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FORMULATING A CAREER PLAN
Formulating a Career Plan
Joshua Rodgers
HSM 101 Introduction to Homeland Security
Instructor: Raymond Edwards
04/22/2019
Formulating a career plan
Introduction
In this era where the rate of unemployment is continuing to
grow at an alarming rate one need not to be informed the
necessity of having a well laid out career plan. Many graduates
and working population in the world today are employed in jobs
they have no interest in while others are finding it hard to settle
on jobs which they think don’t match their skills and interests.
Coming up with a well-structured career plan provides a clear

road map to one’s career as it clearly states the interests, skills
or qualification and the job field within which one’s interests
are found. In order to prepare a detailed career plan, some of
the following steps like assessing the state of your current
situation, brainstorming what your career goals are,
identification and evaluation of additional skills has proven
helpful in career plan formulation.
Q1. Identify your long-term goals
Establishing long term career goals helps in assessing whether
you are headed in the right direction career wise, such goals
acts like a guiding map to realizing job satisfactions. Some of
my long term career goals include:
1) Achieve job promotion to the top in my field
2) Accumulate vast management skills
3) Equip and effect my leadership skills
4) Improve my results delivery in terms of projects
Q2. Identify the skills and qualifications related to this type of
role
Consequently, establishing what my strengths and weaknesses
are will help me determine the skills I would require like
consciousness in decision making especially in investment,
solving problem abilities, creativity especially in your work to
produce quality results, proficiency in project management and
leadership role in your career so that you can in future venture
into jobs which are in direct path with the preset goals Hobin &
Justement, L. B. (2014). For example, if one of my career goals
is establishing a hospitality management firm or even building
on your skills in that field I must have management skills if
such objectives are to be realized. According to research done
by a number of organizations many young and old forks don’t
have career goals since they are more concern with the job
security than achieving their full career objectives Antoniu, E.
(2010).

Q3. Assess some of the qualifications you already possess
Once my career goals are well laid out I can dig deep within
myself to find out if I possess any additional skills that might
help me realize my career objectives. For instance, if I am a
social person who gets along with people easily, managing
people will become easy if managerial skills are needed in my
line of work. Once I have assessed the qualifications I possess I
will ask myself any additional certification or knowledge or
even skills I can add or train myself in order to make me
marketable in terms of being employed and if certain skills are
necessary for me to realize career fulfillment but at the moment
I don’t possess such skills, I can take additional course study in
those areas to improve my scope of knowledge.
Finally using the information in my career plan you can make
an informed decision as to whether a certain job opportunity
meets your standards and satisfaction by comparing major
aspects or elements of the job opportunity with your goals. If
the job opportunity doesn’t help you climb the ladder of
professionalism and career fulfillment, then it would only be
prudent to let such opportunities slide. Consequently, attending
conferences where your career goals are being discussed can
provide a wider platform and exposure to the potential
employer.
In conclusion developing a career plan is essential to those
seeking career fulfillment for it highlights some of the key steps
that if followed to the latter would enable one enjoy their work
of choice without feeling being pushed to do something they
don’t enjoy.

References
Antoniu, E. (2010). Career planning process and its role in
human resource development. Annals of the University of
Petroşani, Economics, 10(2), 13-22.
Hobin, J. A., Clifford, P. S., Dunn, B. M., Rich, S., &
Justement, L. B. (2014). Putting PhDs to work: career planning
for today's scientist. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 13(1), 49-
53.
The American WASP - A Master Race? By Sal Osio,
JD/HispanicVista.com
Samuel B. Huntington is an academician, the Chairman for the
Harvard Academy for
International and Area studies. In his recent book "The Hispanic
Challenge," a digest of
which was published online, he has ignited a maelstrom of
dissent and concern. At the core
of his essay is his conviction that Hispanics, particularly
Mexican-Americans, pose a
threat to the United States: "The Unites States ignores this
challenge at its peril."
He concludes that American Hispanics ". no longer think of
themselves as members of a
small minority who must accommodate the dominant group and
adopt its culture."
His hypothesis is that the strength of America is grounded by
WASP Americans - White

