The mission statement simply states‚ that the American Red Cross‚ is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement. It was created to provide relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent‚ prepare for‚ and respond to emergencies. The American Red Cross is a non profit organization founded in 1881 by Clara Barton to aid victims of fires‚ floods‚ and hurricanes. This charity‚ though
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where men won honor through acts of heroism and bravery‚ certainly a classic description. Instead‚ this story features not only a battle in full blast but of the tormenting fears and emotions of an untried youth in the ranks‚ in Stephen Crane’s "The Red Badge of Courage‚" which says all that ever need be said about the terror of a man first entering battle‚ no matter which side he’s on or in what war. Crane tells this story from the viewpoint of one ignorant soldier‚ a new recruit named Henry Fleming
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HEMATOPOIESIS The formation and development of the cells of the blood. It is a continuous regulated process of blood cell production that includes cell renewal‚ proliferation‚ differentiation and maturation. It is the process by which immature precursor cells develop into mature blood cells. The currently accepted theory on how this process works is called the monophyletic theory which simply means that a single type of stem cell gives rise to all the mature blood cells in the body
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On a cool October 30th the Cardinals are set to play the Boston Red Sox facing an elimination scenario. Boston has a chance to clinch the World Series in front of the home crowd for the first time since 1918. The atmosphere in Boston is going to be a factor. When a fan base knows that the team has a chance to win the championship‚ it brings out a little edge. Out of all the championship teams‚ none of them have had an effect on the fans as this year’s club. *Flash Back* *8 Hours before the game*
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habitats of both a chipmunk and a squirrel are quite different. A chipmunk will burrow underground‚ but a squirrel will build nests or find cavities in trees. Chipmunks can dig their burrows up to thirty feet long. On the other hand‚ squirrels nests are usually at least twenty feet up the tree. North America houses all chipmunks‚ except for one species that is found in Asia. Meanwhile‚ squirrels are found almost all over the planet. The diets of chipmunks and squirrels are very similar. They both eat
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Involved hundreds of thousands of men‚ the Civil War‚ obliviously‚ is not a table game or something interesting. Stephen Crane‚ in the Red Badge of Courage‚ portrays experience of a young boy who joins army during the Civil War. The main character‚ Henry Fleming‚ who begins with romantic visions about battles‚ is later plagued with doubts and fears. At the beginning‚ Henry feels good about either the war or himself. The romantic books he read make him review himself like a Greek-like hero‚ and he
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“I never want to die” a phrase uttered by one man‚ but a thought nearly universal. Edgar Allen Poe’s allegorical short story The Masque of the Red Death is an unflawed demonstration of mankind’s unwillingness to face demise. In the story‚ a hideous plague is prevalent in the kingdom of Prince Prospero. In a selfish act to save himself and many of his light-hearted friends from the terrible pestilence‚ he abandons his people and shuts himself in his opulent abbey. With his only concern being to have
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Without American Red Cross‚ it is difficult to imagine that thousands of people from disaster will lose response every day. Without volunteers‚ it is unable for millions of the affected families to receive services and food in time. Since technology and medical treatments are improving nowadays‚ human beings’ lifetime are longer than before. Individuals from developed countries become healthier‚ but forget that there are lots of people dying because of poverty and disasters‚ and think that their
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In his story Little Red Riding Hood‚ Charles Perrault introduces the concept of being wary of strangers to his young audience. The story begins with a little girl getting instructions from her mother to take some bread and butter to her ailing grandmother. Shortly after her journey to her grandmother’s cottage‚ the little girl comes in contact with a wolf. She engages in conversation with the wolf‚ informing him of her destination and the whereabouts of her grandmother. The wolf‚ being a cunning
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into children in an entertaining way. The stories “Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault” and “Little Red Cap” by the Brothers Grimm tell the same fairy tale to convey similar messages of young girls listening to their elders and not trusting all strangers. This is done through fairly tale conventions like plot structure‚ icons‚ themes of innocence‚ and gender roles. Both of the stories follow similar plot structure in that Little Red runs into the wolf and goes through the forest. Also‚ both
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