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Desmond Doss is a virtuous person of worth, to his contributions he is unknown to the more well known society. During the battles in Okinawa Desmond Doss has risked his life and exposed himself repeatedly to repeated firing of guns to carry his injured companions to safety and at the same time refusing to carry any form of knife or gun. Desmond Doss’ achievements is certainly unimaginable to most people as they would have little to no experiences of Frontline conflict. Desmond Doss is someone who is virtuous, honourable, ethical and high-minded. Desmond Doss was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, the son of a carpenter. He was devoutly Christian, a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and was firm in his beliefs. When Desmond was still a child,…

For the past four years I could answer the question “ what do you want to do when you grow up”. I had used my career choice as a way to narrow the list of colleges I would apply to. Yet, after a day of shadowing at the VCUHS , something in me changed. I realized all that I could do as a nurse. My mother was a nurse and I wanted to go down my own path so I had always shied away from that occupation. But here I was finding myself thinking of becoming a nurse. When I realized that this was what I…

In June of 1956 at just 22 years old, Jerry Falwell started the Thomas Road Baptist Church in his hometown of Lynchburg, VA. His church has 35 members. Also in 1956 he began the “Old Time Gospel Hour” radio show. This nationally syndicated radio and television ministry that gained millions of followers. Falwell regularly featured segregationist politicians like Lester Maddox and George Wallace onhis radio show. He is also quoted as saying about Martin Luther King: "I do question the…

restored”, but was not officially a national park until 1954 (Appomattox Court House National Historical Park). Now, the Appomattox Court House village stands as a reminder to Americans to show the history of what our country’s been through and how peace can end the most violent of wars. The Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park is made up of several reconstructed buildings that range from smaller to larger sites. For example, the smaller sites include Meek’s Store, Woodson Law Office,…

Currently, Robert only has one sister who is 65 years old living that provides him with support such as weekly visits to his long term care facility. Robert is her baby brother. Robert attends the local Baptist church on Sunday in his small town called Pulaski, VA, which is a rural area and the socio-economic status is living in a small community. Educational Aspects Robert did not go to school and did not learn how to read or write until he was older. He went to a school for the deaf in…

Dora J. Lowery was born on November 21, 1962, in Sumter, South Carolina, to Roosevelt and Sylvia Lowery. She departed this life on Friday, August 5, 2016. Dora was raised in Lynchburg, SC, receiving her education in the Lee County, SC Public School System. At an early age, Dora accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at St. Matthews A.M.E. Church in Lynchburg, SC. After leaving South Carolina, Dora relocated to Washington, DC with her daughter Ebony arriving at her sister Dot's house…

Case Study Paper Ohemaa Asantewaa Ofori-Addae Liberty University Author Note Ofori-Addae Ohemaa Asantewaa, Department of Psychology student at Liberty University, Lynchburg. This research is supported by Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Ofori-Addae Ohemaa Asantewaa, Department of Psychology at Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA 24515. Email: oaoforiaddae@liberty.edu Case Study Paper Case Study The…

people got motivated and inspired about any subject matters. Also, once I understood the differences between the diverse cultures, I should be ready for any challenges that I might face because my attitude should reveal both respectfulness and effectiveness. The Ways to Increase CQ in Lynchburg After all, I would like to think about some of the ways I seek to develop my CQ ability while I am living in Lynchburg, Virginia. In order to do so, I will analyze some of my weaknesses among the four CQ…

The health behavior model that we chose to help lower-sodium intake for adults in Lynchburg, VA is the health belief model. We really needed a model that would demonstrate and make the adults realize that having too much sodium is very detrimental to your health. The health belief model was the best choice for us because it demonstrates that every person is susceptible, but also takes into cue the certain barriers that each person could come across. Also, the constructs in this model parallel…

article, Build the Keystone Oil Pipeline, they point out that in recent polls the vast majority of Americans think that it would be a good idea to build the pipeline. Knowing this information I can not see why any politician would be opposed to building this. Another reason that the Keystone XL pipeline is needed is that it will actually save the environment more than the average person would think. Terry Anderson explains in his article Stopping the Keystone Ensures More Railroad Tank-car…