...In 1715, newly-weds, Gabriel and Esther Cordes Marion built their dream home on the Western branch of the Cooper River in South Carolina. The land along the river proved to be fertile and full of potential, but ensured time and hard work if the Marion’s were to reap the benefits. Over the next 17 years, the Marion’s would have six children to help satisfy the regular tasks of rural life. In 1732, Esther Cordes Marion gave birth to her youngest son, Francis Marion. At birth he was feeble and small in size. In Mason Locke Weems’s published biography of Marion, he writes, “I have it from good authority, that this great soldier, at his birth, was not larger than a New England lobster, and might easily enough have been put into a quart pot." The likeliness that an infant of this condition...
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...* Central Problem The Marion Camp Memorial Hospital is currently suffering from quality deterioration due to management’s lack of quality control The group recognizes that the ultimate cause of the deteriorating quality of the hospital’s services is due to the management’s incompetence and because of this, various problems have arisen. For example, it was mentioned that the support staff were semi-skilled or unskilled which only shows that management has no clear set of standards in hiring personnel. In addition, no adequate supervision was given by the management during working hours as seen when cold meals were served and beds were not changed often enough. II. Objective * To emphasize and define quality of health care needed in a hospital *To enhance the quality control set by management * To enhance the skills and knowledge of the Support staff in giving quality service * To motivate the employees to be more productive * To eliminate complaints III. Alternative Course/s of Action 1. Provide seminars and on-the-job-training for management and work staffs that emphasizes the importance and need of quality of service Advantage/s: Management will be trained on the kind of quality they need to uphold, while the staff will be trained to be able to comply with such quality. Disadvantage/s: Incur cost, time consuming 2. Improve the hiring standard of the Hospital, particularly of the service staff by assessing their values and self-esteem thru pre-employment...
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...Rachel Banes Dr. Mary Sanders HIST 1103-503 10 October 2014 The Patriot Movie Review The Patriot was an American Revolution epic that was portrayed from the perspective of an implacable family. While the movie provided entertainment, there were many historical events that were illustrated in this film such as, the depiction of militias, the implications of battles, and insight to life during war. Due to the bias nature of the film and a few historical inaccuracies, the nationalism in this movie becomes overwhelming. This film was set in the 1770’s in early South Carolina. Benjamin Martian, an ex French and Indian war icon, is the father of seven children who rejected a proposal to go to battle and be apart of the Continental Army. While trying to avoid any involvement in the battle, the war comes close to home and the leading antagonist Colonel Tavington killed Thomas, his 15-year-old son. Martin began seeking revenge by creating a militia that consisted of peasants and farmers. The militia had an objective to keep General Cornwallis in South Carolina. Their efforts were successful through their strategic planning by killing off his men and cutting him off from supplies. Although they succeeded in the surrender of Cornwallis, Gabriel, Martins son, also became a victim of Tavington and was killed. Gabriel’s death evoked one last fight between Martin and Tavington. Martin had the victory over him, which lead to Tavington’s death and helped drive the Continental Army to...
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...Children do not know how to play Annotation by Jane Prince, associate professor in psychology at the University of Glamorgan, Wales. The economical problems for the toy vendors are the consequence of a disturbing childhood development. There is less need for toys, because most of the children do not know how to play anymore. Instead of the traditional toy world, that has earlier been filled with toy soldiers, ball games, cars and dolls, children now surround themselves with electronic games and impression in pictures and sound from television. Children, even toddlers, have lost the ability to invent a play world for themselves. Several factors have grown to within the last 20 years. Firstly, there is the way children now get affected in the kindergarten or preschool classes: they get evaluated all the time, even on the playground. Secondly, there has also come more pressure from the parents. They are starting to buy educational toys. They forget, that kids can learn through play with toys, which apparently are without any educational purpose. Many parents think, that kids have to be capable users of computers from an early moment in their lives. They have to navigate between the icons on the screen and develop coordination between eye and hand. But ball games have always done the last thing, and while there are advantages with coming to grips with computers, there are many advantages for kids by playing with toys. Furthermore, television decides what toys kids...
