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Clara Barton, 2007.
This paper examines the life of Clara Barton and looks at her work in the field of nursing.
2,269 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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In this article the writer covers the life and work of Clara Barton. The writer discusses how Barton risked her life for others offering medical care on the battlefield. Further, the writer notes her work for the American Red Cross. The writer points out Barton's devotion and commitment to humanitarian relief. The writer maintains that dedication was perhaps her greatest asset when it came to successful leadership. The writer concludes that it is through reviewing Barton's life, and understanding her leadership skills, that nurses can better discover how to become leaders themselves.
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Early Personal History and Career
Clara Barton and the Civil War
Barton Goes to Europe
Barton and the Ratification of the Geneva Convention
Barton and the Early American Red Cross
Barton's Successful Leadership
References
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"When the Civil War erupted, Barton was in Washington. As she had proven many times in her life, prior to this point, Barton was not one to sit idly by. She was determined to actively assist the Union. In the beginning, Barton gathered and distributed supplies for the Massachusetts troops that were stationed in Washington. However, by the second year of the war, the tales of hardship and misery on the frontlines, led her to request permission to go to the battlefield. Thanks to the support of prominent Republicans, Barton was given permission to go to the front, from a reluctant War Department."
"Barton's first battlefield experiences at Culpepper and Fairfax Station, Virginia shocked her. She personally took charge of the medical and supply gap for the next three years."
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Clara Barton, 2004.
Brief history of Clara Barton's contributions to the field of nursing.
1,119 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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This paper explains how during the Civil War Clara Barton became a pioneer in the field of nursing. She helped soldier on the battle front, and identified missing bodies after the war. It looks at how, after going to Europe during the Franco-Prussian war, she started the American branch of the International Red Cross.
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"Clara Barton was a pioneer in American nursing. She helped improve medical conditions during the Civil War and was the founder of the American Red Cross. I have always been interested in World War II, and I initially wanted to research a nurse who served in the armed services during it, but I was unable to find enough information about one person to be able to write about. So, I went back further in history and came across Clara Barton as someone who had not only served her country greatly during the Civil War, but had also helped the families of the men she nursed, and had taken an administrative role as the founder and president of the American branch of the International Red Cross. I believe that Clara Barton not only touched the lives of the people she worked with, but also changed them, and this is why I chose to research her."
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Clara Barton, 2004.
Historical account of the life of American nurse, Clara Barton.
1,669 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper presents an historical account of Clara Barton's heroic service as a Civil War nurse, her active involvement in the suffragist movement, her nursing and social services work in Europe, and her successful involvement in forming the American Red Cross.
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"When picturing the atrocities of war today, one usually envisions the ungodly sight of a soldier being shot or blown up. The pain and anguish of a person?s face as well as the assailed and bloody body hitting the ground readily come to mind. In the Civil War, however, much of the death and gore did not occur on the battlefields but in the so-called hospitals. Because most people believed the war was going to last only a few months or weeks there was no real effort to recruit doctors. At the beginning of the Civil War, there were 36 doctors in the whole United States and 12 of these surgeons went to the South to serve. Surgeons had no formal training in the art of medicine."
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Clara Barton, 2004.
A biography of the life and work of Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross.
1,423 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper examines the life of Clara Barton, born on Christmas Day, 1821, and how she gave many gifts to her country, not least among them the founding of the American Red Cross. It looks at how, with her pre-feminist strength and her lofty intentions, she struggled with some of the same issues women struggle with today, chief among them bureaucratic insensitivity. It also discusses her work in treating the wounded soldiers of the Civil War and how she fought to have her causes recognized.
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"This was long before the days of reliable long-distance communication, so Barton and her two companions, if they wished to minister to the wounded, had no choice but to push on. By daybreak on September 17, they had made camp near the Union bivouacs along Antietam Creek. Despite the boom of cannon, and risking their own lives, the trio pushed on to set up a ?field hospital? in a barn at the corner of Sam Poffenberger?s cornfield. Barton began comforting the men waiting for surgeons to remove shots from their bodies?or to remove parts of the bodies instead. Holding one soldier so he could take a drink, he slumped in her arms, and she realized a bullet had passed through her sleeve, instantly killing her patient."
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Clara Barton, 2001.
