... October 31, 2012 • • • Trick-or-Treat for Change- Will take place on Wednesday, October 31st in the Bone Student Center, Brown Ballroom. You are encouraged to dress up in costume and “trick-or-treat” for monetary donations; all proceeds go to ISU/IWU Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Registration for the event NOW. Learn more at http://deanofstudents.illinoisstate.edu/students/get-involved/leadershipservice/events-programs/trick-or-treat.shtml Submit your "I'm a ___ leader" Campaign today: Tell us what kind of leader you are by creating your own leader poster. Use the poster template attached to create your unique document and submit it to Leadership.Service@ilstu.edu for us to share around campus. It’s a great way to showcase what makes you the great leader that you are! ISULeads Leadership Certificate Program is a co-curricular program comprised of three pillars designed to connect students to classes, involvement, work, and community service. This program includes a mentor and small group meetings and can help you to succeed in your goals as a leader as well as grow personally and professionally. Students may apply at anytime, but those registered by the 10th of each month will be contacted shortly thereafter to complete their orientation session and proceed with the program. Learn more about the ISUleads program at: http://deanofstudents.illinoisstate.edu/students/get-involved/leadership-service/eventsprograms/ISULeads.shtml. LeaderShops- free leadership development...
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...Lower Standards, Weaker Army Due to the U.S. Army low enlistment rate it was decided to lower the requirements for entry to the service. The standards have been lowered in areas like health, physical condition, age and even criminal records (Joining with criminal record, not dated). The Army is giving recruits bigger incentive bonuses to join the service. This makes people join the service for monetary reasons rather than the will to serve the country. Due to these adjustments, the Army is having a bigger drop-out rate and higher crime rate than ever before. Soldiers are just not as qualified as they should be. In the long run this will weaken the military to a devastating outcome. I remember when I first joined the military, it took me about three full months to complete the screening and entry process before I was finally able to shipped for basic training. This process included everything from drug screening, physical fitness tests, psychological screening and educational knowledge (Joining the Army, not dated). I even had to take a test in order to find out which jobs did I qualified for. Even though I was ready to join right away I still had to wait the necessary time for all the process to be completed. Once I arrive at boot camp things weren’t as easy as I expected. There were many long days and lots of screaming from the drill sergeants. They always used to push us to our limits on everything from physical tiredness to mental stress. I used to get punished all the...
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...(Paton). One of the more common proposals is to ban military recruiting of those that are under 18, which would severely limit the ability of recruiters to operate. In the past years the USA and its allies have been involved in major conflicts. There are a lot questions and conflicts with this issue. The positive outcomes of recruitment will be strongly discussed. Do military recruiters provide valuable info? "Douglas Smith, a US Army spokesman, said the job of recruiters is not to make promises but to show...
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...she has not undergone the process of research through background info about different aspects of the literary work. Analysis of the piece can always help, but it is not as effective without background information to back it up. Analysis and background information work hand and hand to cut literary pieces apart from their submerged privacy and uncover very important details hidden between the lines. Mark Doty’s “A Collection of Minerals” is an autobiographical poem, and it paints a very clear picture of when, where, and how he feels about that time in his life. Analysis and background information about the Cuban Missile Crisis and Mark Doty himself can help give the reader more insight into Doty’s emotional journey in “A Collection of Minerals.” In “A Collection of Minerals” Doty yields just enough detail and well thought out descriptions in order to inform the reader of when and where the story takes place. He allows the reader to know exactly how he feels. Doty uses allusion and symbolism tell the story of how his innocence faded away during a troubling time in his personal life and a troubling time in the country. “This was Titusville, Florida, / the year our class practiced/ climbing under our desks,...
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...Five Functions of Management within the Army Denise Witherspoon MGT 330 Jonathan Good May 7, 2012 Five Functions of Management within the Army The five functions of management within the Army are inseparable. Through lost wars and battles, Army leadership had to learn the hard way why those functions were inseparable. In this paper, I will provide a brief narrative of the Army’s organizational structure and how it applies to the five functions of management. I will also incorporate leader and motivation theories as it relates to the Army. The Army’s organizational structure can be complex to those who aren’t familiar with the military. The Army consists of numbered armies, corps, divisions, brigades, and battalions that conduct full spectrum operations around the world.” (Department of Defense 2012). Those units report to the Department of Defense through a chain of command. The units within the Army have front line managers (Troop Commanders), middle managers (Division Commanders), and top managers (Commanding Generals). These managerial levels are comprised of Army officers. The enlisted leadership is comprised of line managers and staff managers. The President is the Commander-and-Chief of the armed forces, otherwise known as the President. His top-level management team consists of the Vice-President, the Chief of Staff, and the Secretary of Defense. The Army is a mechanistic organization combined with a Professional...
