in 1844 George William founded the YMCA. Williams was a drapery worker in London. He was concerned about the welfare of his fellow workers so he started a prayer and bible study group which soon grew and attracted men from across London. 1844 to 1849 saw the YMCA address others concerns of the young men working in cities. Public lecture and education classes were developed and reading and refreshments areas help the young men adjust to urban life. Today the YMCA has over 58 million has over 58 million
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demonstrated in the actions they took to support them. One objective the Progressives enforced was protecting social welfare‚ which they established in many ways. These groups of people wanted desperately to fix urban problems. With this mind set‚ the YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) was founded. This association opened libraries‚ sponsored classes‚ and built swimming pools/handball courts‚ for the good of the city. A major supporter and leader of this reform was Jane Addams. She created settlement
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Bad Communication This article was very interesting‚ and did bring up a different look on communicating. I have ever thought about communicating with my wife in a way she would not understand what I meant. As in my wife tells me she’s cold all the time‚ and I tell her to put a jacket on. She also tells me she hot all the time‚ I do not think it’s a coy. I do in a way understand where they are coming from. The way we communicate with our close friends or family is in my opinion a lot different
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Gym Target Market Target Market is the market segment that I am hoping to have joined the gym based on the improved advertising by focusing on 3 main target areas. Age‚ gender‚ geography‚ and socio-economic grouping define these markets. With a gym there is more than one target market and you have to market to each one in different ways; but at the same time find marketing that will reach all of them without bringing the cost of your advertising up to an unrealistic level. Targeting is very
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Four Functions of Management The Four Functions of Management The four functions of management are: planning‚ organizing‚ leading and controlling. Each organization must have and follow these four functions in order to become a successful business. Not only does the organization as a whole have to follow these four functions but the managers in the business must use them more than anyone else. If the management does not follow the functions correctly‚ then the organization and people who work
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couldn’t do in order to get people to vote him back‚ even though he charged far more than needed. (Central Park) Corruption=Political machines YMCA: Young Mens’ Christian Association‚ gave young men shelter and food‚ expelled if did “forbidden behavior” or came in intoxicated. Only open to Christian Men so no woman and nothing else. Salvation Army: like YMCA‚ started by Gen. William Booth Social Gospels: true christianity commits men and women to fight social injustice wherever it exists; Washington
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Social gospel was a movement that sprung up in the late 19th century and early 20th century in the United States in response to social conditions. During this time period‚ conditions of the industrial revolution and increased immigration led to terrible conditions for the poor (Foner‚ 2014). In urban areas‚ poor families were packed into small unsanitary tenements. City slums were filled with disease‚ over-crowding‚ and crime. Factory workers‚ who were often very young children‚ were forced to work
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In the early 20th century‚ middle-class reformers began to address the problems in society. The unsafe working conditions in factories were exposed by journalists and writers. Also‚ the dominant role of big corporations in American society were questioned. This effort to reform was called the Progressive Movement. This was the movement that sought to return control of the government to the people‚ restore economic opportunities‚ and to correct injustices in American life. The reformers never agreed
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Case Citation: Nix v. Williams - 467 U.S. 431 (1984) Facts: In 1968‚ 10 year old Pamela Powers was abducted and murdered outside of the YMCA in Des Moines‚ Iowa. A young boy claimed to have seen Williams‚ outside the YMCA carrying a bundle wrapped in a blanket with two white legs hanging out. The following day Williams‚ car was spotted approximately 160 miles outside of Des Moines. Additionally‚ several of the young girls clothing items were found. ; Along with Williams and with the blanket
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10‚ 1910 in Honolulu‚ Hawaii. His father was personnel specialist‚ his mother a writer. When his father was transferred from Hawaii to the YMCA national office in New York. Super and his older brother attended an elementary school in Upper Montclair‚ New Jersey. When he was 12‚ his family moved to Warsaw‚ Poland. Super’s father founded the YMCA there. During the first winter in Poland‚ Super lost his older brother to a fatal illness. From this life- changing event‚ Super developed
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