...Devices that Assist People with Disabilities Sheewane Davis Mercer University In the 2008 Census, over 10 million Americans reported a daily activity limitation and their activities of daily living (ADLs) usually required assistance from tools or caregivers. Moreover, about 0.3 million Americans have experienced a serious spinal cord injury (SCI), for whom essential tasks, such as dressing, preparing food, or taking medications, usually require the assistance from personal caregivers. However, the shortage and high cost of experienced caregivers fail rapidly growing needs for personal assistance. Technology which aids in these tasks is in great demand and it must allow the user to independently and safely control both mobility and manipulation in their home or the community. Robotics technology has been widely applied in rehabilitation technology and assistive devices to enhance the performance of assistance and quality of life of people with disabilities. By attaching a robotic manipulator to a mobile base, such as a wheelchair or a mobile robot, several robotic assistive devices have been developed to provide both mobility and manipulation assistance to people with severe physical impairments. However, most existing devices only provide a single-arm manipulation, which greatly reduce their efficiency of assistance and restricts their ability to perform complex manipulation tasks which require the involvements of both arms, for example, open the refrigerator with one arm...
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...The family and friends don't know if they died, got captured or got left injured. I’ve never known someone who went missing or even died in a war, but what the families must go through would be super hard. And that's when God fits into the equation, he can really help you through those times, but sadly most people get mad at Him before praying to Him. That would be the hardest thing about the military, especially if they are active in their position, and then your friend or family member just go missing forever. You don't know what happened to them. To really respect the fearless people of the military you have to put yourself in their...
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... What is the sequester policy that you have heard so much about? Well, the sequester policy is a big package of policy cuts that is a part of the BCA act (Budget Control Act). This act was passed in August of 2011. The budget cuts are supposed to equal over a trillion dollars total! This is supposed to continue from the year of 2013 to the year 2021 divided perfectly in the 9 year time period. They are also evenly split between defense spending and discretionary spending, which is spending on things like medicaid and social security. Just for the year of 2013, the cuts total cost came to a total of one hundred and nine billion dollars. (Suzy, 2012). The Sequester was actually designed in 2011 to force The Joint Select Comittee on The Super-committee to agree on a reduction package. The sequester will dramatically save a lot of money each year, saving 940 billion dollars and interest by 200 billion dollars. Nine tenths of the savings actually come from discretionary appropriations. Majority of the madatory programs, this including (social security, medicaid, food stamps, and verterans' benefits) are not included for the sequestation. Of course there are more that will be exempt, but those are the fast majority of them. Not only will the defense spending be cut by almost ten percent, while the majority of the non-exempt, non-defense spending by nearly seven percent, medicare by two percent, and other madatories by seven percent. (Understanding the Sequester. 2010, January 1)...
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...West Point; it is a direct violation of the schools highly held honor code. The honor code is a West Point tradition, and has helped mold military leaders with high integrity and strong values. Due to the sheer number of individuals, who were alleged to be involved, and where the scandal was happening, the event garnered national attention. Due to the uproar in the press and across the country, more pressure was placed on General Sidney Berry, Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy by bureaucrats and politicians alike. Diagnosis West Point is not your ordinary school setting. It is a breeding ground for training our nation’s best and brightest future military leaders. In the United States Military, it is imperative for soldiers to lead with character, while remaining calm under fire. It seems West Point, at the time of this event, concerned itself more around punishing for crimes than it did developing character. If West Point was truly interested in developing leaders with high character, it would not utterly dismiss individuals for any perceived violation of the honor code. “[E]ach organization is embedded—more or less—in its own tradition, and the core virtues in one tradition will not necessarily be the same in another” (Dufresne & Offstein, 2012, p. 576). The storied traditions of West Point seem to have stymied the institution from keeping up with the times. Theory In the 1990’s, there was a survey...
