Miracle by Jackie Licari

Miracle

Ka e Gibson

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Who are We? Emily Duszak

Jacquelyn

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Ka e Brandon Lucker I am a sophomore at the University of Delaware. I am studying Organiza- tional and Commu- nity Leadership with a minor in advertising. When I graduate from college, I hope to be employed by a company that allows me to travel around the country and interact with a variety of people, while not being restrained to the confines of a desk. Growing up and living in West Chester, Pennsylva- nia, I attended Bayard Rustin High School. While there, I ran track indoor and outdoor, and also was cap- tain for a season.

I am a sophomore at the University of Delaware and am studying Health Behavior Science and Pub- lic Health. After graduation, I hope to go to nursing school and one day become a pediatric nurse practition- er. In my spare time, I enjoy playing my flute in the marching band and helping others through my fraternity Alpha Phi Ome- ga. This leadership class will develop skills to be a successful leader so I can one day take on a larger leadership position in my career field.

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I am a junior at the University of Delaware, studying Hu- man Services with a concen- tration in ad- ministration and family policy. On campus I am a part of Gam- ma Sigma Sig- ma, the service sorority. After graduation in the spring on 2013, I hope to attend graduate school and move on to getting my mas- ters. I then hope to work in the government with legislative advocacy or with children who have disa- bilities and early intervention.

I’m a freshman at the University of Delaware current- ly studying Com- munications and Leadership. Com- ing from a very involved neighborhood in north- ern New Jersey, I love being actively engaged in things going on in my community. I plan to use my experience and knowledge to get involved as much as possible with projects dedicated to spreading education worldwide. I’m strongly dedicated to learning as much as possible as to what makes a great leader in hopes to make a difference in any way I can.

I am a freshman at the University of Dela- ware. I grew up in San Diego, Califor- nia. I am a communi- cations major who one day hopes to get into the entertainment industry. I am also a kicker on the football team and love to play soccer in my free time. After graduation in the spring of 2015 I hope to either get an internship in Los An- geles or go to graduate school to get my M.B.A. Growing up I was actively involved with community service through sports and also my church. I hope to use my leadership skills to not only get a successful job, but to also be involved in my community and globally.

Miraclecontents

Ka e Gibson

Introduction: 2-3. Treatable but Needs to be Treated

Infant Mortality: 14. More than Just a Number 15-17. Eleven Million 19. A lot to be Considered 20. The Sad Truth Lindsay Romano

Leadership: 4. Foundations of Success 5. Imagining the Possibilities 6. Do You See What I See 7. Be the Change You Want to See 12. The Key to Success

Economic, Social, & Political Perspectives: 9. A Quiet Crisis 11. Healthy Lifestyle

Professor Helfman

22. Driving Force

Megacommunity:

26-27. A Social Problem

13. Megacommunity Uncovered

28-29. Rattling the World

24. How to..

31. Care

25. Enthusiasm

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With out leaders, nothing extraordinary would ever be accomplished. There would be no mo va on to achieve the impossible and no guide to lead people to a be er future. What makes the world so innova ve and pushes it to be constantly changing are the eﬀorts of suc-‐ cessful leaders. They take an idea, a goal and share it with a group of people who have a common interest and mo -‐ vate them to all cohesively work together to achieve something remarkable. Imagine a world with people who never took a stand, who never pursued their goals, or ques oned the world around them. Society’s way of liv-‐ ing wouldn’t be the way it is today.

All around the world there is always room for improvement. “There are countless opportuni es for each of us to make a difference.” (Kouzes, p.xi) If some-‐ thing isn’t good enough, make it be er. If mes are ge ng tough for those around you, help them get through it. If people seem effortless and not involved, mo vate them. If a community or team, or organiza on doesn’t act in unison, establish rela onships. The oppor-‐ tuni es are endless, it just takes a li le effort and aware-‐ ness of your surroundings and how you can posi vely take a stance and lead. “Leadership can happen any-‐ where, at any me. (Kouzes, p.9)

Leadership is the founda on of change. It is what causes progress and improves the standard of living. “It’s about the prac ces leaders use to transform values into ac on, visions into reality, obstacles into innova ons, separateness into solidarity, and risks into re-‐ wards.” (Kouzes, p.xi) Anything is possible, and any future life is a ainable with help and guidance form those who can successfully lead.