Examines life and work of the founder of the American Red Cross and her legacy.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 5 sources, $ 95.95
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"The biography of Clara Barton (whose full name was Clarissa Harlowe Barton) cannot be written without also writing in some measure the history of the American Red Cross as well as that of the history of nursing. This paper examines the work of this founder of the American Red Cross, looking at both her own life and especially at her work during the major battles of the American Civil War. In order to set her work in the proper historical framework, it also provides a very brief overview of the history of nursing as a profession, a profession with which she is ? along with Florence Nightingale ? responsible in many ways for creating in its contemporary form and at the American Red Cross, of which Barton is the founder.
"Barton, born in 1821 and dying in 1912, dedicated her life to humanitarian causes, of which the Red Cross was perhaps the single ..."
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Charles Brockden Brown's Clara, 2003.
An analysis of Charles Brockden Brown's character Clara as an archetype of the classic 18th-century woman.
1,758 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper examines how Charles Brockden Brown, frequently called the father of the American novel, believed he wrote strong, independent female characterizations in his novels. This paper refutes that supposition by demonstrating how dependent Clara is on her brother in Brown's 1798 novel, "Wieland". It explores how every action and reaction on Clara's part shows just how much of an archetype of the typical 18th century woman Clara really is.
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"Charles Brockden Brown includes many elements of Romantic literature, the emphasis on the imagination, a predilection for the mysterious, the weird, the occult, the diseased, and even the Satanic, in the dark image of Carwin. He allows Clara, through his selected mode of storytelling, (epistolary) to examine the human personality, in search of spiritual and rational truths. Brown knew that "Romantic critics such as Schleiermacher called for readers' sympathetic identification with the author" (Leitch 12). He understood that "writing books that sold required entertaining as well as edifying their readers" (Lauter 1233). Brown was astute enough to realize that the developing changes in the country after the American Revolution, with the advent of factories to manufacture the goods formerly produced by women in the home, created an audience of educated, idle women (Lauter 1243)."
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The Portuguese Community of Santa Clara, 2002.
A history of the Portuguese Community of Santa Clara, California from 1900 to present.
2,863 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 85.95
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This paper provides a brief history of the Portuguese immigration to California which began on September 18, 1542. It looks at how today the Portuguese in Santa Clara have indeed come a long way since the time their forefathers first settled in the beautiful valley dotted with orchards and dairy farms. Now named Silicon Valley, the city is home to the silicon chip industry, which is the backbone of the multi billion dollar computer hardware industry. It shows how the dedication and spirit of enterprise shown by the members of the local community have contributed in no small measure to the tremendous economic and social development the city has witnessed over the past century.
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History of Portuguese Immigration into Santa Clara
Portuguese Culture and Heritage
The Portuguese Historical Museum
Economics and Commerce in Santa Clara
Conclusion
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"The Portuguese community had developed a closely-knit, supportive culture through the channels of community centers and organizations that they set up, and by periodic cultural events that were held by them. Dedicated to preserving the culture and heritage of their homeland, the early Portuguese settlers started many fraternal organizations. Foremost among them was the Sociedade do Espirito Santo (S.E.S.), which was founded on December 16, 1895 in Santa Clara6. The S.E.S. Corporation building now stands at the corner of Lewis and Lafayette Streets, and this is the place where annual celebrations and social functions are held."
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Subjective Reality and the Film "Barton Fink", 2002.
This paper addresses the Cohn Brothers' film "Barton Fink" in terms of its relevance to the term "subjective reality".
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 1 source, $ 89.95
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This paper addresses the Cohn Brothers' film "Barton Fink" in terms of its relevance to the term "subjective reality". Here, "subjective reality" refers to the non- conventional way of presenting the film, rather than the standard narrative provided by the Hollywood blockbusters.
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Charles Brockden Brown's Clara, 2003.
Discusses the archetype of the classic 18th century woman through an analysis of the character, Clara, in Charles Brockden Brown's "Wieland".
8,000 words (approx. 32.0 pages), 20 sources, MLA, $ 172.95
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Charles Brockden Brown, often credited as the "Father of the American Novel" and the author of the first American novel, believed he supported a feminist viewpoint and that his female characters were strong independent women. This paper disagrees with Brown and, instead, details why Clara, the heroine of his novel "Wieland", is the archetype of the typical 18th century woman, dependent on a man and incapable of making rational decisions.
