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Latent Vs Active Tuberculosis
Peace Corp Researchers have data that continues to verify the fact that Peace Corp Voluntters have the highest rate of active tuberculosis compared to
other persons that travel long–term. For many years, many well educated people have volunteered to help third world countries. A person may be sent
to a small village in Africa and teach the locals about farming, hand washing and many other daily activities to help grow their village. To accomplish
such task and build a relationship with the village, volunteers are usually assigned to a post for 27 months. In that time, the volunteer is susceptible to
catching Tuberculosis. Although all Peace Corp Volunteers are tested when returning to the states, many cases are active and few are drug resistant....
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This disease is passed from human to human through a simple cough. The agents from the M. tuberculosis complex directly attack the respiratory
system, specifically the lungs in most cases. The microbe can also effect the brain, kidneys or spine (Biggest). From there the disease can take two
forms, latent or active. In Figure 1, the chart shows the aggressiveness difference between latent and active. Patients that had HIV were found to have a
higher chance of catching the microbe or becoming re–infected with the disease. Latent TB is basically TB with the symptoms turned off. When tested
for the infections, the results are positive, but the patient does not feel sick or show any symptoms. Latent TB patients will not spread the infection
and are not infectious (Biggest). Without treatment very few cases will morph into the active form within two years of infection. Active form is the
most aggressive and contains the most concern. Symptoms include, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, fatigue and chills. When TB has infected the
lungs patients will witness chest pain, coughing for more than three weeks and may get as far as coughing up blood (Biggest). This form is very
infectious and can be passed easily through the air as an infected person coughs the microbes into the surrounding air. For now, no vaccines or drugs
have been found to completely cure Tuberculosis. Only the symptoms can be dealt with. Unfortunately, there is a new strands emerging that is
multidrug– resistant and extensively drug–resistant where treatment is no longer an option
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President Kennedy's Peace Corps
President Kennedy started the Peace Corps on September 22, 1961 because he believed that the purpose of higher education was to serve a greater
purpose in the world. However, due to WWII, the US believed that putting young Americans in developing countries would spread our influence.
Kennedy attempted to deny this by stating the Peace Corps was not propaganda or a tool for the Cold War. The Peace Corps has about 7,000
volunteers every year, but they need at least 100,000 to be truly effective. However, no one is ever able to gain the support necessary to increase the
funding. In fact, more money is spent on the military bands than the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps barely has any trained volunteers, which are needed
more than fresh–out–of– college students. The only goal that people believed was achieved by the Peace Corps was promoting a better understanding
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The government should help its citizens directly because implementing civic engagement programs serve as Band–Aid fixes to systemic issues. The
difference between programs implemented by colleges and programs implemented by the government is that colleges are not expected to change the
world. College serves as a pathway to helping students see the struggles in the world early on so that they can find ways to change it in the future.
Government programs should try to solve the problems because they have an obligation to the people to help them in crisis. Additionally, government
programs never get enough support to actually do the jobs they want. Service is a bipartisan issue, but funding is not, which is why universities should
be left with the civic engagement
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Peace Corps Experiences
Capstone International hosted Around the World in 60 Minutes Thursday allowing students the opportunity to talk with Peace Corps volunteers.
Volunteers at the event returned from Guyana, Ukraine, Nigeria and Gabon.
"The Peace Corps provides an experience that no amount of money could pay for. You can go and be a tourist in any country, but to go and get to
live like a local person and truly get to experience the culture, money cannot buy that kind of experience," said Brad Hodges a Peace Corps volunteer
and ESL instructor at The University of Alabama.
Hodges served his 27 month commitment in Gabon, a small country in west Africa, working as an ESL teacher in a middleschool.
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Capstone International wrote a grant to the Peace Corps to pay for my tuition and in return she works 20 hours a week as a recruiter, O'Dell said.
Like Hodges, O'Dell also entered the Peace Corps mid–career. She had previously worked as an international specialeducation teacher and used her
experience to work in education while in Swaziland.
Kaitlyn Nott a junior majoring in economics from Daegu, South Korea is currently going through the application process to join the Peace Corps.
"I am hoping to eventually work in either economic or social development, so I think the Peace Corps offeres a really good opportunity to go into a
developing country and be able to really immerse myself into their culture," she said.
Nott's expected graduation date is December 2017 and she hoping to join the Peace Corps immediatly after graduation volunteering somewhere in Asia
in either youth development, community development or education.
"The Peace Corps is not for everyone," O'Dell said, "but for the people that it is for, it's a life changing
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Peace Corps Images
The documentary by the Youth for Human Rights and prints that Peace Corps created each have a specific audience, tone and purpose. The images
and videos are persuade different things, but both convey that every action has a reaction, either good or bad. Each image and video was informative
and expressed feelings, but in different ways. The Peace Corps prints and videos are persuading the viewer with emotions. The prints have a more
optimistic image, such as children smiling, playing and shows an encouraging quote. The images are colorful, informative and pleasant. However, it
also shows their living or school environment and how vastly different it is from America's environment. The two brief videos that Peace Corps
made, shows how to be involved with their program and how the viewer can accomplish a worldly transformation. The videos state that the audience
can create a difference and the lives they change, can change theirs. The intended audience for the prints and videos were young adults since a large
group of the volunteers that were show, are young and some of the work is hard on the body. Additionally you may have to travel for long periods of
time. Another audience the video is aimed for are older generations that can donate or volunteer however they can. The tone for the Peace Corps
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The Youth for Human Rights' documentary had extra time and production put into their video than the Peace Corps videos. The prints from Peace
Corps were informative and aimed at an older aged audience than the Youth for Human Rights documentary. The Youth for Human Rights' video is
designed for teenagers, so they could learn and begin producing a change. Even though both videos and images were different, both of them were trying
to persuade the viewer either into donating, volunteering or changing their
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Peace Corps Scholarship Essay
Even when I was young, I felt called to help others. When I was 10 years old, I approached my mom and told her that I wanted to help kids in
Africa get food. I gave her my allowance and we sent away for 100 lbs. of rice and beans to be sent to hungry kids. When I was 13, I met a woman
who had just returned from 9 months doing overseas mission work and serving others. The stories that she told me and the lives that she inarguably
impacted spoke to me. The summer after my freshman year I went on a church retreat and we spent one of our days volunteering in a resale shop
that was in a very poor neighborhood. These seemingly small occasions in my life led me to my decision. I want to help others. Lately I've been
researching my options for after graduation. One of the things that I absolutely want to do is volunteer in the Peace Corps. Since the Peace Corps. was
established in 1961, over 225,000 Americans have served. That means over 225,000 Americans have taken time out of their lives to help others. That
means that 225,000 volunteers have made an impact on hundreds of lives each. Children have been educated, wells have been built, innumerable
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Whether it be lack of food, clean water, healthcare, or even a home, I feel that each and every one of us should do our part to aid these people. I am
incredibly blessed and fortunate to have been born into a happy home in the United States. I have never experienced life without the bare essentials,
but a study done by the United Nations Development Programme in 2015 says that over half of the world's population currently lives on less than
$2.50/day. While these statistics are shocking, I don't feel hopeless. I know that each and every one of us are human. No matter our nationality,
religion, or ethnicity, we are united in that simple fact and I feel that it is my personal responsibility to help my fellow
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Peace Corps Application Essay
Applying to join the Peace Corps a mid–twenty year old has required careful thought and consideration but I believe that I am prepared to undertake
this rigorous challenge. The Timor–Leste Community Development Program opening comes at a time where I feel mentally tough, professionally
experienced and intellectually curious to be a great volunteer. This is a critical juncture in my life and I am prepared through my life experiences to
make a positive impact on this planet and also give back to the country that has provided me such amazing opportunities. In college, I spent six
months in London. While the language was the same, the culture and academics were polar opposites of what I was used to. I had no choice but to
let my guard down, learn more about the world and be secluded from the support that I had back home. I grew tremendously as a student and more
importantly as a person through the discomfort of living abroad alone. The challenges faced and conquered during this... Show more content on
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Shortly after my arrival, my close friend and new roommate passed away in a car accident. My friend was adventurous, caring and intellectually
curious. He was someone that I aspired to be and I became depressed when he died. The grievance process taught me that it is important to live
deliberately every day and model his philosophy on life. Big Brother Big Sister has been the most rewarding activity that I have partaken in since
graduation and I am passionate about my relationship with my little, Ronald. The program has exposed me to individuals with totally different
backgrounds and I believe that I have become more patient, open–minded and aware of my surroundings. It is often challenging to motivate a ten year
old, deal with their parent(s) and travel to rugged communities. However, after 15 months together, I feel extremely positive about his development and
satisfied with my impact in the local
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Difference between Community Service and Volunteering
"Volunteers are not paid; not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless."– Sherry Anderson (Volunteering Quotes: Finest Quotes).
On average, when people think about community service, they assume that volunteering is just 'hours we need to be able to graduate' and that is it.
Community service is more than just hours; community service is based on the acts performed by someone with the purpose of helping or bringing
benefits to his or her community. People frequently compare community service as a punishment since it is often offered to small–time offenders as an
alternative to fines or jail time. However, community service is the vital force to many communities since they depend on the service made by the
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Volunteeringin your community helps solve many dilemmas in your community that descend through the eyes of government and social agencies
(Everything you ever wanted to know about volunteering). Discussing about volunteering to teenagers should be the first step for a better life, since
teenagers are the future of tomorrow and they will leave a mark from yesterday. Volunteering has been such an important matter, that schools in many
countries around the world established that 12th grade students will need certain hours of community service in order to graduate. But the frequent
answers all the schools are getting are "Why do I need to volunteer? I have better things to do!" What people are forgetting is that each one of them is
part of a community, a community that is not perfect and that the government sometimes forgets about their problems or needs, because obviously the
government needs to take care of other things that require more attention. People are not only helping others, they are also helping themselves
(Volunteering). Volunteering is not a new subject now, but people did not perceive it before because as time goes by, volunteering is becoming more
and more popular since each year more people volunteer. Volunteering began around the early 19th century since America was experimenting with the
Great Awakening. The Great Awakening was a period in which
the importance of the church was slowly dying and instead the
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The First Years of the Peace Corps Essay
"To those people in the huts and villages across the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help
themselves, for whatever period is required," (Kennedy 2), John F. Kennedy told an inspired crowd and an ambitious nation during his inaugural
address on January 20, 1961. The origins for his plan to establish a program to assist developing countries originated about 4 months earlier during an
early morning speech at the University of Michigan, where, at 2 a.m., he challenged the students to "contribute part of [there] life to this
country"(Kennedy 1). His speech received a thunderous response and within weeks a petition in support of the idea had been gathered with over a
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Many African countries also received assistance, including Nigeria. The president, Nnamdi Azikiwe, wanted to establish a four–year American style
university, but was having trouble recruiting teaching staff. The Peace Corps made up a third of the staff at the university. In 1971, the Peace
Corps left Nigeria. Nevertheless, the Peace Corps legacy was not forgotten, and in 1991, an interview with Bukar Zarma, the editor and publisher
of Nigeria's capital city newspaper, stated, "I was extremely motivated in science by my former Peace Corps science teacher who had such a
passion for space" ("Nigerians Speak Warmly... 1). Other Nigerians stated that the "enthusiasm and dedication of the volunteers had fostered their
own successes" ("Nigerians Speak Warmly... 1). Clearly, the efforts of the volunteers in Nigeria helped make a positive difference in the people's
lives. Countless numbers of other countries benefited from these programs. In Morocco, volunteers were given various activities such as irrigation
projects to teaching physical education. In addition, the Peace Corps built libraries, taught English, and founded Kindergartens in Iran from 1962 to
1976. The programs of the Peace Corps not only helped third world countries develop, but also provided disaster relief. In 1968, an earthquake
destroyed a mosque in a Khorasan village and volunteers helped to design and build a new one. On December 26, 2004, an earthquake off the coast of
Indonesia created a massive tsunami
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Essay On Joining The Peace Corps
Growing up with very little money, I realized at a young age how vital it is for families, and communities as a whole to come together to help one
another. Without the support of many people, I personally would not be where I am today, a senior in college with the world at my feet. To know
this, is to know how important it is to help others, whether that means through small daily acts, or in large ways, such as this experience would be.
While I would like to say that joining the Peace Corps is for all altruistic reasons, it is not. To have this experience would broaden my knowledge of
the world around me, and strengthen my ability to be empathetic as a Psychologist in the future.