Global issues can be described as a ma er of “great social concern that affect human popula ons lo-‐ cally” ( gweb.org) but are shared among diverse human socie es within our global community. Although issues may be perceived differently through out the world, and have different effects on different communi es, they are s ll wide spread and exist everywhere. In order for global issues to be resolved it takes the efforts of three coexis ng sectors. (Continued on Next Page)

Imagine having to fight for you life the second you are born, and never making it to your next birthday.

Treatable

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NEEDS to be treated. Jacquelyn Licari

Non-profit organiza ons, businesses, and civil society, all make up megacommun es that focus on benefi ng the common good through collec ve prob-‐ lem solving. “Solving complex global problems cannot be done by a single sector working alone, thus we need a mega community because it pools the re-‐ sources of all three sectors” (Professor Helfman) From this magazine we focus on the global issue of infant mortality. Through learning what makes a great leader, and how important infant mor-‐ tality is on a global perspec ve, we hope to mo vate our readers to take a stand and make a difference for this silent epidemic. Incorporated is an in-depth de-‐ scrip on of what the issue is and how it affects our world. Infant mortality is something that needs to be brought to our a en on and strongly relies on the efforts of socie es’ leaders to help reduce the alarm-‐ ing rates. It is preventable and needs to be addressed. It is treatable but needs to be treated. It starts with you.

By: Jacquelyn Licari

What exactly is leadership? According to wha sleader-‐ ship.org, “leadership means that you are will-‐ ing to take on leadership and make smart choices not only for you, but for the whole team.” The most important trait of leadership is to be able to lead even if your group or team has adversity. Also the most important me to be a leader is when no one is looking, and do things just for the common good. Lastly a huge component of being a good leader is peer respect because if no one believes in you then you have no hope. When adversity comes around the physical and mental toughness is what will get your group through the situa on. Mental toughness is huge because everyone will be cri cized at one point. The problem when it comes to being a leader is that you will always have some sort of gap between you and your peers so there will always be some discouragement since you are on top. When that me comes you need to stay tough and prove to your peers that even though there is a li le bit of adversity that you will pull them through. If you do things when people are not looking, that is the true form of character, which translates into a great leader. There are some leaders that only do things in front of peo-‐ ple or cameras to persuade people into thinking that they are leaders, but li le do people know that once the camera goes off then they are a complete different person and quite pos-‐ sibly do the opposite of what the preach. To be a successful leader you need people to be behind you and your peers need to respect you to become the best leader you can. Peer respect does not always have to do with ability, but that really emphasizes on personality and character aspects. The fact is that not everyone will like you, but if everyone respects you then the success will definitely come. If you have a strong opinion and do not ever leave that, people will realize that you are passionate and will not stop un l you get things done that you set your mind to. To conclude, the main points of being a leader consists of mental toughness, peer respect, and true character. If you combine all three of those quali es then you have a promising leader. A leader is the key to a successful business or group project; they are the so-called “framework” to the whole opera on. They know how to facilitate and a mo vate a team to get any job done. Leaders are the...

- Garrett Greenway

Imagining

Possibilities

What kind of world would we live in if people never thought to challenge the things around them? If everyone lived in fear of change there would be no progress and people would be le incapable of handing new challenges. Thinking with the status quo only clouds our imagina on and its important for us to step outside of that and come up with ideas never before imag-‐ ined.

Innova on is Leadership.

The best example of the eﬀec veness of this mindset is the success of IDEO, “an award-winning global design ﬁrm that takes a human-centered, design-based approach to helping organi-‐ za ons in the public and private sectors innovate and grow.” (IDEO)

“when you keep the doors to the outside world open, ideas and information can flow freely.”

IDEO’s “Mantra for Innova on,” involves the follow-‐ ing guidelines, One conversa on at a me. Stay focused on the topic.

