Essays on Volunteering

Abstract

Firefighters coupled with other emergency responders are evidenced by numerous dangers within their daily operations. As such, the various firefighters are exposed to smoke, extremely deadly temperatures stress within the operative environment coupled with issues entailing the personal protective gear. Despite the notion that the varied fatalities reported are associated with burn and smoke inhalation, recent studies have shown increased deaths as a result of cardiovascular events. Studies within the firefighting frontier have revealed that cardiac related issues have accounted for the highest number of non-incident firefighter deaths. United states fire administration (USFA) coupled with the National fire protection Continue reading...

As a member of the Salt Lake City- Emergency Operations Center (SLC-EOC), I have always thought of ways of improving the operations of my department that can lead to rapid and timely response to emergency situations within the state of Utah. In my early days, in the program, I wanted to know why emergency situations in areas within the state could spiral out of control despite strong presence of both state and federal emergency personnel available. Within the state of Utah, for example, government employees charged with defense and safety of the citizenry are available in large numbers. There Continue reading...

Response Structure

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This emergency response plan is subject to annual revision and the applied changes to be noted below.
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Response structure
Incident command structure is an organized system that enhances a central command of all relevant departments in response to an emergency. The idea was mooted in the United States of America at a Phoenix AZ meeting of fire Chiefs. ( Rion,2008).  The main goal of establishing Incident Command system was meant to mitigate wildfires or had engulfed states of California and Arizona. During its subsequent operations, the executive and operations managements realized that Continue reading...

Theoretically speaking, the term 'stakeholders' refers to "any group or individual who can affect or is affected by the achievement of organizations objectives" (Freeman, 2010). It is obvious to expect the differences in stakeholders expectations for a profit business to that of non-profit organizations.
The biggest difference is the monetary expectation. As non-profit organizations don't make monetary benefits from their operations, stakeholders cannot expect financial benefits. The goals of these firms are, usually, providing a charitable and educational service. As such, stakeholders including funders, volunteers, participants, clients and government officials may have different expectations ranging from providing quality service Continue reading...

Cultural practices differentiate one society from another. Since culture is “the set of learned behaviors, beliefs, attitudes, values, and ideals that are characteristic of a particular society or population” (Ember et al. 217), a cultural tradition would speak volumes about that society. A festival, in particular, is a rich representation of particular culture. The Annual Tournament of Roses Parade at Pasadena, California is an appropriate example of such festival. This event has just turned 125 years old and it reflects the beliefs, attitudes and values of the residents, not only in Pasadena, but also in the State of California.

Early Beginnings

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Introduction

The community shapes the life of its members by promoting certain activities within the society. The essay describes how the following short stories applies in a real life setting: “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas,” 2BR02B by Kurt Vonnegut, “Truth or Consequences” and the “Arts of Contact Zone” by Mary Pratt. The thesis statement is behaviors that develop into an immoral society.
A short by Ursula K. Le Guin, “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” bases it claims towards the pursuit of Righteousness. The author states that, “for an individual to stay happy, he or she must Continue reading...

Introduction

Gender is an aspect that is truly concerning in society. Gender factor is usually deterministic of the way people live behave and relate with one another. The different genders act appropriately to fit in the context in which they live. essentially, certain societies or places have significant roles or implications for gender. As a result, this influences the relationships on the genders based on the expectation of either gender by the other. In most cases, gender behaviors are greatly influenced by the prevailing social and cultural activities and expectations within a particular place. In Los Angeles, there are particular Continue reading...

Circulating Angiogenic Cells (CACs) play a significant role in restoring, repairing and regeneration of Hereditary Hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) vascular disorder. Hereditary Hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal overriding vascular disorder. CACs are released from bone marrow into the circulation, and home to the injury site to exert their regenerative and angiogenic effects. Both clinical data and animal studies have reputable that alterations in ALK1 and ENG are dependable for the configuration of the atypical vasculature detected in the mass of patients with HHT. Idiosyncrasy of endothelial cells because of ENG or ALK1 mutations is linked, and well-matched with the Continue reading...

The notion good people change their behaviors when put in an evil environment was experimented by a team of researchers led by Dr. Zimbardo in the infamous Stanford Prison. Twenty- four volunteers were chosen to stay for two weeks in prison where they would be subjected to the harsh prison environment. For their participation, the volunteers who were divided to two groups, the prisoners and the guards would receive $15 a day as compensation (Zimbardo 244). Prisoners underwent extreme punishment, degradation and depression as they wholly started to believe they were actual prisoners. The guards enforced and abused their Continue reading...