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...section, by demonstrating how you might begin each section. In these examples section I and II present questions that the Preliminary Report would answer. For example, the first paper would explain who was affected by Katrina, what Katrina was, and so on. Section III presents questions that the Preliminary Report would not answer but would describe. For example, the first paper would point out that experts are still debating whether the Army Corps of Engineers was negligent. You don’t have to answer these questions in your report, just mention what a few such questions are. In these examples section IV looks at possible answers to the research question. In your actual paper you’ll present one answer—the one you think is best—and a very brief (1-2 sentences) explanation of why you think that answer is best. Topic: Hurricane Katrina Subtopic: Government response and public reaction Research Question: Why was the public unhappy with the government’s response to Katrina? I. Introduce the overall topic, explain basic info about that topic a. Who: People of the south surrounding N.O. b. What: Big hurricane that devastated the land. c. Where: Southeastern United States (i.e. Louisiana, South Florida, Mississippi). d. When: End of August 2005. e. Why: High Pressure, Low Pressure, Warm temperature, and combos. Natural Disaster, global warming, linked to climate change. II....
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...Many historians have had trouble finding information about his life as a child. You would think there would be endless supply of info on someone so historic and monumental to this country. Now that you know George Washington’s basic background, I want to touch on three major topics that truly affect what this paper is all about. The Prism of History, first I will discuss the religion that George Washington believed in, and how that affected his leadership. Secondly I will cover the Arts and Ideas George had for our country. Lastly I will touch on his family and his views on society. George Washington’s great, great grandfather Lawrence Washington was a pastor for the Anglican Church. Naturally as in most families, Religion and personnel views are passed to future generations. We all know we learn everything from our parents and relatives. So George Washington’s background is with the Anglican Church. However research showed George had a different relationship with God and many aspects of religion of that time...
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...The men put their names inside of the coats that they made and the soldiers that served for eight months got a coat. The children during the war did many things. Some of them went to school but some of them didn’t. More kids in the north went to school than in the south. Boys could join the army at age 16 but when they were 7 they could be drummers. Young boys could go to war at with their fathers or older brothers. Girls helped their moms take care of the wounded. They also cooked and helped with clothing for the soldiers. The women and girls had to make the clothing for the whole family. The fabric was expensive so most people only had one or two pieces of clothing. They had different foods but all had to be non-perishable. They ate bread, meat, veggies and they drank milk or water. They would also hunt deer an and catch fish for meat. Sometimes they would even catch wild turkeys. Nothing was wasted. They kept everything because they had a purpose for it. They would also trade with their patriot neighbors. Even though it was hard...
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...suggestion to guide my manager to do right decision. The result was my manager felt good and he promoted more fast than other, so am I. Most time if information is care about my group I will share it but if it is care about me I will never share it, There is a proverb :"Love your neighbour, yet not down your fence". I do everything in this principle. I'm learning everyday, most time leaning by myself and reflecting, sometimes learning from others, observer what they did good or bad, and listen there viewpoint. I never think I did 100% correctly, but I make max interest for everyone as much as I can. In a group everyone works for there interest, if a manager can give them enough interest, they will work hard and do there best. Info about HaiRui and Peng DeHuai from Wiki >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hai Rui (23 January 1514 – 13 November 1587) was a Chinese official of the Ming Dynasty. In China he has been remembered as a model of honesty and integrity in office. A play based on his career, Hai Rui Dismissed from Office, gained political importance in the 1960s, during the Cultural Revolution. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Peng DeHuai was one of the most senior generals who defended the Jiangxi Soviet from Chiang's attempts to capture it, and his successes were rivaled only by Lin Biao. Peng participated in the Long March, and supported Mao Zedong at the Zunyi...
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...soldiers, and what happens to the soldiers when they become free. Since 1997 the Democratic Republic of Congo has become something like a never-ending nightmare, one of the bloodiest conflicts since World War II, causing more than five million deaths. It seems inconceivable that the biggest country in sub-Saharan Africa and on paper one of the richest, packed with copper, diamonds and gold, as well as immense farmlands of great fertility and enough hydropower to light up the continent, is now one of the poorest, and most hopeless nations on earth. Unfortunately, there are no promising solutions within grasp, or even within sight. One of the gloomiest parts about this nightmarish conflict is the use of child soldiers. The overwhelming majority of child soldiers in the Congo have been kidnapped from their families by rebel groups. It has been estimated that one in ten child soldiers or 30,000 children are found in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The United Nations believes that 15-30% of all newly recruited soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo army are less than 18 years old. One...
