...The Environment in Alaska Tabitha K. Lunn Wayland Baptist University Abstract Alaska used to be known as the last frontier but is now referred to as America's outdoor playground. There are many things you can do for activities here that show you why Alaska is called that. There are also unique forms of transit here in Alaska to meet many different needs and uses for them. The jobs that Alaska has to offer are not quite as unique as the rest of Alaska but they do offer that means to explore and enjoy what is considered to be one of the most beautiful places in the world. The Environment in Alaska Alaska can be considered to be Americans outdoor playground. No other state in the union offers the opportunities and challenges found in the last frontier. These challenges and opportunities are found in every aspect of life in Alaska. Many of the various activities are extremely challenging with plenty of opportunity to face these challenges. Many activities provide the opportunity to do things that one may be unable to do anywhere else in the country. Another aspect of life in the last frontier is that the public transit. Help with someone get from one place to another without a means of trouble? The final aspect to be explored is one of the most important; employment. Alaska is unique in its opportunities and challenges. Alaska is unique in its opportunities and challenges when it comes to finding a job. All of these topics will be explored in depth, and the...
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...Henry has to leave to Vietnam. When Henry returns he’s not the same; he comes back distant, quiet, cold, and emotionally separated from every thing, eventually becoming suicidal. This story show how sometimes once something good is gone it’s gone for good, no matter how hard a person wants to or tries to get back to normal. Erdrich shows this through the use of the red convertible as a symbol of the brothers’ relationship, Henry and Lyman being dynamic character change, and Lyman as a dynamic character. Through the whole story the red convertible symbolizes the bothers relationship. ”Perhaps the convertible’s greatest contribution to the story is a symbol of the relationship between Lyman and Henry. It represents their close companionship” (Bussey1). A good example of this is when the bothers are together and the car is in superb condition, but when Henry is away the car fall apart and breaks down just like their relationship. According to Bussey, both of the bothers buying the red convertible together represents both of their willingness to share a great amount of responsibility (Bussey1). Both Lyman and Henry have mutual love and respect for each other, and is that represented when they both combine their hard earned money to buy the car. By Henry giving the Lyman the keys represents how Henry want Lyman grow up, because somehow he knows things aren’t going to be the same. The convertible also represents Lyman growing up. When Henry tries to give Lyman full ownership of the...
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...But since 1998, in referendums created specifically for statehood, they have voted five times and it has always come close. However this year, there has been an overwhelming 97% of votes in favor of the non binding referendum favoring statehood. With statehood on the horizon, it is time to reorganize their government in hope of rebuilding what was lost. One of the most important aspects that we will explore here, is how to organize their court system from bottom to top. A strong judicial branch will be the glue that will hold everything together through the enforcement of legislation. Puerto Rico partly collapsed because rules and regulations were not implemented or followed. This has to one of the first things to...
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...Johnny st.hilaire My Dream House Johnny st.hilaire My Dream House ` DREAM HOUSE My dream house, what would it be what would it look like it, and most important where will I build it. I like the countryside wide open areas, maybe farm lands with some animals. But I do like the city life with the nose, rude people, and heavy traffic on the high way. There is pros and cons to both environment, the countryside close to no air pollution, but less services you need to travel more to access services. The pros and cons of the city life more cultural opportunities, more diversity of people, more opportunities for higher education, better services like trash collection, water and sewer, cons more crime, more pollution, higher costs living. So as you can see I am little undecided about my dream house so. I am just going to explain two type of dream houses and locations one countryside and one in the city. First the city it would most likely be in Broward County a lake front home of course “I love water”. It would be 3 story house because it’s very hard to build full basements here. So one of the floors would be more like a half basement because the property will have a 3 car garage. The outside of the house would be a dark brown wood siding, and then a simple rock base that goes up about 1 feet on the house to give the old house effect. The side facing the water would be all glass so we can always look out to the gorgeous...
