Cortny Handorf Professor Richey English 1301 December 4‚ 2012 Life Savers Growing up‚ the job title “lifeguarding” said it all to me. Swimming pools and aquatic attractions were always the most fun places to go with the family. I always looked up to lifeguards as if they were some sort of a hero. They made me feel secure and safe although I’ve always been an excellent swimmer. It seemed as if they had the ideal job‚ so when I got older I took the first opportunity to become my own hero
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Artifact Descriptions Clara Barton first tasted nursing at age 11 when she helped her brother recover after a fall. She learned how to use leeches‚ a medical technique of the time‚ to heal him. This was one of my most interesting and fun artifacts. At first I wasn’t sure on how to create a leech but I got several ideas. I ended up buying some gummy worms and food coloring. Women were not allowed on the battlefield during war. Clara was required to have a pass from an officer or even the president
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In 1917 when the United State’s SS Red Cross‚ nicknamed "The Mercy Ship" was deployed to Europe‚ America had just entered battle and both the Allied and Central Powers urgently needed medical help. 170 American surgeons as well as nurses were sent to facilitate‚ and back in the United States the demands placed on the Red Cross’s national headquarters were increasing. Once the American Red Cross’s War Council volunteer‚ Henry P. Davidson‚ was selected‚ he faced
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HN-220 Unit 4 Assignment July 29‚ 2013 Paragraph 1: Summarize how to become a volunteer at your local crisis hotline of local social-services agency. Describe the training needed and what you would need to get started. I live in Southwest Georgia in a small town called Moultrie. It is a small agricultural community. We have no local crisis prevention hotline. We do have toll-free numbers that are available for anyone in our area who may need to talk to someone. Child Abuse: 1-855-GA-CHILD
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During the most brutal war of the United States‚ women took the field in ways never imagined. In the historical fiction novel Two Girls of Gettysburg‚ Rosanna finds herself amidst the chaos on the battlefield‚ putting the needs of injured soldiers above her own. Rosanna was never the girl to get dirty‚ for what would the girls at the academy she attended think? However‚ as the needs of her country call her husband to fight‚ she follows her spouse where it was thought no girl should go. She‚ along
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Communication Paper This paper discusses the culture of the American Red Cross‚ noting whether the organization’s values align with espoused or enacted values. Also covered will be to what extent is communication in the American Red Cross determined by its organizations culture. Communication plays a fundamental role in perception and organizational culture. Perception among the American Red Cross organization may cause misalignment between espoused values and enacted values. Conflict
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Clara Barton Clara Barton was a true pioneer and humanitarian. She is a well known woman in American history due to her participation in the Civil War and her founding of the American Red Cross. She became a teacher at a time where most teacher’s were men. She was one of the first woman to ever be hired by the Federal government and was an inspiration for all women during her lifetime and forever after NATURE Clara Barton loved nature through her natural ability to nurture. As a very caring and
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In 1878 Barton writes to the People of the United States‚ Senators and Representatives in Congress about the Geneva Convention in The Red Cross of the Geneva Convention. What It Is: “... it seems to me‚ but proper‚ that while I ask the Government to sign it‚ the people and their representatives should be made acquainted with its origin‚ designs‚ and methods of work. To this end I have prepared
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References: Pisciotta‚ D. (2010‚ March). How to Communicate in a Crisis. INC.‚()_ Freeo. S.K.C. (n.d.‚n.d).Crisis Communication Plan.Newsplace.org‚ (). International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Introduction to logistics. Lindgaard. G & Dudak. C (2002) (High appeal versus high usability: Implications for user satisfaction
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jobs and respect when compared to their male counterparts‚ but society never saw it‚ until the outbreak of the Civil War‚ that is. The Civil War was the turning point for women because it gave them jobs at home‚ on the battlefield‚ and created the Red Cross Society‚ giving women a chance to show the world what they have to offer. Just as there was a divide between
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