National Day of Listening

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    States’ new President Elect early in the morning on November 9, 2016, that same day as I got up to go to work it was raining. On my way home, I was listening to the radio and a caller chimed into the topic at hand and said, “Since Donald Trump just got elected as our new president and since it’s raining outside, we’re all going to…” The radio personalities laughed and I had to as well. At the moment and in those first few days of him being elected, it just felt like the world was going to end faster than

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    More than six months after first sending shockwaves through the world, Edward Snowden is alive, not imprisoned, and still making daily headlines. A former National Security Agency contractor, Snowden was responsible for revealing to the American public the existence of enormous, secret government surveillance programs, tactics that irrefutably border unconstitutionality. He gave up his freedom and ultimately his way of life in revealing how the NSA was harvesting and storing global phone records

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    Radio’s Impact during the 1920’s Essay

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    fame and celebrity which were acquiring greater worth during the 1920’s. (What Was the Impact of Radio and the Movies in the 1920s?, 2010) Through the Radio’s widespread use, culture became more untied as people were listening to the same news and entertainment. People were also listening to the same views and ideas making for a more united society. As people started to have more choices for entertainment, this led to a culture that was very centered on having fun. “In a setting where individual exploits

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    Staff ride to historic Marin Headlands National Park and concepts such as LPI 360 and physical fitness are great examples of new and exciting techniques we can use to drive our unit forward. As someone with an avid appreciation for history, particularly military history, I truly enjoyed the Staff ride to Marin Headlands National Park. It was a great opportunity to get away from the base and spend some time learning more about my teammates. We spent the day listening to each other describe what is was

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    slavery. He presented a speech named the Gettysburg Address, which influenced America greatly. Creating the first income tax to gather money for the Union in the civil war was another accomplishment he overcame. Lincoln produced Homestead, Morrill, and National banking acts, as well as the first railroad bill and that would change thousands of citizen’s lives.

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    communication skills help to reduce the barriers because of language and cultural differences. Effective communication allows more work to be done and errors to decrease. There are 6 main types of communication and they are - Body language, IT, speaking, listening, reading and writing. Body Language - is a type of nonverbal communication that relies on body movements such as gestures, your posture, and facial expressions to transfer messages. If a client is deaf the health visitor can use sign language only

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    folding laundry, cleaning their house, or decorating for Christmas, when upset and in need of a distraction, people ar3e found listening to music. People listen to music for a wide variety of reasons. Maybe it’s a memory that is brought back by a certain song, or how a song makes them feel, maybe they relate to the lyrics in that very moment in time. Maybe the song they’re listening to makes them feel like they aren’t alone in what they are going through. Music is important to so many people for so many

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    and direct other people. The skills this job requires include, being able to convey the point well, active listening, reading comprehension and time management. Other skills for this job such as, oral comprehension, written comprehension, oral and written expression, and problem sensitivity are important too. Given that this job has many tough tasks, I am able to accomplish these every day. An administrative service manager has multiple responsibilities, requirements, salaries and job openings, top

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    The National Crew is quite demanding from what I have heard from friend who have been apart of the program. You need to be able to withstand several weeks of 56 hour work weeks, with unideal conditions, in a wide variety of difficult environments. Over the summer I worked as a lifeguard after receiving my lifeguard and cpr certification. For several weeks over the summer I was working twelve hour days and sometimes 60 hour work weeks. I know what it is like to work a full day for weeks straight

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    Music's ability to make that happen is astounding and that is the beauty of it. To answer the last part of this assignment honestly, listening to music is not really important to me and I do not think that will ever change. Although music plays a big role in one's identification and helps bring people together culturally and through habits, I do not think listening to music is that important because I can probably live without it. If you tell me that I can not listen to music for the rest of

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