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... you need to make sure you are in the correct uniform for the mission. If you are unsure of the correct uniform, contact me and I will provide you with that information. 4. Duties: If you have duty, you need to ensure that you are in the proper place, at the proper time, and in the correct uniform for that duty. I will inform you of any duties you may have as soon as I am made aware of them. Be aware that things change at a moment's notice, so be prepared in case that situation arises. 5. Attitude: You need to have the proper military attitude at all times. Show the proper courtesy and respect to leaders, peers, and subordinates alike. Always be professional and never allow your personal feelings to get in the way of respecting other Soldiers. 6. Appointments: If you have an appointment, let me know the time and purpose of the appointment as soon as possible. Preferably, directly after you make the appointment. 7. Personal Issues: Any personal or family issues that arise, make sure to inform me so that I can give you whatever support you may need. Do not be afraid to approach me with any concerns you may have, I cannot help a problem if I don't know the problem exists. 8. Physical Fitness: Everybody will participate in PT. I expect you to maintain your physical conditioning. You will ensure that you are capable of passing the APFT and...
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...The United States military is still in transition of how it handles its female Soldiers in regards to pregnancy. Is it far to place restrictions on this private matter? Can the rules and regulations imposed be seen as sexist and gender specific? I will attempt to discuss these utilitarian and deontological considerations. From a utilitarian aspect it is deemed necessary to control female pregnancies especially with upcoming deployments. The military is facing a shortage of Soldiers across the board. A rising trend is developing of Female Soldiers purposely getting pregnant before deployment in order to avoid going overseas. Another issue is female Soldiers becoming pregnant while in Iraq or Afghanistan. It is important to maintain morale and keep Soldiers in the mind frame that deployment is necessary and part of our duty as Soldiers. Depending on the job, most military professions have a higher percentage of males than females. From a utilitarian view, I believe it is necessary to mediate female Soldiers pregnancies while our Nation is at war. The greater good would be for females not to become pregnant a couple of months before deployment purposely. More importantly, female Soldiers should not get pregnant while deployed. Female Soldiers often hold critical positions that the military depends on for successful operations in executing missions. When a female gets pregnant after attending certain qualifications and other training puts that unit in a terrible disposition...
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...Running head: THE NAVY 1 The Navy M Stevens University of Phoenix MGT 330 Daniel Capps, Jr. October 13, 2011 The Navy 2 The Navy The Navy’s mission statement is to maintain and train the Naval forces for combat-ready capabilities in completing missions. Collaboration with other uniformed services is one of the main key factors to succeed in every mission. According to Vice Adm. Bill Gortney, “Our mission is to provide a lawful maritime order and deny the use of the sea to terrorist and violent extremist. We do this through our presence…” As an enlisted service member in the Navy the organizational structure practices, uses the physical assets, monetary, human resources, knowledge, technology, and to achieve missions. These missions are set for each fiscal year to cover the monetary assets, and technology required. People interested in joining the Navy reserves and the regular active duty seek out for a Navy recruiter for information. The recruiters will screen the participants based on the person’s interest, background check, age, high school diploma or GED, and citizenship; these are some of the basic requirements that need to be met before enlisting in the Navy and other branches. Another important qualification is the person must be in physical shape before he or she signs a contract, and sent to basic training for three months. The Navy is committed...
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...serves for there country in the U.S Army. The American soldier goes out of there way and risk’s he or she’s not a hero then I’m not sure what is because risking your life for other people’s protection sounds like a hero to me. One thing that is absolutely required to be in the U.S Army is bravery. Knowing that your career requires you going over sea’s from time to time and the risk that you just might not end up coming back. That all would require bravery at the most. The average soldier goes on about three tours every 10 years. My dad has been in the army for exactly 16 going on 17 years and has gone over seas 5 times, also will be going once again in February of 2010. He had served in Bosnia in 1996 thru 1997 also in Iraq from 2003 to 2004. The third place he served was Afghanistan from 2005 to 2006 and also Afghanistan from 2006 to 2007. Being a soldier comes with responsibilities such as being sent overseas. When being sent overseas a lot can occur from tragedies to blessings. My dad had made a comment in the interview I did with the Hero’s Project that “Every day you wake up is a blessing wile your at war, whether you’re in throbbing pain of dehydrated from the horrid heat”. A lot of things happen to the soldiers over war. My dad has come home with story after story. He has gotten to injury overseas. He received the Purple Heart for both as well. The first incident occurred while him and two other soldiers were returning to their base camp & got struck by...