To come from such a privileged county is a blessing, but it is also detrimental because we take for granted our luxuries without understanding others
plight. Turing on my faucet every morning, I do not have to think about where the water came from, or fact that it's warm or cold with the turn of a
handle. I do not have to think about my health, because I know that if I get sick, going to a doctor for proper treatment is no big deal. But going to
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At the age of 19, I moved from New York State, all I had ever known up, to Washington, D.C. for college, leaving my family behind. I not only adjusted
to my new environment, but thrived in the community. While I understand that this is not on the same level as being fully immersed in a new culture, I
feel that my adaptability to new situations and environments will help me pull through to conquer any challenges. I know that losing the luxuries that I
currently have will be more challenging than I can conceive right now, but I have a strong drive and motivation to help others which will help me
overcome these
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Jfk Peace Corps Research Paper
The Peace Corps: an altruistic propaganda tool In the age of "Camelot," President Kennedy was a young, fresh, opponent running against his
off–putting fellow candidate Richard Nixon. Kennedy represented not only a fresh start to a rejuvenated government, but also provided a strong
platform on which Americans could find a way to serve the nation themselves. Although the Peace Corps was an ideological call for Americans to
serve their country, President Kennedy ultimately used it as an international propaganda tool. The concept of the Peace Corps was simple. The idea
actually originated under Roosevelt in the 1930s and went through some format changes before Hubert Humphrey utilized the specific name of Peace
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Kennedy spoke to students on the campus of the University of Michigan. In his short speech, he challenged the students with the idea of going
abroad to make use of their skills in underprivileged countries. A petition was signed by 1,000 students willing to serve in such a capacity, which, no
doubt, fueled the concept further for Kennedy (Peace Corps). A few weeks later, at the San Francisco Cow Palace, Kennedy proposed establishing a
"national peace agency" if elected (Kennedy, Speech...Cow Palace). Kennedy utilized the concept two months later in what would arguably become
one of the top speeches ever written. In his inaugural address, Kennedy pointedly promoted the concept in his most famous words, "Ask not what your
country can do for you –ask what you can do for your country" (Kennedy, Inaugural Address). A few days after his inaugural, Kennedy placed R.
Sargent Shriver in charge of the organizing and shaping of the group. Shriver then returned a seven step memorandum to the president in February of
1961. The Peace Corps was ultimately established by executive order on March 1, 1961 and approved as a permanent federal agency by the U.S.
Congress on September 22, 1961 (Peace
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Peace Corps Pros And Cons
Following the end of World War II, several members of the United States Congress proposed bills to establish several volunteer organizations in
developing countries. In December 1961, John F. Kennedy suggested a group that "young college graduates would find a full life in bringing
technical advice and assistance to the underprivileged and the backward Middle East" (Targeted News Service). The organization being named the
Peace Corps, is still up and running and working hard to help thousands of people in need. They took people out to poverty, changed American's
minds, and accepted diversity. Reasons that go beyond my wildest dreams, are why people should continue to support the Peace Corp.
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People from all cultures are now stepping out to help the organization's main mission, to unify the world. A group that stands out the most would be
considered the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer community. Due to cultural beliefs in many of the villages, homosexuality is widely
discouraged among the villagers. With the enormous gap with cultural beliefs and sexuality, it was rare to see a person fully open about their
sexuality. As the year's progress and the world begin to open their eyes, difference in sexuality is becoming a distinct part of the past. According to
the Peace Corp organization," more than 45% of people are fully open with their culture or sexuality"(Peace Corps). Seeing this number rise each year
is absolutely amazing, people should be proud with whom they are and earn up to
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Peace Corps Service Research Paper
Peace Corps service presents major physical, emotional, and intellectual challenges. In the space below, please provide a few paragraphs explaining
your reasons for wanting to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer and how you plan to overcome the various challenges associated with Peace Corps
service. This essay is the writing sample Peace Corps uses to assess your professionalism and maturity as a candidate. Please spend time editing your
essay/writing sample (4,000 characters, or approximately 500 words). I first considered Peace Corps service in 2008, after learning my Aunt and Uncle
had served as a couple for 5 years in Africa. Having only been eleven, I knew I was not mature or old enough for such a commitment. However, as I
grew so did my desire to make a difference a global scale would not dissipate and that someday I would fulfill this inner call. I have always been a
service–oriented person; from my early days volunteering in a local nursing home, to leadership positions in service organizations throughout high
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I've lived without running water or electricity for an extension of time. During these chaotic times, there were moments when I felt too overwhelmed, I
used mindfulness techniques and meditation to return to an equanimous and positive mind. For intellectual challenges, I draw upon my past and
current experiences as an EMT and break the problem down into smaller, manageable parts. I cannot predict these challenges, but I will face them with
resilience, flexibility, and an optimistic
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Peace Corps Volunteers Research Paper
Peace Corps Volunteers are widely dispersed in the countries where they serve. However, Peace CorpsпїЅ medical supplies are often located at the post
headquarters which can be over a dayпїЅs travel for many Volunteers. When Volunteers use the medical supplies that have been provided by Peace
Corps they need a way to request replenishment of their supplies so the medical staff can send them out with the next quarterly replenishment schedule.
Currently Peace Corps medical staff commented that Volunteer requests come in through various means (email, text, call, walk–ins, etc.). It requires a
significant amount of their time to manage these requests that come in various forms and they donпїЅt have a centralized way to manage them. . THE
IDEA 94% of Volunteers
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Peace Corps Research Paper
According to the Peace Corps website, "The Peace Corps is a service opportunity for motived change makers to immerse themselves in a community
abroad, working side by side with local leaders to tackle the most pressing challenges of our generation." The West Michigan chapter and the entirety
of the Peace Corps hold the same values and missions. They want to promote world peace and friendship by fulfilling three goals, according to the
Peace Corps website. According to their website, the three goals are: To help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men
and women, to help promote a better understanding of Americans on part of the peoples served, and to help promote a better understanding of other
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You live, learn, and work with a community overseas serving 2 years after 3 months training in the United States. You learn the basics about your
country, enough information to live there for 2 years with a host family. Looking back on the Grand Valley Peace Corps Facebook page, one can
see the past events held to try to gain awareness about the Peace Corps. There are multiple events for career fairs and volunteer/internship fairs
throughout the school year. They are hosted at Grand Valley, Hope, Kendall College of Arts, and Devos place. There are also RPCV/Invitee Social
Hours although not much information is given about what that is exactly. The career fairs are usually hosted in the fall time and again in the spring.
The Peace Corps also attends Grand Valley's event Campus Life Night to gain awareness. Still looking at the Facebook page, there are multiple pictures
posted. Photos include some of volunteers actually abroad in their country, with their host family, and some of the accomplishments they made while
being abroad. Other photos include those of events they had. There was one event highlighting the importance of volunteering in your community
before applying to be a Peace Corps
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Patient 's Background
Patient 's Background Sara is a 25–year–old college graduate who joined the Peace Corps after graduation as she was inspired by previous trips
where she enjoyed the region and learned some of the language. Completing her interview she was assigned to a two–year post in Ethiopia, which was
one of the more difficult assignments. In the beginning, Sara keeps contact with friends and family through emails weekly, which stayed consistent
throughout the first year. However a couple of months into her second year she stopped sending emails then around six months into her second year
she returned to the United States due to the Peace Corp feeling, she may be suffering from a severe case of depression.
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Grievance Sara recently wrote a letter to the hospital complaining about the administrative communication and the lack of attention from the
endocrinologist (Dr. Harris). Sara 's individual concerns and issues with each department are as follows:
Endocrinologist (Dr. Harris)
Dr. Harris addressed concerns after Sara 's recovery over the phone rather than in person o Communication issue – Dr. Harris should have had Sara
make an appointment for Monday or Tuesday morning so she could explain and discuss her concerns with Sara face to face to ensure that Sara
understood her options clearly.
Dr. Harris told Sara she had three options to this concern after recovery then advised her to Google the three options to help her make a decision rather
than sitting down with Sara and discussing the merit of each in her personal case scenario. o Communication issue – This is not something that a
doctor should have the patient look up to understand rather an issue that should be clearly and efficiently explained to the patient with the
recommendation or their particular case noted to the patient.
Dr. Harris told Sara to call her on Monday morning as she was going out of town for the weekend, which upset Sara, as Dr. Harris seemed very brief
and did not give her much information. o Communication issue –
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History of the U.S. Peace Corps Essay
The Peace Corps, officially established on March 1st 1961, is a governmental agency devoted to world peace and progression. The Peace Corps was
established by Senator John F. Kennedy when he inspired a group of students at the University of Michigan to work for their country in the cause of
peace by living and working in developing societies abroad. From that encouragement developed an agency of the federal government. The Peace Corps
is organized into groups of volunteers and trainees that are placed in different developing countries according to their cause. Some of these causes
include: education of children and adults, health and HIV/AIDS, environment, business, agriculture and youth. There are currently 7,733 volunteers and
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Kennedy and the original Peace Corps volunteers to help promote world peace and friendship. One important program of the Peace Corps is
increasing its role in the global effort to fight and prevent HIV/AIDS by training all volunteers in Africa as educators of HIV/AIDS deterrence and
education. All volunteers will be prepared to address the multiple health, social, and economic problems associated with the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
There are many Peace Corps programs in Botswana and Swaziland which are devoted exclusively to combating the epidemic. Programs are currently
expanding into the Caribbean where there is also a large epidemic of HIV/AIDS. In May 2003, the Peace Corps devoted one thousand new volunteers
to work on HIV/AIDS–related activities as part of President Bush's Global AIDS Relief Package. Another program of the Peace Corps is
communications technology. The information technology volunteers supply technical guidance and support to organizations that want to make better
use of information and communications technology. They introduce people to the computer as a tool to increase efficiency and communication.
Volunteers teach basic computer literacy skills such as, word–processing, spreadsheets, basic accounting software, internet use, and web page
development, and they introduce host communities to e–commerce, distance learning, and geographic information systems. A third program of the
Peace Corps is their expansion into new and
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Peace Corps Application Essay
Born and raised in a developing country called Rwanda, it didn't be an excuse of defining what I can achieve in life. I didn't let the starting point define
the finish line. Neither did it affect the type of change and give back I want to make on this world. I looked ahead and considered life as a process of
the overcoming the challenges every single day. I experienced the lack of access to health care since childhood, and I have got to see that it is one the
crucial human needs that have to be satisfied, that's why I went for Biomedical Sciences and Pre–Medicine.
After working with Peace Corps over the period of two years in high school from 2011–2013, where I initiated and facilitated two
5–day–self–empowerement leadership camps for 50 campers each to exemplify leadership skills. I mentored the campers about the goals and
individual leadership skills to help them understand the process of the camp and how to identify and prevent negative peer pressure. I acted as a bridge
between campers and Peace Corps Volunteers by providing both parties with cultural understanding of each other. The experience of public speaking,
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In this club, we volunteer on and off–campus through community services and different events that benefits the society. It helps me to get to know the
American culture, meet peers with the same passion and learn from the speakers who are affiliated with medicine. Furthermore, through African
Student Association we organize many social events that help us to keep lighting the candles of our respective cultures, destroy the negative
stereotypes about Africa and make the meaningful and lasting connections with people around us through the amazing
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Peace Corps Volunteer Essay
As a peace Corps volunteer there are trials that are expected on the field. Peace corps volunteers are placed in a community working to improve
the challenges of the country in grass roots interactions. I served as a Peace Corps volunteer in a town near the center of Sierra Leone called
Magburaka. The town was impoverished; there were very little access to basic provisions. In a year and half my definition of community started to
form. Unfortunately, my time in Sierra Leone was cut short. All the Peace Corps Volunteers in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone were evacuated
due to the Ebola Virus Disease. Being abruptly ripped away from the relationships, temporary home and projects was challenging and hard to endure.
The experience reinforced my desire to make a difference and return to Sierra Leone once more. After a year of work in the states, I decided to go to
Sierra Leone as Response Peace Corps volunteer and complete my definition of community.
On arrival to Sierra Leone we were informed due to our health and safety we were restricted from work in our respective previous communities; each
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I taught at the secondary school level in a town flourishing with potential. As I became integrated in the new community, I was able to participate in the
decision making process to help improve the lives of children in the town. Although, I had good comprehension of the language and cultural
understanding from my previous work. Those skills were not sufficient enough for a community I had not yet established relationship with. Ledwith
argues, "Community development is grounded in people's everyday lives" (2005).EXCELLENT I later gathered the community needed to first
establish good relationship and a sense of investment through time before any challenges can be addressed in the school system through Peace Corps
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John F. Kennedy's Peace Corps
John F. Kennedy peace corps
First I will start by telling what the peace corps the peace corps is a volunteer program run by the United States government. John F. Kennedy ( JFK)
started the peace corps to help out the people in need and give them chance and is giving them technical assistance. They have helped several people in
the united states that was in need for shelter and in need for technical assistance. The united states mission of the peace corps provides technical
assistance also helping the people outside the united states to help them understand American culture and to help Americans understand other country
culture.
