CPR ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT Can you save a life? In an emergency‚ when every second is critical‚ would you know what to do? According to recent statistics sudden cardiac arrest is rapidly becoming the leading cause of death in America. Once the heart ceases to function‚ a healthy human brain may survive without oxygen for up to 4 minutes without suffering any permanent damage. Unfortunately‚ a typical EMS response may take 6‚ 8 or even 10 minutes. Performing CPR dramatically increases the
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Couple families with children There were 2.3 million couple families with children in 2001‚ an increase from 2.2 million in 1986. These families may include young children‚ teenage students or adult children (e.g. in some families an adult child may be providing care for elderly parents). The number of young couple families with children (where the reference person was aged less than 35 years) has declined over time. In 2001‚ these families comprised 20% of all couples with children‚ down from
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Everyone has a dream‚ a goal‚& an aspiration they want to reach in life including me. It seems like there is always that one resource that will help you reach that goal‚ and I believe The Leon and Harman Foundation would significantly help me. Coming from a family were‚ children had the mindset that after your done with high school‚ that your completely done with school & your free! When in reality its not! Its just the beginning. The beginning of a whole new world‚ with a lot of new problems‚ where
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Maya Angelou once stated‚ “Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage‚ you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” To many extents‚ this declaration is true. Her words explain to us that it is impossible to take action‚ if one does not have the confidence to do so. With this statement‚ Maya Angelou describes the sheer power of courage and its importance in life. Even in difficult situations‚ courage has the power to prevail over the hardships. Some of these tough
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Mom Louise: A Symbol of Strength and Courage Mom Louise: A Symbol of Strength and Courage A symbol of strength and courage‚ my mom has been a “wonder woman” in my eyes for many years. Mom Louise‚ as she was fondly called by her family‚ was a concerned mother of eight children. In my eyes‚ she was a giant among women as she nearly singlehandedly‚ raised her children‚ in a time when women were taught that no matter what‚ marriage is forever. My mom led her family by example as she lived a
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To Kill a Mockingbird - Courage “Courage is when you know you are licked before you begin‚ but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.” (P.149) Courage‚ the spirit and soul of virtue‚ is one of the most significant themes in To kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee uses many of the characters and circumstances in the book‚ as well as her own deed of writing this novel to demonstrate all facets of courage. There is a physical courage which is demonstrated by several characters. Atticus
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Leaving everything and everyone that ever loved you and disappearing into the wilderness with little asks for a lot of courage. Throughout Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild novel‚ the main figure Christopher McCandless takes a wild expedition into the heart of Alaska. In McCandless’s case surviving in the woods did not go into his favor‚ but becoming a hero did. Writing a 200 page novel is not something that an author would do for an ordinary person‚ It is done to acknowledge somebody that has been outstanding
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Growing up in the 1930’s was a time where people went through significant changes that helped America become what we are today. Courage defines who people are. To Kill a Mockingbird gives us a perspective on how kids and adults grew up in a world full of racism and prejudice. The characters in the novel learn the lesson of courage‚ tolerance‚ and respect. It’s simply unusual for a white man‚ such as Atticus‚ to defend a negro in Maycomb County‚ especially in the 1930’s. Yet‚ once appointed to Tom
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“Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ and the Opening of the American West” is a biography of American explorer Meriwether Lewis‚ written by Stephen Ambrose and published in 1996. The biography is supported by historic texts (letters and logs produced by Jefferson‚ Lewis‚ Clark and the Corps of Discovery members – some of which appear in the book) and outlines the trials and triumphs of the Corps of Discovery Expedition (also commonly known as the “Lewis and Clark Expedition” –
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Hopes and Dreams Essay 1 Dreams are what make this world what it is today. Joining the military right out of high school and beginning my family caused me to put my hopes and dreams on hold. To dream is to live and we dream in our personal life. Dreaming in advance of what we want in life assures that we are alive. My hopes and dreams are to for fill my expectations of completing my degree and to overcome my fears and concerns‚ My expectations of being a college student and completing
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