
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Munoz‚ “Leave Your Name at the Border” (71-75). In “Leave Your Name at the Border” Manuel Munoz states that he is a Mexican American living in a small California town. Growing up‚ he and his peers spoke English at school and Spanish at home. Munoz writes about how American names are becoming more popular among immigrant Mexicans. RR4 Munoz Page 2 Response In “Leave Your Name at the Border‚” Manuel Munoz describes how people today "leave their name at the border" which means they change their
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‘Border Country like other poems in the Skirrid Hill collection‚ suggests that coming of age is sudden and tragic’ How far‚ and in what ways‚ do you agree with this view? The narrative of Border Country describes the relationship between the two boys one of whom has to make the jump into adulthood before he is prepared. Sheers presents coming of age as sudden and tragic and puts forward the idea that this period is delicate and is something requires time. The title of the poem might serve different
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