...We live in a great country where we are free to do what we want ,but many people don’t show that they love this great country. There are many ways to show love of country and Americanism like respecting veterans, celebrating American holidays, and buying American made products. The first way to promote Americanism is respecting veterans. The reason you are free is because of a veteran. These veterans show the most Americanism every risking his or her life to protect you. If you see a veteran if they have a hat on or a uniform just say “Thank you for your service and protecting me.” Just those worlds will make a veteran feel good. The second way to show Americanism and love of country is to celebrate American holidays. We have many...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This paper analyzes the cost/benefit of long-term care of Soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and the constraints the Department of Veterans Affairs faces in trying to meet the needs of these Soldiers. This paper uses data collected from government sources like the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Benefit Administration. The conclusions of the analysis are that: (a) The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is already overwhelmed by the number of patients it currently sees and the addition of these new Veteran’s seeking care will put a severe strain on the resources that are currently available; (b) The Veterans Benefit Association (VBA) is in need of restructuring to be able to handle the influx on claims it is currently experiencing. As it stands now the current wait time is up to 90 days before a Veteran will receive their disability rating and that time can increase with these additional claims; and (c) Providing medical care and disability compensation benefits to the Soldiers returning from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan can cost anywhere from $400 - $900 billion depending on the type of care required, how quickly they file their claims, and the growth rate of those benefits. The recommendations that need to be considered include: increasing the staff as well as the budget for Veterans Medical Centers especially those that specialize in mental health treatment; restructure the claims process and increase...
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...knew there would be a never-ending battle for what they desired. And the Constitution states that we will always be in fight as one because of the first 3 words written, “We the people…” One American who illustrated the most courageous acts in the middle in distress and confrontation was General Patton. Even though he was not the most appropriate with his choice of words at times, he showed his courage with his persistence of pushing the horrible Germany Nazi army line further and further into a corner of Europe and saved us from the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler. With his audacity and vicious mentality made it perfect for him to inspire the troops he lead with grace yet fierceness into battle to shelter our freedom, and his freedom of speech. Even the forces who are stationed here at home in the United States demonstrate their courage. Some by diving into ground zero at the 9/11 attack while others were running away. The brave firemen and New York police department rumbling through broken glass, fractured steel poles, and ashes from the building burning down looking for...
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...generations, students were asked to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, which has lead to great deal of controversy. As of July 17, 2002, the New Hampshire School Patriot Act states that “a school district shall authorize a period of time during the school day for the recitation of the pledge of allegiance. Pupil participation in the recitation of the pledge of allegiance shall be voluntary.” It also states that “pupils not participating in the recitation of the pledge of allegiance may silently stand or remain seated but shall be required to respect the rights of those pupils electing to participate.” By looking at multiple First Amendment right cases, it is evident that, from my opinion, I agree that students should not be required to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, which is important because America is a free country, therefore we are free to do what we choose....
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...for Autism Assistance, Hearing Ear, Mobility Assistance, Multipurpose Assistance, Veteran’s Assistance and Seizure Assistance. Her goals are to enrich disabled children and families lives worldwide. The application procedure for disabled children and veterans are very similar. You return the application, the reference letter and your health form. Once reviewed, the interview and acceptance take place followed by the contract, payment/fundraising, class placement and 12-day personal training in Xenia, OH. The cost to train and place a service dog can range from $40,000 to $60,0000. However, the fee for 4 Paws for Ability is $17,000 and offers fundraising ideas and tools. Karen Shirk had embraced her life changing service dog and sought to help as many children/families that she could. However, her passion lies with the children. Due to the strict criteria that service dog agencies enforce, most are unable to receive the much-needed service companion. Karen had taken 4 Paws for Ability from her small apartment in Columbus, Ohio with recruited trainers to bigger and better as the word of success got out. She found a 100-year-old house with ground in Xenia, Ohio where she continued to make dreams come true. When that wasn’t enough, she purchased the adjoining VFW and grounds. This became the dogs housing and training facility and on site medical clinic. At any given time, she can have up to 60 days dogs and an abundance of volunteers moving about. In June of this year, 4 Paws...