In 1960 John F. Kennedy thought of the idea that a new army should be created in the united states. The
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The Peace Corps Stereotypes
As a dark curtain of Communism, an ever–looming threat to the democracy and capitalism held so dear to the West, spread over the world, America
chose to combat with a peaceful solution in the form of international youth volunteers. A stark contrast to American stereotypes of using violence and
warfare to achieve victory, the Peace Corps provided a unique way for young people looking to further the United States' global position to avoid the
bloodshed and gore of the battle field. By making peace instead of war, the Peace Corps made a lasting impression upon its members, America, and the
world with its non–violent founding in the midst of global tension, its formation of a connection between American volunteers and the cultures of host
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Rather than turn to violence, Kennedy started a program of peace and aid that allowed for Americans to add to the world. On a political standpoint,
these trips created strong diplomatic bonds for America in a global war of philosophies. To this day, many consider the Peace Corps one of the
Kennedy administration's greatest legacies. By involving young adults in volunteerism of the less fortunate, the Peace Corps was able to accomplish
many of its goals, most pointedly removing American stereotypes and killing the Soviet Union's communism with
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Beyond Good Intentions Summary And Analysis
I find this topic for a journal really interesting because I feel as if the whole idea of helping people without doing harm is the entire focus of this
class. We discussed this point in Robert Lupton's Toxic Charity and we are talking about it now in Tori Hogan's Beyond Good Intentions. This idea of
helping without doing harm interesting because most people probably feel like they are helping others when in reality they may be causing more
harm than good. In my opinion, it is possible to help without doing harm, however, there is a fine line between help and harm that can sometimes be
difficult to see. In Toxic Charity, Lupton talked about food pantries and how they are not necessarily the best way to provide aid. I'm sure most people
donate to food pantries, thinking that they are making an impact on people. Unfortunately, the sad truth is that most donated food is thrown out due to
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I feel as though most people just hear that if they donate something to an organization that it will help someone, but they never look into where their
donation is actually going and what impact it will make. If people took the time to carefully consider their donation, then I feel as though more aid
projects would help without doing harm. Even though it may be rare, such as the case with the Peace Corps couple, it is possible for people to
help rather than harm. It is strange to think that certain aid projects, such as short mission trips can be harmful as well. Lupton really opened my
eyes and made me realize what is takes for an aid project to truly be effective. If people were more thoughtful about their aid, then more aid projects
would actually be helpful. Overall, it is people for people to help without harm, however, it is just rare and is not seen very much in society
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Taking a Look at the Peace Corps
JFK wanted to involve Americans more to spread democracy, peace, development, and freedom, so he started the peace corps with his brother in
law. After a month of debating it among people, they decided to start it in February of 1961. The Peace Corps was established by executive order
on March 1, 1961. The congress approved the Peace Corps as a federal agency within the State Department, on September 22, 1961. In 1981, the
Peace Corps was made an independent agency. In the 1960s, the Peace Corps was very popular with college graduates, but in the 70's the Vietnam
War and Watergate scandal made many Americans' faith in their government start going away. The interest in the Peace Corps began to start going
down which cause the government to cut money. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan tried to make the Peace Corps bigger by including more fields that
can joint available. If it was not for Kennedy the Peace Corps would not have started how they did and they would not become what they are today.
Kennedy was very persuasive and captured the American's attention very fast. Before he was elected president, he was very interested in making the
peace corps possible; A peace corps is designed to understand people from other places in the world, it is made up of volunteers. In the 1960's The
Peace Corps volunteers helped provide the development idea of "progress from tradition to modernity"(Fischer 3) The Peace corps volunteers were
confronted with the huge task. Confronting how different
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Peace Corp Accomplishments
The Peace Corp is symbolic of how I want to develop my life professionally and personally. The Peace Corp started as simply a potential job after
my collegiate years, but overtime it became my greatest ambition. Through independent research and testimonies from several recruiters, I was
amaze by the type of work and experience that I would encounter if I made it. It was a field where I can fulfill my purpose in life: to make the
world a better place. I strive to immerse myself in a career where I can help people less fortunate and experience all the different cultures that the
world has to offer. What motivate me most is how well Peace Corps overlaps with my life aspirations. I plan to attain my master's degree in
international economic development and study for the Foreign Service examination. A key aspect in accomplishing my goals is to go abroad and
directly interacting with diverse communities that I am so keen on helping. I have worked with many non–profits in the metro Atlanta community that
aim to decrease the homeliness population or help inner city youths. This combine with the vast... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Life experiences, thus far, have taught me the importance of adaptability, patience, perseverance, and understanding. I was raised in a culture
which is very different from the mainstream norms and was financially unstable for the first half of my life. By fully integrating myself within the
diverse nature of the United States, I was able to ordinary member of society. My experience working with nonprofits, engaging with diverse
cultures, and flexibility will all prove to be an instrumental resource for furthering the goals of the Peace Corps. While it is unlikely I will solve all of
the world's issues during my service period, I know I will leave both a positive impact on the community I work in as well as come away
better–equipped to respond to the challenges presented by a global
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A Reflection On The History Of The Peace Corps '
On Tuesday September 12th, 2017, our class experienced to cultural presentations. The first presentation was presented by Chris Cardona and Gary
Wicks the recruiters for Peace Corps at Fayetteville State University. The presentation went over the qualifications, benefits, and experience of being in
the Peace Corps. The second presentation was presented by a fellow student, Yang Yujie. Yujie is a Fulbright Scholar whose presentation was on the
evolution of the Chinese language. The presentation catalogued the history of the Chinese language showing us how it evolved over time from the
olden days to modern times.
Chris Cardona started his presentation off by presenting to us his experience in Peace Corps. He applied as a International Studies major with volunteer
experience in tutoring He was assigned to taught teach school English in Chongqing China. He taught the students English for two years. He learned
Chinese and connect with his host family. He learned and connected to the Chinese culture within these 2 years. Chris Cardona went on to explain the
specifics of Peace Corps. Peace Corps contains several areas of concentration. The areas of concentration are Agriculture, Youth in Development,
Education, Environment, Health, and Community Economic Development. You can apply for any of these areas you feel you are qualified in. For
English Major, the Education field is a good choice. You can apply to anywhere the Peace Corps is located across the world including
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Peace Corps Application Essay
I found a love for service during my college education. My first semester at Creighton I joined the service fraternity on campus, Alpha Phi Omega,
and my first service project was serving dinner at the Timberlake Outreach Center. The experience was humbling, and I left feeling rewarded, with a
sense of purpose. I continued to volunteer every semester and participated in various service projects from volunteering at a home for Alzheimer's
patient to traveling around Omaha collecting food and clothes for the homeless shelter. After completing each project, I felt accomplished and joyful
to have made a difference in people's lives and the community. Then, in my junior year, I joined a club that was new to campus, Partners in Health.
The club focused on the lack of access to health care, daily struggles, and need for help in other countries. As I learned about the international
hardships, I realized I could make a difference outside of the U.S. After conducting some research, I realized the Peace Corp could be my opportunity
to serve abroad in a long–term, structured setting. I want to join the Peace Corps because I know as an educated, abled body person with a passion for
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For me, overcoming challenges requires pulling on past experiences and the ability to adapt. For example, living without electricity and running
water is something I have experienced when backpacking in the forest for several weeks. Washing dishes and clothes by hand and taking a bath out
of a bucket are activities I know I can adapt to. I stayed at a hunting camp for weeks where the only toilet available is the one you make for yourself.
My experiences are not the same magnitude as living long–term, but I'm not naГЇve to what the challenges
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Peace Corps Personal Statement
Non nobis nati sumus (Not for ourselves alone are we born) Cautions the philosopher Cicero. Over the last several years I have engaged in projects
whose sole purpose was to improve the lives of people. As the undergraduate chapter of my career comes to a close, I now look forward to writing
a new chapter of service and dedication. I intend to build a foundation of knowledge that will harness my experiences and focus my passion as a
member of the Peace Corps. I feel a true calling to serve in the Peace Corps because this program revolves around many of my life goals and
aspirations: to travel and learn the native language of the region by integrating into the community, but most importantly, to serve others in a deep and
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My career of service has led me to different projects, including informing HIV–positive individuals of the different community resources available as a
peer educator for a sex positive peer education program at my university, creating awareness of well–balanced diets around residents in communities
along the U.S.–Mexico border, also known as colonias. Reaching out to our Congressman Beto O'Rourke about policy change ending extreme poverty
in Sub–Saharan Africa, and promoting gender equality around the world. Being bilingual originating from a border city between the U.S. and
Mexico made me realize the importance of language and how communication can have an impact on a community. I know the Peace Corps will
provide invaluable and lifelong experiences, but more importantly create positive lifelong connections with other people who come from different
backgrounds than mine. I am passionate to learn and serve and I look forward to being integrated into a culture different from mine, learn with and
from the members of different communities about the issues and problems they face and how these can be improved by working alongside each
other. This will be achieved by identifying a collective goal and progressively working to reach it at full
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The Unhcr Geneva Placement Is The Perfect Internship For Me
I believe that the UNHCR Geneva Placement is the perfect internship for me to develop a deeper understanding of how international policies and
organizations influence our response to the needs of the global refugee population. The UNHCR's Community–Based Protection Unit (CBP) is
attractive for several reasons. Obviously, interning at one of the world's most influential humanitarian organizations is exciting in itself. But more
importantly, the UNHCR is my top choice for of its impactful services, capacity to challenge my macro skills to the fullest, and because I would have
the opportunity to collaborate in two areas of interest; improving outcomes of community–based initiatives such as cash–based interventions; and
further developing gender equality advocacy. Furthermore, I am interested in the UNHCR Placement because it seeks to serve refugees and other
stateless persons, populations that I have dedicated my studies and direct practice to over the past four years. In the past, I have lived and volunteered
in different settings around the world, from a large city in Australia to a small agricultural town in Eastern Europe. During these experiences I have
grown accustom to the demands brought upon by an unfamiliar environment as it pushes you to develop new relationships, learn the local language
and become increasingly reliant on yourself as you navigate through its culture. I have faced the need to adapt and mature a few times in my life, the
most recent being my time
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Peace Corps And Teacher Training: Peace Corps And Teacher...
2.1 Peace corps and teacher training
The first of Peace Corps's three stated goals is "to help developing countries meet their needs for trained manpower. Analogous to this goal is the
ancient proverb (and commonly–cited Peace Corps philosophy):
If you give people fish, they will eat for a day; ifyou teach them how to fish, they will eat for a lifetime.
Peace Corps teacher training aims to do just this – in this case, to train enough local teachers to meet a country's teaching needs. This is an important
first step in freeing countries from their reliance on Peace Corps and other expatriate teachers. Currently, about 25 percent of Peace Corps Education
Volunteers are involved in teacher training activities. These activities take many forms and occur all over the world. In the formal sector, Volunteers are
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Whether these programs are set up as after class activities at the Volunteer'sschool, as quarterly training workshops in rural village cluster areas, or as
an integrated part of the school's teaching routine, the result is that information and innovative methodologies are transmitted to remote areas all
around the world. Format of the teacher training reference manual This Teacher Training Reference Manual is designed to help Volunteers to carry out
their assignments by supplying a useful and accessible resource for those involved in teacher training. The Manual is designed to be used with the
Teacher Training Guide that accompanies it. The Teacher Training Manual provides the Volunteer with a source of detailed information while the
Teacher Training Guide gives the Volunteer a model for how the information can be applied to an actual training program (see the Introduction to the
Training Guide for a more detailed description of the levels of training
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Reflection Of The Curriculum Portfolio
How well does your portfolio reflect the course goals and requirements (as defined in the syllabus)?
My portfolio is able to meet the course goals because it clearly describes my personal goals in both positions. They are both tailored to the position
that I am applying for, in that they take words from the application in my short answer and cover letter specifically. I worked to make my online
presence more professional with a fairly distinct change in my profile, that prior focused on my current job, that now looks forward to the positions
that I hope to achieve. With my research of the audiences, I found two positions that I think will provide me with skills and experiences that will help
me reach my future goals as well. The requirements according to the syllabus as to having a copyedited final version is met in this draft also, and the
audience is kept in mind in all citations. This material has been submitted on time, and includes all required portions therefore meeting the remaining
requirement for this paper.
