career‚ I’ve tried to gather admirable traits of all the leaders I’ve served for and used these traits for molding my own leadership philosophy. I will continue to seek to strengthen upon my leadership behaviors noted in reference (a) utilizing the Coast Guard’s Leadership Competencies. 2. My definition of leadership contains words such as character‚ honesty‚ servant and compassion. Character is a quality that I believe to be the most important. How I portray my image to all those around me‚ subordinates
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EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPROVISED STYRO-CUTTER Polystyrene (PS) is a synthetic aromatic polymer made from the monomer styrene‚ a liquid petrochemical. (Retrieved: April 12‚ 2013 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polystyrene) Expanded polystyrene beads makes up a Styrofoam. Styrofoam is used almost everywhere: it is used as housings of appliances such as televisions‚ computers and refrigerators. It is also utilized as drinking cup especially for hot beverages because of its insulating properties. As a student
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When analyzing and discussing the Coast Guard’s leadership framework‚ we may often think of senior members or supervisors as leaders. And in many cases‚ they are. But‚ it’s also important to recognize that longevity or position is not a qualifier to become a leader. From personal experiences‚ we all can agree that leaders are encountered at each level of our organization and their contributions are no less important than those at the top. I believe these leaders provide encouragement to their
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The need and Contribution of navy and coast guard to America The maritime military was not paid in attention of its effectiveness for a long time. With a small naval force‚ the United States was neither successful in diplomatic relations nor national defense. The Navy and Coast Guard are crucial forces of the American military by maintaining the welfare of America both domestically and internationally. The Navy and Coast Guard were both needed‚ and they helped maintain the well-being of America
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1. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) does not have a service wide physical readiness test (PRT). The USCG requires members only to meet physical fitness standards during specified training environments‚ operational qualifications‚ and while on weight probation. Currently the USCG uses weight standards as the sole unit of measure for health and well being. While weight management is a valuable part of health and wellness‚ its focus is more imaged-based rather than providing conclusive data. Implementation
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Chapter I The Problem – Its Background Our environment today is experiencing a lot of superfluous phenomena like floods‚ earthquakes and other incidents and pollution is the root of all of these incidents. Serving the environment would be a big help to Mother Earth. The researchers decided to make junk into a new and useful thing that may be used by students and that may be a progress in our economy. Plastic is one of our society’s main problems for it is hard to decompose; it takes years to
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------------------------------------------------- Pollution The litter problem on the coast ofGuyana‚ 2010 Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.[1] Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat or light. Pollutants‚ the components of pollution‚ can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution
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Coast to Coast Humans are a Homeostatic organism. Homeostasis is the term used to describe the body’s ability to maintain a stable internal environment e.g. Temperature. Homeo = Same Stasis = Static‚ stationary (still) There are two ways in which the body achieves an internal stable environment‚ negative and positive feedback. However the body uses negative feedback on a daily bases while the positive feedback is for more drastic events such as readying the body for labour by1 the body producing
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With Carb Cutter? Many Americans have turned to diet pills. Should you? In the United States today many people have supposedly lost weight with certain pills. One of these pills is called carb cutter. Carb Cutter claims to inhibit the activity of the starch-digesting enzyme‚ amylase. When the diet pill binds to the amylase‚ it prevents the breakdown of starch. In the Biology 1103 lab‚ we conducted two experiments to determine whether or not the diet pill‚ Carb Cutter‚ actually
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THE GUARD For a brief moment‚ while waiting for my instructor to check the plotter‚ I glanced out through the window of the gunnery storeroom at the surrounding Ambala countryside. It lay green and crisp beneath a crackling December sun. Winter was already tightening its cold embrace over North India. Behind me lay the boundary fence of the command Air Force base‚ the largest air force station north of Delhi. And beyond the Air Force station was the Grand Trunk Road‚ the life line connecting Srinagar
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