Encourage wild Ideas. They run hand and hand and they are rela vely Defer judgment. the same. Leadership can be Build on the ideas of others. defined as “the process of mo-‐ bilizing others to change the Following this outlook current status and accomplish of IDEO’s leaders, with the de-‐ a shared vision,” but in order to mand of fresh ideas, design make that change leaders need teams are able to collabora ve-‐ to be innova ve and challenge the status quo. Leaders need ly come up with successful and to be able to think outside of innova ve products that may narrow percep ons and open have never been imagined. This process of gathering a wide range up their minds to unimaginable possibili es. It’s important to keep of crazy ideas and working off the chaos to come up with some-‐ your eyes and hears open to knew opinions and insights and con-‐ thing construc ve is one of the main keys to success for IDEO. sider these ideas with an open mind. Thinking uniquely and different from the normal approach broadens the horizons of possibili es. For leaders, this process of imagining the possibili es and being innova ve comes from a free and open discussion amongst an en re team. It’s important to get as many different views and ideas as possible and, “when you keep the doors to the outside world open, ideas and informa on can flow freely.” (Kouzes)

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Imagining possibili es, thinking outside the box, and ques oning the world around you allow innova on and is the founda on of producing change. Leaders must have the courage to take risks and to not only think the unthinkable but also crea vely accomplish these things that are commonly seen as unmanageable.

- Jacquelyn Licari

Ka e Gibson

You See

By: Jacquelyn Licari

ou can line a hundred people up, and ask them to stare at a single scene, make them focus on what’s in front of them, and I guarantee you they all see it differently. The objects can be exactly the same and yet it all makes up a different scene for different people. We are drawn to different details and each individ-‐ ual has their own perspec ve. Now how do you expect to under-‐ stand them if you don’t try to see it from their point of view? Never the same, how do you ask them to follow you, if they don’t know where they are going?

The future is a maze and if you don’t explain how you want to get there people will get lost along the way. It’s all about vision. It about conveying to your followers the exact picture of what you’re trying to achieve. “An eﬀec ve leader creates compelling visions that guide people’s behav-‐ ior.” (Northouse, 87) This vision is what inspires and mo vates an organiza on to achieve something; it is the what could be of the future, and ensures a change to occur. This backwards thinking, of envisioning the end result ﬁrst, helps guide the leader and its con-‐ s tuents through the process of ge ng there. A leader needs to be invested. A vision needs to be ex-‐ pressed in a compelling and self-empowered way. If a leader isn’t passionate about the future, then how could anyone else be? It needs to be expressed in a way that is encouraging and believable to audience. It’s the leaders job to get their team to want to par ci-‐ pate and work towards a common end.

A vision has to be promising. This future place needs to be diﬀerent, worthwhile, inspiring, be er! It has to produce a change, a posi ve strengthening and change of the status quo. A vision also needs to be shared and un-‐ derstood by not only the leader but the overall group as a whole. A leader needs to be able to clearly communicate their vision, in not only an understandable way, but in an enthusias c way that inspires others to act. “To enlist support, leaders must have in mate knowledge of people’ dreams. Hopes, aspira ons, visions and values.” (Kouzes, 17) The values of a group will encourage the ways of change. Values bring people together to a common ground and it’s easier to mo -‐ vate them if you understand what they believe is important and what they are trying to achieve. It can’t be expected that people will par cipate in someone else’s vision; it needs to be a vision that in-‐ cludes the group as a whole; it needs to be shared. This ideal place that a vision expresses needs to be slowly achieved step by step. However it’s impossible to get there with out guidance, mo va on, and par cipa on from an en re organiza on. Everyone needs to be inspired and guided through the maze as a whole. A vision is what promotes change; it’s the star ng ground for a

What See?

promising future.

the Change

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Want to See By: Brandon Lucker

Brandon Lucker

henever you do something, there is a driving force be-‐ hind your mo va-‐ on to perform that act. Now this force comes from one of two places depend-‐ ing on the situa on; internally or exter-‐ nally. If you are mo vated by an external source such as money or fame, you are said to be extrinsically mo vated. If you are mo vated by forces within you such as joy or a sense of achievement, than you are said to be intrinsically mo vat-‐ ed. A prime example of success from intrinsic mo va on in the workforce is Google. If you are an employee at Google, 20% of your me is allo ed to you doing whatever you like, free of the constraints of your employees. Accord-‐ ing to Google, nearly all of their success-‐ ful and proﬁtable ideas come from this free me and intrinsically mo vated sessions. According to numerous studies, it has been proven that intrinsic mo va-‐ on has a greater driving force than ex-‐ trinsic mo va on. Over me, you may

lose interest in the extrinsic reward, but if you desire to complete your task is found within, it will beneﬁt you much greater in the long run. This means that if you can get your workers to be intrin-‐ sically mo vated, their produc vity will increase.