They say that, “Eating is a moral act” ("Ethics of Eating"). Unfortunately, even though what we eat is a reflection of our character, basic values and beliefs, the American people of today are not giving much thought to what they eat. Whether they are buying their food at a local fast-food franchise or at a supermarket, Americans prefer their food to be cheap, convenient, and quick. The American way of life is built around efficiency and speed, and today, they like things that are easy and fast, that require minimal economic or personal sacrifice. However, there was once a Continue reading...

Introduction

Fought in the year 1863, within the town of Gettysburg, the Battle of Gettysburg remains as one of the significant events that took place during the period of American Civil War. In fact, the war became a significant “turning point” for the American Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg was fought by the Confederate and Union Forces, which had distinct structures with regards to their operations (Abnett 22).

Size and composition

On matters regarding size and composition, the Union forces comprised of more than five hundred men some of whom where volunteer army men authorized by the congress during the period of Continue reading...

Differences between National and International NGOs -

A Case Study of the US, Bahrain and India
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1 Introduction
Non-Governmental Organizations or NGOs have become influential actors of societal development and change on a national as well as international scale. Beginning as non-governmental consultants to the United Nations, the number of NGOs across the world has witnessed exponential growth since the 1980s. Although most people understand what an NGO is - the name itself makes it very clear that these are organizations that are not government run – there is little consensus on what may be described as key characteristics of an NGO. As Continue reading...

Section 1: Relationship between reward systems and achievement of objectives

A strategic reward system is critical in measuring several aspects of team productivity. Some of the components of a strategic reward system include financial recognitions, awards, promotions and benefits. Organizations, which adopt such initiatives, do so with an expectation of an increase in productivity and quality of services. Reward systems are either tangible or intangible. Organizations use tangible rewards to employees for those tasks that are performed (Brown, 2001). These tasks must meet or go beyond the initial expectations. For the intangible rewards, employees are complimented in public based on their achievements in an organization.
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First Place Fund’s Objectives

First Place Fund has 5 main objectives. The organization’s first objective is housing stability to former foster youth. Its second objective is to provide economic security to the program participants. The organization believes that for former foster youth to maintain housing, they need to engage in wage employment that pays them a wage that matches the cost of living. Its third objective is to provide educational attainment to former foster youth. The organization is of the opinion that financial success is based not only pegged on having wage employment but on other factors, as well. To ensure transitioning Continue reading...

1. Write a short summary of a Professional Code of Ethics
Ethics refers to our moral standards that guide us in every activity we undertake. It is a rational manner in which we conduct ourselves in the middle of others and our expectations of how other people should treat us.

Project management Institute (PMI) Code of ethics and professional conduct

This code of conduct was revised by the Ethics Standard Development Committee (ESDC) and approved in October 2006 by the board of directors. Before approval ESDC engaged in consultations with several stakeholders including PMI members, volunteers, practitioners and 24 renowned non- profit organizations .This was to enhance transparency as Continue reading...

Re: How to increase membership, community participation, and revenue

Recommendations:
Short term (immediately to one month)
- Investigate hiring a marketing consultant to develop a Marketing Plan.
- Clear any unused equipment such as the Bingo Machine from the public spaces.
- Contact the Charity Casino of Thunder Bay, Royal Canadian Legion, Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Elks regarding joint events at the large LOWB Family Centre.
- Contact the former Knights of Columbus to see if they would like to use the hall for meeting and partner with the LOWB on events such as the Fish Fry.

Medium term (one month to three months)

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Introduction

This essay provides reasons why a mandatory period of national service (either civilian or military) for all young U.S. citizens is not a good idea. The concept of universal service arises from time to time, and in this instance surfaced following remarks made by General Stanley McChrystal at the 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival. He is quoted as saying that “our notion of ‘service’ had become dangerously narrow, with less than one percent of Americans serving in our military, and challenged us to explore new pathways and opportunities for service to country.” Those remarks of his triggered the Aspen Institute Continue reading...

The history of women in the United States Military can be traced back during and about the year 1776 during the Revolutionary and Civil wars in the United States. Just like in many nations of the world, the roles played by women in the United States military were limited. Women mostly served with the armed forces as volunteer nurses, cooks and laundresses and some went ahead to serve in disguise as soldiers (Foner). Due to the chauvinistic nature of our society women were not allowed to serve officially in the US military until the Army Nurse Corps and Navy Continue reading...

Virtual City Police Department. Case Study

Nowadays the Virtual City Police Department face several significant problems. The point is that if the problems are not fixed, the Virtual City citizens will suffer because the level of crimes will increase. This report is aimed at outlining four major problems and finding solutions on them.
The main problem of the Virtual City Police Department is unqualified personnel. The point is that until the mid-1990s every person who had graduated from school and got a certificate could become a police officer in the Virtual City Police Department. However, in the 1990s the situation has changed a bit: college Continue reading...