What choices did you make as you crafted your message to a variety of audiences? What decisions did you make about your writing in response to
feedback from peers, your instructor, and your Real Reader? Choose 1–2 significant revisions to discuss in detail.
In regard to the Curriculum Vitale, I chose to lump together my animal related experience and research experience into one category of experience, as
suggested by my real reader. I also joined community
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The Peace Corps Facebook
In today's society, many people search for the jobs that offer the most money or the jobs that have the most benefits. But, what if one could apply for
a job that only offered the ability to do something for the greater good? No matter the profession, the Peace Corps has a job available. The Peace
Corps is a volunteer government organization that specializes in international development and citizen diplomacy. Their main purpose is to tackle
challenges like climate change, food security, gender equality, and other domestic issues (Peace Corps). The Peace Corps Facebook page accurately
depicts the organization, their purpose, and goals to the public. The page targets the general public and promotes three main goals which include:
helping the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women, helping promote a better understanding of Americans on
the part of the peoples served, and helping promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans. The page is filled with
stimulating videos and vibrant photos that allow the audience to see the charitable acts and events held by the organization. The authors of the Peace
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The page is organized in various sections which display posts, videos, photos, and other pages that "like" the Peace Corps page. Many of the posts
differ in specific content similarity, but all of the posts represent things done within the organization. For example, a post made on September 12th
discusses a food security project while a post made on September 10th focuses on a literacy project. Also, the page provides certain affordances
which allow the user to click on links that take them directly to their main website and also allows them to ask for their address. It also allows the
user to easily like, share, and save the
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Peace Corps Reflective Essay
I remember the moment I learned about the Peace Corps and the overwhelming desire I had to join. That was fifteen years ago and my longing to be a
part of your mission is just as strong as it was all those years ago. I have been working for corporations since I was 14 years old and during my career I
had convinced myself that I was making lives easier for the employees and in turn they went home and took care of their families with a little less
stress. If I could make their day a little bit better by giving them the tools to do their job more efficient with less pressure, I did well. I was raising a
family and needed the salary of the corporations to provide for them even though my heart was less and less in it. Now that my children are young
adults I find that I ask myself everyday how can I help people, how can I contribute, and on a selfish note, how can I feel good every night when I go
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At that moment, I knew that I was destined to help people and if I could be a career volunteer, I would. Then I began working with the Red Cross
and was deployed to Louisiana to help with the floods as a Government Liaison working with the Louisiana Parishes and government officials. Here I
learned that La had a very different government, executing a home rule state causing me to adapt and understand their customs. It was where I
belonged, where my best work was done, my compassion, my strength, my skills, technical and social were all tapped into and not only did I feel
wonderful but everyone I worked with and every person I helped knew they mattered to me. I perform better when I am faced with constant challenges,
always evolving situations and high
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Time Length And Description For Deferments / Forbearance...
TIME LENGTH & DESCRIPTION FOR DEFERMENTS/FORBEARANCE (In order of appearance on Website)
Unemployment Deferment – 12 months per Request (interest accrues monthly) Maximum number allowed: 36 month/life of loan. Has to submit
evidence of unemployment benefits/employment agency enrollment/proof of previously granted Unemployment Deferment through another servicer.
Economic Hardship – 12 months per Request (interest does not accrue) Maximum number of months allowed: 36 month/life of loan. Has to submit
evidence of receiving state/federal assistance (SNAP, SSI, Medicaid/Medicare, TANF), working full time and under 150% of thePoverty Line, monthly
Federal loan payments cause "Hardship", proof of Economic Hardship with another servicer, volunteer in the Peace Corps.
Mandatory Forbearance – 6 months per Request (interest accrues monthly ) Maximum number of months allowed: 36 month/life of loan. Has to submit
proof of taxable income/total monthly income/total amount of monthly payments on each Title IV loans. Forbearance can be back–dated if the account
is past due, but cannot be applied if the account has $0.00 in principal due.
General Forbearance – 6 months per Request (interest accrues monthly) Maximum number of months allowed: 36 months/life of loan. The Borrower
has to submit a reason for the forbearance request, example; financial difficulties/change in employment/medical expenses/other (must explain
situation). Forbearance can be back–dated if the account is
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How Does Realism And Idealism Affect Our International...
Amidst Political Idealism, Realism
The theories of realism and idealism are as old as politics, itself. There has always been one group looking as things as they are, asking finite questions
like how much will it cost, examining actions over intentions and another group aiming for how things should be while asking is this morally right,
just or conscionable?. How does realism and idealism affect our international political landscape? Although theory suggests that politicians operate
from one camp or another, is it impossible to navigate life supporting every initiative of one camp or another? One may in fact possess an idealistic
viewpoint or attitude overall but, cast a vote for a more realistic solution of a particular situation.
Evidence suggests that descriptors of realism and idealism are blurred lines, although it is in direct conflict with the teachings of political science,
which have not changed much since inception. "...one cannot understand Hitler 's Germany and Stalin 's Soviet Union, the two most destructive states
of the twentieth century... Both regimes were driven by the desire to remake first their societies and then the world. Neither took the state as the unit
whose interests were to be served; no narrow self–interest or considerations of national security or even national gain could have led to such domestic
slaughter and dangerous expansions." Jervis, R. (1998). There are many examples of overlapping realism and idealism. A group of realists and
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Reflection Paper On Peace Corps
On Wednesday November 15, 2017, I attended the "Peace Corps: Making a Difference in Communities Abroad, in the Lives of Volunteers and in the
U.S." talk for International Education Week. I had always been curious about the workings of the Peace Corps, and I thought that learning more
about it would be beneficial and I was pleasantly surprised by just how much I learned about this incredible organization. The theme of the talk was
"making the most of your world." Anne Tatarsky, the local Peace Corps recruiter, was the main speaker and she introduced a round table of other past
Peace Corps volunteers there to share their experiences. Tatarsky began by introducing what exactly the people in the Peace Corps do. She showed just
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For one, there is a major focus on training. Before their two year commitment, volunteers receive three months of training. The skills that are
picked up through the Peace Corps will transfer into all aspects of life. Additionally, after the completion of the commitment, volunteers receive an
$8,000 transition fund when they return to the states. Moreover, there are many federal employment benefits that Peace Corps volunteers benefit
from. It is a great way to get your foot in the door to a federal agency. Not to mention the Grad school and student loan benefits. All around, the life
experience that the Peace Corps offers, can only enrich your life. The panelists acknowledged that volunteers need to get rid of their preconceived
notions, and go into the experience with no expectations. What you think you want will change. They did a great job of pointing out the need to
be realistic. There will be insects, you will get sick, you will be shocked by something, and you will get lonely. However, the benefits outweighed
the downsides for every single one of them. Attending this discussion had a profound effect on me. The Peace Corps has always been in the back of
my mind as an option after college, but I never saw it as being realistic. Learning more about it and connecting with a recruiter took the potential
experience out of the dream world and put into the real world. I would love to go to a Spanish speaking
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Peace Corps Experience
An experience of a lifetime, this can be defined differently depending on the individual. For me an experience of a lifetime is filled with breathtaking
moments, challenges, laughter, tears, and joy. I believe that the Peace Corps is an experience of a lifetime. When I first learned about the Peace Corps
and all that it requires I thought it was not for me. I attended an information session during my freshman year of college and walked away intimidated.
The speaker shared her experiences of living in a foreign country and upstarting businesses and I could not imagine myself doing this. It was not until
my junior year of college that I learned that, in fact, I did have the strength, independence, and self–motivation that is required for the volunteer
position. Deciding to jump on a plane and spend a semester in Cusco, Peru my junior year of college exposed me to experiences that I had only
dreamed of. This was a time of many firsts including first time out of North America, first time flying alone, first time communicating in a second
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I do not know what all of those challenges will be, but I have faced difficulties before and I look forward to new challenges that I can grow and learn
from. In Peru, I learned that culture shock was real but I was able to embrace the culture through developing relationships with my host family,
classmates, and community members; actively learning the Spanish language, and self–motivation to be a part of the community outside of the college
I was attending. By doing all of that, I made the most out of my study abroad experience and was able to grow as a person. While I learned a lot in
Peru, I am not done learning. Our world is filled with so many people and cultures, all that have something to share and teach and I hope to be
exposed at least to a portion of
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Marita Golden's Migrations Of Africa Literature Analysis
Within Marita Golden's Migrations of the Heart, Paul Theroux's The Lower River, and Ernest Hemingway's "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," Africa
appears as a recurring setting, and as such, it acts as the agent of change. Within each of these stories, the main characters are not African–born, yet they
all find a form of fulfillment in a place considered so remote to many. The role ofAfrica within Migrations of the Heart, The Lower River, and "The
Snows of Kilimanjaro" is pivotal in the role of realizing one's self.
In Marita Golden's Migrations of the Heart, Africa is presented as a long–lost home, yet when Marita, the protagonist, attempts to integrate closely with
its culture, she ultimately achieves self–understanding rather than assimilation. Although she was raised in America, Marita quickly falls in love with
Femi, but more so with his ties to Nigeria: "Tell me everything about Nigeria. Then tell me everything about you" (Golden, 50). Marita and Femi
share a love together for many years, and they even progress to getting married and having a child, but for various reasons, their relationship sours.
Perhaps partially because Marita's love for Femi was founded on a romanticized idea of Africa, an image which eventually spoils in the face of
"tribalism," "corruption," and "ignorance" (Golden, 182). Marita chooses to move back to America with her child, to escape Femi and to escape the
various prejudices she faced in Africa, and once she lands back in America, she effectively
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The Importance Of Peace Corps In Nursing
The Peace Corps has values which I believe in and would stand for, given the chance. I would like to be given the chance because I want to partake in
educating those in need. I believe that the Peace Corps can help me do so. For example, the Peace Corps educates the communities in order to ensure
that they will be able to support themselves after the volunteers leave. This is important to me because it is not enough to simply teach someone how to
do things, but to reevaluate that they can do it themselves. This is what my nursing education has taught me with planning, implementing, reevaluation
and finally discharge of patients. I trust that the Peace Corps is the best environment for me to develop and make use of my nursing skills. In addition,
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A Brief Note On Unemployment And Its Effects On The United...
Unemployment Deferment – 12 months per Request (interest accrues monthly) maximum number allowed: up to 36 months/life of the loan. The
Borrower has to submit evidence of receiving unemployment benefits/verify employment agency enrollment/show proof of previously granted
Unemployment Deferment through another servicer.
Economic Hardship Deferment – 12 months per Request (interest does not accrue) maximum number of months allowed: up to 36 months/life of the
loan. The Borrower has to submit evidence of receiving state/federal assistance (SNAP, SSI, Medicaid/Medicare, TANF), working full time and under
150% of the Poverty Line, monthly Federal loan payments cause "Hardship", proof of Economic Hardship with another servicer, volunteer in the Peace
Corps.
Mandatory Forbearance – 6 months per Request (interest accrues monthly) maximum number of months allowed: up to 36 month/life of the loan. The
Borrower has to submit proof of taxable income/total monthly income/total amount of monthly payments on each Title IV loans through statements, tax
returns, check stubs, etc. Forbearance can be back–dated if the account is past due, but cannot be applied if the account has $0.00 in principal due.
