Browsing by Author "Borges, Jesse Rafael, 1964-"

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    An Analysis of Depertment [sic] of Defense Post Cold War Military Strategy with a Case Study Using The Persian Gulf War as a Test for Analysing Weapons Viability for the Future.
    (1995) Brennan, Jason Paul; Borges, Jesse Rafael, 1964-
    This paper is an analysis of the Defense Department post Cold War strategy. My paper is concerned with evaluating and defining the four policy measures of maintaining credible forward presence, providing expedient crisis response, reconstitution of the military, and maintaining a base force. I then use the Gulf War as a case study to test if the Department of Defense is achieving its goals. My hypothesis is that given budget cutbacks, using older weapons with new additions is both more cost effective and as efficient as buying all new high tech weaponry, especially if we are to be able to fight in the types of conflicts occurring after the end of the Cold War.
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    An Analysis of United States Foreign Policy Towards Central America
    (1984) Bellinger, Robert B.; Borges, Jesse Rafael, 1964-
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    Gun Control, Valid and Necessary: An Examination of the Firearms Violence in the United States
    (1994) Cileone, Alexandra; Borges, Jesse Rafael, 1964-
    The growing rate of violence committed with handguns in the United States should be a matter of great concern. This paper examines this phenomenon of gun-related violence. Gun control is one way to attempt to solve the problem, and restrictive gun measures should be adopted. Gun control alone cannot solve the problem, but it is a step in the right direction. Topics covered in this paper include the Second Amendment's "right to bear arms", guns and suicide, and juvenile gun violence. In addition, a sample of studies assessing the affect of gun control on firearms violence are presented, as well as an original regression analysis pertaining to the affect of waiting periods on violent crime. While the empirical evidence regarding the effect of gun control on firearms violence has been inconclusive thus far, this country should not wait for conclusive evidence before implementing restrictive measures. The only way to judge whether such measures will be effective on a national level is to try them and see. There is little to lose and many lives to be gained.
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    Power Struggles in the Civil Rights Movement
    (1993) Morenoff, Lisa B.; Borges, Jesse Rafael, 1964-
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    Staten Island: Forming an Island Onto Itself
    (1994) Waldman, Randee J.; Borges, Jesse Rafael, 1964-
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    The Arab-Israeli Peace Process: The Changing Role of the United States in that Process
    (1995) Ketover, Ross; Borges, Jesse Rafael, 1964-
    The object of this essay is to try to explain the ideas and policies that guide the peace process in the Middle East between the Arab states and Israel. It will outline the history of the conflict, beginning with Israel's creation in 1948, up until the current day. The paper will also explain the past, present, and future role of the United States in this volatile region of the world. Having been one of world's two superpowers following World War II, and today, as the only great power, the United States' role in the peace process and all Middle Eastern politics has been gigantic. This is especially true in regards to the policies and existence of the state of Israel. Israel's past and future are directly linked to the desires and interests of the United States, and by studying the history of this relationship, one can better understand the goals and objectives of the two allies. Without knowing the policies of the United States, one cannot accurately assess the future of the Israeli/Arab movement towards peace. The history of the Middle East is dominated by the forces of international powers, and today that means the United States. Thus, forty years of the Cold War drastically effected the existence of all of the nations that are located in the Middle East, and the end of this Cold War might mean a change in the forty years of hostility in the region.
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    The Greens/Green Party USA: Utilizing a Third Party as a Social Movement Tactic
    (1993) Manvel, Evan; Borges, Jesse Rafael, 1964-
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    The New Political Bosses: The Impact of Media Consultants on the American Political Process
    (1992) Jenkins, Garry William; Borges, Jesse Rafael, 1964-
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    United States Housing: A Policy Analysis
    (1995) Montero, Sonia A.; Borges, Jesse Rafael, 1964-
    The United States' housing voucher program was established and expanded in the 1980s at which time the national housing problem was mainly one of affordability, and not availability. In accordance with the President's Commission on Housing's recommendations, the leading program to assist low-income families acquire decent housing became a consumer-oriented housing assistance grant to augment the family's purchasing power. Today, the United States' housing problems are far more numerous and severe than they were only a decade ago; they signify a housing crisis of dramatic proportions. Presently, the leading causes of contemporary housing problems are the inadequate incomes of low-income households and the lack of affordable housing. Despite the numerous problems confronting poor renter households (homelessness, overcrowding, excessive cost burdens, and inadequate housing), the Department of Housing and Urban Development is embarking on a reinvention plan whose solution is limited to an emphasis on work and responsibility. The widely held conservative notion, that project-based housing assistance such as public housing weakens incentives to work and encourages dependency, has culminated in the support for a "Movement to Independence Initiative". This paper is an evaluation of the reinvention plan which consolidates a myriad of project-based assistance programs into one main rental assistance program, the Housing Certificate Fund. My research suggests that this plan will result in even more limited assistance to poor renter households. Those project-based subsidies which are kept in existence by the blueprint (i.e. Affordable Housing Fund and the Community Opportunity Fund) will be inadequate and ineffective in dealing with the lack of affordable housing, and shall not meet the needs of the poorest. In conclusion, low-income households will have greater difficulty securing decent affordable housing. I propose that the public housing program should be maintained in its present state with some variation. Public housing would adequately confront the housing crisis if it was not concentrated in poverty-stricken areas and if developments were smaller.