Introduction

Same sex marriage has become a polarizing issue in both state and national politics as well as religious platforms. In the United States alone, fourteen states including California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Washington among others, states have legalized same sex marriages either through court decisions, state legislations or through popular votes. Research also reveals that voters in about 10 states in the United States of America passed state constitutional amendments defining marriage as the relationship between one woman and one man. However, some other states such as Alabama, Arizona, Alaska, Kentucky, and Missouri among several others have banned Continue reading...

My thesis statement is that medical charities are utmost important for the nation as well as humanity in general as they help to cope with medical emergencies and necessities thus saving several precious lives and providing much needed medical help on time. This is the reason I have chosen medical charities from among the other charities to donate the sum of $10,000 at my disposal. For efficiently gauging which are the best medical charities, I have done some preliminary research by poring through their websites in detail supported by secondary research of going through their performance parameters and Continue reading...

Credit unions can be said to be depository institutions that make loans as well as accept deposits. They are smaller than other depository institutions, for instance the bank. However, they have registered significant growth over the past few years. Although they are smaller than the banks, credit unions operate below the banking statutes and their laws and rules are identical to those of the bank shifts (Mishkin 45).
One of the reasons why credit unions are smaller could be because they are owned by the members. Therefore, each member would be entitled to vote while selecting their board members Continue reading...

As per the recent trends, employees consider compensation and benefits among the top rated aspects most important to their job. This is the reason why companies use rewards and compensation benefits to motivate its employee and achieve its strategic outcomes. HR professional of the company is responsible for programs that are conventional as well as unconventional. Profitability, employee satisfaction and management’s goals can be realised through the smooth implementation of reward programmes. This case describes the reward programmes of two companies, Alfac Insurance and L L. Bean. Both the companies have a robust ‘reward system’ programmes. Let us Continue reading...

Globalization entails the interaction and integration of people, organizations and even governments from all parts of the world. This is a process that is driven by the desire to promote equality and oneness of all human beings. Many organizations from around the world have taken advantage of technology and have globalized their goods and services. One such organization is the American Red Cross. The organization has gone on to use the internet and has set a website with which it reaches out to all Americans and the rest of the world. In the website, there is information about the Continue reading...

Introduction

More often citizens look at the government as the all-powerful, and able to meet all the challenges faced by the state. The fact is that there are numerous issues that the government has to grapple with and sometimes it is the individual citizen or groups of citizens who take the initiative to remedy the shortfall. The bureaucracy, and in part the enormous challenges that the government has to face on a daily basis may require that individuals take the leading role in certain social issues. For the purpose of this paper, and having considered the direct role played by Continue reading...

Interview A Senior CitizenName:Institutional Affiliation:

Q: How many siblings do you have?
A: 7

Q: How long were your parents married?

A: 48 years
Q: Did most of the members of your family live in good health into their old age?
A: Relatively. My sister died of a heart attack when she was 40 and my father struggled with high blood pressure but for the most part we are healthy. We work out a lot. My mom tried to feed us healthy and teach us how to cook healthy. My dad encouraged us to stay active.

Q: Did you like school? How was school for you?

A: I did not like school. It was boring, I felt it was a waste Continue reading...

This document is the risk analysis plan of American Military University Arena located in Charleston, West Virginia. The arena can accommodate 65000 people and is utilized as a multipurpose facility to host events in college and professional basketball, football and hockey matches. The objective of this document is to analyze various possibilities of risk which may occur and cause hindrances in arena usage, threat to audiences and players or performers, result in any serious damages, etc. In this document, the information provided will include: services provided, clients served, person responsible for risk management, roles and responsibilities, stakeholders of facility, Continue reading...

Investigational Techniques

Sociologists use many distinct methods to investigate society as well as social behavior. A number of sociological studies include ethnography designed to show the traits of a group of people as completely as feasible. The author describes case study and survey research as research methods used in sociological studies.
In the opinion of Neuman (2009), for a case study investigation, the researcher studies a small group of people or an individual having unusual situation or condition. Case studies are normally clinical in their scope. The researcher sometimes employs self-report measures in acquiring quantifiable data concerning a subject.

Survey Research

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When I look back on my childhood, a warm aroma of protection surrounds it. I had parents and people who were there for me to meet me needs. There were people to comfort me when I was scared. I never felt alone. If I was sick I was taken to a doctor. Sometimes, lost in narrow corners of our own lives, we can forget that this is not the situation for everyone growing up in the world today. There are children in the world who do not have someone to look out for them. One in 45 children will Continue reading...