General Forbearance – 6 months per Request (interest accrues monthly) maximum number of months allowed: up to 36 months/life of the loan. The
Borrower has to submit a reason for the forbearance request, example; financial difficulties/change in employment/medical expenses/other
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Peace Corps Research Paper
I chose to do research on the Peace Corps organization. The Peace Corps is a volunteer organization that accommodates developing nations in need
and improves limited skills such as education. Within the economy sector of society, the Peace Corps includes aspects of both work and labor. Based
on class discussion, occupational impact importance, regarding teachers, their wages showcases the disparity within the field. Similarities among
teachers and those in Peace Corps are prominent, although Peace Corp volunteers intend on making a difference abroad. Impoverish global
community development is often overlooked in our economy which is why the Peace Corps would be of interest. Some domestic regions like
Burlington, Vermont use local currencies and time banks in order to restore the value in giving back to the community. The idea for the Peace
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Peace Corp volunteers improve their social well–being when placed with a host family to bond with. The bonding sheds a light on the newly
intertwined relationship between volunteers and community residents, thus creating a close family aspect, especially since some volunteers lose
significant contact with their families back home. Not all volunteers are without family contacts as it varies by location. Some volunteers have a
proper cellular signal or internet to contact loved ones back home, whether it be by bus to the city or with the aided region. Volunteers meet new
people who consistently differ from themselves however, participants are able to learn a lot and create a bridge of understanding among the resident
(Bird et al. 1999). One might think it is hard to be content with scarce resources in developing countries however, residents of the community cherish
social well–being far more than material well–being. What truly keeps the people in these regions content are from moments shared with their loved
ones, and people that care for
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Latent Vs Active Tuberculosis

  • 1. Latent Vs Active Tuberculosis Peace Corp Researchers have data that continues to verify the fact that Peace Corp Voluntters have the highest rate of active tuberculosis compared to other persons that travel long–term. For many years, many well educated people have volunteered to help third world countries. A person may be sent to a small village in Africa and teach the locals about farming, hand washing and many other daily activities to help grow their village. To accomplish such task and build a relationship with the village, volunteers are usually assigned to a post for 27 months. In that time, the volunteer is susceptible to catching Tuberculosis. Although all Peace Corp Volunteers are tested when returning to the states, many cases are active and few are drug resistant.... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... This disease is passed from human to human through a simple cough. The agents from the M. tuberculosis complex directly attack the respiratory system, specifically the lungs in most cases. The microbe can also effect the brain, kidneys or spine (Biggest). From there the disease can take two forms, latent or active. In Figure 1, the chart shows the aggressiveness difference between latent and active. Patients that had HIV were found to have a higher chance of catching the microbe or becoming re–infected with the disease. Latent TB is basically TB with the symptoms turned off. When tested for the infections, the results are positive, but the patient does not feel sick or show any symptoms. Latent TB patients will not spread the infection and are not infectious (Biggest). Without treatment very few cases will morph into the active form within two years of infection. Active form is the most aggressive and contains the most concern. Symptoms include, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, fatigue and chills. When TB has infected the lungs patients will witness chest pain, coughing for more than three weeks and may get as far as coughing up blood (Biggest). This form is very infectious and can be passed easily through the air as an infected person coughs the microbes into the surrounding air. For now, no vaccines or drugs have been found to completely cure Tuberculosis. Only the symptoms can be dealt with. Unfortunately, there is a new strands emerging that is multidrug– resistant and extensively drug–resistant where treatment is no longer an option ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 2. President Kennedy's Peace Corps President Kennedy started the Peace Corps on September 22, 1961 because he believed that the purpose of higher education was to serve a greater purpose in the world. However, due to WWII, the US believed that putting young Americans in developing countries would spread our influence. Kennedy attempted to deny this by stating the Peace Corps was not propaganda or a tool for the Cold War. The Peace Corps has about 7,000 volunteers every year, but they need at least 100,000 to be truly effective. However, no one is ever able to gain the support necessary to increase the funding. In fact, more money is spent on the military bands than the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps barely has any trained volunteers, which are needed more than fresh–out–of– college students. The only goal that people believed was achieved by the Peace Corps was promoting a better understanding of Americans. The Peace Corps is no longer ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The government should help its citizens directly because implementing civic engagement programs serve as Band–Aid fixes to systemic issues. The difference between programs implemented by colleges and programs implemented by the government is that colleges are not expected to change the world. College serves as a pathway to helping students see the struggles in the world early on so that they can find ways to change it in the future. Government programs should try to solve the problems because they have an obligation to the people to help them in crisis. Additionally, government programs never get enough support to actually do the jobs they want. Service is a bipartisan issue, but funding is not, which is why universities should be left with the civic engagement ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 3. Peace Corps Experiences Capstone International hosted Around the World in 60 Minutes Thursday allowing students the opportunity to talk with Peace Corps volunteers. Volunteers at the event returned from Guyana, Ukraine, Nigeria and Gabon. "The Peace Corps provides an experience that no amount of money could pay for. You can go and be a tourist in any country, but to go and get to live like a local person and truly get to experience the culture, money cannot buy that kind of experience," said Brad Hodges a Peace Corps volunteer and ESL instructor at The University of Alabama. Hodges served his 27 month commitment in Gabon, a small country in west Africa, working as an ESL teacher in a middleschool. He entered the Peace Corps mid career after working as a journalist in North ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Capstone International wrote a grant to the Peace Corps to pay for my tuition and in return she works 20 hours a week as a recruiter, O'Dell said. Like Hodges, O'Dell also entered the Peace Corps mid–career. She had previously worked as an international specialeducation teacher and used her experience to work in education while in Swaziland. Kaitlyn Nott a junior majoring in economics from Daegu, South Korea is currently going through the application process to join the Peace Corps. "I am hoping to eventually work in either economic or social development, so I think the Peace Corps offeres a really good opportunity to go into a developing country and be able to really immerse myself into their culture," she said. Nott's expected graduation date is December 2017 and she hoping to join the Peace Corps immediatly after graduation volunteering somewhere in Asia in either youth development, community development or education. "The Peace Corps is not for everyone," O'Dell said, "but for the people that it is for, it's a life changing
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  • 5. Peace Corps Images The documentary by the Youth for Human Rights and prints that Peace Corps created each have a specific audience, tone and purpose. The images and videos are persuade different things, but both convey that every action has a reaction, either good or bad. Each image and video was informative and expressed feelings, but in different ways. The Peace Corps prints and videos are persuading the viewer with emotions. The prints have a more optimistic image, such as children smiling, playing and shows an encouraging quote. The images are colorful, informative and pleasant. However, it also shows their living or school environment and how vastly different it is from America's environment. The two brief videos that Peace Corps made, shows how to be involved with their program and how the viewer can accomplish a worldly transformation. The videos state that the audience can create a difference and the lives they change, can change theirs. The intended audience for the prints and videos were young adults since a large group of the volunteers that were show, are young and some of the work is hard on the body. Additionally you may have to travel for long periods of time. Another audience the video is aimed for are older generations that can donate or volunteer however they can. The tone for the Peace Corps productions was hopeful and their view on the subject ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The Youth for Human Rights' documentary had extra time and production put into their video than the Peace Corps videos. The prints from Peace Corps were informative and aimed at an older aged audience than the Youth for Human Rights documentary. The Youth for Human Rights' video is designed for teenagers, so they could learn and begin producing a change. Even though both videos and images were different, both of them were trying to persuade the viewer either into donating, volunteering or changing their ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 6. Peace Corps Scholarship Essay Even when I was young, I felt called to help others. When I was 10 years old, I approached my mom and told her that I wanted to help kids in Africa get food. I gave her my allowance and we sent away for 100 lbs. of rice and beans to be sent to hungry kids. When I was 13, I met a woman who had just returned from 9 months doing overseas mission work and serving others. The stories that she told me and the lives that she inarguably impacted spoke to me. The summer after my freshman year I went on a church retreat and we spent one of our days volunteering in a resale shop that was in a very poor neighborhood. These seemingly small occasions in my life led me to my decision. I want to help others. Lately I've been researching my options for after graduation. One of the things that I absolutely want to do is volunteer in the Peace Corps. Since the Peace Corps. was established in 1961, over 225,000 Americans have served. That means over 225,000 Americans have taken time out of their lives to help others. That means that 225,000 volunteers have made an impact on hundreds of lives each. Children have been educated, wells have been built, innumerable projects... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Whether it be lack of food, clean water, healthcare, or even a home, I feel that each and every one of us should do our part to aid these people. I am incredibly blessed and fortunate to have been born into a happy home in the United States. I have never experienced life without the bare essentials, but a study done by the United Nations Development Programme in 2015 says that over half of the world's population currently lives on less than $2.50/day. While these statistics are shocking, I don't feel hopeless. I know that each and every one of us are human. No matter our nationality, religion, or ethnicity, we are united in that simple fact and I feel that it is my personal responsibility to help my fellow ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 7. Peace Corps Application Essay Applying to join the Peace Corps a mid–twenty year old has required careful thought and consideration but I believe that I am prepared to undertake this rigorous challenge. The Timor–Leste Community Development Program opening comes at a time where I feel mentally tough, professionally experienced and intellectually curious to be a great volunteer. This is a critical juncture in my life and I am prepared through my life experiences to make a positive impact on this planet and also give back to the country that has provided me such amazing opportunities. In college, I spent six months in London. While the language was the same, the culture and academics were polar opposites of what I was used to. I had no choice but to let my guard down, learn more about the world and be secluded from the support that I had back home. I grew tremendously as a student and more importantly as a person through the discomfort of living abroad alone. The challenges faced and conquered during this... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Shortly after my arrival, my close friend and new roommate passed away in a car accident. My friend was adventurous, caring and intellectually curious. He was someone that I aspired to be and I became depressed when he died. The grievance process taught me that it is important to live deliberately every day and model his philosophy on life. Big Brother Big Sister has been the most rewarding activity that I have partaken in since graduation and I am passionate about my relationship with my little, Ronald. The program has exposed me to individuals with totally different backgrounds and I believe that I have become more patient, open–minded and aware of my surroundings. It is often challenging to motivate a ten year old, deal with their parent(s) and travel to rugged communities. However, after 15 months together, I feel extremely positive about his development and satisfied with my impact in the local ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 8. Difference between Community Service and Volunteering "Volunteers are not paid; not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless."– Sherry Anderson (Volunteering Quotes: Finest Quotes). On average, when people think about community service, they assume that volunteering is just 'hours we need to be able to graduate' and that is it. Community service is more than just hours; community service is based on the acts performed by someone with the purpose of helping or bringing benefits to his or her community. People frequently compare community service as a punishment since it is often offered to small–time offenders as an alternative to fines or jail time. However, community service is the vital force to many communities since they depend on the service made by the volunteers ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Volunteeringin your community helps solve many dilemmas in your community that descend through the eyes of government and social agencies (Everything you ever wanted to know about volunteering). Discussing about volunteering to teenagers should be the first step for a better life, since teenagers are the future of tomorrow and they will leave a mark from yesterday. Volunteering has been such an important matter, that schools in many countries around the world established that 12th grade students will need certain hours of community service in order to graduate. But the frequent answers all the schools are getting are "Why do I need to volunteer? I have better things to do!" What people are forgetting is that each one of them is part of a community, a community that is not perfect and that the government sometimes forgets about their problems or needs, because obviously the government needs to take care of other things that require more attention. People are not only helping others, they are also helping themselves (Volunteering). Volunteering is not a new subject now, but people did not perceive it before because as time goes by, volunteering is becoming more and more popular since each year more people volunteer. Volunteering began around the early 19th century since America was experimenting with the Great Awakening. The Great Awakening was a period in which the importance of the church was slowly dying and instead the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 9. The First Years of the Peace Corps Essay "To those people in the huts and villages across the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required," (Kennedy 2), John F. Kennedy told an inspired crowd and an ambitious nation during his inaugural address on January 20, 1961. The origins for his plan to establish a program to assist developing countries originated about 4 months earlier during an early morning speech at the University of Michigan, where, at 2 a.m., he challenged the students to "contribute part of [there] life to this country"(Kennedy 1). His speech received a thunderous response and within weeks a petition in support of the idea had been gathered with over a thousand... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Many African countries also received assistance, including Nigeria. The president, Nnamdi Azikiwe, wanted to establish a four–year American style university, but was having trouble recruiting teaching staff. The Peace Corps made up a third of the staff at the university. In 1971, the Peace Corps left Nigeria. Nevertheless, the Peace Corps legacy was not forgotten, and in 1991, an interview with Bukar Zarma, the editor and publisher of Nigeria's capital city newspaper, stated, "I was extremely motivated in science by my former Peace Corps science teacher who had such a passion for space" ("Nigerians Speak Warmly... 1). Other Nigerians stated that the "enthusiasm and dedication of the volunteers had fostered their own successes" ("Nigerians Speak Warmly... 