Anglo Saxon Protestants. His theory is that WASPS have been
able to dominate America
by subjugating non-WASPS - Catholics, Jews and, in general,
other Americans who do not
trace their ancestry to England - thus retaining the American
identity. Assimilation by
non-WASPS to the dominant culture, ethics and values, which
he assumes to be WASP,
he claims, is the essence to America's strength and well being.
Accordingly, assimilation
by adopting the dominant culture preserves "the American
dream." He then asserts
that Hispanics, primarily by retaining their Spanish language
and cultural heritage,
have not assimilated and pose the threat to America.
Huntington's thesis is dangerously close to Nazi Germany's
philosophy promulgated by
Alfred Rosenberg, who rationalized the Nazi credo that
Germans were the Aryan race -
the "Master Race." The Nazis justified the extermination of
Jews, Gypsies and other
non-Aryans, an ethnic cleansing political strategy, in order to
protect and preserve the
purity of the Aryan race. The similarity between theorist
Rosenberg and Huntington is
daunting. And it has the same ominous potential consequences
in the hands of America's
White supremacists.
The implication is clear: WASPS must rise to the Hispanic
challenge. In the alternative,
he states, America will be split into two cultures - one English
the other Spanish, similar,
he says, to the disabling status in Canada with a French and an
English speaking and

cultural society. And he asserts that America must
become/remain monolingual and
preserve its dominant WASP culture, identity, ethnicity , and
values. To support his
WASP supremacist theory, Huntington identifies early
Americans as WASP. He
suggests that the Declaration of Independence, Constitution,
government and institutions
are based on "Protestant values of individualism, the work
ethic, and the belief that
humans have the ability and the duty to try to create a heaven
on earth" – the American
idientity is WASP. To buttress his case he identifies Thomas
Jefferson - a known agnostic
and free mason - as the Protestant model who authored the
American democratic philosophy.
He neglects to mention that Jefferson was primarily influenced
by and embraced the
doctrines of French philosopher Jean-Jack Rousseau (1712-78)
who is credited with the
formulation of liberty, justice and equality for all men, the
social contract between
government and the governed wherein the people are the source
and the beneficiaries of
power – the concept of democracy. And it need not be pointed
out that the only commonality
between Russeau and WASP is the "W." Huntington makes light
of our early hypocrisy,
word versus practice, wherein we enslaved the Black minority
of Americans and held them
in indentured servitude through the last century. And he
implies that this non-WASP
segment is not a problem because they have assimilated and are
a stagnant minority,
therefore, not a threat to WASP cultural dominance. He explains
that residents from the

U.S. annexed territories from Spain (e.g. Florida), France (e.g.
Louisiana territories) and
Mexico (Southwest) also assimilated and became subservient.
He assumes, of course,
that immigrants from Europe, Asia and Latin America,
including Euro-Americans from
France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Poland and other countries,
abandoned their heritage
and submerged themselves to the WASP dominant culture.
Never mind, St. Patrick's
Day and the American Irish culture and tradition. In short, he
does not conceive that
America has evolved from a melting pot of immigrants into a
culture and society that
uniquely blends cultural values and traditions, which have
created a bond that has become
the American identity, which has replaced the earlier
characterization of the WASP culture,
and which now defines 21st Century America.
Having committed himself to a WASP America, Huntington
predictably identifies Hispanics
as a non-conforming group, and, therefore, the threat to the
United States. They speak
Spanish, he says. They multiply. They live in Hispanic
populated communities. They have
their own media. Their own political agenda. Their own
religion. Their own food. Their own
organizations. And soon, they will take over the United States
and dominate WASP society
or create a bifurcated country. OUCH! Primarily Huntington
relies on the premise that
Hispanics speak Spanish. He views this as a schism with
mainstream WASP America.
And he overlooks the fact that Spanish speaking Hispanics are

