Clara Barton Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton was a pioneer nurse who founded the American Red Cross. In addition to being a hospital nurse‚ she worked as a teacher‚ patent clerk‚ and humanitarian. At a time when relatively few women worked outside the home‚ Barton built a career helping others. She was never married‚ as she knew the restrictions of a married woman at the time‚ but had a relationship with John J. Elwell. During the end of the American Civil War‚ Barton worked at a hospital
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09/16/2012 Ms. June Watkins Principal Lone High School 12345 Out There Road Somewhere‚ KY 54321 Dear Ms. Watkins: It has come to my attention that the students of this school‚ in particular the incoming freshman‚ will be required to use IPads during this school year. The idea of using such technology is an advantage in some cases‚ like the continual ability to stay informed through the internet and the light weight of the device. However‚ there are other situations where IPads‚ being
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Imagine you’ve found the person you want to spend the rest of your life with; you’re completely in love and you want to get married; but you can’t‚ you’re not allowed to. You don’t get to have a wedding reception‚ no vows‚ no exchanging rings‚ no walk down the aisle. You are also denied the legal rights that come along with marriage. If your partner gets sick with a terminal illness‚ you may not be allowed to visit them in the hospital because you are not their spouse. If they die from that illness
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I am writing to you in hopes that whatever I tell you this day might persuade you to look further more into the problem of daycare facilities not having certified nurses. I believe that daycare facilities should have certified nurses because children are more delicate and need more special care. Children cannot treat themselves they need assistance from someone who knows what they are doing. A problem is training nurses how to properly take care of children when the children’s bodies are still
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Antonio Castaneda 6/19/2013 Persuasion Paper Football or Soccer Which Sport is More Dangerous? Have you ever wondered if football is a more dangerous sport than soccer? Football is a contact sport. You can get tackled in football but you can’t get tackled in soccer. You’re more prone to get injured in football than you are in soccer. A higher number of injuries result in contact sports. To help prevent injuries‚ both sports have rules that enforce the use of safety
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Cynthia Lyons 3440 64th Avenue Place‚ Apt: 4 Phone: (510) 789-6414 Oakland‚ CA 94605 Email: cynthlyons@yahoo.com OBJECTIVE: Administrative & Financial Support Specialist HIGHLIGHTS & QUALIFICATIONS: MICROSOFT OFFICE (WORD‚ EXCEL) * 10 KEY (12‚000 KPH) * TYPES: 65WPM * GENERAL ACCOUNTING/LEDGER * GENERAL HUMAN RESOURCE * ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/RECEIVABLE * INTERNET SAVVY * HEAVY SCHEDULING * MULTI-LINE PHONE * HEAVY DATA ENTRY * FINANCIAL REPORTING (FISCAL & ANNUAL)
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People in school are poor at taking test‚ the main reason they are bad at testing because they get nervous and stress before the test‚ the way they can fix this is by getting pets. It is proven that dogs or cats reduce stress because petting or playing with a dog or a cat increases stress-reducing hormone‚ oxytocin‚ and decrease the production of the stress hormone‚ cortisol‚ said by Animalsmart.org. Stress is a pressure or tension exerted on a material object it could also be a state of mental
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Specific purpose: to persuade the audience that secondhand smoke is harmful. Claim: Smoking should be banned from all public locations such as schools and hospitals‚ because of its danger to others. Do you know someone who smokes or do you smoke? Have you ever smoked in front of another person before or even worse a child? My interest in secondhand smoke arose when i was younger and my dad smoked. I was about 8 or 9 years old‚ however I lost interest until last semester when I researched a paper
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Dear Santa‚ If I could have my Christmas wish fulfilled I would want to have a little girl named Camryn to have her dream come true and to donate money to her. I make my request after thoughtful consideration and I hope to persuade you of the value of my request. Let me share my reasons with you. A six year-old with Wilms tumor‚ sad isn’t it? Her name’s Camryn‚ she was found to be suffering from Wilms tumor‚ a cancer of the kidneys. Her right kidney had several tumors and her left kidney had
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Persuasive Article Technology Can we live any longer without technology? Of course we could survive‚ instinct would direct us through our lives‚ but could we enjoy our lives. Could we do things to the best of our ability without the machines that we have grown so reliant on? The use of technology is increasing day by day to make accomplishing our everyday tasks effortless. The main question is whether this is good or bad. The focus of technology is to make everything less complicated and more
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