Basic Leadership Principles Colonel Royal Mortenson Colonel United States Marie Corps 1. Be a good person, a person of character and strength, and you will always be a good firefighter. 2. Never be afraid to take a moral or ethical stand on something you believe in your gut to be right. Stand up and be counted. 3. Someone has to lead, in the absence of authority---take Charge. 4. “Band of brothers” is not just a line from Shakespeare’s Henry the V. We are a “Band of brothers,” so
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All is Lost In Fools Crow, by James Welch, Welch shows that everything can be lost through betrayal, the loss of a center, and no trust. This is described in the text of Fools Crow, by the story told by Mad Plume of the Black Patched Moccasins. Mad Plume tells Fools Crow, formally known as White Mans Dog, about their past and their downfall. Betrayal is the start to something that can destroy everything that a tribe once was. Little Dog was once the chief of the Black Patched Moccasins. “Many
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Environmental Issues and Schools of Thought An environmental issue greatly affecting the Florida Gulf Coast counties are the protection of the shores and beaches. Through recent years there have been oil spills in the gulf that have threatened numerous environments, endangered species, as well as hurt the tourism industry. The most threatening spill was the famous BP oil spill of 2010. This spill devastated numerous species of wildlife and hurt businesses for years. Although this is an ongoing
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Name: Tholtha Sakadavitou Room: Kirirom ID: 76244 Date: 29, December, 2014 WR-8 My Ideal Person Some people were born in a rich and happy family, but some other were born in a poor and unhappy family. For me, my parents are the most important people in the world. They did not give me birth, but they also provide me the knowledge and many other. But a person who always help and support me is my father. My father is a person who is intelligent in the family. He is a good
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1a) Advise Rachael on her position in respect of any breaches of her common law or statutory duty of care and diligence as a director One of the issues raised in the case study is whether Rachael has breached her duties as a director under the common law or statutory duties. Statutory duties are enforced by ROC while common law duties are enforced by the company according to its Memorandum of Association (MOA) and Article of Association (AA) (Mohd Sulaiman & Bidin, 2008). Common law duties are owned
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In the article, “Four Types of Courage,” by Karen Castellucci Cox, she discusses the significant meaning of the four types of courage; physical, social, moral and creative. When she asked to name a courageous person many people picked a Hollywood hero and others picked real heroes like firefighters or soldiers. She believes our culture teaches us to view courage as a kind of combatant figure, but they come in many forms like a battered wife who finally leaves her husband, a boy who goes against his
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Honesty: the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness. Possessing the characteristic of honesty, studies have shown, allows you to gain and attain the respect of strangers and even friends. Honesty, integrity, and straight-forwardness are a couple things that the National Rifle Association thinks the Democratic candidate for President of the United States, Hillary Clinton, lacks. In the National Rifle Association’s political advertisement labeled “Hypocrite Hillary”, the NRA
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Courage is when a person stands up for what they believe in, like Atticus stated “ I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. Its when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do. Mrs. Dubose won all ninety-eight pounds of her. [...] She was the bravest person I've ever known.” Atticus is talking about how Mrs.dubose finally had the
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Holding a Daycare Responsible When Your Child is Injured Kids play rough, and injuries are a part of childhood. However, some injuries that occur in daycare are unacceptable. Daycares are expected to meet a high standard of care in its daily operations, and when they fail to meet this standard, they may be responsible for your child’s injuries. The duty of care is the daycare’s responsibility to take reasonable measures to keep children safe during the day. It also includes the responsibilities
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Being brave is more than just being physically strong and being able to use big fancy weapons, being brave first comes from the mind and spirit. Bravery means being able to make difficult decisions and face challenges no matter how scary or challenging they are. Being strong in one’s spirit first is important to showing a brave quality because having a strong spirit first and belief in good outcomes is the first step towards success. In the epic poem Beowulf by an unknown author, the protagonist
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