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...Social Problem Paper Homelessness and Poverty in the Midwest Sarah Rose Conklin Social Problems Spring Semester, 2010 Defiance College Submitted to: Alesia Yakos-Brown Date of submission: 4/27/10 Mahatma Ghandi once stated “Poverty is the worst form of violence”, this was true when Ghandi first stated this and it is still true in society today. Worldwide there is estimated to be at least 3.5 billion people who are living in poverty daily (Mooney, Knox, & Schacht,2009, pp. 212). That is around 1/5 of the world’s population (Sachs, 2005, pp. 289) It is estimated that 2.5 billion of these people are living on less than two dollars a day and the other one billion are living on less than one dollar a day (Mooney,Knox, & Schacht,2009, pp. 212). It isn’t fair for any person or family to live on such a small amount of money; and because of the high poverty level at least 18% of the world’s population goes hungry daily, that is every one in five people who go hungry (Mooney,Knox, & Schacht,2009, pp. 212). In 2008 it was reported that there were 1.5 million Ohioans’[people from Ohio] living below the national poverty level (Toledo Blade, 2010). In 2009 the U.S. census bureau reported that the population of Ohio is at 11,542,645 people (U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division , 2010), therefore it would put the number of people living below the poverty threshold at about 8% of Ohio’s population. When looking a social problem it may be beneficial to look at the...
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...| Civilian Personnel Advisory Council Capstone Project | | | Heidi M Burbank | 6/1/2015 | HRM 291 Jack McCallum | Introduction Working for the Federal Government has advantages and disadvantages. Many of the concerns of working for other companies like EEO, and Affirmative action have been long covered in the form of a policy letter. Which is a formal document for the government typically on the military sector which dictates the rules and refers the document to official military regulations approved by the Department of Defense (DoD). The government has a very formal process when looking at how they select employees and search for new talent. I primarily work with the Army and the Army for both soldiers and civilians has a very formal process for training and professional development. The Army has a variety of training methods. Online training through multiple websites, and locations for resident training, many positions require formal training before permissions to certain systems. Selection Vacancies and Hiring Selection for government positions is done through a government website USAJOBS.gov. Each position is posted on this website and the posting gives salary range, open period-when you can apply, series and grade- who you work for and what starting salary you will earn, position information full-time, part-time and temporary, duty location, who may apply, what type of security clearance is required, and whether you are in a supervisory...
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...The Department of Veterans Affairs and the stigma of patient’s mistreatment Rafael A. Vazquez Texas Tech University Clinical Practice Management The Department of Veterans Affairs is the biggest healthcare system in the United States, and serves in many ways to veterans of all branches of our armed forces and the VA main function is to provide healthcare, primary long care instead of acute care in each VA facility around our nation and in some countries around the globe. The VA has other functions such as payments to veterans and dependents and also provides a dignified burial to those brave men and women who served with dignity and valor during peace and wartimes (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2014). The VA takes care to approximately 5.8 million patients annually in more than 900 sites, including 152 medical centers and more than 700 community-based outpatient clinics. Annually, it provides primary care to more than 5 million patients, “Its hospitals, health care centers, ambulatory care centers and community based outpatient clinics are organized into 21 regional networks, known as VA integrated services networks, or VISNs, which control the management and funding of local hospitals and clinics. Many of the VA’s tertiary care centers are affiliated with academic medical centers, which, according to VA estimates, enable the health system to train at least 75 percent of the nation’s physicians—either as medical students or residents (The Commonwealth Fund ...