primarily foreign born. He
ignores factual data, readily available, such as the McKinsey
Quarterly (1998) and a similar
study by VNV Spectra in 2003, that only 28% of America's 40
million Hispanics are Spanish
language mono-cultural (the foreign born 1st generation) and
that 59% are acculturated
(2nd generation) and that they become assimilated from the 3rd
generation onward - not
unlike other immigrant groups. In 2003 a study by RAND
Corporation found that Hispanics
climb up the economic ladder in successive generations, similar
to other immigration groups:
". counter to the prevailing view that there is something in the
system that holds Hispanic
immigrants back." The Pew Hispanic Center, National Survey
of Latinos, 2002, relying on
the 2000 U.S. Census, finds that 78% of 3rd generation
Hispanics are English language
dominant and 22% are bilingual, in contrast to 4% and 24%,
respectively, of the 1st
generation (foreign born). The study also found ". that native-
born Hispanics expressed
an overwhelming preference, 71%, for English language
. with another 20% choosing both
English and Spanish equally."
So much for the assumption that Hispanic immigrants retain
their native language ad infinitum.
What either confuses Huntington, or he chooses to ignore, is the
difference between
acculturation - the preservation of the cultural traits while
adopting a complementary set of
skills from the > mainstream - and assimilation - the
replacement of native customs with
the mainstream culture. Through the 3rd generation, Hispanics

tend to acculturate and,
thereafter, to assimilate. The acculturation phase is readily
explainable - the annexation of
the Southwest territories from Mexico and their proximity to
the Border, and, in South
Florida, the Cuban immigration of the 60's and the proximity to
the Hispanic Caribbean.
The Hispanic Challenge - if a challenge or threat at all – is the
path of acculturation leading
to assimilation - from the 3rd to the 4th generation immigrant,
and beyond. This process is
now accelerated through convergence. According the U.S.
Census Bureau (1994) over 26%
of 2nd generation Hispanic women and over 33% of 3rd
generation Hispanic women marry
outside their ethnicity. Is there a threat from a group who is
following the path of
assimilation into the American mainstream, like other
immigrant groups did before them,
only because they are growing in size or because their ethnicity
is not WASP?
If Huntington fails to make a valid claim to his thesis that
Hispanics are a threat to the
United States, is his revival of the WASP configuration not a
political statement?
Exclusionary, and a call to arms against an immigrant group?
Is it the rationale for a white supremacist movement? Does
Huntington have a hidden
agenda . to promote the sale of his book through inflammatory
propaganda, which will be
embraced by white supremacist America and hate groups
. a significant readership? Is the
affiliation with Harvard coincidental? Or does Harvard
University endorse Huntington's
views? Would he have any credence were it not for his
affiliation with Harvard University?

The real issue, which is a concern to all of us, particularly to
the American Hispanic
community, is illegal immigration. Hispanic statesmen have
addressed this issue
repeatedly on HispanicVista.com commentaries. The consensus
is that the solution is
simple: Enforce existing sanctions against employers who hire
undocumented workers.
However, the consequences to the agricultural and service
sectors of the U.S. economy
would be so catastrophic, without the labor subsidy, that the
application of existing law
may not be an option. Accordingly, other solutions need to be
considered, including the
President Bush proposed Guest Worker Program. Why didn't
Huntington address the
real issue? After all, the problems on which he based his
underlying thesis are essentially
related to foreign-born undocumented Hispanics laborers from
Mexico and Central
America. It's obvious that Huntington prefers burgers, fries and
catsup to tacos, beans
and salsa. But, would he not be well advised, like modifying
his thesis, that he change
his eating habits after checking out the dietary consequences of
his diet preference?
The cultural contribution by Hispanics to our society, much the
same as the contributions
of other immigrant groups before them, enrich our nation and
bestow a distinctive flavor
to the American culture. Multiculturalism is an asset, not a
threat or liability, that
enriches our social experiment and defines our American
identity. Dare we imagine an
America without the soul of our Black brethren, without the

spirit of the Irish, without
Italian music, without German sciences, without English
literature, without French
cuisine, without Japanese electronics, without Indian
meditation, without Chinese art
... and without Mexican fiestas, mariachis, margaritas
and apetitos?
Sal Osio received his Juris Doctor degree from the University
of Southern California
School of Law. He is a past Director of the U.S.-Mexico
Chamber of Commerce, and
Vice-Chairman of the Mexican American Opportunity
Foundation. He taught U.S.
Mexico business and financing at UCLA. He is Chairman of
HispanicVista.com
READ THE ABOVE ARTICLE BY SAL OSIO:
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS FULLY
1. What is the theory of minority groups particularly Latinos as
proffered by Samuel Huntington?
2. How does Sal Osio counter the argument that Hispanics are a
threat to American culture?
3. What links can you identify as regards the writing of Samuel
Huntington and Allports Theory of Contact?
See the streatming video and the lecture info
on Allport’s Theory and make sure you connect the analysis to
this theory.

