...Several people are fine walking through life unaltered by the terrors in this world. As I walk, I feel compelled to facilitate. Beginning at a young age, I was able to experience other cultures and offer assistance to the locals. In the Nazarene denomination, we characterize this as missions. The profession I am called to serve in is missions. As an adolescent, I was able to travel to Guatemala on a missions trip. Over the years, I have also gone to Panama and Peru. The trips to Guatemala and Panama focused on aiding the churches there physically. During this time, I learned how to persevere through the struggles of physical labor. I came to the realization that I was capable of transforming my passion into my career. However, Peru was even more enlightening....
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...With roots that derive from at least three different continents, Panama is what one would call a "cultural cocktail." Culture is defined as a particular set of customs, morals, codes and traditions from a specific time and place (culture, n.d.). Vast mountain ranges, past military conflicts, and “topsy turvy” weather definitely makes for an interesting destination. Friendly and vibrant residents along with familiar restaurants, stores, and products made a family visit to Panama City, Panama a memorable one to say the least. Spanish, the official language of Panama, is spoken by over 90% of the people. However, English is a common second language spoken by most Panamanian professionals and business people (Nations of Encyclopedia (n.d.)....
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...Roosevelt was given this honor for many reasons. These reasons include the Square Deal, the economic growth of the 20th century, and the United States naval power and Panama Canal. Theodore Roosevelt’s domestic program was also known as the Square Deal. The Square Deal was made up of “the three C’s”. These include the conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection. For the conservation of natural resources, Roosevelt transferred millions of acres to be turned into national parks. Roosevelt was the first president to be thought as an environmentalist. Roosevelt also went after big corporations, and used federal power to regulate interstate commerce. Finally, for the consumer protection, he advocated for meat inspection, as well as the regulation of food and drugs....
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...Destination Clear Skies Marketing Plan for Success 08/21/2011 Keller Graduate School of Management MM522 Professor Szostek 1. Executive Summary: In the past 10 years, medical expenses and cost of living have increased to unprecedented levels in the United States, while the stock market collapse wiped out many savings. In some cases, individuals reaching the age of retirement cannot even afford to retire. This environment has provided DBS with an opportunity – facilitating the relocation of Baby Boomers reaching the age of retirement to Panama where due to the lower cost of living and free medical services most US citizen can still retire in style at a fraction of the US cost. DBS will target Baby Boomers and use both traditional and innovative approaches (TV advertisement, newspapers, seminars, and Internet technologies such as Facebook and Google (PPC)) to create an awareness and demand for the product. During the first year DBS will undertake a considerable amount of market analysis and testing before launching the services in order to accurately identify the unique characteristics of its target consumers. After the first year of operations, DBS will reach its break-even point and soon after generate initial profits of 60,000.00; these are projected to increase exponentially and continue to grow in as it captures the potential market. 2.0 Situation Analysis: Just as the Baby Boomer generation changed American...
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...Sound of the Freedom- The Liberty Bell Figure 1 Liberty Bell Forever Stamp Figure 1 Liberty Bell Forever Stamp Meaning can be found even in the most mundane of objects. For instance, consider the USA First Class stamp. On its upper left corner, the number 2008 shows that this stamp was produced in year 2008. The right side of the stamp says “USA FIRST-CLASSS FOREVER”, meaning that this postage stamp is valid for First-Class postage in the United States no matter when it is used. There is an extraordinary metal bell is in the middle of the stamp – the Liberty Bell, a venerable historic relic that I am going to analyze in the rest of this research paper. The bell was first known by the world as a metal musical instrument in ancient China. Tuned bells in that age were created and played to be performed only for imperial families and noblemen, as a symbol of power and status. Later on, bells became widely used in different religions. For example, bells played an important role in the Eastern world of Buddhism and Hinduism as temple bells. In western world, bells were commonly used as church bells or town bells for gathering people together. In 1752, the Quaker William Penn, legislator and founder of the Pennsylvania colony in 1682, had decided and commissioned the bell to be cast in London, and brought to North America to hang in the State House of the colony of Pennsylvania. “They had ordered very precisely...
