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    Clara Barton was born on Christmas Day in 1821 in Oxford, Massachusetts. Her. Her mother, Sarah, was a firm believer in women's rights and taught Clara that all people should be treated equally. Clara grew up with four older siblings. She had two older brothers Stephen and David and two sisters, Dorthea and Sally. They taught Clara how to read and write while she was young so she did very well in school. Her father also taught her a lot about war and the battlefields, as he was a soldier. But…

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    believe with your help The Red Cross can grow and keep working to save lives. The Red Cross Foundation started in America on May 21, 1881 by Clara Barton. Clara Barton heard of the Red Cross while visiting Europe after the Civil War. When Clara returned home she campaigned for an American Red Cross. The United States ratified The Red Cross. Clara Barton was 60 when she founded the American Red Cross.…

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    for the nursing profession. Clara Barton was one of those many nurses that made a significant impact on the world; and is still making a difference to this day. Clara Barton’s bravery and success to save people has shaped the view on how a person can care and provide for a stranger in need. Title and Responsibilities Clara Barton has received many titles throughout her career. During the wartimes she was known to be the “angel of the battlefield” (Clara Barton, American Red Cross Founder,…

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    character of interest. Pulling herself to up to her full size, she stares into the eyes of the one and only president of the United States, preparing to defend a proposition that she will present not only once, but thrice. This woman’s name is Clara Barton. She was a persistent yet ever present lady who fought relentlessly on behalf of friend, family, and stranger, and who has a beautiful legacy that continues long beyond her lifetime. Clara’s work in nursing led her on an interesting journey…

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    nurses, but in the civil war, they were so much more. Clara Barton was a woman who worked as a Clerk in the U.S. Patent Office in Washington D.C. She later paved the way for women and nurses in the future. She briefly made the same amount of money as a man did. They pay did not last long. After she was a clerk, she got recruited to be a nurse in the Civil War. She soon saved many lives and also helper serve her country. Clara Barton later formed The American Red Cross. The American Red Cross…

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    influential nurse I have chosen to research is Clara Barton. Clara Barton is one of many influential nurses of the past that has shown great bravery and sacrifice in hard times. I am sure we as working professionals can only hope to make such an impact the way she has. I’d like to discuss who Clara Barton was prior to her start in nursing, her many accomplishments, and what she had become known for. Clara Barton was born Clarissa Harlowe Barton in Oxford, Massachusetts in 1821. The youngest of…

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    Clara Barton was an American nurse suffragist and humanitarian who is best remembered for organizing the American Red Cross. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, she independently organized relief for the wounded often bringing her own supplies to front lines. As the war ended she helped locate thousands of missing soldiers, including identifying the dead at Andersonville prison in Georgia. Clara Barton lobbied for U.S. recognition of the International Committee of the Red Cross and became…

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    Clara Barton was a woman of incredible stamina and valor to whom America as a whole owes much. Her efforts in the Civil War are well remembered and well documented. Her bravery in helping wounded soldiers on the battlefield set her apart from other women of her time, initiating her social work for years to come. The skills she learned as a child she used for the good of humanity. The far reaching influence of Clara Barton’s tireless work helped to drastically improve the healthcare of the…

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    chose to use texts from a modern time period to help create more concrete conclusions about mainstream society. My texts were Education for Leisure by Carol Ann Duffy, Sad Joke on a Marae by Apirana Taylor, District 9 directed by Neill Blomkamp and Barton Fink directed by Joel Coen. I expected all of my texts to be able to reflect one another as they were all from a similar time period. In particular, I expected District 9 and Sad Joke on a Marae to draw similar points as they are both texts…

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    seconds of screen time. This is perhaps the first diegetic sound that suggests that something is off with the Hotel Earle. Barton, already somewhat uneasy about being in Los Angeles, is unhinged even more by the long ringing of the bell. His unease is not helped when Chet, the bellboy, appears from a trapdoor in the ground to silence the bell. Chet is friendly enough, but when Barton informs him that he would like to check in Chet seems a bit put off, as if this is a strange request. Almost…

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