1). Clearly, the efforts of the volunteers in Nigeria helped make a positive difference in the people's lives. Countless numbers of other countries benefited from these programs. In Morocco, volunteers were given various activities such as irrigation projects to teaching physical education. In addition, the Peace Corps built libraries, taught English, and founded Kindergartens in Iran from 1962 to 1976. The programs of the Peace Corps not only helped third world countries develop, but also provided disaster relief. In 1968, an earthquake destroyed a mosque in a Khorasan village and volunteers helped to design and build a new one. On December 26, 2004, an earthquake off the coast of Indonesia created a massive tsunami ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 10. Essay On Joining The Peace Corps Growing up with very little money, I realized at a young age how vital it is for families, and communities as a whole to come together to help one another. Without the support of many people, I personally would not be where I am today, a senior in college with the world at my feet. To know this, is to know how important it is to help others, whether that means through small daily acts, or in large ways, such as this experience would be. While I would like to say that joining the Peace Corps is for all altruistic reasons, it is not. To have this experience would broaden my knowledge of the world around me, and strengthen my ability to be empathetic as a Psychologist in the future. To come from such a privileged county is a blessing, but it is also detrimental because we take for granted our luxuries without understanding others plight. Turing on my faucet every morning, I do not have to think about where the water came from, or fact that it's warm or cold with the turn of a handle. I do not have to think about my health, because I know that if I get sick, going to a doctor for proper treatment is no big deal. But going to college and meeting ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... At the age of 19, I moved from New York State, all I had ever known up, to Washington, D.C. for college, leaving my family behind. I not only adjusted to my new environment, but thrived in the community. While I understand that this is not on the same level as being fully immersed in a new culture, I feel that my adaptability to new situations and environments will help me pull through to conquer any challenges. I know that losing the luxuries that I currently have will be more challenging than I can conceive right now, but I have a strong drive and motivation to help others which will help me overcome these ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 11. Jfk Peace Corps Research Paper The Peace Corps: an altruistic propaganda tool In the age of "Camelot," President Kennedy was a young, fresh, opponent running against his off–putting fellow candidate Richard Nixon. Kennedy represented not only a fresh start to a rejuvenated government, but also provided a strong platform on which Americans could find a way to serve the nation themselves. Although the Peace Corps was an ideological call for Americans to serve their country, President Kennedy ultimately used it as an international propaganda tool. The concept of the Peace Corps was simple. The idea actually originated under Roosevelt in the 1930s and went through some format changes before Hubert Humphrey utilized the specific name of Peace Corps in the late 1950s (Giglio... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Kennedy spoke to students on the campus of the University of Michigan. In his short speech, he challenged the students with the idea of going abroad to make use of their skills in underprivileged countries. A petition was signed by 1,000 students willing to serve in such a capacity, which, no doubt, fueled the concept further for Kennedy (Peace Corps). A few weeks later, at the San Francisco Cow Palace, Kennedy proposed establishing a "national peace agency" if elected (Kennedy, Speech...Cow Palace). Kennedy utilized the concept two months later in what would arguably become one of the top speeches ever written. In his inaugural address, Kennedy pointedly promoted the concept in his most famous words, "Ask not what your country can do for you –ask what you can do for your country" (Kennedy, Inaugural Address). A few days after his inaugural, Kennedy placed R. Sargent Shriver in charge of the organizing and shaping of the group. Shriver then returned a seven step memorandum to the president in February of 1961. The Peace Corps was ultimately established by executive order on March 1, 1961 and approved as a permanent federal agency by the U.S. Congress on September 22, 1961 (Peace ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 12. Peace Corps Pros And Cons Following the end of World War II, several members of the United States Congress proposed bills to establish several volunteer organizations in developing countries. In December 1961, John F. Kennedy suggested a group that "young college graduates would find a full life in bringing technical advice and assistance to the underprivileged and the backward Middle East" (Targeted News Service). The organization being named the Peace Corps, is still up and running and working hard to help thousands of people in need. They took people out to poverty, changed American's minds, and accepted diversity. Reasons that go beyond my wildest dreams, are why people should continue to support the Peace Corp. A report done by Ryan Rommann states, "from 1961 to ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... People from all cultures are now stepping out to help the organization's main mission, to unify the world. A group that stands out the most would be considered the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer community. Due to cultural beliefs in many of the villages, homosexuality is widely discouraged among the villagers. With the enormous gap with cultural beliefs and sexuality, it was rare to see a person fully open about their sexuality. As the year's progress and the world begin to open their eyes, difference in sexuality is becoming a distinct part of the past. According to the Peace Corp organization," more than 45% of people are fully open with their culture or sexuality"(Peace Corps). Seeing this number rise each year is absolutely amazing, people should be proud with whom they are and earn up to ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 13. Peace Corps Service Research Paper Peace Corps service presents major physical, emotional, and intellectual challenges. In the space below, please provide a few paragraphs explaining your reasons for wanting to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer and how you plan to overcome the various challenges associated with Peace Corps service. This essay is the writing sample Peace Corps uses to assess your professionalism and maturity as a candidate. Please spend time editing your essay/writing sample (4,000 characters, or approximately 500 words). I first considered Peace Corps service in 2008, after learning my Aunt and Uncle had served as a couple for 5 years in Africa. Having only been eleven, I knew I was not mature or old enough for such a commitment. However, as I grew so did my desire to make a difference a global scale would not dissipate and that someday I would fulfill this inner call. I have always been a service–oriented person; from my early days volunteering in a local nursing home, to leadership positions in service organizations throughout high school, and volunteering abroad in India, Mexico and soon Vietnam.... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... I've lived without running water or electricity for an extension of time. During these chaotic times, there were moments when I felt too overwhelmed, I used mindfulness techniques and meditation to return to an equanimous and positive mind. For intellectual challenges, I draw upon my past and current experiences as an EMT and break the problem down into smaller, manageable parts. I cannot predict these challenges, but I will face them with resilience, flexibility, and an optimistic ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 14. Peace Corps Volunteers Research Paper Peace Corps Volunteers are widely dispersed in the countries where they serve. However, Peace CorpsпїЅ medical supplies are often located at the post headquarters which can be over a dayпїЅs travel for many Volunteers. When Volunteers use the medical supplies that have been provided by Peace Corps they need a way to request replenishment of their supplies so the medical staff can send them out with the next quarterly replenishment schedule. Currently Peace Corps medical staff commented that Volunteer requests come in through various means (email, text, call, walk–ins, etc.). It requires a significant amount of their time to manage these requests that come in various forms and they donпїЅt have a centralized way to manage them. . THE IDEA 94% of Volunteers ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 15. Peace Corps Research Paper According to the Peace Corps website, "The Peace Corps is a service opportunity for motived change makers to immerse themselves in a community abroad, working side by side with local leaders to tackle the most pressing challenges of our generation." The West Michigan chapter and the entirety of the Peace Corps hold the same values and missions. They want to promote world peace and friendship by fulfilling three goals, according to the Peace Corps website. According to their website, the three goals are: To help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women, to help promote a better understanding of Americans on part of the peoples served, and to help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... You live, learn, and work with a community overseas serving 2 years after 3 months training in the United States. You learn the basics about your country, enough information to live there for 2 years with a host family. Looking back on the Grand Valley Peace Corps Facebook page, one can see the past events held to try to gain awareness about the Peace Corps. There are multiple events for career fairs and volunteer/internship fairs throughout the school year. They are hosted at Grand Valley, Hope, Kendall College of Arts, and Devos place. There are also RPCV/Invitee Social Hours although not much information is given about what that is exactly. The career fairs are usually hosted in the fall time and again in the spring. The Peace Corps also attends Grand Valley's event Campus Life Night to gain awareness. Still looking at the Facebook page, there are multiple pictures posted. Photos include some of volunteers actually abroad in their country, with their host family, and some of the accomplishments they made while being abroad. Other photos include those of events they had. There was one event highlighting the importance of volunteering in your community before applying to be a Peace Corps ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 16. Patient 's Background Patient 's Background Sara is a 25–year–old college graduate who joined the Peace Corps after graduation as she was inspired by previous trips where she enjoyed the region and learned some of the language. Completing her interview she was assigned to a two–year post in Ethiopia, which was one of the more difficult assignments. In the beginning, Sara keeps contact with friends and family through emails weekly, which stayed consistent throughout the first year. However a couple of months into her second year she stopped sending emails then around six months into her second year she returned to the United States due to the Peace Corp feeling, she may be suffering from a severe case of depression. Original Diagnosis from Peace Corps ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Grievance Sara recently wrote a letter to the hospital complaining about the administrative communication and the lack of attention from the endocrinologist (Dr. Harris). Sara 's individual concerns and issues with each department are as follows: Endocrinologist (Dr. Harris) Dr. Harris addressed concerns after Sara 's recovery over the phone rather than in person o Communication issue – Dr. Harris should have had Sara make an appointment for Monday or Tuesday morning so she could explain and discuss her concerns with Sara face to face to ensure that Sara understood her options clearly. Dr. Harris told Sara she had three options to this concern after recovery then advised her to Google the three options to help her make a decision rather than sitting down with Sara and discussing the merit of each in her personal case scenario. o Communication issue – This is not something that a doctor should have the patient look up to understand rather an issue that should be clearly and efficiently explained to the patient with the recommendation or their particular case noted to the patient. Dr. Harris told Sara to call her on Monday morning as she was going out of town for the weekend, which upset Sara, as Dr. Harris seemed very brief and did not give her much information. o Communication issue – ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 17. History of the U.S. Peace Corps Essay The Peace Corps, officially established on March 1st 1961, is a governmental agency devoted to world peace and progression. The Peace Corps was established by Senator John F. Kennedy when he inspired a group of students at the University of Michigan to work for their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing societies abroad. From that encouragement developed an agency of the federal government. The Peace Corps is organized into groups of volunteers and trainees that are placed in different developing countries according to their cause. Some of these causes include: education of children and adults, health and HIV/AIDS, environment, business, agriculture and youth. There are currently 7,733 volunteers and ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Kennedy and the original Peace Corps volunteers to help promote world peace and friendship. One important program of the Peace Corps is increasing its role in the global effort to fight and prevent HIV/AIDS by training all volunteers in Africa as educators of HIV/AIDS deterrence and education. All volunteers will be prepared to address the multiple health, social, and economic problems associated with the HIV/AIDS epidemic. There are many Peace Corps programs in Botswana and Swaziland which are devoted exclusively to combating the epidemic. Programs are currently expanding into the Caribbean where there is also a large epidemic of HIV/AIDS. In May 2003, the Peace Corps devoted one thousand new volunteers to work on HIV/AIDS–related activities as part of President Bush's Global AIDS Relief Package. Another program of the Peace Corps is communications technology. The information technology volunteers supply technical guidance and support to organizations that want to make better use of information and communications technology. They introduce people to the computer as a tool to increase efficiency and communication. Volunteers teach basic computer literacy skills such as, word–processing, spreadsheets, basic accounting software, internet use, and web page development, and they introduce host communities to e–commerce, distance learning, and geographic information systems. A third program of the Peace Corps is their expansion into new and ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 18. Peace Corps Application Essay Born and raised in a developing country called Rwanda, it didn't be an excuse of defining what I can achieve in life. I didn't let the starting point define the finish line. Neither did it affect the type of change and give back I want to make on this world. I looked ahead and considered life as a process of the overcoming the challenges every single day. I experienced the lack of access to health care since childhood, and I have got to see that it is one the crucial human needs that have to be satisfied, that's why I went for Biomedical Sciences and Pre–Medicine. After working with Peace Corps over the period of two years in high school from 2011–2013, where I initiated and facilitated two 5–day–self–empowerement leadership camps for 50 campers each to exemplify leadership skills. I mentored the campers about the goals and individual leadership skills to help them understand the process of the camp and how to identify and prevent negative peer pressure. I acted as a bridge between campers and Peace Corps Volunteers by providing both parties with cultural understanding of each other. The experience of public speaking, writing and communication skills and the connection made through this process helped me to stand out in 50 students from ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... In this club, we volunteer on and off–campus through community services and different events that benefits the society. It helps me to get to know the American culture, meet peers with the same passion and learn from the speakers who are affiliated with medicine. Furthermore, through African Student Association we organize many social events that help us to keep lighting the candles of our respective cultures, destroy the negative stereotypes about Africa and make the meaningful and lasting connections with people around us through the amazing ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 19. Peace Corps Volunteer Essay As a peace Corps volunteer there are trials that are expected on the field. Peace corps volunteers are placed in a community working to improve the challenges of the country in grass roots interactions. I served as a Peace Corps volunteer in a town near the center of Sierra Leone called Magburaka. The town was impoverished; there were very little access to basic provisions. In a year and half my definition of community started to form. Unfortunately, my time in Sierra Leone was cut short. All the Peace Corps Volunteers in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone were evacuated due to the Ebola Virus Disease. Being abruptly ripped away from the relationships, temporary home and projects was challenging and hard to endure. The experience reinforced my desire to make a difference and return to Sierra Leone once more. After a year of work in the states, I decided to go to Sierra Leone as Response Peace Corps volunteer and complete my definition of community. On arrival to Sierra Leone we were informed due to our