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... During the Gilded Age period, the United States experienced countless advancements in manufacturing and industrialization by the building of factories and railroad expansions. While America’s economy and manufacturing skyrocketed, agriculture and the farmers who practiced agriculture were slowly being left behind. What once employed more than half of the United State’s population at 59.3% diminished to only 33.3% in a span of fifty years. By the end of 1899, manufacturing occupied half of the population, in addition to the growing numbers of the population involved in mining and construction. (Document 7) Due to the decrease of profits and increase in taxes held against them, farmers gained an increasing amount of discontent and resent towards the government and politics during the 1870-1900 time period. As time progressed, farmer’s discontent with politics and the government dramatically heightened as new obstacles faced the group daily. Farmers were seemingly always being left behind, they were highly susceptible to high-interest rates and taxes, their interest went up from 8% to 40%. In their first couple of years, many farmers would find themselves unable to pay off their taxes and going into debt. Their farms and land, "mules, cows, wagons, plows and often all household furniture" would be put under lien and the farmers would have to become tenant farmers. (Document 2) Deflation in the economy, as well as high taxes, heavily affected the agriculture business; less money...
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...This paper is about a case review called “Marion and the pacemaker,” by Bonnie F. Fremgen, it discusses the health condition of 92 year old woman, called Marion. She contracted pneumonia within weeks of being at the nursing home, upon completing her treatment a physician notice an irregular heart beat and suggest she had a pacemaker implantation. Given Marion’s age and her underweight condition the daughter decided it was not the best choice of treatment for her mother at the time. And the nursing home was not equipped to handle patients that have had major surgery. Marion had a living will expressing not to prolong her life using any medical devices. Her daughter also had a medical power of attorney which allowed her to make decisions for...
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...S.W.A.T, also known as Special Weapons and Tactics team, can be defined as “A unit within a police force that is trained to deal with situations of unusual danger, especially when requiring aggressive tactics or enhanced firepower, as in rescuing hostages, thwarting terrorist attacks or assassinations, and subduing heavily armed suspects” (SWAT team, 2017). S.W.A.T. teams are there to respond quickly to dangerous situations and stop the issue as fast and non-violent as they can. SWAT teams started out as support and protection for firefighters and police officers. Basically, most of their duties were of the protecting nature. Soon, everyone realized that a team with highly trained officers would be very beneficial in some cases. The SWAT team was able to deal with a very wide range of incidents that could be defined as dangerous and had training skills way higher than an average patrol officer. Making no offense to officers, but the SWAT team trained specifically to handle major issues. “The Special weapons and tactics concept originated in the late 1960s as a result of several sniping incidents against civilians and police officers around the country” (History of SWAT, 2017). It formed in Los Angeles and was approved by an officer named Daryl Gates, who later became chief of police in L.A. Originally he had S.W.A.T stand for “Special weapons attack team” but later decided that “Special Weapons and Tactics team” sounded better. The SWAT team started out with 15 four-man groups...
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...Marion Sevillo was running through the streets of El Paso, Texas, shooting people left and right as the police tried to catch up to him. He was too fast however and the police were desperately shooting at his legs to slow him down. Suddenly he was tackled to the ground by a mountain of a man and slowly lost consciousness as the man pummelled Marion’s face into the ground. Marion woke up in a white room with nothing but a man in a black suit, who carried a gun. “You are Marion Sevillo, correct?” the man suddenly said. “Well I aint’ Elvis Presley,” Marion replied with a smirk. The man, quick as lightning, reached over and punched Marion’s already bruised face with a set of knuckle busters that he had not seen before. “I didn’t know that Marion was a guy’s name,” the man commented, producing a gruesome scowl from Marion. “Do you know where you are?”...
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...instances of combat (Oller, 11). In the lowcountry of South Carolina, Francis Marion, also referred to as the Swamp Fox due to his cunning tactics and ability to outmaneuver the British in the swampy surrounding. He became a figure-head for guerrilla tactics in the south, however, he did not condone the atrocities that many other guerrilla brigades followed, but instead remained as humane as possible (Oller, 17). Marion grew up in Charleston and spent many of his younger years learning the terrain and vegetation as he hunted and fished, but it wasn't until he enlisted in the army of the British royal...
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...To be honest, the unlikely plaintiff in the NAACP suit was Herman Marion Sweatt, a thirty-three year old African-American mail carrier who was looking to gain entry into the University of Texas Law School. After several years of struggling find suitable plaintiffs in their efforts to desegregate schools, the NAACP found the man up for the task. Sweatt matched the description for the type of person the NAACP wanted to defend since he satisfied the academic requirements and was from Texas. A graduate of Wiley College, a Black college, he wanted to go to law school. Sweatt attempted to register at the University of Texas law on February 26, 1946 and with the NAACP intended to appeal the decision, if necessary. Unsurprisingly, he was a good candidate,...