“Force behind your motivation”

As shown in other studies, if you are perceived to be intrinsically mo vat-‐ ed and truly want your employees to succeed, this drive will transcend onto them. For a business to succeed, you need produc ve employees. If your em-‐ ployees are intrinsically mo ved, they have a stronger desire to complete the task at hand, therefore requiring less push from managers, freeing them up to aid and perform other various tasks. It is much more diﬃcult to con nue per-‐ forming tasks when you are extrinsically mo vated to do so because of the fact that you are relying on an external factor

as opposed to one produced internally of your own wants and desires. Intrinsic mo va on can begin cul -‐ va ng in individuals during their child-‐ hood. If they are exploring something or learning something and they enjoy it, they will be more determined to further pursue this agenda. If you are forcing a child to learn how to do something, you are going to experience a good deal of resistance. However, if you are able to intrinsically mo vate the child to learn, he will be much more inclined to do so. This can easily be transformed to stu-‐ dents in college, as well as employees in the workforce. All-in-all, both intrinsic and extrin-‐ sic mo va on is useful in obtaining an end result. Through research however, it has been determined that intrinsic is far more useful, especially in the long run, due to the fact that desire for an exter-‐ nally mo vated source may change, your personal desire, drive, and pleasure does not sway.

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“The private nature of infant mortality has made it... lacking the public discussion or high-profile campaigns” Can you imagine losing a child? Can you picture yourself being in this situation? What would you do? Who would you tell? How would you remember your child? Would there be pictures of the child you lost around your house? Or, would you pretend like it didn’t happen? It is not uncommon for parents to pretend like their lost child never existed. Even scarier, many people that lose children to infant mortality, never tell people why their baby died. Infant mortality is a quiet crisis. “The private nature of infant mortality has made it a quiet crisis, lacking the public discussion or high-profile campaigns” (Williams 1). Before pregnancy, during pregnancy, at birth, and during the first year of life are the most critical stages that determine whether a child will live or die (Walker 1). During these stages, the health of the child is the parents responsibility, mainly the mothers. The amount of things that a mother can do to negatively impact the life of her child are too many to count. Some of them include: using drugs, smoking, or drinking alcohol during pregnancy, not maintaining a healthy diet during pregnancy, and failing to attend prenatal care appointments (Taylor 1). Livings in poverty or not being educated also negatively impact the chances of a baby surviving (Williams 1). To prevent or decrease infant mortality, interventions have to be planned in each of the four stages (Walker 2) Some examples of interventions in each other the four stages include: pregnancy prevention, the Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) nutrition program, effective prenatal and child healthcare, and programs to help substance dependent mothers end their addictions (Walker 2). Anthony Johnson Sadly, many of the above programs are not available everywhere. The future of the life of a child can be heavily dependent on where it is born (Walker 2). Because programs and services are not easily accessible to the mother to guarantee a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby, she must do the best she can from her own knowledge and resources. Sadly, in many case, this is simply not enough.

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More than Just a Number The country of Afghanistan has the worlds highest infant mortality rate which is 121.63 deaths per 1000 births. This number is absolutely ridiculous and needs to be stopped and here are some ways to decrease this rate. First one cause would be unintentional injuries, which is very hard to control. Another reason would be Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Lastly would be Congenital malformations, which is one of the leading causes for Infant Mortality. Unintentional injuries is one of the top 10 causes of Infant Mortality, where the rate is about 50 per every 100,000 live births. There can be many different causes of the injuries and they are all unintentional. This can be from accidentally dropping the infant all the way to the room being to warm where the infant goes into heat stroke, which could lead to death. This is a scary thought that we could be doing such damage to an infant without realizing what we are even doing.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is another key cause of Infant Mortality, the rate is about 100 deaths per every 100,000 births. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is the unexpected death of a child under the age of 1, which an autopsy does not show an explainable cause of death. There are many different things that could cause this including problems with the baby’s ability to wake up and also the inability for he baby’s body to detect the build-up of carbon dioxide in the blood. This is a big problem because there have been a lot of cases where babies just don’t wake up. Lastly Congenital malformations is probably the main reason for infant mortality, the rate is 200 deaths per every 100,000 births. Congenital Malformations is a physical defect that is presented in a baby at birth that cause the development of a structure to be delayed or even stopped at some costs, which usually leads to death or major health issues that can lead to death later on down the road.