health and safety we were restricted from work in our respective previous communities; each volunteer was to receive new community. Community ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... I taught at the secondary school level in a town flourishing with potential. As I became integrated in the new community, I was able to participate in the decision making process to help improve the lives of children in the town. Although, I had good comprehension of the language and cultural understanding from my previous work. Those skills were not sufficient enough for a community I had not yet established relationship with. Ledwith argues, "Community development is grounded in people's everyday lives" (2005).EXCELLENT I later gathered the community needed to first establish good relationship and a sense of investment through time before any challenges can be addressed in the school system through Peace Corps ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 20. John F. Kennedy's Peace Corps John F. Kennedy peace corps First I will start by telling what the peace corps the peace corps is a volunteer program run by the United States government. John F. Kennedy ( JFK) started the peace corps to help out the people in need and give them chance and is giving them technical assistance. They have helped several people in the united states that was in need for shelter and in need for technical assistance. The united states mission of the peace corps provides technical assistance also helping the people outside the united states to help them understand American culture and to help Americans understand other country culture. In 1960 John F. Kennedy thought of the idea that a new army should be created in the united states. The ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 21. The Peace Corps Stereotypes As a dark curtain of Communism, an ever–looming threat to the democracy and capitalism held so dear to the West, spread over the world, America chose to combat with a peaceful solution in the form of international youth volunteers. A stark contrast to American stereotypes of using violence and warfare to achieve victory, the Peace Corps provided a unique way for young people looking to further the United States' global position to avoid the bloodshed and gore of the battle field. By making peace instead of war, the Peace Corps made a lasting impression upon its members, America, and the world with its non–violent founding in the midst of global tension, its formation of a connection between American volunteers and the cultures of host countries, ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Rather than turn to violence, Kennedy started a program of peace and aid that allowed for Americans to add to the world. On a political standpoint, these trips created strong diplomatic bonds for America in a global war of philosophies. To this day, many consider the Peace Corps one of the Kennedy administration's greatest legacies. By involving young adults in volunteerism of the less fortunate, the Peace Corps was able to accomplish many of its goals, most pointedly removing American stereotypes and killing the Soviet Union's communism with ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 22. Beyond Good Intentions Summary And Analysis I find this topic for a journal really interesting because I feel as if the whole idea of helping people without doing harm is the entire focus of this class. We discussed this point in Robert Lupton's Toxic Charity and we are talking about it now in Tori Hogan's Beyond Good Intentions. This idea of helping without doing harm interesting because most people probably feel like they are helping others when in reality they may be causing more harm than good. In my opinion, it is possible to help without doing harm, however, there is a fine line between help and harm that can sometimes be difficult to see. In Toxic Charity, Lupton talked about food pantries and how they are not necessarily the best way to provide aid. I'm sure most people donate to food pantries, thinking that they are making an impact on people. Unfortunately, the sad truth is that most donated food is thrown out due to expiration or is not helpful to... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... I feel as though most people just hear that if they donate something to an organization that it will help someone, but they never look into where their donation is actually going and what impact it will make. If people took the time to carefully consider their donation, then I feel as though more aid projects would help without doing harm. Even though it may be rare, such as the case with the Peace Corps couple, it is possible for people to help rather than harm. It is strange to think that certain aid projects, such as short mission trips can be harmful as well. Lupton really opened my eyes and made me realize what is takes for an aid project to truly be effective. If people were more thoughtful about their aid, then more aid projects would actually be helpful. Overall, it is people for people to help without harm, however, it is just rare and is not seen very much in society ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 23. Taking a Look at the Peace Corps JFK wanted to involve Americans more to spread democracy, peace, development, and freedom, so he started the peace corps with his brother in law. After a month of debating it among people, they decided to start it in February of 1961. The Peace Corps was established by executive order on March 1, 1961. The congress approved the Peace Corps as a federal agency within the State Department, on September 22, 1961. In 1981, the Peace Corps was made an independent agency. In the 1960s, the Peace Corps was very popular with college graduates, but in the 70's the Vietnam War and Watergate scandal made many Americans' faith in their government start going away. The interest in the Peace Corps began to start going down which cause the government to cut money. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan tried to make the Peace Corps bigger by including more fields that can joint available. If it was not for Kennedy the Peace Corps would not have started how they did and they would not become what they are today. Kennedy was very persuasive and captured the American's attention very fast. Before he was elected president, he was very interested in making the peace corps possible; A peace corps is designed to understand people from other places in the world, it is made up of volunteers. In the 1960's The Peace Corps volunteers helped provide the development idea of "progress from tradition to modernity"(Fischer 3) The Peace corps volunteers were confronted with the huge task. Confronting how different ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 24. Peace Corp Accomplishments The Peace Corp is symbolic of how I want to develop my life professionally and personally. The Peace Corp started as simply a potential job after my collegiate years, but overtime it became my greatest ambition. Through independent research and testimonies from several recruiters, I was amaze by the type of work and experience that I would encounter if I made it. It was a field where I can fulfill my purpose in life: to make the world a better place. I strive to immerse myself in a career where I can help people less fortunate and experience all the different cultures that the world has to offer. What motivate me most is how well Peace Corps overlaps with my life aspirations. I plan to attain my master's degree in international economic development and study for the Foreign Service examination. A key aspect in accomplishing my goals is to go abroad and directly interacting with diverse communities that I am so keen on helping. I have worked with many non–profits in the metro Atlanta community that aim to decrease the homeliness population or help inner city youths. This combine with the vast... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Life experiences, thus far, have taught me the importance of adaptability, patience, perseverance, and understanding. I was raised in a culture which is very different from the mainstream norms and was financially unstable for the first half of my life. By fully integrating myself within the diverse nature of the United States, I was able to ordinary member of society. My experience working with nonprofits, engaging with diverse cultures, and flexibility will all prove to be an instrumental resource for furthering the goals of the Peace Corps. While it is unlikely I will solve all of the world's issues during my service period, I know I will leave both a positive impact on the community I work in as well as come away better–equipped to respond to the challenges presented by a global ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 25. A Reflection On The History Of The Peace Corps ' On Tuesday September 12th, 2017, our class experienced to cultural presentations. The first presentation was presented by Chris Cardona and Gary Wicks the recruiters for Peace Corps at Fayetteville State University. The presentation went over the qualifications, benefits, and experience of being in the Peace Corps. The second presentation was presented by a fellow student, Yang Yujie. Yujie is a Fulbright Scholar whose presentation was on the evolution of the Chinese language. The presentation catalogued the history of the Chinese language showing us how it evolved over time from the olden days to modern times. Chris Cardona started his presentation off by presenting to us his experience in Peace Corps. He applied as a International Studies major with volunteer experience in tutoring He was assigned to taught teach school English in Chongqing China. He taught the students English for two years. He learned Chinese and connect with his host family. He learned and connected to the Chinese culture within these 2 years. Chris Cardona went on to explain the specifics of Peace Corps. Peace Corps contains several areas of concentration. The areas of concentration are Agriculture, Youth in Development, Education, Environment, Health, and Community Economic Development. You can apply for any of these areas you feel you are qualified in. For English Major, the Education field is a good choice. You can apply to anywhere the Peace Corps is located across the world including ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 26. Peace Corps Application Essay I found a love for service during my college education. My first semester at Creighton I joined the service fraternity on campus, Alpha Phi Omega, and my first service project was serving dinner at the Timberlake Outreach Center. The experience was humbling, and I left feeling rewarded, with a sense of purpose. I continued to volunteer every semester and participated in various service projects from volunteering at a home for Alzheimer's patient to traveling around Omaha collecting food and clothes for the homeless shelter. After completing each project, I felt accomplished and joyful to have made a difference in people's lives and the community. Then, in my junior year, I joined a club that was new to campus, Partners in Health. The club focused on the lack of access to health care, daily struggles, and need for help in other countries. As I learned about the international hardships, I realized I could make a difference outside of the U.S. After conducting some research, I realized the Peace Corp could be my opportunity to serve abroad in a long–term, structured setting. I want to join the Peace Corps because I know as an educated, abled body person with a passion for service that I can represent America and help fulfill the need for volunteers. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... For me, overcoming challenges requires pulling on past experiences and the ability to adapt. For example, living without electricity and running water is something I have experienced when backpacking in the forest for several weeks. Washing dishes and clothes by hand and taking a bath out of a bucket are activities I know I can adapt to. I stayed at a hunting camp for weeks where the only toilet available is the one you make for yourself. My experiences are not the same magnitude as living long–term, but I'm not naГЇve to what the challenges ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 27. Peace Corps Personal Statement Non nobis nati sumus (Not for ourselves alone are we born) Cautions the philosopher Cicero. Over the last several years I have engaged in projects whose sole purpose was to improve the lives of people. As the undergraduate chapter of my career comes to a close, I now look forward to writing a new chapter of service and dedication. I intend to build a foundation of knowledge that will harness my experiences and focus my passion as a member of the Peace Corps. I feel a true calling to serve in the Peace Corps because this program revolves around many of my life goals and aspirations: to travel and learn the native language of the region by integrating into the community, but most importantly, to serve others in a deep and meaningful way. Throughout... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... My career of service has led me to different projects, including informing HIV–positive individuals of the different community resources available as a peer educator for a sex positive peer education program at my university, creating awareness of well–balanced diets around residents in communities along the U.S.–Mexico border, also known as colonias. Reaching out to our Congressman Beto O'Rourke about policy change ending extreme poverty in Sub–Saharan Africa, and promoting gender equality around the world. Being bilingual originating from a border city between the U.S. and Mexico made me realize the importance of language and how communication can have an impact on a community. I know the Peace Corps will provide invaluable and lifelong experiences, but more importantly create positive lifelong connections with other people who come from different backgrounds than mine. I am passionate to learn and serve and I look forward to being integrated into a culture different from mine, learn with and from the members of different communities about the issues and problems they face and how these can be improved by working alongside each other. This will be achieved by identifying a collective goal and progressively working to reach it at full ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 28. The Unhcr Geneva Placement Is The Perfect Internship For Me I believe that the UNHCR Geneva Placement is the perfect internship for me to develop a deeper understanding of how international policies and organizations influence our response to the needs of the global refugee population. The UNHCR's Community–Based Protection Unit (CBP) is attractive for several reasons. Obviously, interning at one of the world's most influential humanitarian organizations is exciting in itself. But more importantly, the UNHCR is my top choice for of its impactful services, capacity to challenge my macro skills to the fullest, and because I would have the opportunity to collaborate in two areas of interest; improving outcomes of community–based initiatives such as cash–based interventions; and further developing gender equality advocacy. Furthermore, I am interested in the UNHCR Placement because it seeks to serve refugees and other stateless persons, populations that I have dedicated my studies and direct practice to over the past four years. In the past, I have lived and volunteered in different settings around the world, from a large city in Australia to a small agricultural town in Eastern Europe. During these experiences I have grown accustom to the demands brought upon by an unfamiliar environment as it pushes you to develop new relationships, learn the local language and become increasingly reliant on yourself as you navigate through its culture. I have faced the need to adapt and mature a few times in my life, the most recent being my time ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 29. Peace Corps And Teacher Training: Peace Corps And Teacher... 