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    Susan G. Komen Foundation of Greater Atlanta’s goal is to reduce mortality of African American breast cancer by 25% in the next 5 years (Susan G. Komen Atlanta, 2017). In order to reach this goal, Komen has created many local outreach programs to educate the community about breast health and breast cancer screening (Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta, 2017). Educational programs like these can have significant impacts on breast cancer mortality rates (Asuquo and Olajide, 2015). However, they may need

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    SYLLABUS: PMAP 3011: POLICY AND POLITICS IN THE AMERICAN CITY SECTION 05 SPRING SEMESTER, 2011 PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND POLICY DEPARTMENT ANDREW YOUNG SCHOOL OF POLICY STUDIES-GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE SYLLABUS CAREFULLY: THE STUDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR UNDERSTANDING ALL INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN:* I COURSE IDENTIFICATION Instructor: Dr. Gerry Neumark CRN: 14886 Office: G49B AYSPS** Room: General Classroom

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    Market Segmentation Market Segmentation St. Joseph's hospital in Atlanta, GA has faced some fairly major challenges of the recent years. It has gotten to the point where they sought an entity to purchase the hospital and there were no bites for a time. That has since been rectified but the hospital continues to face some struggles as it relates to marketing and long term viability. St. Joseph must make an effort to identify their target markets and then effectively open up lines of communication

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    Booker T. Washington and W.E.B DuBois are two very powerful people who were very good at molding the social and political views of African Americans through their writings in the twentieth century. Washington clashed with other black leaders such as W.E.B DuBois. W.E.B DuBois said that “Washington’s views were born out of present reality.” Washington and DuBois had very similar goals but they both faced and handled the problems of African Americans in different ways. Booker T. Washington and W.E

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    so that the men and women would be given “hope, dignity, and independence” (“Our History,” 2014). Later on in 1925, the Goodwill Industries of Atlanta was established as a 501 © 3. It was created by a group of citizens that worked for a small house, using a horse and wagon, tending to make clothes by operating on sewing machines. The Goodwill of Atlanta moved its corporation a few times to find the location where it can be based. The current position of the agency is located in the

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    1940, he moved to Pennsylvania with his family at 5 years of age in 1945, when his father, Horace Bond, transformed into the principle African-American pioneer of Lincoln University. Exactly when Julian was 17, the family returned toward the South, where Horace Julian Bond filled in as the dignitary of preparing at Atlanta University. As an understudy at Morehouse College, Julian set up an insightful magazine called The Pegasus. He was one of the few people that help set up the magazine. He was also

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    stay successful in high school and college were working hard and looking towards the future. He had a clear picture in his head of what he was looking for and he used that to guide himself through college. He attended Georgia State University and Clark Atlanta University where he acquired a Masters in Political science.

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    worked together in the end for the better. In example, the first university that I attended after high school was Valdosta State University. When I attended VSU, my approach of learning was extremely nonchalant. After some life struggles I decided to relocate to Atlanta. Upon moving, I made a promise to myself that I had to finish what I stated back in Valdosta. My outlook on learning had become more meaningful. I enrolled in Atlanta Technical College and this is where my hungry for an over average

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    Lonnie g. Johnson was an African American engineer and inventor who was born in Alabama in 1949. Johnson earned his degree at Tuskegee university and worked on the U.S. air force and the NASA. Johnson invented a high powered water gun that became a top selling item by the 1990s he also named his evection super soaker. The same year when Lonnie g. Johnson was born his father was a world war 2 veteran who worked as a civilian driver near the air force base. His net worth is $360 million and he 67

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    This is why the University of Houston is a great fit for my future career. I am interested in this clinical psychology program over others because of the specific emphasis in neuropsychology, including classes that relate specifically to neuropsychology, research opportunities that focus on neurodevelopment and neuropsychology, and a clinical practica. I am excited about the University of Houston’s connections with diverse and exceptional site placements, including many opportunities in pediatric

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