The American Red Cross is one of the United States premier humanitarian organizations, dedicated to ease human suffering especially during emergency situation. The organization was founded by Clara Barton on May 21, 1881 in Washington D.C and has since then provided relief to other people. One of the American Red Cross program is the blood collection, processing and distribution. This program was first introduced during the Second World War by Dr. Charles Drew, in order to saves the lives of the American soldiers who were wounded in the battle field. After the war, a nationwide blood donation plan was Continue reading...

I have concluded that I wish to pursue my studies at Guelph-Humber University because it offers a wide range of studies that are important when it comes to pursuing a career as a police officer. Guelph-Humber offers a prestigious line up of learning platforms including newly advanced opportunities for education on new problems in society like cybercrime which are an advanced criminal issue that requires a complex understanding of the concern considering that I will likely encounter this in my line of work in the future. I will have a unique opportunity if I can attend this university to Continue reading...

The 20th century has brought a lot of changes all aspects of contemporary social life and it specifically changed the mass media environment within the United States. Modern technologies and development of new ways of spreading information presented a new format of informing and communicating that could reach the audience in a serious number of different ways. New actors have recently entered the environment of political communications. They are the talk show hosts and the reports of popular tabloids, and their manner of informing altered the manner that was previously used by journalists and leaders to communicate with the Continue reading...

Introduction

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Proposal Specifics

- Interactive, fun, educational activities and other features
- Expertise required
- Annual budget

Conclusion

Abstract
A new recreation and family center has been opened in my community. Stakeholders have selected me to head a committee for developing a series of ventures, which can be undertaken to utilize the center effectively. This proposal outlines interactive, fun and educational activities besides other features that will engage the interest of children and adolescents to facilitate their growth and development process. Problem-solving techniques have been adopted in exploring developmental issues, grounded in child development for assessing the Continue reading...

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Introduction
Despite the call for increased environmental awareness, most people remain unaffected by environmental concerns. Although it is an accepted fact that the environment is everyone’s concern, most individuals and organizations take their social responsibility to nature for granted. Most environmental programs are not taken seriously. For instance, most people knew that throwing litter could adversely affect the environment yet evidence show that this awareness is of no effect or is taken for granted. Cigarette butts, for example, still constitute the largest percentage of street litter, which according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is the Continue reading...

Community engagement plays a major role in the community policing model. Unlike any other model or approach, the community policing model implies the contribution of the public in helping the police department maintain a peaceful order in the society. Also, this approach ideally comprises of partnerships in the community, problem solving engagements to produce great solutions, and conducting community policing activities with the help of different organizations (What is Community Policing? n.d.). In context, community policing is about serving the community in maintaining the best quality of life that community members deserve to have. It is also about implementing Continue reading...

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Although the United States is a young nation, she has had a background that is full of conflict. Because the birth of the United States was born from a bloody conflict with Britain, it seems unsurprising that much of the early days of the nation was also full of conflict. Some of these conflicts were necessary conflicts, while others, looking back with perfect hindsight, were more avoidable. Regardless of how avoidable or unavoidable the conflicts in the United States of America were during the early years of the colony, however, they were very important for the development Continue reading...

The newly appointed chief of the police department proclaims that she will initiate a new policing approach in order to earn the trust of the community, which was diminished due to the flaws of the former chief officer. The new chief wants to implicate to everyone that the new system or policing initiative will not tolerate racial profiling and will be of help to the community whenever possible. Since the former chief of the department could not appropriately address and resolve some allegations regarding racial profiling, the new chief wants to be able to overcome this issue by stating Continue reading...

Introduction

The issue with blood donation in Canada, as well as around the world, is that the supply of blood peaks during times of crisis when the need for blood is at the forefront of the public’s attention. This often outpaces the demand and goes to waste due to the small shelf life of blood. There is a steady demand for blood donation year-round and is often under-supplied. Should Canada use a monetary incentive to improve the supply and demand imbalance for blood donation?Blood Donation In Canada Canadian Blood Services (CBS) looks after the blood donation efforts within all Continue reading...

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was created in 1863 in Switzerland as a private agency to provide relief to war detainees (Forsythe, 2005). Originally its role was to be a humanitarian agency in times of trouble but then it took over a lot of subsidiary roles like taking care of combatants, civilians in distress, political prisoners and people separated from their families because of conflict(Forsythe, 2005). The International Red Cross functions under the basic principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, universality, unity, and voluntary service(ICRC, 1986).

Mission of the Red Cross

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Located outside Target store location

The observation is a study of altruistic behavior of adults toward strangers. One goal in the study is to determine if the presence of an audience motivates a person to be charitable. Hudson and Bruckman (2004) theorized an individual of a particular personality will respond more to the opportunity to participate in a charitable contribution if others are aware of the donation. This may be evidenced in a donation when the plate is passed n church when a person feels others are watching. Some religious organizations include an envelope to conceal the amount of the donation. In this way, Continue reading...