- Garrett Greenway

11 Million children every year never make it to their 5th birthday.

Imagine not reaching your first birthday, not living through the day you were born. A child is 500 times more likely to die the same day they were born rather than a month or two after. Every year 11 million children never make it to their 5th birthday. Neonatal mortality (0-6 days of age) accounts for almost 40 per cent of the deaths among the 11 million children under the age of five and for nearly 60 per cent of infant (under one) deaths. Infant mortality is a strong indicator of the health and wellbeing of a nation. Although the United States is among one of the most industrialized and technologically advanced country, it is still ranked 27th among other industrialized countries. The United States infant mortality rate is 6.9 babies for every 1000. Although one of the lower rates worldwide, it hasn’t been declining as steadily as it has been in the past. A CIA Factbook provided a 2010 account of Infant Mortality Rates worldwide. Afghanistan loses 121.6 babies under the age of one for every 1000 that live. Niger 109.9. Sierra Leone 76.6. Rwanda 62.5. Swaziland 59.6. Sudan 55.6. Lesotho 53.5. India 46. Iran 41. Indonesia 26.9. Egypt 24.3. Turkey 23. Dominican Republic 21.3. Philippines 18.75. Mexico 16.7. Jordan 15.8. China 15.6, Jamaica 14.4. Aruba 12.5.

There are over 145 Countries listed with an infant mortality rate above 10 for every 1000 that are born. And yet another 34 listed above 5. Although infant mortality rates have been decreasing they are still at an alarming rate and there is still progress to be made. One of the most prevailing causes of infant mortality is the health of the mother and lack of education on proper malnutrition of her body for the baby’s sake. 99% of maternal and newborn mortality appears in the developing world, where more than 50% of women still deliver without the assistance of skilled health personnel. (UNICEF) 11 million children are dying before their 5th birthday because of preventable and treatable infectious diseases all over the world; like diarrhea, malnutrition, pneumonia, and Malaria. Imagine never having a birthday because of these things. With the implications of certain programs devoted to preventing infant mortality, the rates can slowly but extremely decrease. Simple things like clean water, nutrition, prenatal care, keeping medical records, and most importantly just overall education for communities, can have a huge impact on the success rate and lifespan of new born babies. The solutions may sound simple, but nothing will change without effort and actions. - Jacquelyn Licari

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A Lot to be Considered Infant mortality has become a major issue in the world. In many countries parents and others will kill their child if they do not fit the standard of the other children in the society. Infant mortality is an issue that needs to be addressed and people need to take this issue more seriously than it is perceived. Infants are being killed if they are not a certain gender or if parents just don’t think they will be able to care for them.

2000 data.” (Preventing Infant Mortality,1) There are many organizations in the nation trying to prevent infant mortality but these organizations are not doing enough. It is a shocking fact that right in our backyard infant mortality exists and is a major issue. (Preventing Infant Mortality,2)

Many would love to have children but do not have the proper health care to make this possible. “Infant mortality is an important indicator of Health care is a major issue in the United States and the health of a nation.” (Vital and Health Statistics,1) many children are dying because their isn’t proper care “The infant mortality rate is regarded as one of the for the child Parents aren’t able to afford doctor visits, most revealing measures of how well a society is meeting for their child’s daily check-ups. (Vital and Health Stathe needs of its people.” (Cramer,1) Infant mortality is tistics,1) an indicator of deprivation. (Cramer,1) Infant mortality “The prevalence of low birth weight is an imis often overlooked in our society because many people portant risk factor for infant mortality.” (Vital and don’t realize this is happening in the world. Health Statistics,1) Parents are having premature baThe most examined factors of infant mortality bies that leaves them to be susceptible to having develis “maternal age, marital status, race and socioeconomic opmental problems because they don’t have the proper status.” (Cramer,1) A single mother raising a child is care needed for dealing with the consequences that come also at risk because most likely she does not have the from being a child with a low birth weight. resources to care for her child. Some races are more The infant mortality rate is way too high. Difprone to infant mortality than others and poor socioecoferent things can be done to help overcome infant mornomic status is an increasing risk for infant mortality. tality if people just focused more on the issue. Others (Cramer) need to think before they have sex and ask themselves if “Although the U.S. infant mortality rate has they are actually prepared to have a child. fallen steadily in recent decades, the nation still ranked 27th among industrialized countries in an analysis of -Katie Hailstone

