1861 to May 9th‚ 1865 the United States of America was engaged in the Civil War. An estimated 620‚000 soldiers died. After each battle it was evident that provisions and care was needed for soldiers falling victim to their wounds. As a volunteer‚ Clara Barton took a courageous stand by collecting and distributing supplies in her home and in warehouses‚ and later was given permission to nurse the wounded on the battlefiled. Clara’s first work began on April 19‚1861‚ while providing supplies
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and dramatic. Schumann’s piano miniature remains a supreme example of the Romantic style in its uses of form‚ pitch‚ rhythm‚ and texture. Although the romantic period lays higher interest in the melody and style of a piece rather than form‚ Schumann uses form to heighten to display the contrasting emotions within each section. Schumann’s work encompasses a form that is very easily recognizable and unambiguous. His form of ABACABA is very repetitious with very similar sections throughout
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charity work‚ encouraging their children to get into the service field. Clara Barton‚ the fifth child‚ grew up helping to nurse her ill or injured siblings back to health. A “Victorian sense of decorum” prevented Clara Barton from disguising herself as a man in order to join the Union Army. With the military influence of her father‚ Barton felt that she needed to do something. Before his passing‚ the Barton family gave young Clara Barton their blessing to assist in the war efforts. Stephen Barton gave
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The first half and last two words of Santa Clara University’s strategic vision are very much so appealing. The vision speaks about educating people of‚ “competence‚ conscience‚ and compassion”. These very three words to me encompass the entirety of a successful individual. First‚ one needs to have a level of competence‚ which in return builds good confidence‚ a vital trait for success. A good citizen must also have a conscience‚ to have the ability to distinguish the right from the wrong and to make
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relief items to people in the United States‚ and in 2015 committed 1 million dollars to the earthquake relief project in Nepal. Clara Barton‚ the founder of the American Red Cross‚ knew about disasters‚ as she was a nurse in the civil war. She also knew about adversity‚ being born in the early 1800’s meant she would have to push hard to make a change in the world. Clara Barton’s life was a testament to the belief that all people should be treated equally‚ from the way she immediately answered the
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the greatest Civil War heroes was a women? Clara did manie things before‚ after‚ and during the Civil War that make her famous. One of the things that made her famous is she started the Red Cross. The Red Cross is still around today over 100 years later and is still helping people to day. Clara was important to history because she helped wounded soldiers on the battlefields‚ started the Red Cross and started a free school. During the Civil War Clara help wounded soldier on the battlefield. At first
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stand and fight‚ I can stand and feed and nurse them"-Clara Barton. She is known as Clara Barton but she was born Clarissa Harlowe Barton‚ and Clara was a smart‚ and intelligent women. Her mother Sarah Barton gave birth to her on December 25‚ 1821 in a North Oxford hospital in Massachusetts. Her parents‚ Stephen and Sarah‚ knew she was a special baby because she was born on Christmas Day. Clara was the fifth of four other siblings. When Clara was three her parents thought it would be a good idea
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Santa Clara County’s Domestic Violence Council was established by the Board of Supervisors and the presiding judge of juvenile court in 1991 to evaluate the needs of the community on the topic of Domestic Violence. The Council is Santa Clara County’s first interdisciplinary Team whose goal is to not point fingers of blame at one another but rather seek out solutions on how to coordinate services better to address victims of domestic violence and their batterers. The Council has four objectives that
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Clara Chung-wai Shih was born in Hong Kong in 11th f January 1982. Shih and her family immigrated to the United States when she was 4 years old. Her father was a math professor in Hong Kong but in the US he became an electrical engineer. Her mother used to be an art teacher in Hong Kong and in the US she went back to school and became a special-education teacher. In Chicago an elementary school Clara Shih attended she was placed in special class for students with speech impediments because school
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Clara Barton‚ in the 1862 letter to her cousin Vira‚ explains the despair of the camp before the battle. She supports her claim by the use of imagery‚ length of sentences‚ and personification of death. She writes in an informal tone for her cousin sharing her dread. The author’s purpose is to inform her cousin of the anxiety felt throughout the camp over the Battle of Fredericksburg. Barton uses imagery to create awareness of the gloominess of the situation at hand. It was on the eve of a battle
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