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...may experience amnesia for it. However, the event is commonly relived by the individual through intrusive, recurrent recollections, flashbacks and nightmares. The characteristic symptoms are considered acute if lasting less than three months, chronic if persisting three months or more, and with delayed onset if the symptoms first occur after six months or some years later. PTSD is distinct from the briefer acute stress disorder, and can cause clinical impairment in significant areas of functioning. We will be discussing how PTSD affects the soldiers coming from war, their behaviors, and interaction with society and suicide incidence. Keywords: PTSD, anxiety disorder, soldiers. Post Traumatic Stress disorder in soldier As of today a great number of soldiers that have returned from the Iraq war are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The most current military combats in Iraq, which have involved the ground combats as well as air battle embarked by the United States since the war in Vietnam almost 50 years ago, bring up very essential inquiries about the effect of the experience on the mental health of member of the military services, who have been deployed there since the month of March, 2003 (“Combat Duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, Mental Health Problems, and Barriers to Care” par. 1). Tracy Burton, a journalist for the newspaper Star and Stripes, writes, “ Inside, Garrison fights a rage that consumes most of his days since...
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...A quote from The Philosophies and Opinions of Marcus Garvey: Africa for the Africans states “The world ought to know that it could not keep 400,000,000 Negroes down forever."Even with all trials and tribulations African American ancestors went through one well-known phrase is “Forty Acres and a Mule”. The thought of repayment for the injustice of slavery has been around for many years. This thought of reparations is a controversy topic in existence in political discussions, school systems, and newspapers. The ideas of reparations for slavery have different perspective from a white and black point of views. According to: Reparations: Pro & Con which states “As table 1.1 shows, whites overwhelmingly oppose reparations payments, and a majority of blacks support them”( Brophy 4). People believe that the reparation for slavery was Forty Acres and a Mule, which was supposed to given to each former slave family. However, it was never given to any of them. Will it ever be given? Was this concept used to pacify the cries for justice? The Reconstruction era of slavery begin when the slaves were being abolition of slavery and the final ends of the Civil War. The blacks were in need of economics independence . The need for money forced the former slaves to work for the white landowners to make a living. William T. Shermanwas a West Point graduate. He soon volunteered his services for the American Civil War when it first arose. While the Civil War was going on, he later became...
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...America and the Evolution of the Great War Professor US History 18 January 2014 It was when Germany opposed all sanctions and took opposition by surprise in the year 1914 which initiated World War I. An additional key event that led to the start of the Great War was the murdering of the Austrian Duke and his beloved wife on June 1914 by a Bosnian opposition. This killing along with other significant events set the wheels in motion for a World War. Imperialism was true to its name as the British Empirical throne took over new lands, countries and there society. By the early years of 1900 the Empire has secured and extended over five different boundless continents. Other facets that participated to the revolution were that the French also had control of the African frontier. Elevated tensions with Germany began when the French and British began taking control of large neighboring limitless areas. Each nation tried to achieve some sense of a strong militia that would secure them from the elements of the world. Within the boundaries of a strong imperial army the militarism oppositions were given a high powering authority by the government. New world opportunities needed to be tapped into which included a rise of industrialism. The industrial wave has been eminent and new products and military ideas on weapons and strategies came to fruition. A new market of machines and a rise of authority were being conjured. The armies of both competitive oppositions of France and Germany...
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...products for personal or household use and not for business purposes First, customers’ overall opinions and attitudes toward a firm’s products have a great impact on the firm’s success. Second, the marketing concept stresses that a firm should create a marketing mix that meets customers’ needs. To find out what satisfies consumers, marketers must examine the main influences on what, where, when, and how they buy. Third, by gaining a deeper understanding of the factors that affect buying behavior, marketers are better positioned to predict how consumers will respond to marketing strategies consumer buying decision process- A five-stage purchase decision process that includes problem recognition, information search, evaluation of alternatives, purchase, and post-purchase evaluation Problem Recognition- occurs when a buyer becomes aware of a difference between a desired state and an actual condition. Can be rapid or slow. Possible to have a problem or need but be unaware until marketers point it out. Sales personnel, advertising, and packaging to help trigger recognition. Information Search- search for product info to help resolve the problem or satisfy the need. Internal search- buyers search their memories for info about products that might solve their problem. External search- information search in which buyers seek info from sources other than their own memories Evaluation of Alternatives- Consideration set- a group of brands within a product category that a buyer...
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...United States Army – Recruitment, Training and Compensation The United States Army serves as the land-based branch of the U.S. military. It is the largest and oldest established branch of seven U.S. uniformed services. The Army reports to the Department of Defense and is made up of three components: the active component, the Regular Army; and two reserve components, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve (U.S. Army, 2012). Both reserve components are made up of part-time soldiers who train once a month. Battle assemblies conduct two to three weeks of annual training each year. Regardless of component, the Army conducts both operational and institutional missions. The operational Army consists of numbered armies, corps, divisions, brigades, and battalions that conduct full spectrum operations around the world. According to the U.S. Army website, its primary mission is "to fight and win our Nation’s wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of military operations and conflict in support of combatant commanders” (2012). This includes preserving the peace, security and defense of the United States and its Commonwealths, possessions and occupied areas; supporting national policies; implementing national objectives; overcoming any nations carrying out aggressive acts against the United States; and accomplishing missions assigned by the President, Secretary of Defense and combatant commanders. Institutional Army organizations provide the infrastructure...
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