The national response framework
Joshua Rodgers
04/14/2019
The national response framework is a guide which is developed
to assist the local, state
and federal governments in the identification of resources and
development of functional
capabilities based on risk assessment (Walsh et al, 2011).
Disasters may occur expectedly or
unexpectedly depending on their nature. The National Response
Framework facilitates effective

and strategic response to emergencies and disasters but
however, there have been concerns
regarding its applicability and the role of local, state and
federal governments in disaster
management.
Natural disasters are major adverse events which may affect
various aspects such as
economic aspects and the overall well being of a nation.
Personally, I have been indirectly
affected by a natural disaster. I had family members and friends
who were affected by the
Woolsey fire which was a destructive wildfire that burned down
many properties leading to loss
of lives and properties. I had family members and friends who
lost their properties during the
incidence. This affected me psychologically because I was
really concerned about the well being
my loved ones and it was a disturbing moment. Therefore, I
tried to encourage the affected
members and also offered some financial and psychological
support to them. For this disaster,
the National Response Framework and National Incident
Management Systems were used in

various ways to bring the wildfire disaster under control. The
NRF and NIMS were used to
coordinate communications about the incidence, search and
rescuing of victims, firefighting,
transportation of victims from the incident spot and provision of
medical services.
The National Response Framework is a critical tool that is used
in effective policy
creation. This framework helps in the establishment of
approaches which coordinate non-federal
and federal entities and resources ((Walsh et al, 2011).
According to the Department of
Homeland Security, improving the existing response structure to
the one being used today is an
essential step. First, changing the structure of the National
Response Framework was an effective
step in helping address the challenges and problems that were
associated with the National
Response Planning. Moreover, the changes helped in broadening
the aspects covered by the
National Response Framework and as a result, this promotes the
effectiveness and applicability

of the framework which promoted reliable planning ((Walsh et
al, 2011).
The initial aim of developing the National Response Framework
was to use it as a
national strategy to aid in effective response to disasters.
However, the initial structure widely
faced many criticisms especially due to its difficulty in
understanding ((Abbott, & Hetzel, 2010).
There was various complains about the technical language used
in the framework and failure to
clearly define the roles and responsibilities of government
agencies. To some extent, the
framework was misleading and hence why it needed some
changes. There was a need to also
make the structure and make it shorter for easier understanding.
The National Response
Framework being used today is clearer in terms of its
articulation of the roles and responsibilities
of both deferral and non-federal entities. In response to the
raised concerns, Bush Administration
saw the need to develop a National Response Framework that
took into consideration the
coordination of non-federal and federal entities as a way of
enhancing the reliability and

effectiveness of approaches set to deal with natural disasters
and terrorism (Abbott, & Hetzel,
2010).
The NRF and NIMS in use today, are more effective and
reliable in dealing with natural
disasters. In regard to the wildfire disaster, the NRF and NIMS
approaches improved due to the
implementation of concerns that were raised from the incidence.
Therefore, if the disaster
occurred today then better measures would have set and
therefore, the disaster would not have
caused major damages as it did. Responses that arise after a
disaster are critical since they help in
the identification and creation of effective measures that are
integrated into emergency plans.
This would have been achieved by utilizing both federal and
non-federal entities and resources to
respond to the disaster. The level of preparedness has also
improved and which would have been
beneficial.
From my personal view, I think a lot has been done to ensure
that the government at all

