Bernadine Healy Essay

This case study is about a doctor named Bernadine Healy. She was a fifty-seven year old mother of two who became the president of Red Cross, yet resigned. Healy held the credentials of someone so qualified for such a position. A Harvard medical school graduate, Dean of Ohio State university, and the first female director of National issues of health made her the best candidate. Her story is about a position that was not cracked up to be what was expected. Healy initially accepted the role of being the President of Red Cross for personal reason. She took this positon after many qualified individuals. "She succeeded a lady named Elizabeth Dole, who was the first female president since Clara Barton (Page 1, Paragraph 2)." Her husband ran in the nineties and she took a year off in order to help him pursue his dreams. Later, she chose that she wanted to fulfill that role and started to prepare in…

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Clara Barton founded the most recognized relief agency in the United States in 1881 known as the American Red Cross. The non-profit organization has faced numerous issued concerning ethics plus mismanagement during our country’s most recent disasters. The September 11th attacks led to the ousting of their acting president Bernadine Healy. The ARC received $543 million in donations to the victims as well as their families. Donors had pledged with the intent of their money going directly to the…

Bernadine Healy’s argument in the essay Legalize Marijuana? Obama Has the Right to Say No is based on the government having the right to regulate usage of marijuana. Healy claims individuals want marijuana legalized because they see marijuana as a recreational purpose which blinds them from seeing that they are deviating from social situations. Healy’s criticism of individuals who are for the legalization of marijuana only see a reason for legalization because of recreational use. In fact…

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