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...the Wild, was not ignorant or unprepared, but he was going out into the wilderness to find the true meaning of life and to see what it was like to live out in the wild on his own. Chris was a great role model for kids all across the country; because he was trying to live out his dream and do what he thought was right in the wild and would not listen to what anyone told him to do. Chris McCandless was a loving and caring person who cherished for all creation and wanted to get away from the society and live free to find the meaning of life. I feel that Chris McCandless was a person in the world who didn’t like society and wanted to get away from people to become free in the wild. Chris never liked being in society with people and wanted to get away from them as much as he could. When the book opens, we see Chris hitchhiking into the wilderness trying to get away from society when he gets a lift from Jim Gallien. Chris was going to hitchhike to Denali National Park and get away from society and be free. Jim Gallien picked him up and drove him there. When he dropped him off, Chris did not bring much and his only food was a ten pound bag of rice because he wanted to experience the wild and be a part of it. In college at the Emory University, he never had a good social life with people and Krakauer states when people tried to talk to him at parties, “It was hard to get him to open up.” His studies were the only thing he was interested in talking about (Krakauer 120).” He never interacted...
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...defined as going from one place or thing to another. An emotional journey is defined as a journey which causes a series of emotions either good or bad. A spiritual journey is defined as a journey of which something you believe in changes your life and sends you on a journey. 1. Can physical journeys be threatened by circumstances that our out of our control? How do emotional setbacks affect your physical journey? Yes, a lot of physical journeys can be threatened by circumstances that we cannot control. This is portrayed in ‘Goal 3: Glory Days’ and ‘Cristiano Ronaldo: The Boy Who Had a Dream.’ Firstly, in ‘Goal 3: Glory Days’ written by Robert Rigby protagonist Santiago Munez is injured in a football practice game, he had no control over what occurred and it put a halt to his physical journey, which was going to play in The World Cup. Secondly, in...
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...Running head: AMERICA’S AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE CHOICES OF 2009 1 America’s Affordable Health Care Choices of 2009: Advanced Care Directives Denise Renna Ball State University Abstract This paper explores Section 1233 of Health Related (H.R.) Bill 3200, America’s Affordable Health Care Choices of 2009, introduced to the House of Representatives. Under this section of the bill, the Qualified Health Benefit Package (QHBP) would be required to explain end-of-life planning to individuals who seek this information. Currently physicians are not reimbursed for providing end-of-life planning for individuals on Medicare. Some larger groups such as the American Medical Association (AMA) are in favor of passing the bill. This paper examines groups in favor of the bill as presenting opposition from other groups regarding this piece of legislation. America’s Affordable Health Care Choices of 2009: Advanced Care Directives Health Related Bill The House of Representatives introduced H.R. bill 3200: America’s Affordable Health Care Choices of 2009 on July 14, 2009, as a means “to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes” (H.R. 3200-111th Congress, 2009). HR 3200 is an active bill that was referred to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, and Budget,...
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...Nhung Le Ms. Rodriguez ETH/125 31 March 2012 Cultural Competence 1. Explore race relations in your community. What is the cultural/racial make-up of your community (For demographics of the city you live in search http://factfinder.census.gov/ , or other credible source)? Are you a member of the majority or minority racial or ethnic group in your community? What does it mean to be ________________ (your race) in your community? What does it mean to be ________________ (your ethnicity) in your community? How do community members treat you because of this? Do the leaders in your area represent community members like you? Do the local media (I.e. news, newspapers) represent community members like you equally and fairly? Are there racial/ethnic inequalities in your community? Explain. I explored the race relations in my community and the cultural/racial make-up of my community using 60135 is: Subject | 60135 5-Digit ZCTA, 601 3-Digit ZCTA | | Number | Percent | RACE | | | Total population | 6,007 | 100.0 | One race | 5,948 | 99.0 | White | 5,753 | 95.8 | Black or African American | 9 | 0.1 | American Indian and Alaska Native | 13 | 0.2 | American Indian | 7 | 0.1 | Alaska Native | 0 | 0.0 | Both American Indian and Alaska Native | 0 | 0.0 | American Indian or Alaska Native, not specified | 6 | 0.1 | Asian | 16 | 0.3 | Asian Indian | 0 | 0.0 | Chinese | 1 | 0.0 | Filipino | 5 | 0.1 | Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | Korean | 0 | 0.0 | Vietnamese...