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Think back to when you were a baby. Did you or your parents ever stress that you wouldn’t have 4 candles on your cake? Or 5? Chances are this was never a palpable issue for you. However, according to the National SUID/SIDS resource center, the sad but true reality of it is that in the year 2007, 2,453 infants between the ages of 1 and 12 months never even saw their SE- COND birthday due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Thankfully, there are organizations in place that are able to address this issue and provide support.

Sleep Campaign, except they also promote and teach various other ways to prevent SIDS. They break their strategies up into two categories: how to prevent it while you are still pregnant, and how to prevent it once you have given birth. Among ways to prevent SIDS while you are still pregnant is to seek medical atten- tion as soon as possible and as often as possible, avoid drugs, and avoid becoming pregnant while you are still a teenager. Their advice for preventing SIDS after birth is the same as the Back to Sleep Campaign, with some additions. The- se additions include breastfeeding, using a pacifier, and obviously alerting your pedia- trician to any unusual changes in breathing. The majority, however, of their techniques are in line with the Back to Sleep Campaign, showing us that the primary cause of SIDS is related to poor sleeping practices.

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First of all, we need to talk about what SIDS is. Simply put, it is when a baby passes away due to an unknown cause. The U.S. National Library of Medicine has made some connections to what may cause this, including being ex- posed to second hand smoke, soft bedding, co-bedding, and also infants sleeping on their stomachs. There is a program, called Back to Sleep Campaign, that educates parents and other people that interact with children how reduce the risk of inducing SIDS while infants are sleeping. Since the introduction of their teaching methods, one of which includes placing babies on their back to sleep, SIDS has been reduced by 50 percent. Another strongly and active influential group promoting SIDS awareness is the National Foundation for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. They have the same mission as the Back to

While very few people ever think about SIDS, it is plaguing thousands of families a year. Before you have your first child there, one of the first things you should do is familiarize yourself with ways to protect your child from SIDS. The techniques to accomplish this are really not that hard, and the more people that become aware of it the faster the knowledge will spread throughout the world.

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Some people in the world are political enthusiasts, whereas others couldn’t tell you the difference between a republican or a democrat, or a communist and a capitalist. Regardless of your knowledge of or care for political ideologies, you are greatly affected by them in your everyday life. While many people coast through life just taking what is given to them, if you recognize what your political ideology is, you can gain much more from life. So what would you say your political ideology is? Political ideologies can be broken down into many categories. For the sake of this article though, we will be fo- cusing on the two extremes, communism and capitalism. In the middle, however, we have socialism, egalitarianism, communitarianism, neoliberal- ism, and libertarianism. In a quick overview, socialism is a society in which the community controls the means of production and distribution of goods. In an egalitarian society, all citizens are viewed as equal. With communitarianism, there are different levels that it can be looked at, such as family, neighborhood, city, state. Regardless of level, it represents interconnectedness between the individual and society. Neolib- eralists can be summed up as wanting economic liberalization. Libertarians desire individual freedom with little or no government involvement.

means necessary. Russia was under communist rule, until in 1991, the government was voted out. Why did they get thrown out? They couldn’t deliver their promises. The Russian people were guaranteed to have all their needs tended to by the government. After decades of waiting, they had finally decided that they have had enough. They couldn’t deliver their promises. The Russian people were guaranteed to have all their needs tended to by the government. After decades of waiting, they had finally decided that they have had enough.

If you recognize what your political ideology is, you can gain much more from life.

