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    Women In Combat Summary

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    Annotated Bibliography Browne, Kingsley, Co-ed Combat- The New Evidence That Women Shouldn’t Fight the Nations’ War, New York: Penguin Group, 2007. Print Browne’s basic argument is that sexual integration jeopardizes and degrades the affectedness of our military. He argues that women should not be in combat using research in biology, history, psychology, sociology and law. Browne does acknowledge women that have served and are currently serving and states they do deserve thanks for their contributions. Saying the book is credible is somewhat extreme, but it does provide some science to back up his opinion. The book does contain topics that although controversial, have a ring of truth in them. The book by Browne is a controversial argument on the reasons why women should not serve in combat. Browne uses his writing style to entertain. He personally lacks the experience in my opinion of military service, but does use resources that have experience and education in the field of military duty. His book is overwhelming to absorb for myself, a previous female officer in the Army for almost three decades, but does well in debating the subject of women in combat and the recent change to allowing women to serve in specialized combat position in the Armed Forces. He is a…

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    Lyman backs up his information with research that has been done with the association between colors and mood-tones. His intent is to present psychological research about the connection between food and psychology in order to grow curiosity in readers to examine how food preference is influenced in a psychological way. He seems to have nutritionist, psychologist, and an audience interested in the subject of food and psychology in mind because his information is mostly research…

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    The American Red Cross is in existence to aid those throughout the country by providing blood or services to those in need. Primarily, the organization operates through donations of both, time and money, which provides aide in five main areas: People affected by a disaster; Support for the military and their families; Collection, processing, and distribution of blood; Health and safety education; and International relief in time of crisis (American, 2015). The American Red Cross’s mission…

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    Chisholm, a private investigator. They went into politics together. Shirley and Conrad Chisholm were married 30 years until he died in 1977 and she then married Arthur Hardwick in 1986. Shirley Chisholm spoke strongly for the poor and for women. She worked for civil rights for African-Americans. She opposed the Vietnam War. In 1969 she helped form the Congressional Black Caucus. She also was a member of the National Organization for Women. Ms. Chisholm was an activist for people of color,…

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    people and black people were treated. Shirley was not pleased at the way the council was treating the community and questioned the members. “I don't measure America by its achievement but by its potential.” Another quote by Shirley Chisholm. In 1964 she was elected to represent Bedford-Stuyvesant in the New York State Assembly being the second African–American woman to serve in Albany. She won and served in the New York general assembly from 1964 to1968. While serving on state assembly seat for…

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    HSF Alumni Hall Of Fame

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    It is 2046 and The New York Times headline reads, “Devoted father, member of the Coachella Valley Community Trust, and Physical Therapist Antonio Maciel has been inducted into the HSF Alumni Hall of Fame!”. According to the article Dr. Maciel’s background story while growing up in the Coachella Valley, his determination and success in changing the lives of his patients who suffered from injuries and disabilities, and voluntarily helping those who can’t afford to see a physical therapist. As well…

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    Career Pathway Assignment

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    decided to change my major to politics therefore, he recommended finding a mentor as soon as possible. Not only that but, I should know what I want to do. Chris recommended that I run for city council of Los Angeles. He asked me this question, “What do you want to do, do you want to make money or make a difference.” I replied to make a difference. I want the world to remember my name, I want a reason to be remembered and go down in history. He said if I run for city council I can have both.…

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    The Henrietta Lacks Story

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    The three research issues raised by the research now known as the Tuskegee experiment included informed consent, justice, and do not harm. In 1932, the Public Health Service (PHS) doctors working with the Tuskegee Institute did a study to collect data on syphilis for justifying treatments for blacks. The un-ethically justified study went on for forty years before the advisory panel stopped it. In other words, the knowledge gained did not outweigh the risk posed to the subjects (Center for…

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    In this essay, it will interpret the article by Linda Darling-Hammond in contrast to the four-step education research evaluation process that is outlined in our course textbook. This essay will consist of identifying the research question of the article, confirming that the research design matches the research question, examining how the study was and selecting the dual explanations for the study (Lauer, 2006). The study of this article includes conducted Participants and Selection, Definition,…

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    Date: 11/14/12 Header: Leadership Style at Applied Research Technologies, Inc. LEADERSHIP STYLE AT APPLIED RESEARCH TECHNOLOGIES, Inc JOHN SMITH Dr. VALERY SHUMATE BUS 518, ASSIGNMENT #1 STRAYER UNIVERSITY…

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