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...Capstone Assignment International Forces Paper International Forces EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Companies are under pressure to make profit that are satisfactory to the shareholders. The pressure to make profit prompts most companies to go global and look for new markets outside the country. When a company goes global, it becomes a multinational or international company because it has operations in more than one country. Multinational companies usually have increase profits and sales than their domestic counterpart. International companies encounter different kinds of international environmental forces that impact their business. Most of the international environmental forces are; Cultural, Physical, Political, Intellectual, Legal, International Monetary system and Financial forces. These force are very important for a company to consider carefully before it ventures into any country for business. International companies that did not manage these international environmental forces properly have gone out of business. Most Multinationals in recent times have dedicated departments that handle these forces. This capstone project will discuss the impact of international environmental forces on Shell Petroleum Development Company. Shell is a Royal Dutch company that has many locations globally, and is one of the major oil companies in the world. Most of its international environmental forces issues will mainly focus on Nigeria, where the company has been operating since 1937 and also...
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...possession of the ball when the opposing team had it. Each time I decided between the two, I was left open to the fact that my decision may have been the wrong one. Sometimes I would decide to attack in an attempt to gain possession of the ball. Sometimes I would succeed and gain possession back; Sometimes I would fail and the ball would get past me. I eventually grew out of playing soccer and moved onto other sports and hobbies. I occasionally did more dangerous things, like open-face rock climbing. When rock climbing, it always comes back to the same thing: deciding on if doing this thing is worth it or not. Is attempting to jump across worth it? Should I go back down? Or continue up? Each time you ask these things, you have to decide on what to do. Be it rock climbing, playing soccer, or doing anything that involves some sort of decision making, each decision comes with a varying level of risk. In soccer, that risk is minimal and not very life threatening, but when rock climbing (maybe without a belayer), some decisions can come with more serious consequences; these can be anything like small injuries, or they can cause serious injuries or even death. Jon Krakauer, the author of Into the Wild portrays Chris McCandless as someone who takes serious risks, but the benefits Krakauer finds in them are not as big as the risk in my opinion. Taking some risks are worth it as they can help you learn something about yourself, but others are not. In the book Into the Wild, Chris McCandless...
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...United States, Alaska, Greenland, Canada, Siberia, and the Arctic range of Russia. Wolverines prefer colder areas because they use the snow for dens, and food storage. It is a stocky and muscular carnivore, more closely resembling a small bear than other mustelids. The wolverine, a solitary animal, has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size, with the documented ability to kill prey many times larger than itself. The wolverine is a powerful and versatile predator and scavenger. Prey mainly consists of small to medium-sized mammals, but the wolverine has been recorded killing prey such as adult deer. Wolverine meaning as a spiritual animal consists of power. These are incredibly muscular creatures, and all that power is stored in their small bodies. These mammals can spring into ferocious action in an instant. Every single wolverine is different from one another, but each wolverine allows us to see power in a new form. Most other small carnivores will not attack larger prey that is bigger than themselves, but not the wolverine. The wolverine spirit pushes us humans to reach a higher and fuller potential. When things get tough the wolverine tells us to rise above and to overcome it with power. Wolverines have a keen sense of smell; they can smell prey twenty feet under the snow. They will dig down into burrows and kill hibernating animals. Wolverines are sneaky when finding food, too. They are sneaky because they hunt at night and do not make a lot of noise...
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...of Contents Case Introduction and Background 3 BP or Industry Failure 4 Most Significant Flawed Decisions 5 Did BP lack the appropriate safety culture? 8 References 12 BP and The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Case Introduction and Background This particular case study created an abundance of unanswered questions for me to consider and made me realize how poorly we are at regulating industries that continue to deplete our natural resources and yet don’t even prepare for when disasters strikes. The details of this case are alarming for a number of reasons and the most critical point that resonates throughout the entire paper, is that profit margins exceed any other concerns, to the point that even death could not convince them to make the changes to their company culture. The cycle of errors came to a complete pause, on the evening of April 20, 2010 when a “serious of explosions rocked the Deepwater Horizon, a mobile offshore drilling rig operated by BP in the Gulf of Mexico” according to (Roberto Pg.1) and one that saw a serious of catastrophically events, that would change the lives of many. That fateful night under the cover of darkness, eleven people died and several other encountered injuries that required medical attention and rescue. This occurred as direct fault of equipment, when the blowout preventer failed. The device is designed to “seal the well in case of an emergency” according to (Roberto Pg.1) and this caused for the oil spill that left many scrambling...
