Clara Barton Surgeon James L. Dunn referred to Clara Barton as the “Angel on the Battlefield” during the Civil War. He called her this after she had brought supplies for the wounded soldiers. She was an American hero‚ she had started the American red cross‚ even though most people don’t know who she is ‚ she changed medical history. Born on December 25‚ 1821 in North Oxford‚ Massachusetts. Her parents Stephan Barton and Stone Barton had five children together the oldest Dorothy 17‚ Stephan
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Question 1 The directors of the Olympic Museum would like to know how to increase the shop performance since the shop should be an important source of income. What do you suggest? In particular‚ consider the product assortment‚ space allocation and point of sale information. Now we are in the role of the product manager for this company. We will try to give appropriate recommendations for improving performance. For the product assortment‚ we are considering both the quantitative data
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in 1881 by Clara Barton in Washington D.C. The American Red Cross states that their mission is “The American Red Cross‚ a humanitarian organization led by volunteers‚ guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement‚ will provide relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent‚ prepare for‚ and respond to emergencies” (American Red Cross‚ 2010). All funding for the American Red Cross is provided by charitable donations from the American
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Clara Barton established the American Red Cross in Washington DC on May 21‚ 1881. She was the chief of this organization for twenty three years. The idea came to her after visiting Europe and witnessing how the interactions were with the Swiss-International Red Cross. Ms. Clara Barton wasn’t a nurse‚ but she was there to help wounded soldiers on the front line. The worse the battle became‚ more and more soldiers became wounded. With the tragedies of the war it resulted in a shortage of emergency
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Schneider S-318; Sport Paper Option #2 2014 Winter Olympics: Politics in the Sochi Games “The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport‚ and maybe in life itself” (Dawn Fraser). The Olympic Games of our contemporary society began more than a hundred years ago. These games have grown immensely throughout the years‚ uniting thousands of the world’s finest athletes from over two-hundred nations. The motto of the Olympics‚ “Citius‚ Altius‚ Fortius” or‚ "Faster‚ Higher
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disaster relief organization that was founded by Clara Barton‚ a self-taught nurse during the American Civil War. Barton started the United States chapter of the Red Cross on May 21st‚ 1881‚ after working with and appreciating the efforts of the International Red Cross in Europe during the Franco-Russian War. In the years after its founding‚ the organization grew and became a donation-funded‚ National effort with several locations in each of the fifty states. Even though collecting and selling blood
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QUESTION Just development is an approach which most grassroots NGOs find most appropriate to their activities. Account for the main reasons why this is appealing to NGOs. Most developing countries have tried different strategies and approaches in an effort to achieve national development. Some of the tried strategies include; modernisation‚ import substitution and structural adjustment programmes. Despite of all these approaches‚ development countries have continued to experience high levels
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The American Red Cross (ARC)‚ also known as the American National Red Cross‚ is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance‚ disaster relief and education inside the United States. It is the designated U.S. affiliate of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The American Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian network with 13 million volunteers in 187 countries. Working together‚ we help respond to disasters‚ build safer communities
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doctors and journalists created in 1971 an international medical humanitarian organization known as “Doctor without borders” in order to help people in every corner of the world and provide medical assistance to those in need regardless the race‚ religion or political ideology‚ in order to save lives and ease the suffering of people caught in crises‚ and restoring their ability to rebuild their lives and communities. Doctor without borders is an international movement
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California enjoyed watching the Olympics‚ as did billions of people worldwide. Modern Olympics have been around since 1896 when Athens‚ Greece hosted the summer games. Before the International Olympic Committee was formed‚ the Olympic Games can be traced back to the eighth century AD. Any games prior to 393 AD were known as the Ancient Olympic Games; between 393 AD and 1896 there were no official games at all. Swimming is arguably the most competitive Olympic sport. Every year countries compete
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