J. Edgar Hoover Building

J. Edgar Hoover was an intelligent man that used manipulation to his advantage and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to what it is today. Hoover worked for eight United States presidents and served as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 48 years. Prior to the Federal Bureau of Investigation being under the jurisdiction of J. Edgar Hoover it was named the Bureau of Investigation (BOI). Several members of the Secret Service were hired to become the first agents of the bureau. The Federal Bureau of Investigation had limited authority on investigations they could conduct. In the early years of the bureau, “the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigations included investigating; antitrust, banking, bankruptcy, and neutrality, violations, crimes, committed on Indian reservations, the interstate ship after 1910, madams, prostitutes, and pimps.” The first assignment of the Bureau of Investigation was to survey each house of prostitution in the United…

It was a foggy Sunday morning, here in this beautiful state of West Virginia. The grass was still wet from the dew and the neighborhood was still quiet. I got up early and went outside to get the paper. Then I went back inside, and read the paper for about an hour. After I read the paper, I turned on the news to see the current events. It blew my mind when I saw a guy, Jonathan Kane, escaped the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. From the way his face looks, he…

The world knows Walt Disney as the epitome of animation. His movies are known just as well throughout the world, but he is not known for his political dealings. J Edgar Hoover, the director of the FBI during the Cold War, is not known for his effects on Hollywood. During the Cold War, both of these men dabbled in areas that they were not experts in. During the Cold War, Walt Disney started a more political angle to get more recognition for his work and more profit for his studio, to combat…

THEO presents as an action, thriller with a sci-fi element. The idea of a boy with a special genetic code that might be the answer to curing illness has merit. This type of plot is always a nice setup for action and conflict. It also has the opportunity to explain solid moral issues about immortality and the advances of science. There are solid themes about survival. The strength of this script is the character of Theo. He’s an easy protagonist to care about and root for. The idea of him living…

vile J. Edgar Hoover, who openly and passionately voiced his plight of the Kennedy presidency. Hoover was a man born of hypocrisy, the man that fought for conservation of morals and sanctity in the country while having blatant racist beliefs and constant sexual excursions with his office aide, Clyde Tolson (Twyman 775). Author Anthony Summers “interviewed witnesses who personally observed Hoover in homosexual encounters with young men; witnesses who observed Hoover dressed as a woman; and a…

Dark Net The Dark Net is a computer network with restricted access that is used chiefly for illegal peer-to-peer file sharing. The dark net is a dangerous place on the computer, but are you safe from it? There were a few questions I asked myself about the dark net. Can the police control the dark net? Should the community be worried about the information on the dark net? What is my opinion on the dark net? The dark net is a place where visitors feel "safe", by being able to hide their internet…

Protecting and serving the country isn’t just a job it become and career and responsibility that should be taken too seriously not just anyone can make it into the FBI you have to go through training of physical and mental classes, taking many tests. “Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth. Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: Every single one was a liar.” J…

Society if full of criminals, gangsters, and mob members. There are many laws set in place to protect citizens, but not everybody chooses to follow them. In the TV show, Sons of Anarchy, Jackson Teller, Vice President, is a part of a biker club that gets involved with the drug mafia and many other biker clubs. Every day they risk their lives and the lives of their families by being a part of this club. He does everything in his power to protect his wife, son, and mother. During the show his son…

Encyclopedia). This was during a time when civil rights activists and African American communities were frustrated with the lack of progress that was occurring in desegregating public places. The Black Panther Party served as a beacon of hope for many because it started out as a group that was meant to protect people. But was soon considered a communist group because they promoted the arming of African Americans and the demanding of full employment, better housing, and the ability to control…

him, Robert Hanssen would run his name through multiple FBI databases that were available for him to access. From 1979 to 1981, he would deliver packages to the Soviet Military Intelligence Agency. He collected roughly $20,000 during that span. While he was a supervisor in the Soviet Analytical Unit, he would deliver names of double agents planted in the Soviet intelligence system. For this, he collected $500,000 plus jewelry (Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopædia, 2016). In total, Robert…