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"Although Leslie A. Fiedler calls Charles Brockden Brown the ?inventor of the American writer," and sees the revolt of the European middle classes translating in America to "feminism and anti-intellectualism," Brockden Brown seems to have a problem imbuing Clara, his narrator in Wieland, with these same qualities (145). From the one-line reference [in the Advertisement] to the book's narration by "the lady whose story it contains," to the final explanation of that narrator's marriage to a man who placed her in an untenable (and life threatening) situation with his erroneous and unspeakable accusations, Charles Brockden Brown has created, in the character of Clara, an accurate representation of the predicament of the typical eighteenth-century American woman."
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Clara Maass, 2004.
A biographical description of the life of Clara Maass, a young woman who served as a nurse in the late 19th century.
1,205 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper describes the experiences during Clara Maass's short life. It tells how she was raised and trained to be a nurse and how she served during the Spanish American War. It explains how she served selflessly, was exposed to many diseases, and finally died from yellow fever at age 25.
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"When we hear stories of courage and sacrifice, we do have a hard time believing them because of the fact that the world today is so full of selfishness, greed and hatred that sacrifice for the sake of the mankind has become a very rare trait. However Clara Louise Maass (1876-1901) had in trait so deeply embedded in her character that it proved fatal for her. She is the first nurse to ever have been honored by the US government on a commemorative stamp. To give your life for the sake of others is indeed a rare phenomenon these days and to give it at the young age of 25 is even rarer and for this reason Clara Maass? life is source of inspiration for millions around the globe."
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"Mary Barton", 2002.
An analysis of Elizabeth Gaskell's Victorian novel "Mary Barton", focusing on women's roles in public spaces and reconciliation among social classes.
2,374 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 1 source, $ 72.95
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This paper argues that in her novel, "Mary Barton", Elizabeth Gaskell is trying to offer knowledge as a solution in reducing class tensions and in giving the rich and the poor a better understanding of each other. The paper uses female characters and their roles in the public domain as a medium for demonstrating this.
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"City life in the 19th century ushered in a difficult and conflicted era for women. Torn between the necessity of remaining in the domestic sphere for the sake of the maintenance of a comfortable family life for all, and the new, frequently arising necessity of entering the public sphere, women of lower classes became obligated to undertake the double burden of balancing traditional roles and roles in the workplace and other public venues. Staying home and entering the public domain both offered many consequences, and left women?s practical options unclear, and also created an ever-greater rift between their ways of life, and those of wealthier women, who typically remained entirely in the domestic sphere. Elizabeth Gaskell?s 1848 novel, Mary Barton, displays the intricacies of a variety of female lives, rich and poor, public and private, under extremely trying and class-dividing circumstances, those of the Industrial Revolution. Gaskell tends to represent women as actively engaging in public urban life out of necessity rather than out of any personal desire to do so, and she uses the idea of balance as an important issue which also relates to class tensions. Mary Barton?s message to women is that they must cautiously advance into the public domain, but not neglect the ill effects and the dangers of such a move, and rather be aware of the positive and negative aspects of life in the private and public spheres. This awareness of both sides of an issue is additionally reflected in Gaskell?s compromise-centered views on class tensions and reconciliation, which is to do what one must for one?s own station in life, but to remain aware of the effects on others of different classes, and to find a balanced ?happy medium? in one?s actions."
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Clarissa Harlowe Barton, 2002.
Examines the life and work of the founder of the American Red Cross.
3,299 words (approx. 13.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 94.95
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The biography of Clarissa Harlowe Barton cannot be written without also writing at least in some measure the history of the American Red Cross as well as that of the history of nursing. This paper examines the work of the founder of the American Red Cross, looking at both her own life and at her work during the major battles of the American Civil War. In order to set her work in the proper historical framework, the paper also provides a very brief overview of the history of nursing as a profession, a profession which Barton is ? along with Florence Nightingale ? responsible in many ways for creating in its contemporary form.
Although this paper focuses on the work that Barton performed during the Civil War, it also mentions her relief work in the yellow-fever pestilence in Florida (1887); in the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, flood (1889); in the Russian famine (1891); among the Armenians (1896); in the Spanish-American War (1898); and in the South African War (1899-1902). The last work that she personally directed was the relief of victims of the flood at Galveston, Texas, in 1900, before she died in Glen Echo, Maryland, on April 12, 1912.
