Clara Barton Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton was a pioneer nurse who founded the American Red Cross. In addition to being a hospital nurse‚ she worked as a teacher‚ patent clerk‚ and humanitarian. At a time when relatively few women worked outside the home‚ Barton built a career helping others. She was never married‚ as she knew the restrictions of a married woman at the time‚ but had a relationship with John J. Elwell. During the end of the American Civil War‚ Barton worked at a hospital
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Everybody has a life and every life has a story – you can save a life and share the story by adopting an animal. When one thinks of an animal shelter‚ they would conclude that those animals there were most likely abused‚ abandoned and are now aggressive to humans. However‚ that is not the case. By adopting‚ you will be in fact saving not one but two lives; the life of the animal you are adopting and the life of another animal. Animal shelters are overcrowded‚ so when an animal is adopted‚ there will
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09/16/2012 Ms. June Watkins Principal Lone High School 12345 Out There Road Somewhere‚ KY 54321 Dear Ms. Watkins: It has come to my attention that the students of this school‚ in particular the incoming freshman‚ will be required to use IPads during this school year. The idea of using such technology is an advantage in some cases‚ like the continual ability to stay informed through the internet and the light weight of the device. However‚ there are other situations where IPads‚ being
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Imagine you’ve found the person you want to spend the rest of your life with; you’re completely in love and you want to get married; but you can’t‚ you’re not allowed to. You don’t get to have a wedding reception‚ no vows‚ no exchanging rings‚ no walk down the aisle. You are also denied the legal rights that come along with marriage. If your partner gets sick with a terminal illness‚ you may not be allowed to visit them in the hospital because you are not their spouse. If they die from that illness
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Name: Institution: Date: Title: Organ Donation – the life saver. Topic: Most of the times people face challenges with their body organs and yet most of us die with our organs which can be used to save a life. Purpose statement: to persuade the Red Cross club members in becoming organ donors and to act upon their decision to donate. I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention Getter: What is the feeling of having to wait long for something that you really need? How do you feel when it’s something you
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I am writing to you in hopes that whatever I tell you this day might persuade you to look further more into the problem of daycare facilities not having certified nurses. I believe that daycare facilities should have certified nurses because children are more delicate and need more special care. Children cannot treat themselves they need assistance from someone who knows what they are doing. A problem is training nurses how to properly take care of children when the children’s bodies are still
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Antonio Castaneda 6/19/2013 Persuasion Paper Football or Soccer Which Sport is More Dangerous? Have you ever wondered if football is a more dangerous sport than soccer? Football is a contact sport. You can get tackled in football but you can’t get tackled in soccer. You’re more prone to get injured in football than you are in soccer. A higher number of injuries result in contact sports. To help prevent injuries‚ both sports have rules that enforce the use of safety
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Writing as Inquiry GET OUT AND PLAY Get out and play. American children are lazier today than ever‚ and prefer sitting on the couch while grubbing fast food over being physically active. According to the US government‚ nearly 1 in every 5 kids is obese and1 in every 10 kids is depressed. Obesity is becoming a pandemic and could very well contribute to the psychological issues facing America’s youth. Most kids today are so fascinated by technology they become very attached. So attached‚
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Cynthia Lyons 3440 64th Avenue Place‚ Apt: 4 Phone: (510) 789-6414 Oakland‚ CA 94605 Email: cynthlyons@yahoo.com OBJECTIVE: Administrative & Financial Support Specialist HIGHLIGHTS & QUALIFICATIONS: MICROSOFT OFFICE (WORD‚ EXCEL) * 10 KEY (12‚000 KPH) * TYPES: 65WPM * GENERAL ACCOUNTING/LEDGER * GENERAL HUMAN RESOURCE * ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/RECEIVABLE * INTERNET SAVVY * HEAVY SCHEDULING * MULTI-LINE PHONE * HEAVY DATA ENTRY * FINANCIAL REPORTING (FISCAL & ANNUAL)
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People in school are poor at taking test‚ the main reason they are bad at testing because they get nervous and stress before the test‚ the way they can fix this is by getting pets. It is proven that dogs or cats reduce stress because petting or playing with a dog or a cat increases stress-reducing hormone‚ oxytocin‚ and decrease the production of the stress hormone‚ cortisol‚ said by Animalsmart.org. Stress is a pressure or tension exerted on a material object it could also be a state of mental
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