Essays Tagged: "International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement"

Clara Barton, founder of the american red cross and a civil war nurse.

he civil war did she pursue nursing passionately. She is known best for the founder of the American Red Cross in 1881, an organization that it still strong today. During the civil war, Clara helped id ... mest battlefields of the war and serving during the sieges of Petersburg and Richmond. Barton delivered aid to soldiers of both the North and South. Never before had women been allowed in hospitals, c ...

(2 pages) 91 1 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

College application essay about my mother

me just a couple miles from my house. As a thirteen year old, I often accompanied my mother to the Red Cross's children's cent. While she attended meetings, I helped with the Summer Program by chasin ... ilding and performing magic tricks. In the five years since I first walked through the doors of the Red Cross, I have learned not only the idea of giving to others, but also of obtaining a sense of sp ...

(1 pages) 174 3 3.1 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Changes and new traditions in the modern American Family

ouse. Also many times in familes, everyone has their own personal life that is in some cases considered more imortant than their own family. This is a huge difference in family structure that was unhe ...

(2 pages) 140 1 2.8 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

The Beginnings of the American Red Cross

o realize her true calling in life-that call being to respond to human need. After working with the International Red Cross in Europe during the Franco-Prussian War, Clara became inspired and eventual ... h she apparently had not heard the least word in Washington" (Hurd, 35). It was not long before the International Red Cross had called upon her to join them in caring for soldiers and refugees of the ...

(4 pages) 80 0 0.0 Apr/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Blood Drive Report

ion led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principals of the International Red Cross Movement that started in the late 1800's. The Federal Charter states that th ... ctims of disasters and to help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.In 1863, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent movement was established in Geneva, Switzerland due to the ...

(10 pages) 22 0 0.0 May/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Decisions in Paradise Part 1

on, led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, the American Red Cross, will provide relief to victims of disaster ...

(3 pages) 127 0 3.0 Jan/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making

Decisions in Paradise Part 2

on, led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, the American Red Cross, will provide relief to victims of disaster ...

(3 pages) 182 0 3.0 Jan/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making

External/Internal Factors of the Red Cross

ization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement. The Red Cross provides relief to victims of disaster and helps com ...

(6 pages) 50 0 0.0 Mar/2010

Subjects: Humanities Essays

womens rights

ds, planting, harvesting,they also drove ambulances, served as nurses, which were previously considered a man's job. They also helped out with Red Cross work, knitting mitts, caps, scarves, socks, rol ...

(1 pages) 1 0 0.0 Oct/2014

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > Canadian History