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...Awards: Goodreads Choice Awards Best Young Adult Fiction 1)The-Fault-in-Our-StarsCancer is such a dreadful disease, indiscriminate in its choice of victim, choosing with aplomb regardless of age, gender, or status. There are a myriad of stories behind the tragedy and many of them remain untold. In The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, he builds a story out of darkness and despair. He takes the tragedy of cancer and immerses us in the lives of characters that could very well be real. Many know of the heartaches in dealing with those who fight the fight, and many of those scars last a lifetime. He brings his story in the form of a teen girl, Hazel Lancaster. Stricken with cancer from a young age, she believes she has come to terms with what her life has become. Then she meets a young man, Augustus Waters, a survivor of cancer. He is drawn to her in a way that is initially uncomfortable, and as she tries to push him away in her sarcastic vein, he finds her to be exactly the type of girl he has been looking for. Throughout the story there is a beauty and humor, a 'candle in the wind' for each of those whose lives have been touched by such an uncaring disease. For cancer touches not just the victim but all those who love and are in anyway touched by them. Be prepared for a story of romance and anger, excitement and humor, and friendship and bravery for that is the direction we are led as Green develops the personality of a group of teens that have the courage to bring both laughter...
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...Arthur H. Woodard, Jr., MSW Soulhelp@me.com Jim Wuelfing, NRPP Jim.Wuelfing@gmail.com Name? From where? Doing what? Why here? Respect Be open Self-responsibility Participate at your own comfort level Take risks Confidentiality Practice good listening “Ouch” rule “Stretch” rule In small groups, please discuss the following: ◦ What personal lessons did you take from yesterday’s training? ◦ What connection might they have to your becoming culturally competent with any special population? ALLIES CO-CREATING A CULTURE of RELATIONSHIP BUILDING VS. RELATIONSHIP DESTROYING Multi-Layered Ethnic Culture Living Culture in an Organization Living Culture in a System Community Historical Culture COMPETENT CULTURE BROKERING Each layer of culture impacts the capacity of an individual, family, community and organization to change and heal. Developing a prACTice of paying attention to culture is a core competency of helping a change process. It is helpful to explore our own awareness of culture. 1. What cultures do I belong to? 2. What are the characteristics of these cultures? 3. How do my cultures impact my way being in the world? As we seek and value relationships and ACTivities that give our lives purpose and meaning, we become more interested in connections with people, places and things whose values and principles are in sync with our own. We seek values and a principle-based...
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...This is page left blank The Strategic use of technology within non-profit orgs Page 2 Overview: Undoubtedly, IT or information technology has caused a massive development in all fields of science, society, economy and humanity. The impact of IT on human society is in a way that the world is rapidly changing to an information society. Any progress in different aspects of society and economy or humanity is the results of technology development. Technology is considered to be a key indicator for improving effective communication, and strategic operation within government and non-profit organization. As a student of Public Administration and my concentration and interest to the non-profit organizations, in this paper I want to focus more about e-government in non-profit organization including and strategies that non-profits’ IT leaders need to practice. Non-profit organizations work around the world to accomplish philanthropic missions and provide meaningful services for people in need. The number of non - profit organizations likely to increase each year, according to the Urban Institute; there is a growth among the non-profits based on size and financial impacts. Between 2001 and 2011, the number of non-profits has increased 25 percent; from 1,259,764 million to 1,574,674 million today, which acutely compete with the business and government sectors. (Urban institute reports 2103). Among these organizations not all of them are successful neither all...
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