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"During the depression of the 1930s, many nurses were unemployed, and the number of schools declined. World War II, however, brought about another increased demand for nurses. The Cadet Nurse Corps, established in 1943, subsidized nursing education for thousands of young people who agreed to engage in nursing for the duration of the war. Since the end of World War II, technological advances in medicine and health have required nurses to become knowledgeable about sophisticated equipment, to learn about an increasing number of medications, and to design nursing care appropriate for the health care delivery system during a period of rapid change. Barton?s nursing work on the battlefield helped lay down the fundamentals for nursing during wartime, and the work of nurses in MASH and other military units throughout the 20th century owes much to what she saw and did during the Civil War."
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"Mary Barton" ( Elizabeth Gaskell ), 1999.
Analyzes the novel as portrait of class struggle in English society during the Industrial Revolution.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
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This study will analyze Elizabeth Gaskell's novel Mary Barton as a portrait of English society during the Industrial Revolution. The study will focus on the significance of the author's descriptions of the social classes, focusing on the members of the working class and their relationship with their employers, the changes which Mary and John Barton undergo as a result of their socioeconomic struggle, and the author's apparent suggested solutions to the injustices of her day, which will be shown to be woefully inadequate and idealistic.
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"This study will analyze Elizabeth Gaskell's novel Mary Barton as a portrait of English society during the Industrial Revolution. The study will focus on the significance of the author's descriptions of the social classes, focusing on the members of the working class?and their relationship with their employers, the changes which Mary and John Barton undergo as a result of their socioeconomic struggle, and the author's apparent suggested solutions to the injustices of her day, which will be shown to be woefully inadequate and idealistic.
The heart of the book is the choice the protagonist, Mary Barton, must make between a rich man and a working class man. Of course, that message immediately introduces the restrictions under which women lived in the early Victorian 1840s in Manchester, England, where the story takes place. Rather than ..."
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"Mary Barton", 2004.
Discusses Elizabeth Gaskell's portrayal of the English working class in her novel.
1,051 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper discusses how Elizabeth Gaskell reflects the difficulty of urban life for the working class of England in the 1830s through her book, "Mary Barton". It also examines how she reflects these hardships through her characters in the novel.
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"While the characters of the novel depict the harsh reality related to the working class in Britain, Gaskell also describes the reality of poverty very vividly with the physical environment. One example of this can be seen when we read about the Davenport?s home, where the ?window-panes, many of them, were broken and stuffed with rags, which was reason enough for the dusky light that pervaded the place even at midday? (Chapter 6). In addition, the narrator tells us that the smell in their cellar ?foetid? (Chapter 6) and within the dark place they saw, ?three or four little children rolling on the damp, nay wet brick floor, through which the stagnant, filthy moisture of the street oozed up; the fire-place was empty and black; the wife sat on her husband's lair, and cried in the dark loneliness? (Chapter 6). This is a horrifying account of how people lived."
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The American Red Cross, 2005.
This paper discusses the history and current issues of the American Red Cross, one of the world's premier humanitarian organizations.
2,940 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 86.95
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This paper discusses how, in 1881, Clara Barton proposed the establishment of the American Red Cross, based on the revolutionary model of the International Red Cross that was already operating in Europe, where the organization would not only assist military hospitals during times of war but also help during peacetime with disaster relief and health and safety education of the general public. The author points out that before World War I, the Red Cross mainly served to promote first aid, water safety and public health nursing programs in the United States; however, after the outbreak of war and the pandemic influenza outbreak, the size of the organization exploded from 107 local chapters in 1914 to 3,864 in 1918. The paper relates that the organization has evolved into an advocate of humanitarianism, even criticizing its own government although the Red Cross itself has not avoided its own scandals.
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"The Red Cross is an organization that grew out of the suffering of the wars of the nineteenth century. In 1863, Henri Dunant, a Swiss businessman, published "A Memory of Solferino", a memoir about his time in the northern Italian battlefield of Solferino. The book dealt with how war affected the lives of both the combatants and civilians. This memoir inspired the founding of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 1864. This committee was lead by Jean-Henry Dunant, who would win the first Nobel Peach Prize in 1901 for founding the Red Cross. The first committee was made up of representatives from eleven countries. Their purpose was to lessen the suffering that came from war and they recommended that every country have its own committee that was endowed with enough influence to effectively cooperate in times of war with the hospital services of the battling armies."
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