levels have done a lot to ensure that relevant agencies are fully
prepared to respond to
emergencies. Nevertheless, I think that there is still room for
improvement and therefore I think
that states should take a more active role in emergency
management at the local level. If states
are more active at the local level, then I think it would be easier
to respond to some emergencies
on time before they become worse. States need to consider
working more with the Federal
Emergency Management Agency as a way of improving the
ways in which emergency are dealt
with. The implementation of NRF and emergency plans could be
effective if states are involved
more. If states are more active, then this may facilitate the
expansion of disaster planning efforts
mainly because it would enhance the provision of resources and
relevant information.
In conclusion, changing the NRF is a good measure that seeks to
improve the reliability
and efficiency of response planning. However, the structure of
NRF has been hanging because
there have been many concerns regarding its applicability and
how the local, state, ad federal

government should play certain roles. Therefore, it is important
for all stakeholders to set better
measures that would improve the reliability of emergency
planning.
References
Abbott, E. & Hetzel, O. (2010). Homeland security and
emergency management : a legal guide
for state and local governments. Chicago, IL: Section of State
and Local Government
Law, American Bar Association.
Walsh, D. W., Christen Jr, H. T., Lord, G. C., & Miller, G. T.
(2011). National incident
management system: Principles and practice. Jones & Bartlett
Publishers.
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INTELLIGENCE GATHERING

The Intelligence Gathering Debate
Joshua Rodgers
04/08/2019
The Intelligence Gathering Debate
Everyone would agree that the world has experienced increased
incidences of terrorism in different countries leading to the loss
of thousands of lives. This necessitated changing how
intelligence is gathered and handled. For example, the
September 11 attack on the American soil prompted changes in
the security measures to protect the country from more attacks.
These changes highlighted the challenges posed by
technological advancement and how it impacts intelligence
gathering (Gray, 2016). Moreover, there are concerns about
infringing on privacy rights in the name of intelligence
gathering and oftentimes, the 4th Amendment to the Federal
Constitution is cited in arguing against interfering with the right
to privacy in gathering intelligence. This paper provides a
comprehensive view of intelligence gathering.
Question I
There is no doubt that intelligence plays a crucial role in the
intensified fight against terrorism both within the United States
and across the globe. For instance, it plays a pivotal role in
diminishing the tactical effects and strategies employed by
terrorists. In other words, it is seen as the best weapon in the
war against terrorism. Actionable intelligence plays an
important role in defending a nation against threats and
improving emergency response (Gray, 2016). More importantly,

it enables a country to beef up security and prevent terror
attacks. Equally, an effective intelligence system in place gets
the right information to the right people at the right time thus
enabling the Department of Homeland Security to respond in
time and extinguish terror attacks before they happen.
Question II
There are several constitutional issues that are raised regarding
the gathering of intelligence. For example, many legal scholars
argue that personal privacy must be protected at all costs from
the encroachment of a surveillance state (Gregory, 2016). It is
therefore important to appreciate that there is a complex
relationship between intelligence gathering for national security
and the need to safeguard individual privacy. According to the
Federal Constitution, the 4th Amendment prohibits
unreasonable search and seizure. Unfortunately, technology has
increasingly become sophisticated and this may necessitate the
need to change the law in order to legal battles they may be
raised with regards to the gathering of intelligence without
violating the law.
Question III
It is imperative to appreciate the fact that the United States
Federal government may collect emails, cell phones, and other
electronic data from American citizens without necessarily
seeking a warrant or showing a probable cause. This is because
the National Security Agency has a secret backdoor that gives it
a legal authority to search for the emails and phones for the
United States citizens without a warrant or a probable cause
(Gregory, 2016). The agency has the authority to search
individual Americans through their communications their emails
and phones. However, it must be appreciated that this authority
is limited to communication databases for specific US citizens’
communications.