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...Per a student to the reporter, Jalisa was cutting herself. The reporter looked at the ‘cuts’ and it looked to be as if she had been scratching. The reporter referred Jalisa to the school base service of Marion Counseling. Jalisa later stated she was ‘doing it’ with a needle because she was like a prisoner in the home. A teacher received information from a student who Jalisa shared information with, and the teacher reported it to the reporter. It was stated that Jalisa was cutting herself because her step-father (Everett) was touching herself inappropriately. Jalisa denied the information when the reporter spoke with her. She stated that her mother was the warden, and she and the siblings were the prisoners. Danielle has learned to accept the...
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...Track star Marion Jones has acknowledged using steroids as she prepared for the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney. She pleaded guilty in New York to two counts of lying to federal agents about her drug use . Jones, who won five medals at the Sydney Olympics, said she took the steroid known as "the clear" for two years beginning in 1999. Jones's admissions could cost her the three gold and two bronze medals she won in Sydney while enlarging the cloud of doubt hovering over Olympic and professional sports. Which have been said in recent years with accusations of performance-enhancing drug use, steroids busts and positive drug tests by prominent athletes. Jones said her former coach, Trevor Graham, gave her the substance, telling her it was the nutritional supplement flaxseed oil and that she should take it by putting two drops under her tongue. Graham, contacted by telephone yesterday, declined to comment. Jones said she "trusted Graham and never thought for one second" she was using a performance-enhancing drug until after she left Graham's Raleigh, N.C.-based training camp at the end of 2002. "Red flags should have been raised in my head when he told me not to tell anyone about" the supplement program, she said....
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...Marion Blumenthal Lazan, A survivor of a horrific event called the Holocaust. Marion is a very brave and strong person. Marion never gave up on hope surviving the Holocaust. A lot of people have died in the Concentration camps from typhus or gas chambers. Marion was one of the many lucky survivors to leave the camps and go back to her normal life in the U.S. Marion just being four years of age in a camp where people were tortured and have died from diseases is very scary because most four year olds don’t grow up seeing all of that and being a kid you would be living with your family in a house not in a horrified camp where people slowly died from diseases. Marion Blumenthal Lazan, A strong and Brave woman who never gave up on hope surviving that tragic event....
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...professional football becoming one of the first African Americans to play the professional sport. In the final year of the AAFC, 1949, Motley finished his four-stint with 3,024 yards, a 6.2 yards-per-attempt average, and 26 touchdowns, playing a key role in the Browns' winning of four AAFC crowns. The next year, the team was absorbed into the new National Football League. Here, with the use of outstanding defense and the newly developed draw and trap series, Motley ended his career with an average of 5.7 yards per carry- a still standing record for fullbacks. The discrimination he faced was overridden with an even stronger will to play. Had he given up, there would be no barrier to be broken, no records to be set, and no people to inspire. Marion Motley became a role model and mentor, especially for young black athletes. Though he died of cancer in 1999, his legacy thrives with his induction into the Pro-Football Hall of...
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...Will Marion Cook is a name to reckon with in the history of black American music. “His great genius will always be a guiding star to those of us who remain,” black violinist Clarence Cameron White wrote on hearing of Cook’s death. Trumpeter Arthur Briggs called Cook “the greatest real musician ever.” Duke Ellington and Eubie Blake praised him as a mentor. Yet while Ellington’s and Blake’s careers are well documented, only academics can describe Cook’s. Even diehard fans of the American popular songbook are hard-pressed to name one of his songs. The first recording devoted to his work appeared only a few years ago, and Marva Griffin Carter’s 2008 biography, Swing Along, is the first since his death in 1944. In the end, the fact of Cook’s importance is better known than its reason. A significant composer, but of what? Didn’t he write something like the first black Broadway musical? Yes, but what else? The tale most often told about Cook has him returning from conservatory training at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik in 1889 and performing a concert at Carnegie Hall. When a reviewer praised him as “the world’s greatest Negro violinist,” Cook stormed into his office, smashed his violin to bits on the man’s desk, and yelled, “I am not the world’s greatest Negro violinist. I am the greatest violinist in the world!” He never played the violin again. Cook’s words might suggest that racism explains his obscurity. Yet a few years later, Cook gave the world a song with these lyrics: Such...
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