Draft 1 Flash Fiction As we walked along the sidewalk that ran parallel to the beach we stumbled into a long wooden set of stairs. Their old and decomposed appearance was accented with winding ivy that consumed the handrail. With just a glance‚ no words‚ we decided to venture up it. Holding his hand we walked step and step. The beach was quiet‚ not a single person was in sight this far down along the shore. The sun was setting slowly casting its yellow orange glow along the water‚ leaving pink and
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My topic for this essay is authority‚ responsibility and accountability. The reason I choose these topics is because they are great qualities to have in a person. You gain these three traits when you’re a follower‚ once you have these traits you become a good leader. the only way to have good authority is with responsibility an accountability Accountability to me means admitting that you have faults and make mistakes but you are willing to own up to your faults‚ but in most peoples point
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past seven years that I have been in the Army is that accountability and responsibility are the two most important things that the organization focuses on. In this essay‚ I will be discussing the importance of accountability and the responsibilities as a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO). Accountability is concerned primarily with records‚ while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody‚ care‚ and safekeeping. Accountability is defined as‚ the obligation imposed by law or lawful
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PFC Thiel Dillon F 26 October 2012 Article 92 Essay 760th ORD CO (EOD) While at his NTC rotation PFC Thiel was tasked by SFC Graff with being at the trucks at 0630 to begin the duty day. PFC Thiel along with a few others were late to the trucks. As a result everyone in the company lost the privilege of going to the shoppete to get supplies by punishment of SFC Graff. While on guard duty the night before going to the field PFC Thiel was unable to clean his weapon because he did not have
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AUTHORITY‚ ACCOUNTABILITY & RESPONSIBILITY By Yusop B. Masdal I. INTRODUCTION Delegation (or deputation) is the assignment of authority and responsibility to another person (normally from a manager to a subordinate) to carry out specific activities (Blair‚ gerald 2002). However the person who delegated the work remains accountable for the outcome of the delegated work. Delegation empowers a subordinate to make decisions‚ i.e. it is a shift of decision-making authority from one organizational
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Accountability and Responsibility The National Council of State Boards in Nursing defines delegation as "transferring to a competent individual the authority to perform a selected nursing task in a selected situation" (National Council of State Boards of Nursing‚ Resources section‚ 4). When delegating‚ the registered nurse (RN) assigns nursing tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) while still remaining accountable for the patient and the task that was assigned. Delegating is a management
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Valentine’s Day Dinner There is always one day out of the year that you go above and beyond for that special person in your life‚ that day is February 14th. Most people do not believe in Valentine’s Day simply for the reason that people should show their love everyday and not specifically on one day. I also believe you should show your love every day but it is also nice to have a special holiday just dedicated to your husband‚ wife‚ boyfriend‚ or girlfriend. I am one of the few that actually go
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March 12th It was the year 1645 and we’ve been on the plantation for 8 ½ months now. Our family has been here for as long as I can remember‚ working the cotton fields. We were brought here from a small country off the coast of Africa‚ the country of Uganda. I will never forget that fateful day. As my mother and I were walking through the forest to gather wood and the proper materials for us to eat‚ we were bombarded by the white men‚ they came in different directions threating to shoot at us
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Accountability in the army is important because soldiers as well as equipment‚ ammunition‚ food‚ water and other various supplies are vital to the operation and proper function of the army as a whole. To start with‚ soldiers must be accounted for because they are the responsibility of their team leader‚ squad leader‚ platoon sergeant‚ and so on. If you don’t have accountability of soldiers then when you attempt to conduct a mission you may not have all the soldiers you should have and that could
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Responsibility By: SPC Hawkinson‚ Jennifer 20141229 As the great Eleanor Roosevelt once stated‚ “In the long run‚ we shape our lives‚ and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.” Responsibility can be broad range of different perspectives when defined. Although‚ many may look to themselves first to depict their definition of responsibility it does not always mean what others may know it to mean. Responsibility is being
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