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...ARNAUD NDIZIHIWE Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on Soldiers, Communities, Societies From War Participation MARCH 2012 TABLE OF CONTENT PROLOGUE PART I POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER Part II: IMPACT ON THE INDIVIDUAL Part III: IMPACT ON FAMILY Part IV: IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY PART V: OVERCOMING POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER PART VI: DISCUSSION BIBLIOGRAPHY Post-Traumatic stress Disorders on Soldiers, Communities, Societies from War Participation Prologue A few years back when I was in Rwanda, it was no longer surprising to a attend a memorial ceremony and each time, all of a sudden, some women would start screaming:"They are coming for me!" as if they were being chased to death or men losing control and start shouting at another group of people:"You murderers!". We were used to this phenomenon but a newcomer would certainly creep out. For me, their reaction is perfectly understandable and tough I view it from my country's perspective and experience, post traumatic stress disorder is a global sociological and psychological issue that needs to be addressed. Conflicts inciting violence are still going on, some have ended but a large number of war survivors and victims are still haunted by the memories, they have experienced the worst situations humanly possible and if the issue is not addressed properly, trauma can be perpetual...
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...AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN PUBLIC & PRIVATE PROCUREMENT ENGLISH LAW LaSadia Whitman Abstract Throughout history, there have been many policies and laws that have been passed to make America, a county that will offer a citizenship equal liberty, rights and equal opportunity. In my paper I will discuss the path on how affirmative action was established, and how it is important to public and private procurement. I will use examples of affirmative action from recent discriminating cases. I will show how affirmative action affects federal and subcontractors within the government agencies. I will also talk about how high level manager uses affirmative action within their companies. I will also discuss the path of affirmative action how the changes affect the veterans that have served in the U.S. military. Finally I will discuss how affirmative action has helped changed America for the benefit of the people. “Preferential affirmative action patronizes Americans, blacks, women and others by presuming that they cannot succeed on their own. Preferential affirmative action does not advance civil right in this country” (Alan Keyes). As many decades have past, the question of whether America is place where equal opportunity is available to every citizen of the United States has grown as major debate throughout society. The legal meaning of affirmative action is the employment programs required by the federal statutes and regulations designed to remedy discriminatory...
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...Effiegene Locke Wingo Her life and accomplishments for the state of Arkansas Kristy Brasfield April 23, 2012 Final Draft US Southern Women’s History Spring 2012 Professor: Dr. Sarah Wilkerson-Freeman Born into a well-known family, Effiegene Locke Wingo lived her life in such a way that would keep her family name in good light. She gained political experience and connections while assisting her husband during his term in the Arkansas State Senate and during his terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Mrs. Wingo used these assets to help her constituents in her district after succeeding her late husband in Congress. ¹ Mrs. Wingo poured her life into helping the people she represented during the Great Depression. She suspended her social activities in Washington, D.C. in order to travel to Arkansas and used every tool she had to send help and money into her district. She used her federal contacts to bring in projects such as bridges and buildings. Having to rely on the same staff as her husband had, she tried to balance a family life with her new lead role in her community and quite possibly eclipsed her husband’s career. ² Effiegene Wingo was born April 13, 1883 in Lockesburg, Arkansas to George Todd Locke and Callie Blanche Dooley Locke, the first of seven children. She is also the great-great-great granddaughter of Matthew Locke from North Carolina.3 George Locke moved the family to DeQueen, Arkansas where he owned quite a bit of land in July 1897. He donated...
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...Unit 6 Project Veterans Having Trouble Finding Jobs After the Military Mark Everhart Kaplan University Professor Sandra Fontana Veterans who have served this country by going to war are quickly realizing that America is not appreciating the sacrifices made for our service members. Veterans are being passed over for employment for many different reasons. Some of these reasons include Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), lack of job skills for performing civilian jobs, and the inability to cope with the transition from military to civilian life. The unemployment rate for veterans is 6.9 percent (Norman, 2012). The government and the employers need to work together to make the transition out of the military a smoother process. The Department of Veteran Affairs cannot process the applications for the G.I. Bill fast enough to accommodate the veterans. Veterans lack the job skills necessary to perform jobs in the civilian sector after the military. All military veterans should have special training, skill and mind set for the transition from military to civilian life, provided by the government and employers to ensure employability after serving their country regardless of how many years of service one has served. Veterans lack the special training and skills that are necessary to compete with the civilian population. Veterans often have jobs that cannot transfer to the civilian world (Hefling, 2011). For instance if they are an infantryman, they cannot get a job as a mechanic....