Question IV
Everyone ought to appreciate that there is a constitutional
limitation on gathering intelligence. The government ought to
strike a balance between protecting itself from subversion and
attack and the rights of the citizens to remain secure in their
privacy against unreasonable intrusion by the government
(Gregory, 2016). More often than not, many cases fail to meet
the constitutional threshold if the evidence used to indict the
suspects was gathered using illegal means. It is therefore
important to recognize that the freedom guaranteed by the 4th
Amendment cannot be properly guaranteed if domestic security
surveillance is conducted by the dictates of the executive arm of
government.
Question V
It is important that everyone recognizes and appreciates the fact
that gathering intelligence on American citizens without warrant
or probable cause is not permissible. To elaborate on this, the
Fourth Amendment to the Federal Constitution provides that all
Americans should be secure in their persons, houses, papers,
and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not
be violated and no warrant shall be issued except upon a
probable cause supported by an oath or affirmation that
describes the place to be searched, the person and the things to
be seized (Gray, 2016). Therefore, gathering intelligence
without a warrant and/ or probable cause violates the provisions
of the 4th Amendment. The 4th Amendment limits the powers of
the government agencies to search people, their property and
their homes. Finally, the Supreme Court of the United States
has time and again ruled that if the police obtain evidence in a
warrantless search, such evidence cannot be admitted in the
court of law. This is an exclusionary rule of the Supreme Court.
In summary, the increased incidences of terrorism have
necessitated the need to monitor and gather evidence from the

people. However, this move has time and again been faulted for
violating the provisions of the 4th Amendment to the Federal
Constitution.
Reference
Gray, D. (2016). Fourth Amendment Remedies as Rights: The
Warrant Requirement. BUL Rev., 96, 425.
Gregory, A. (2016). American Surveillance: Intelligence,
Privacy, and the Fourth Amendment. The University of
Wisconsin Press.
Homeland Security
Joshua Rodgers
03/31/2019
Topic: United States Homeland Security and prevention of
terrorism and enhancement of security
I. Introduction: The research will discuss how Homeland

Security prevents terrorist attacks.
· Thesis: Homeland Security plays a vital role in preventing
terrorism and enhancing security
II. Body paragraph(s)- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
missions
· The founding mission of DHS is to protect the United States
from terrorism. Even though there are persistent threats from
terrorism, the DHS is working with domestic, international, and
private sectors to protect the US from terrorist threats.
III. Body paragraph(s)- Current issue, threat or hazard that leads
to a homeland security vulnerability
· Prevention of terrorism and enhancement of security is a good
topic as it will help in analyzing the extent to which the DHS
has ensured that the nation is protected from terrorism.
Terrorism has been a major issue faced by many countries.
Therefore, through this topic, I will be able to develop ways
that can be used in dealing with such issue and threats faced by
the DHS.
· There are significant gaps that exist in the DHS national
strategy. Despite the fact that that it ensures the nation is
secured from terrorism, it lacks a clear, concise plan for
implementation, and fails to develop specific missions for the
agency. Additionally, it has not clarified its relationship with
each agency. For example, some of the agencies that have
partnered with DHS have a mission statement that is not related
to the roles in the DHS. Additionally, there is uncertainty on the
roles of individual agencies and local and state government.
This may reduce the effectiveness of DHS.
IV. Body paragraph(s)- Other associated issues, threats or
hazards that must be addressed to resolve the homeland security
vulnerability
· The American jurists agree that the constitutional laws of war
are pertinent under the Constitution (Gale, Radu, & Sicherman,
2009). However, there are disagreements on how the laws apply.
Therefore, this is an indication that the constitutional laws and
principles of law are not as effective.

· The challenge faced by the American constitutional law in the
war against terror is the nature of adversary that controls no
terror and targeting of noncombatant civilian populations.
· The effectiveness of some agencies may decline under the
DHS. The new sets of responsibilities may also undermine some
agencies ability to perform.
V. Body paragraph(s)- questions to research
1. What role does the constitution law play in matters
concerning terrorism?
2. How does DHS ensure prevention of terrorism and
enhancement of security?
3. What improvements need to be done to eradicate terrorism?
· These questions will help in analyzing the effectiveness of the
constitution on the war against terror. In addition to that, it
will be able to provide the extent to which DHS has ensured the
nation’s security from terrorism and improvements that are
needed to deal with the issue of terrorism.
VI. Conclusion
· This section provides a summary of the main points presented
in the paper.
References
Deng, L., & Jaitly, N. (2014). The 2014 quadrennial homeland

security review. Technical report. URL: https://www. dhs.
gov/sites/default/files/publications/2014-qhsr-final-508. pdf.
Gale, S., Radu, M. & Sicherman, H. (2009). The war on
terrorism : 21st-century perspectives. New Brunswick, N.J:
Transaction Publishers.

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