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...lake 39. Drive a car into a telephone pole 40. Drive a car into a building 41. Drive a car on water 42. Drive a flying car 43. Drive a car off a cliff 44. Drive a car into a car 45. Drive a car into a house 46. Build a house 47. Build a building 48. Build a car 49. Build a bike 50. Build a business 51. Build a Computer 52. Make the sickest phone ever 53. Build a teleporter 54. Revive a mouse 55. Revive a human 56. Revive a deer 57. Revive a bear 58. Revive a ferrit 59. Revive a dog 60. Revive a cat 61. Take a cross country road trip 62. Window shop at every store in the Mall of America 63. Go on all the rides at Disneyland 64. Complete a triathlon 65. Teach an adult how to read 66. Attend an event at the Olympics 67. Take a transatlantic cruise 68. Spend the night in a Medieval castle 69. Sing karaoke solo in front of total strangers 70. Get a black belt in karate 71. Go on a camping trip in Alaska...
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...Roosevelt’s extraordinary life, it can be quite hard to determine who exactly our 26th president was. Roosevelt took on many roles throughout his life. “Parachin” (2011) found, “America’s 26th President (1901-09) was a curious blend of cowboy, author, intellectual, environmentalist, outdoorsman, big game hunter, naturalist, peacemaker and war monger” (p. 13). These many roles would lead him on a very thought-provoking adventure through life. Out of all the things that Roosevelt was throughout his life, he was the embodiment of someone that fought for the things he wanted in life. One can see that this quote by Roosevelt sums up who he was perfectly: “It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things” (Theodore Roosevelt Quotes, n.d.). Theodore Roosevelt was a strong believer in the “strenuous life”. Whether it be from his health, those around him, politics, or nature, Theodore Roosevelt dealt with many obstacles and challenges that would pose to be very arduous for him as he trotted his way through life. On the other hand, one must also look at Roosevelt’s successes and achievements. After a menial amount of time studying Roosevelt, anyone can appreciate the many things Roosevelt achieved throughout his life. Although Theodore Roosevelt’s life may have been filled with strife and difficulty, he welcomed the challenge. Theodore Roosevelt was the embodiment of a true patriot and would continue to prove that fact throughout...
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...The significant factor that leads the United State becomes the most powerful country actually depend on its presidency and the policy to control their society. In fact, the United States has survived from several situations that should have brought them down to the crisis, but, the national political leaders such as Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, who intense to the social and political changes in America, have successfully raised a betterment for the United States, especially in the period of Progressive movement (1890-1920). Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were the national political leader that regarded as the Progressive president since they introduced dramatic political reforms in the United States. They establish several legislations that considered made the condition of America during the progressive era become better; more organized government, the new banking system, more control over the big business and monopolies, development of modern presidency, were some example of the progressive actions during the presidency era of Roosevelt' and Wilson'. Particularly, T.R. elevated the importance of his presidency by understanding the importance of the press corps and promote his own image as well as to promote the press of the policies in his presidency (Bauer 8). Meanwhile, Wilson enacted the progressivism by reducing the prohibitive tariffs, creating a major transformation of the banking system, and generating new stronger of trust in order to re-establish fair...
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...April 18, 2013 History Extra Credit The Motorcycle Diaries Che Guevara describes how two young men travel to South America without money or a car, they travel in motorcycle! They both leave their family members and girlfriends behind. They left their college that they were currently attending and went to tour around! They go through good and bad times. Jumping around from being bad guys in a town to really "good experts" in other towns. Che writes his whole way to South America, during, and his way back. Him and his friend both change in many ways at then end of the book. While his visit to South America, they realize who is there for them and who isn't. Guevara's coming of age story. In many Native American cultures they used to practice a ritual "walk-about" sending off their young men into the wild to survive and live on their own for a couple of months. The idea being that when they came back they would be changed by that experience and have discovered some truths about themselves, and making them more mature. What started off simply as a spontaneous adventure ended up becoming a tale of relationships that one after another began to shape Guevara's perceptions of Latin American politics. Seeing the Native Americans persecuted and treated like objects no different from cattle, talking with many of the mine workers who sacrificed their health and some their lives for meager wages. Being inspired by the Incan ruins and the former greatness of that...
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...Most of these charters are of a single voyage nature, as trading patterns do not encourage round voyage trading. The owner of the vessel receives one payment derived by multiplying the tons of cargo loaded on board times the agreed upon freight rate expressed on a per-ton basis. The owner is responsible for the payment of all expenses including voyage, operating and capital costs of the vessel. Chartering on a single voyage or a trip charter basis may be referred to as spot chartering activity. A "contract of affreightment" relates to the carriage of multiple cargoes over the same route and enables the COA holder to nominate different ships to perform the individual sailings. Essentially it constitutes a number of voyage charters to carry a specified amount of cargo during the term of the COA, which usually spans a number of years. All of the ship's operating, voyage and capital costs are borne by the ship owner. The freight rate normally is agreed on a per cargo-ton...
