in my school’s library surfing the web for famous poems and stumbled across “Facing It.” At first I thought it’d be similar to the previous poems I had read‚ but this one was different. Yusef Komunyakaa’s poem is about his visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington‚ DC. During the visit‚ he is reflecting on his experiences as an editor for the military newspaper. At 13-years-old‚ I didn’t comprehend Yusef’s message about the wall reflecting his brutal war experiences. I didn’t understand
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Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Washington‚ DC 20420 VHA HANDBOOK 1101.03 Transmittal Sheet April 30‚ 2009 ORGAN‚ TISSUE‚ AND EYE DONATION PROCESS 1. REASON FOR ISSUE. This Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Handbook describes the procedures for processing referrals to local procurement organizations‚ which encompass solid organ‚ tissue‚ and eye donation. 2. SUMMARY OF CHANGES. This is a new Handbook defining the parameters of Organ‚ Tissue‚ and Eye Donation within
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My Dog Is Great Dogs are all special in their own way. Here are some reasons why my dog is special to me and my family. My dog is a kind dog he is always trying to protect us and keep us safe. My dog is amusing because he tries to talk like a real person. He also likes to where sunglasses. My dog is seven and he still acts like a puppy. When he was a puppy we never took him on walks because he was so hard to handle and if he saw another dog you were going to be dragges. So this year we bought him
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I sit in the barn‚ while petting the puppy. I pet the puppy as softly as a I can‚ “Why do you got to get killed? You ain’t so little as mice. I didn’t bounced you hard.” I look at my little puppy‚ laying dead on my arms‚ knowing that George ain’t gonna let me tend the rabbits. “This ain’t no bad thing like I got to go hide in the brush. Oh! No. This ain’t. I’ll tell George I foun’ it dead.” I could tell George that! But maybe he’s gonna know I did it. George won’t let me tend the rabbits no more
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ELA Something was different about this day from the moment I woke up. I had been sick for a while and had recently been to the vet‚ but today was different. I was given all sorts of delicious food for breakfast‚ a great change from my normal bowl of kibbles‚ and my masters were constantly petting me. They were saying things to me too. How I wish I could understand them. Then the entire family carried me into the car and we started backing out of the driveway. I love the car; it usually leads to
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MaKayla Smith Mr. Hungerholt Vet Tech. 12 March 2013 Why I want to be a Veterinary Technician Choosing the career that I want to spend the rest of my life doing is something that was extremely difficult for me. It is hard to understand the concept of selecting what profession is just right for me‚ and what I may be interested in and want to pursue every day for the rest of my life‚ especially at such a young age. I have thought about different schools and jobs‚ as well as the pros and cons
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His-103 This is my interview with Dr. Alfred Meckel and his World War II experience. He was born in 1924 when Germany was still in hard times due to the harsh sanctions from the rest of the world after World War 1. As a young boy at the age of 9 Hitler came to power. At such a young age he thought that Hitler would be the man who could lead Germany out of its tough economic hardships and bring them up to the rest of the world’s standards. It was not until several years into the war that
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Jim Loftus Reflection Paper Jim Loftus is a veteran in the radio industry. Although I have no aspirations to pursue a career in radio‚ he provided several insights that are applicable in many aspects of life. Loftus’ story of how he became CEO of More FM resonated with me. Early on in his career he was told that he would not make it in the radio industry. Ironically‚ the same person that told him that‚ he would end up working with that individual several years later. I was able to relate with this
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Abstract The author‚ who served 4 years in the United States Marine Corps‚ believes military veterans make great police officers because of the skill sets they develop over the course of their military careers. This paper will focus on a few of the many skill sets military veterans develop such as combat experience learned in the military and how it is put to use in police departments. The knowledge and experience acquired in firearms skills in the military which help as a police officer in the
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The Wounded Warriors Project Troy J. Tassin ETH 316 Nov 14 2013 The Wounded Warriors Project The Wounded Warriors Project is considered a community organization. This organization attends to the needs of the military community. Wounded Warriors Project is involved by assisting soldiers that were injured in Iraq and Afghanistan. “To provide unique‚ direct programs and services to meet the needs of injured service members” ("Mission‚" 2011). The organization has taken the responsibility upon
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