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...PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTS General Emilio F. Aguinaldo (March 22, 1869 - February 6, 1964). He was 29 years old when he became Chief of State, first as head of the dictatorship he thought should be established upon his return to Cavite in May 1898 from voluntary exile in Hongkong, and then a month later as President of the Revolutionary Government that Apolinario Mabini had persuaded him should instead be instituted. Aguinaldo’s presidential term formally began in 1898 and ended on April 1, 1901, when he took an oath of allegiance to the United States a week after his capture in Palanan, Isabela. His term also featured the setting up of the Malolos Republic, which has its own Congress, Constitution, and national and local officialdom -- proving Filipinos also had the capacity to build. Aguinaldo is best remembered for the proclamation of Philippine Independence on June 12, 1898, in Kawit, Cavite. Contributions and Achievements of Emilio Aguinaldo: * first president * youngest president – he became the country’s leader at age 28 * one of the active leaders of KKK * signed the Pact of Biak na Bato * known as the President of the Revolutionary Government * he fought against the Spanish and American to retain our independence Manuel L. Quezon (August 19, 1878 - August 1, 1944). He won the elections held in September 1935 to choose the head of the Commonwealth Government. It was a government made possible by the Tydings-McDuffie Law, which Quezon secured...
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...VINCENNES UNIVERSITY CATALOG Vol. LXIX August, 2010 No. 61 A COMPREHENSIVE TWO-YEAR COLLEGE OFFERING ASSOCIATE DEGREES IN THE LIBERAL ARTS, SCIENCES, EDUCATION, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY AND OFFERING BACCALAUREATE DEGREES IN SPECIALIZED AREAS Accreditation The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 263-0456 www.ncacihe.org FAX 312-263-7462 Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting American Bar Association American Board of Funeral Service Education American Health Information Management Association Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education Federal Aviation Administration Higher Education Coordinating Board of the State of Washington Indiana State Board of Nursing Joint Review Committee on Education In Radiologic Technology National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships National Association of Schools of Art and Design National Association of Schools of Theatre National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission Printing Industries of America, Inc. Approved for Veterans Membership The American Association of Community Colleges Aviation Technician Education Council The Council of North Central Two Year Colleges The Higher Education Transfer Alliance The National Academic Advising Association The North Central Association...
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...Years Day New Years Day is the first day of the year, January 1st. it is a celebration of the old year and the new one to come. People make New Years Resolutions each New Years and promise themselves that they will keep this resolution until next year. New Years Eve is a major social event. Clubs everywhere are packed with party-goers who stay out all night and go nuts at midnight. At midnight it is a tradition to make lots of noise. The traditional New Years Ball is dropped every year in Times Square in New York City at 12 o’clock. This event can be seen all over the world on television. Valentine’s Day Saint Valentine’s Day is a day that is set aside to promote the idea of “love”. It is celebrated on February 14th. People send greeting cards or gifts to loved one and friends to shoe them that they care. Easter Easter is a major Christian holiday that commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on Sunday between March 22 and April 25. The 40 days leading up to Easter are observed as Lent. Besides the religious aspects of Easter, people also celebrate spring or the sign of the new life. Flowers are seen everywhere. There are often Easter Parades such as the one in New York City where people dress up in their new spring clothes. Children receive Easter baskets filled with candy Easter eggs, chocolate bunnies and jelly beans! The dying of egg with food color is also an Easter tradition in many American families Memorial Day Memorial Day is a legal...
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