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...Edwina Conner Professor Nora Kabaji English 100 New Military Base in Town 16 November 2012 New Military Base in town For several reasons I would support a military base in my community. It would bring many new employment opportunities, new schools, new medical facilities and better roads. Also, a sense of security knowing the military is located close by. Some people are afraid to see their small towns grow because they are afraid it will put the family owned businesses out of business. Or they just don’t like the idea of having the military in their community. Any type of growth will have advantages and disadvantages but bringing a military base into a community in my opinion is always a good one. With the military base in the community it would offer many civilian jobs on the base which usually pays more than working at a civilian company out in town. Some of the many types of jobs that civilians can do on base are working in the PX or commissary to working with the military police. If someone has a security clearance they can receive a higher paying job. Retired personnel are also able to get jobs on base as civilian contractors either doing the same job as what they were doing when they were in the military or maybe a different job. This will boost the economy which will allow people to have better living conditions than they are accustomed to. When there is a new military base in town there will need to be some changes to the surrounding area. Better roads to...
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...They are not prepared I look around my work, around my town and I look wherever I go and I see the next generation coming up behind us. I also see the damage we have done not preparing them for the realities of life and not teaching them how to act like adults. Therefore, I spend my free time pondering how to better prepare the upcoming youth to serve their country and to be better able to improve them to make their way in this unforgiving world. When I look to the events that helped shaped me into who I am today, one experience tops the list. My time spent around military and para-military personnel and the training were instrumental in making me the adult I am today. Military training helps mold young boys and girls into the men and women this country needs to defend itself. It could also train the next generations to fend for themselves and help them all become better citizens and fully functioning adults. Why not make it mandatory that all men and women between the ages of 18 and 23 train and serve in some capacity of the U.S. military? It would solve so many problems. It would give the nation’s youth basic job skills and a strong work ethic. Because the U.S. Military is one of the biggest businesses in the world, they always have a variety of jobs they need filled. No experience required, they would pay you while you receive training and employ you once you complete training. Everything from Aircraft Mechanic to Zoologist whatever piques your interest, and fits...
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...a professional leader dedicated to taking care of soldiers, the mission, and the army way of life. You can expect me to use Army Regulations, Technical Manuals, and direct orders from my superiors as my guidance on what actions to take in each situation faced whether tactical or technical. I will not be afraid to make sound and timely decisions in the absence of my leadership’s orders. When left in charge I will take charge. My leadership can expect a top tier performer who strives to be one of the most competent Non-commissioned Officer’s within the unit. I will do this by adhering to the regulations, unit sop’s and any other guidance which governs my section. I will ensure my soldiers do the same, holding them to strict but attainable standards and expecting nothing less. I will teach, coach, counsel, and mentor these soldiers-teaching them what a leader is and grooming them to be leaders also. My peers can expect a trustworthy co-worker, who will help hold them up when they are down and embrace them when they are up. I will be understanding and considerate when dealing with my peers ensuring not to step into their areas of responsibility without cause. I will give them advice and instruction in areas they are not as strong in and lending help to their sections when the mission dictates a need for it. When they are out of the office I will take care of their soldiers and sections as if they are my own. My soldiers can expect a leader who is caring, compassionate and...
