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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…

Track Season Hot, sweaty, and tiring; there is nothing like track season. My love for track started when I was in elementary school. We had field days, and every field day we had an event called the relay race. I was last leg and everyone was always looking forward to seeing my performance. My relay team always won because I was the one who brought in the gold. Those years are now a memory. When my senior year of high school started, things started to get bumpy; I rarely attended practice…

reflecting an understanding of cultural diversity. These five imperative elements contribute to an institution’s ability to become more culturally competent, if they are manifested at every level including policy making, practice, and administrative (Cross, et. al, 1989). In the developmental and ongoing dynamic process of cultural responsive interventions to achieve cultural competence, an administrator must strive hard with a long-term commitment. The researcher Denboba (1993) suggests that…

Dr. Vivian Taylor’s presentation on Cultural Diversity was very informative and enlightening. She introduced us to the concept of Cultural Humility which focuses on lifelong learning and critical self-reflection, recognizing and changing power imbalances which in turn helps develop institutional accountability. She maintains that Cultural Competency, while being a stepping stone to Cultural Humility, is limited in its utility in the ever-changing healthcare needs of our society. I was introduced…

Awareness and acceptance, self-awareness, dynamic of difference, knowledge of client culture, and adaptation of skills, are all required skills that give people the ability to function and work respectfully with people who are different from them. • Cross-cultural, working with people from different cultural…

Intercultural communication can be done with ease or it can lead to world war III. It all depends on knowing how to differentiate between cultures and how to recognize that not every interaction between people of distinct cultures can be considered as Intercultural communication. First off, one can begin their understanding of Intercultural communication by first understanding what culture is, seeing as that it is the root word in “Intercultural”. Culture is a system of shared values, beliefs,…

The Track Meet I wake up to the loud beeping of my alarm, slowly roll out of bed, and take in a quick, sharp, breath. I’m sore. Why did I say yes to going to the gym? I just knew it would be a bad idea. Today is the school track meet and I am running the 100 meter dash. I slowly stand up and get dressed into my new Tarwater shirt and shorts, pull my soft blonde hair up into a high bun, and put my shoes on. I walk out of my room feeling numb from the waist down and ask my dad if I could borrow…

Inter-Cultural Communication A significant feature of cultural awareness is recognizing how individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds communicate (Netting et al., 2008). As discussed in HLTH 320, this not only helps planners gain a better understanding of individuals’ cultural background but also identify how to successfully engage with them (Netting et al., 2008). For me, this involved learning certain words in a youth’s primary language, using simple English, enunciating words, and using…

A brief description of the strengths and limitations of the AMCD Multicultural Counseling Competencies. Multicultural counseling competence is defined as the counselor’s acquisition of awareness, knowledge, and skills needed to function effectively in a pluralistic democratic society (ability to communicate, interact, negotiate, and intervene on behalf of clients from diverse backgrounds); on organizational/societal level, it is defined as advocating effectively to develop new theories,…

Eddie Rickenbacker, a World War I hero and Medal of Honor recipient, once said “Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared.” In The Alchemist, Santiago first meets the crystal merchant and is in desperate need of money, having been robbed by a thief in Tangier, a city through which he was passing on his way to Egypt. The crystal merchant hires Santiago as a clerk and warns him that even if he worked for a year, he would not have enough money to…