The SWOT of Non Profit and For Profit By Shelley Coulter Submitted: May 20‚ 2013 Instructor: Olivia Kerr PHI445: Personal & Organizational Ethics (BIJ1316A) Thesis: Believing in who you are and what your purpose in life‚ sets the standards on which you live. Shelley Coulter Introduction The highest ranking professions involve helping people. Among the lowest ranking occupations are those associated with the not profit and for profit organizations. The Mesopotamian Code
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considered mulatto or of a mixed European and Black genealogy‚ many rejected their African descendants. Being “negro” is frowned upon in the Dominican Republic because it is a characteristic associated with the country’s neighbor on Hispañola‚ Haiti. The feud between Haiti and the Dominican Republic can be traced back to the 19th century and can be seen in modern times in the Dominican Republic’s attempt
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Between 1750 and 1870‚ countries such as France and Haiti experienced dramatic economic‚ political‚ and social changes through Revolutions. A revolution occurs when change is desired by people who were mistreated and for this reason‚ the French and Haitian revolution occurred‚ leading to many different governmental changes such as the first republic of France and the rule of Napoleon‚ and the free republic and independent nation established by Haiti. They also led to many similar government changes
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French revolution and Toussaint. Prior to the Haitian Revolution and its independence‚ Haiti was a French organization known as St Domingue. A colony fueled by sugar and coffee off the backs of slaves. St Domingue was at one point‚ in 1760‚ the most profitable colony in the Americas. Although with money‚ came exploitation and increases of slaves from all over including
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According to The Hunger Project ‚”Every 10 seconds‚ a child dies from hunger-related diseases.” Haiti has become the Northern Hemisphere’s poorest country‚ leaving Haiti in hunger (Farrell). So many adults and children are victims of hunger in Haiti‚ we can no longer just sit and do nothing about this horrific event‚ we as a country need to stand up and help these people. In 2010‚ a massive earthquake hit Haiti‚ demolishing everything‚ including markets and warehouses (Katz). There was $31 million in
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Haiti is the most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere‚ and amongst the poorest in the world. With that being said‚ when an earthquake happened just kilometres away from Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince‚ the country was hardly prepared (Fierro & Perry‚ n.d.). Haiti has overcome various natural disasters‚ including hurricanes‚ tsunamis‚ floods‚ landslides‚ and other tropical storms. Haitians expect these natural hazards to occur‚ due to past events and the location of the country making
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Haitian Music: Rara Haiti has a very interesting history of culture and religion. Currently‚ while Roman Catholicism is the official religion‚ Voodoo can be considered the national religion; about half of all Haitians practice it. This culture and religious history – and current practice – is essential in understanding one of the most important genres of music in Haiti; Rara. One of the most important aspects of Voodoo is the summoning of the Lwa‚ or spirits. This is done in a service and drumming
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In 1789 Europe witnessed a revolution that would rock the continent of Europe and have a great impact on the colonies in the Caribbean especially St. Domingue. At the time of the French Revolution St. Domingue (the name of Haiti at the time) was the richest colony in the Caribbean and was known as "The Pearl of the Indies". It was the richest french colony but had the worst slave conditions. Social Structure There were three social groups white‚ mulattoes and blacks. The whites were at the top
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After Haiti tried to annex Santo Domingo in 1822‚ tensions arose that still last today (BBCNews). According to Dr. Ernesto Sagas: This traditional view of Haitian-Dominican relations was promoted by the 31-year-long dictatorship of Rafael L. Trujillo. It stressed
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The Haitian Revolution was the only successful slave revolt recorded in human history (Rose‚ 2013) .Haiti‚ prior to the Haitian Revolution was a French colony and by all means the richest colony on the western hemisphere. (Solderlund & Briggs‚ 2008‚ p. 123) The revolution resulted in the liberation of the slave population and the creation of a black republic under the sole leadership of Jean Jacques Dessalines. The slaves were by no means united as a single army‚ that being so‚ they counted on the
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