first women to be employed in the federal government Red Cross is an organization that helps people in a crisis. They help prevent and help people suffer less when these emergencies happen. They help these people by getting volunteers and getting donations to help the people in need. A couple of examples of people they help are survivors of disasters‚ the family members of military who need support‚ and people who are in the need of blood.Red Cross was founded in Washington‚ D.C It was founded
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The main ethical issue inside the American Red Cross is the general trust of employees and volunteers and believing that they have the same ethics and values that are needed to be in place in this nonprofit organization. For years‚ there has been a total lack of accountability when it comes to donations‚ supplies or equipment that is needed during an emergency. There are no checks and balances in place and the organization is far from transparent as to where the funds or equipment is going. A recent
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an American hears the words “American Red Cross”‚ most of them think of big‚ blood drive busses or 1900’s nurses in baby-blue uniforms. A better way to define the Red Cross‚ however‚ would be to say that they are a humanitarian and 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
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There are many possible ethical issues in the culture of the American Red Cross that created the problems discussed in this case. The American Red Cross failed at delivering organizational transparency. This failure allotted to employee embezzlement‚ unorthodox executive compensation‚ and employee misconduct. The organization experienced a high turnover. With this high turnover rate‚ deemed lavish executive compensation payouts. The organization’s reputation and culture has been further tarnished
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Lowe’s is the second-largest hardware chain in the U.S. behind The Home Depot and ahead of Menards. Globally‚ Lowe’s is also the second largest hardware chain‚ again behind The Home Depot and ahead of the European store B&Q and OBI. Lowe’s strengths consist of being the second largest retailer of home improvements in the United States. Lowe’s provides a wide range of products at a slightly discounted price. Compared to its rivals‚ the typical Lowe’s store stocks a larger and a more diverse
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Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of DSM-IV TR‚ as well as new changes for DSM-V. DSM-IV TR‚ which stands for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th edition)‚ Text Revision was published by the American Psychiatric Association in 2000 and serves as a guide book for many health professionals to diagnose a patient with a mental disorder. It also helps health professionals to determine what types of treatment could be carried out to help the patient. The latest DSM is widely
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DSM-IV: Strengths and Weaknesses The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is currently the most frequently used way of standardizing and defining psychological disorders. However‚ the classification systems such as DSM have advantages and disadvantages. The major weakness of DSM is that it judges symptoms superficially and ignores other possible important factors. The major strength of DSM is that it enables categorization of psychological disorders. The first edition
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industry must have oversight over the program” (Ferrell‚ Fraedrich‚ & Ferrell‚ 2015 p. 114). Currently‚ the American Red Cross (ARC) has sighted major issues with the APC practices of collecting blood donations (Strom‚ 2008). Furthermore‚ Eric Blumberg‚ the FDA’s deputy general counsel‚ stated “if fear is a motivator‚ we’re happy to help out in that way”- when he attend a closed Red Cross
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1. Explain the possible problems in the ethical culture of the Red Cross that created the issues discussed in this case. One of the possible problems in the ethical culture of the Red Cross that creates issues is because it is a charitable organization‚ its leaders have assumed that all employees and volunteers will act ethically. Although this has been disproven many times recently‚ the Red Cross still has not taken all necessary steps to ensure that it is truly a socially – conscious and ethically
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The visual artifact I choose to rhetorically analyze is the "super racist" Red Cross safety poster. This visual artifact was introduced into the mainstream media on June 27‚ 2016‚ after it spread throughout Twitter and sparked for being racist. The goal of this poster was to introduce pool/swimming safety to children across the nation. The poster was posted in two Colorado pools in Salida and Fort Morgan. This poster displayed safe and unsafe actions of children playing in the pool‚ titled "be cool
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