Clara Barton is best remembered for founding and leading the American Red Cross. However‚ she had many more contributions to the United States that have earned her the right to be honored on a stamp and her home being recognized as a National Landmark. Clara Barton‚ as a school teacher‚ provided education to all children and stood up for equal pay for women. When she became a clerk‚ she again managed to bring attention to women’s rights. Then when the American Civil War broke out she wanted to
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hair‚ which led to her depression. “She first found her calling when she tended to her brother David after an accident.” (Biography.com Editors) Her intense devotion to serve others resulted in enough achievements to the serve several ordinary lives. Clara Barton is one of the utmost
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The It Girl Clara Bow Imagine it all the rules you were raised to follow‚ all the beliefs and norms‚ everything conventional‚ shattered. Now imagine It Clara Bow‚ the It Girl. The epitome of the avant-garde woman‚ the archetype of the flapper‚ was America’s new‚ young movie actress of the 1920’s. Modern women of the day took heed to Bow’s fresh style and‚ in turn‚ yielded danger to the conventional America. Yet Bow’s contagious and popular attitude came with its weaknesses - dealing
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Sarah Bates 2/2/13 P-2 Final of Clara Barton “My business is staunching blood‚ and feeding fainting men."‚ Clara Barton once wrote according to the Clara Barton Birthplace museum‚ 2010. One of the most important humanitarians and courageous people that has ever lived is Clara Barton. Barton posses the qualities and fits the definition of courageous through her actions as she encounters life of helping to aid soldiers in very extreme surroundings‚ donating munificently to the war‚ and trying
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Clara Barton’s real name is Clarissa Harlowe Barton and was born in North Oxford‚ Massachusetts on December 25‚ 1821. From ages one to four‚ Barton was homeschooled. When Barton turned four‚ her parents‚ Captain Stephen and Sarah Barton‚ enrolled her into Colonel Richard Stone’s school. She did well in her studies‚ but she was too shy to make friends or to play with anyone. At the age of eight years old‚ she had not made a single friend. To remedy this‚ her parents sent her to a boarding school to
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of each other. Finny was jealous of Gene being able to get such good grades without really studying and Gene was jealous of Finny being so athletic. George and Lennie became friends because of Lennie’s aunt Clara. Geoge knew Aunt Clara and she used to take care of Lennie. But‚ when Aunt Clara died Lennie had no one to take care of him so George had to step in and take care of Lennie. Both friendships became very strong but they developed in different ways. The friends were always there for each other
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ONLY 19 – John Schumann (Redgum) ‘Only 19’ was a ballad written by John Schumann (lead singer of Redgum) and tells the story of his brother-in-law‚ Mick Storan‚ who was a Vietnam Veteran and recounts some of his time spent in the war. The story is told of one particular rotation‚ from May 1969 to May 1970 and portrays the devastation and horror of the war. The story starts with a ‘passing out parade’‚ which was a graduation from military training. As mentioned‚ Mick graduated from the Puckapunyal
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Research Paper- Clara Barton Clara Barton was born in Massachusetts during 1821. As a student‚ she learned many different subjects‚ and worked hard to receive an adequate education. Even as a young child Clara succeeded in helping others. At the age of 11 when her older brother David became ill‚ Clara became his “bedside nurse”. She tended to all of David’s needs and became adept at handling the leaches that was part of his treatment for nearly two years. She also helped tutor the poorer
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soldiers. “Barton perceived an immediate need in all this chaos for providing personal assistance to the men in uniform‚ some of whom were already wounded‚ many hungry‚ and some without bedding or any clothing except what they had on their backs.” (Clara Barton). Upon hearing of the destruction caused by the war‚ and having relationships with many of the soldiers‚ she decided to do something. Her first action was to help the troops attacked in Baltimore‚ Maryland who were attacked while staying overnight
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My healthcare hero that I’m researching is Clara Barton. She is the person who found the American Red cross. During the civil war she served as a volunteer to provide aid to wounded soldiers. She also requested supplies from the public and then after she got the supplies she personally delivered them to the soldiers on the north and the south. Treaty of Geneva In 1869 she went to Geneva‚ Switzerland to rest and improve her health. There she learned about the treaty of Geneva which provided relief
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