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...BLAW Women in the Infantry Today, one of the biggest debates over women’s rights is the one over females being in the infantry. The world is changing and with that comes a lot more responsibility for policy makers, and there is a great debate over women being on the front lines. Women have been in the Military for quite some time, but not in a front line type of role. I can see both sides of the argument; the one that wants people to broaden their views and accept women in the infantry, and the other side that sees at as more of a male type of position. There are many pros and cons to the Military allowing women in combat positions, and I believe that while women should be allowed to have a chance in the infantry, the standards need to be the same whether it is a male or female. When the Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta removed the barriers of women being in the infantry it opened up 237,000 jobs to women. Around 53,000 positions are closed to women by units, such as Brigade Combat Teams in the Army. Panetta said that “if members of the military meet the qualifications for the job- not reduced qualifications- then they should have the right to serve.” The same argument can be made for having gays in the military. I don’t believe that they should be excluded, but I do believe they should have to keep their personal life to themselves. I agree with Panetta’s statement saying that if they are qualified then women should be able to serve. And the Secretary of Defense also stated...
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...welcomed by everybody however, "It just doesn't sit right with me that people [at the age of 18] have the right to do everything else, including serve their country, but don't have the right to consume alcohol," state Rep. Richard Marron said. "It's a form of age discrimination."( Chiappetta, A. 2005.) Is it fair that they can be an adult, fighting for our country but not be able to drink like one? In this paper I give my personal experience and view both sides of the issues in the subject of soldiers drinking alcohol under the age of twenty one. Either way that you look at it, the current laws prevent under age drinking of alcohol in the military as a standard rule. In the early eighties though it was not the same as it is now and the laws were different. Before the national campaign against drunk driving was put into place the legal age for consumption of alcohol was different in each state with the lowest age being eighteen in some states and the military rule was that the soldier would comply with the state laws or host country's consumption laws. When I was a teen in the seventies the laws were different in each state but I...
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...Writers of the 20th English Survey: Writers of the Twentieth Century In Two Soldiers, William Faulkner tries to highlight the relationship between a rural town and the United States as a whole during the Second World War. The story is told through an eight year old boy whose brother decides to join the army following an attack by an enemy. My sweet old etcetera on the other hand is a poem depicting various aspects of war. Despite the fact that both the story and the poem refer to the same topic, their views about war are exceptionally different. Views of War My sweet old Etcetera is a brilliant poem mainly because it manages to pass its message across. It is pertinent to note that the poem pays close attention to the little understanding that the people left at home understand about the war. It also demonstrates the actual view of the war from an actual soldier’s point of view. The poem starts by a revelation of how the soldier’s aunt perceived the whole idea of war. Apparently, Aunt Lucy took her time to prepare the soldier for the reality of what it meant to be in the army during war. It is, therefore, extremely clear that the aunt understood the risks involved in the war, which means that she appreciated the significance of the sacrifice made by the soldiers. In addition to that, the poem highlights the contribution of the soldier’s sister. This means that she appreciated the fact that the soldiers needed protective clothing. This demonstrates her passion, affection and deep...
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...How can GoPro harness the power of video to promote its own product and numerous uses? GoPro can connect the power of video to promote its product through social networking. Since social networking has become such a necessity in today’s society, GoPro can take advantage of this by promoting its products to be used with Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. There is no option to upload and publish directly to sites like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, etc, but you can export video files from GoPro Studio and then upload them to the site of your choosing. By connecting the product directly to social networks would be a great way to promote it. The whole world is constantly taking pictures and uploading them to social media websites to share with others all around the world, if GoPro used the power of video to promote through these networks they would basically do their marketing all online. Typically if consumers see other peers using certain products or services they themselves want to try it out. GoPro could possibly even become a new type of mobile device since staying connected with the rest of the world constantly is what consumers want. GoPro needs to continue to stay creative and difference with their product because just as technology innovates daily, consumers are just as ready to try the next creation. Does GoPro have social responsibility for how end users use their equipment? Corporate social responsibility is defined as a business outlook that recognizes responsibilities...
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