2.1 Peace corps and teacher training The first of Peace Corps's three stated goals is "to help developing countries meet their needs for trained manpower. Analogous to this goal is the ancient proverb (and commonly–cited Peace Corps philosophy): If you give people fish, they will eat for a day; ifyou teach them how to fish, they will eat for a lifetime. Peace Corps teacher training aims to do just this – in this case, to train enough local teachers to meet a country's teaching needs. This is an important first step in freeing countries from their reliance on Peace Corps and other expatriate teachers. Currently, about 25 percent of Peace Corps Education Volunteers are involved in teacher training activities. These activities take many forms and occur all over the world. In the formal sector, Volunteers are working with national teacher training colleges, state universities and national ministries or ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Whether these programs are set up as after class activities at the Volunteer'sschool, as quarterly training workshops in rural village cluster areas, or as an integrated part of the school's teaching routine, the result is that information and innovative methodologies are transmitted to remote areas all around the world. Format of the teacher training reference manual This Teacher Training Reference Manual is designed to help Volunteers to carry out their assignments by supplying a useful and accessible resource for those involved in teacher training. The Manual is designed to be used with the Teacher Training Guide that accompanies it. The Teacher Training Manual provides the Volunteer with a source of detailed information while the Teacher Training Guide gives the Volunteer a model for how the information can be applied to an actual training program (see the Introduction to the Training Guide for a more detailed description of the levels of training ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 30. Reflection Of The Curriculum Portfolio How well does your portfolio reflect the course goals and requirements (as defined in the syllabus)? My portfolio is able to meet the course goals because it clearly describes my personal goals in both positions. They are both tailored to the position that I am applying for, in that they take words from the application in my short answer and cover letter specifically. I worked to make my online presence more professional with a fairly distinct change in my profile, that prior focused on my current job, that now looks forward to the positions that I hope to achieve. With my research of the audiences, I found two positions that I think will provide me with skills and experiences that will help me reach my future goals as well. The requirements according to the syllabus as to having a copyedited final version is met in this draft also, and the audience is kept in mind in all citations. This material has been submitted on time, and includes all required portions therefore meeting the remaining requirement for this paper. What choices did you make as you crafted your message to a variety of audiences? What decisions did you make about your writing in response to feedback from peers, your instructor, and your Real Reader? Choose 1–2 significant revisions to discuss in detail. In regard to the Curriculum Vitale, I chose to lump together my animal related experience and research experience into one category of experience, as suggested by my real reader. I also joined community ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 31. The Peace Corps Facebook In today's society, many people search for the jobs that offer the most money or the jobs that have the most benefits. But, what if one could apply for a job that only offered the ability to do something for the greater good? No matter the profession, the Peace Corps has a job available. The Peace Corps is a volunteer government organization that specializes in international development and citizen diplomacy. Their main purpose is to tackle challenges like climate change, food security, gender equality, and other domestic issues (Peace Corps). The Peace Corps Facebook page accurately depicts the organization, their purpose, and goals to the public. The page targets the general public and promotes three main goals which include: helping the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women, helping promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served, and helping promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans. The page is filled with stimulating videos and vibrant photos that allow the audience to see the charitable acts and events held by the organization. The authors of the Peace Corps page manage to string together a collection of posts, ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The page is organized in various sections which display posts, videos, photos, and other pages that "like" the Peace Corps page. Many of the posts differ in specific content similarity, but all of the posts represent things done within the organization. For example, a post made on September 12th discusses a food security project while a post made on September 10th focuses on a literacy project. Also, the page provides certain affordances which allow the user to click on links that take them directly to their main website and also allows them to ask for their address. It also allows the user to easily like, share, and save the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 32. Peace Corps Reflective Essay I remember the moment I learned about the Peace Corps and the overwhelming desire I had to join. That was fifteen years ago and my longing to be a part of your mission is just as strong as it was all those years ago. I have been working for corporations since I was 14 years old and during my career I had convinced myself that I was making lives easier for the employees and in turn they went home and took care of their families with a little less stress. If I could make their day a little bit better by giving them the tools to do their job more efficient with less pressure, I did well. I was raising a family and needed the salary of the corporations to provide for them even though my heart was less and less in it. Now that my children are young adults I find that I ask myself everyday how can I help people, how can I contribute, and on a selfish note, how can I feel good every night when I go to sleep.... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... At that moment, I knew that I was destined to help people and if I could be a career volunteer, I would. Then I began working with the Red Cross and was deployed to Louisiana to help with the floods as a Government Liaison working with the Louisiana Parishes and government officials. Here I learned that La had a very different government, executing a home rule state causing me to adapt and understand their customs. It was where I belonged, where my best work was done, my compassion, my strength, my skills, technical and social were all tapped into and not only did I feel wonderful but everyone I worked with and every person I helped knew they mattered to me. I perform better when I am faced with constant challenges, always evolving situations and high ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 33. Time Length And Description For Deferments / Forbearance... TIME LENGTH & DESCRIPTION FOR DEFERMENTS/FORBEARANCE (In order of appearance on Website) Unemployment Deferment – 12 months per Request (interest accrues monthly) Maximum number allowed: 36 month/life of loan. Has to submit evidence of unemployment benefits/employment agency enrollment/proof of previously granted Unemployment Deferment through another servicer. Economic Hardship – 12 months per Request (interest does not accrue) Maximum number of months allowed: 36 month/life of loan. Has to submit evidence of receiving state/federal assistance (SNAP, SSI, Medicaid/Medicare, TANF), working full time and under 150% of thePoverty Line, monthly Federal loan payments cause "Hardship", proof of Economic Hardship with another servicer, volunteer in the Peace Corps. Mandatory Forbearance – 6 months per Request (interest accrues monthly ) Maximum number of months allowed: 36 month/life of loan. Has to submit proof of taxable income/total monthly income/total amount of monthly payments on each Title IV loans. Forbearance can be back–dated if the account is past due, but cannot be applied if the account has $0.00 in principal due. General Forbearance – 6 months per Request (interest accrues monthly) Maximum number of months allowed: 36 months/life of loan. The Borrower has to submit a reason for the forbearance request, example; financial difficulties/change in employment/medical expenses/other (must explain situation). Forbearance can be back–dated if the account is ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 34. How Does Realism And Idealism Affect Our International... Amidst Political Idealism, Realism The theories of realism and idealism are as old as politics, itself. There has always been one group looking as things as they are, asking finite questions like how much will it cost, examining actions over intentions and another group aiming for how things should be while asking is this morally right, just or conscionable?. How does realism and idealism affect our international political landscape? Although theory suggests that politicians operate from one camp or another, is it impossible to navigate life supporting every initiative of one camp or another? One may in fact possess an idealistic viewpoint or attitude overall but, cast a vote for a more realistic solution of a particular situation. Evidence suggests that descriptors of realism and idealism are blurred lines, although it is in direct conflict with the teachings of political science, which have not changed much since inception. "...one cannot understand Hitler 's Germany and Stalin 's Soviet Union, the two most destructive states of the twentieth century... Both regimes were driven by the desire to remake first their societies and then the world. Neither took the state as the unit whose interests were to be served; no narrow self–interest or considerations of national security or even national gain could have led to such domestic slaughter and dangerous expansions." Jervis, R. (1998). There are many examples of overlapping realism and idealism. A group of realists and ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 35. Reflection Paper On Peace Corps On Wednesday November 15, 2017, I attended the "Peace Corps: Making a Difference in Communities Abroad, in the Lives of Volunteers and in the U.S." talk for International Education Week. I had always been curious about the workings of the Peace Corps, and I thought that learning more about it would be beneficial and I was pleasantly surprised by just how much I learned about this incredible organization. The theme of the talk was "making the most of your world." Anne Tatarsky, the local Peace Corps recruiter, was the main speaker and she introduced a round table of other past Peace Corps volunteers there to share their experiences. Tatarsky began by introducing what exactly the people in the Peace Corps do. She showed just how far the... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... For one, there is a major focus on training. Before their two year commitment, volunteers receive three months of training. The skills that are picked up through the Peace Corps will transfer into all aspects of life. Additionally, after the completion of the commitment, volunteers receive an $8,000 transition fund when they return to the states. Moreover, there are many federal employment benefits that Peace Corps volunteers benefit from. It is a great way to get your foot in the door to a federal agency. Not to mention the Grad school and student loan benefits. All around, the life experience that the Peace Corps offers, can only enrich your life. The panelists acknowledged that volunteers need to get rid of their preconceived notions, and go into the experience with no expectations. What you think you want will change. They did a great job of pointing out the need to be realistic. There will be insects, you will get sick, you will be shocked by something, and you will get lonely. However, the benefits outweighed the downsides for every single one of them. Attending this discussion had a profound effect on me. The Peace Corps has always been in the back of my mind as an option after college, but I never saw it as being realistic. Learning more about it and connecting with a recruiter took the potential experience out of the dream world and put into the real world. I would love to go to a Spanish speaking ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 36. Peace Corps Experience An experience of a lifetime, this can be defined differently depending on the individual. For me an experience of a lifetime is filled with breathtaking moments, challenges, laughter, tears, and joy. I believe that the Peace Corps is an experience of a lifetime. When I first learned about the Peace Corps and all that it requires I thought it was not for me. I attended an information session during my freshman year of college and walked away intimidated. The speaker shared her experiences of living in a foreign country and upstarting businesses and I could not imagine myself doing this. It was not until my junior year of college that I learned that, in fact, I did have the strength, independence, and self–motivation that is required for the volunteer position. Deciding to jump on a plane and spend a semester in Cusco, Peru my junior year of college exposed me to experiences that I had only dreamed of. This was a time of many firsts including first time out of North America, first time flying alone, first time communicating in a second language, and first time going to ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... I do not know what all of those challenges will be, but I have faced difficulties before and I look forward to new challenges that I can grow and learn from. In Peru, I learned that culture shock was real but I was able to embrace the culture through developing relationships with my host family, classmates, and community members; actively learning the Spanish language, and self–motivation to be a part of the community outside of the college I was attending. By doing all of that, I made the most out of my study abroad experience and was able to grow as a person. While I learned a lot in Peru, I am not done learning. Our world is filled with so many people and cultures, all that have something to share and teach and I hope to be exposed at least to a portion of ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 37. Marita Golden's Migrations Of Africa Literature Analysis Within Marita Golden's Migrations of the Heart, Paul Theroux's The Lower River, and Ernest Hemingway's "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," Africa appears as a recurring setting, and as such, it acts as the agent of change. Within each of these stories, the main characters are not African–born, yet they all find a form of fulfillment in a place considered so remote to many. The role ofAfrica within Migrations of the Heart, The Lower River, and "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" is pivotal in the role of realizing one's self. In Marita Golden's Migrations of the Heart, Africa is presented as a long–lost home, yet when Marita, the protagonist, attempts to integrate closely with its culture, she ultimately achieves self–understanding rather than assimilation. Although she was raised in America, Marita quickly falls in love with Femi, but more so with his ties to Nigeria: "Tell me everything about Nigeria. Then tell me everything about you" (Golden, 50). Marita and Femi share a love together for many years, and they even progress to getting married and having a child, but for various reasons, their relationship sours. Perhaps partially because Marita's love for Femi was founded on a romanticized idea of Africa, an image which eventually spoils in the face of "tribalism," "corruption," and "ignorance" (Golden, 182). Marita chooses to move back to America with her child, to escape Femi and to escape the various prejudices she faced in Africa, and once she lands back in America, she effectively ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 38. The Importance Of Peace Corps In Nursing The Peace Corps has values which I believe in and would stand for, given the chance. I would like to be given the chance because I want to partake in educating those in need. I believe that the Peace Corps can help me do so. For example, the Peace Corps educates the communities in order to ensure that they will be able to support themselves after the volunteers leave. This is important to me because it is not enough to simply teach someone how to do things, but to reevaluate that they can do it themselves. This is what my nursing education has taught me with planning, implementing, reevaluation and finally discharge of patients. I trust that the Peace Corps is the best environment for me to develop and make use of my nursing skills. In addition, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 39. A Brief Note On Unemployment And Its Effects On The United... Unemployment Deferment – 12 months per Request (interest accrues monthly) maximum number allowed: up to 36 months/life of the loan. The Borrower has to submit evidence of receiving unemployment benefits/verify employment agency enrollment/show proof of previously granted Unemployment Deferment through another servicer. Economic Hardship Deferment – 12 months per Request (interest does not accrue) maximum number of months allowed: up to 36 months/life of the loan. The Borrower has to submit evidence of receiving state/federal assistance (SNAP, SSI, Medicaid/Medicare, TANF), working full time and under 150% of the Poverty Line, monthly Federal loan payments cause "Hardship", proof of Economic Hardship with another servicer, volunteer in the Peace Corps. Mandatory Forbearance – 6 months per Request (interest accrues monthly) maximum number of months allowed: up to 36 month/life of the loan. The Borrower has to submit proof of taxable income/total monthly income/total amount of monthly payments on each Title IV loans through statements, tax returns, check stubs, etc. Forbearance can be back–dated if the account is past due, but cannot be applied if the account has $0.00 in principal due. General Forbearance – 6 months per Request (interest accrues monthly) maximum number of months allowed: up to 36 months/life of the loan. The Borrower has to submit a reason for the forbearance request, example; financial difficulties/change in employment/medical expenses/other ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 40. Peace Corps Research Paper I chose to do research on the Peace Corps organization. The Peace Corps is a volunteer organization that accommodates developing nations in need and improves limited skills such as education. Within the economy sector of society, the Peace Corps includes aspects of both work and labor. Based on class discussion, occupational impact importance, regarding teachers, their wages showcases the disparity within the field. Similarities among teachers and those in Peace Corps are prominent, although Peace Corp volunteers intend on making a difference abroad. Impoverish global community development is often overlooked in our economy which is why the Peace Corps would be of interest. Some domestic regions like Burlington, Vermont use local currencies and time banks in order to restore the value in giving back to the community. The idea for the Peace ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Peace Corp volunteers improve their social well–being when placed with a host family to bond with. The bonding sheds a light on the newly intertwined relationship between volunteers and community residents, thus creating a close family aspect, especially since some volunteers lose significant contact with their families back home. Not all volunteers are without family contacts as it varies by location. Some volunteers have a proper cellular signal or internet to contact loved ones back home, whether it be by bus to the city or with the aided region. Volunteers meet new people who consistently differ from themselves however, participants are able to learn a lot and create a bridge of understanding among the resident (Bird et al. 1999). One might think it is hard to be content with scarce resources in developing countries however, residents of the community cherish social well–being far more than material well–being. What truly keeps the people in these regions content are from moments shared with their loved ones, and people that care for ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...