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...their names, what percentage of people in the United States would know? Many would say the first presidents that came to mind; for example one might guess George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and perhaps even Thomas Jefferson. However, most would forget the fourth and maybe most important: Theodore Roosevelt. Americas twenty-fourth president was a man of many qualities. He was a graduate of Harvard, an avid hunter, an athlete, and published writer. He possessed these qualities and many more that shaped who he was as a person and president, allowing him to influence many with his ideas. For example, he coined the phrase; “speak softly, but carry a big stick,” a quote that in a way summarizes who he was and how he conducted his presidency. Through examination and extensive research of Theodore Roosevelt’s life and specific accomplishments, it has become clear how influential teddies works as president have been on America today. Theodore Roosevelt was born October 27, 1858 in Gramercy, New York. He was the second of four children and the son of Theodore Roosevelt Sr. To his parent’s dismay, Teddy was a sickly asthmatic child that was bed- ridden for the majority of his early years. Some say he had polio but other sources had conflicting facts and evidence. As a result, Teddy spent the majority of his time reading and writing. He was primarily home-schooled and excelled in most of his academic pursuits. In order to attempt to grow stronger and shake his sickly problems, Teddy’s father...
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...“His Gettysburg Address of 1863 became the most quoted speech in American history” (Tassler). Abraham Lincoln wanted to reunite the nation after the Civil War “through a policy of generous reconciliation in the face of lingering and bitter divisiveness.” (Tassler). He became the first president to be assassinated before he could put his policy fully in motion. Another reason that Abraham Lincoln was chosen to be a face on Mount Rushmore was his fight against slavery. In 1863 Abraham Lincoln tried to get the border states to outlaw slavery by issuing his Emancipation Proclamation (Tassler). “He has been consistently ranked by scholars and the public as one of the greatest U.S. Presidents”...
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...Theodore Roosevelt played a very important role in society in which he achieved many goals and helped our country become a better nation for the rights of the people. For a young man that started out quite sickly due to asthma and an extremely weak heart, he was such a determined individual that didn’t allow his weaknesses to interfere with reaching his goals and acquiring such great achievements for one man. Although Theodore Roosevelt grew up in a wealthy environment, he was able to associate with not only the rich but he somehow managed to befriend and gain the utmost confidence even from those that were not so privileged. That is one of many reasons why he would be admired even today due to not only his strength in character but also how he didn’t allow wealth to define him as a person. He was an extremely hard working individual and even with a man that had such disadvantages as far as his health, he managed to become one of the most influential and triumphant men of our country. Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27th, 1858 into a wealthy Dutch New York City family. There were four children in all, Anna, Theodore, Elliot and Corinne Roosevelt. Although he had a very wealthy childhood upbringing, he also had a series of health issues including being diagnosed at a young age with asthma and poor eyesight, but he did not let those things stop him from achieving his goals. He was a very hardworking man who believed he could do anything he set his mind to because...
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...Once again he had competed based on the basis of price and quickly took out the competition. He then expanded his service to Albany, New York. He also opened another passenger and freight service to the Long Island Sound, Providence and Connecticut areas. By the 1840s Vanderbilt was the biggest employer in the US as he owned a fleet of 100 steamships. At that point in time he not only competed based off of price, comfort, size, speed, luxury and elegance in the steamship passenger transportation industry. In 1849 the California gold rush, Vanderbilt started a steamship service that went to San Francisco through Nicaragua. His competition used the Panama route which was longer. Vanderbilt was a very smart businessman and cut off 2 days of the trip which not only meant that his service would be faster but also higher in quality. This part of his transportation business brought him over one million dollars per year. As a result he became the main transportation service provider on the East Coast to San Francisco...
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...Then worked as a Crime Reporter for a local newspaper ‘Albany Times Union’ for a few months. She authored her first novel, ‘What Mad Pursuit’ much later in 1934, in which she shared incidences of six months of the job of examining corpses in morgue that earned her the title of “the Blonde Peril”. o She started aspiring to become a foreign correspondent, crossing the confining boundaries of conventional cities, where she worked till she started a journey for Europe via a boat trip. She had borne her expenses by writing a brochure for ‘Holland American Line’. o After her arrival in Paris in 1930 and landing at some odd jobs, she ended up joining ‘United Press Bureau’. She associated herself with a Pacifist Movement there and got actively involved in it. o She returned to United States in 1934 and was employed with the ‘New Deal.’ It was Harry Hopkins, a top official in the office of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who got her the job, noticing her work. She got an assignment to write about the Great Depression travelling round the country for Federal Emergency Relief Administration...
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