American Red Cross Wajih Sheikh Com 530 Professor: Thorton American Red Cross [pic] Mission Statement “The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement will provide relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies” (American Red Cross, 2010). Vision “It is our vision to assist the American
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I am a current sophomore at the University of Maryland, located in College Park, Maryland. This semester, I am taking the course CCJS325: Slavery in the 21st Century. You may be wondering what the title of this class means, and in this letter, I am going to tell you. There is slavery in the 21st century. There is slavery in the United States of America. There is slavery in every state. This slavery is human trafficking, and it is happening right now. We were assigned to read the book Renting Lacy
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Ethical Environment of the New Orleans Police Department Melissa Boutte McNeese State University CJUS 630-W Ethics in Criminal Justice Telephone: (337) 888-0633 Email: mboutte@mcneese.edu Instructor: Dr. Wayne Thompson Abstract Society entrusts police officers to protect citizens from harm and to maintain civil order by enforcing laws set before them. The New Orleans Police Department must adhere to a code of conduct which basically means for officers to treat individuals fairly
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relies primarily on detailed descriptions of the social life and cultural phenomena of a particular group of people. I choose ethnography because even thought I have not been in Hurricane Katrina myself and my family have been in a hurricane while station on the Gulf Coast, and for those that have suffered in Hurricane Hugo ,we have an ideal of what happens during these trying time The good part about Ethnography is that it closes the gap between cultures, enabling people to better understand
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 1 Spring 2013 The Government of the United States Syllabus El Camino College Section 2620: M/W, 9:30am – 10:55am Room: Social Science 212 Instructor: Van P. Chaney, MPA E-mail: vchaney@elcamino.edu Phone: 310-660-3593 Website: http://profspace.com/vchaney Required Texts: AM Gov 2012, Losco/Baker ISBN: 978-0073526379 Taking Sides, 18th ed, Mckenna ISBN: 978-0078050329 Course Objectives:
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for overseeing the entire project? Distinguish the applicable senses of ‘responsibility.’ CBS News had an article online regarding the court case involving the Army Corps of Engineers and their accountability with the levee failure during Hurricane Katrina. CBS News reports that the ruling could impact northern Texas. Congress made the decision that if something happened, the Army Corps of Engineers would not be held accountable. So when something happens, who is responsible? The city that
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Entrepreneurial Leadership Possible options that Marathon could take to reduce the time involved in the production process Basic managerial functions of planning and innovation can help Marathon reduce the time involved in the production process. The first thing they should do is anticipate the market demand. Knowing their market trends can help them to better plan for the future and create new methods to keep up with the growing demand for gasoline. Marathon can be made aware of the largest traveling
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rate of loss. Both human and natural causes are responsible, including the altering of natural hydrology through construction of canals, the dredging and filling of land for agriculture and development, sea level rise, and tropical storms and hurricanes.
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and managers must recognize that they will be faced with unusual challenges. Meaning small changes in which people work or live may result in dramatic change of behavior for some employees in a community. One example is the devastation from Hurricane Katrina. Many employees who lived in New Orleans, Biloxi, and Gulf coast communities never returned to work, and had to leave the area permanently because of the bad conditions, and unbelievable living environment. This disaster not only affects them
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Volume 6 Issue 2 Disaster Planning and Management Holmes E. Miller Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA 18104 Kurt J. Engemann Iona College, New Rochelle, NY 10801 Ronald R. Yager Iona College, New Rochelle, NY 10801 ABSTRACT Recent events such as hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, power outages, and the threat of pandemics have highlighted our vulnerability to natural disasters. This vulnerability is exacerbated by many organizations’ increasing dependence on computer, telecommunications, and other
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