On the far left here we have communism, which boiled down to its roots flattens the playing field of society. There is no class. There is no rich or poor. No better or worse. Everyone is equal to their peers. There is pure governmental control, and they will accomplish this classless society at all

On the opposite end of the spec- trum, we have capitalistic societies. Un- der capitalism, people are more divided than communists. People work for other people in return for money, in order to produce goods that can be sold into society. Producers of goods in a capitalist society make these goods for the sole purpose of making a profit, not just because they want to make goods. Competition plays a large role in the progression and evolu- tion of goods. Also, small organizations, such as corporations and families, are believed to be able to make better decisions than the government. It is important to know that there are numerous vari- ants throughout the world. Some with more similarities than others, and some that you may agree with more than others. What all these ideologies have in common though is that the governing body that imposed it and the people that believe in it truly trust that this is the correct path of action. While in some cases this may be right, history has proven to us that some political ideologies just cannot stand up to the tests of time.. By: Brandon Lucker

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“Find the leader in you, motivate people, and change the world.” Brandon Lucker

-Emily Duszak

“The creation of a

megacommunity requires a catalyst to convert the potential

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energy into action (Gerencsher 113) .

Emily Duszak

How To Initiate and Lead

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egacommuni es form to correct, not ad-‐ mire, a problem that everyone in-‐ volved has an invested interest in (Kelly 2). Global warming, na onal security, the economy, and health and safety are all issues that the public, private, and NGO sectors have inter-‐ est it (Fernando 1). If the members of the megacommunity consistently make progress, they will all have enough pa ence and be determined to con nue (Kelly 2). What would happen if no one took the ini a ve to convert ideas into ac on? The short answer is, noth-‐ ing would happen, the megacommuni-‐ ty would not get formed, and the is-‐ sue at hand would go unsolved. Thankfully, this ar cle will frame out the simple and easy steps that need to be taken to ini ate and lead a megacommunity. A er you are done reading this ar cle, you

should have a clear and thorough un-‐ derstanding of how to approach the ini a ng and leading process. First of all, there are many diﬀerent sectors that can take the leadership role to ini ate the mega-‐ community: the business sector, the civil sector, and the government sec-‐ tor . Some sectors have a be er shot at ini a ng a be er megacommunity than others, obviously one sector ini -‐ a ng the megacommunity is be er than no sectors ini a ng the mega-‐ community. The ﬁrst step in ini a ng a meg-‐ acommunity: “ini ators must be clear on their own vital inter-‐ ests” (Gerencsher 118). The second step in ini a ng a megacommunity: “ini ators should see the greatest val-‐ ue in convening a megacommunity over any other approach to a solu-‐ on” (Gerencsher 120). The third step in ini a ng a megacommunity:

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“ini ators should have standing, a pre -exis ng reputa on and rela onship that can help get the megacommunity off the ground” (Gerencsher 120). The fourth step in ini a ng a mega-‐ community: “ini ators should come from organiza ons that value innova-‐ on” (Gerecsher 122). The fi h step in ini a ng a megacommunity is: “ini ators should undertake some de-‐ gree of organiza onal analysis before reaching out” (Gerecsher 122). There are numerous ways the ini ators can lead their newly formed megacommuni es more effec vely. Some of these ways include internal departmental analysis, internal stake-‐ holder analysis, external analysis, and ac va ng the latent megacommunity. Taking the steps necessary to successfully ini ate a megacommunity will lead to a fulfilling and successful megacommunity for all of the sectors involved. - Emily Duszak

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is a huge component for the success of whatever you are ega-communities are the key to the suc- looking to do. You can trade many things with other com- cess of a society and if it does not stay munities including expertise, intellect, and most important- structured then it will most definitely fail. There are 3 keys ly leadership tactics and exercises. It also can help with to maintaining your mega-community and those are, first setting up meeting and sending out schedules for the em- you must test the guiding principles and their behaviors. ployees and high ranking officers. You can also set up sim- Secondly you must use technology to communicate and ulations to test you employees to make sure they know share information. Lastly you need a common language for what they are doing and the severity of the projects they obvious reasons including communication. are working on. To start off you need the guiding principles of your mega-community to be unified and have some sort of structure. These general principle are used for many reasons, but most importantly it guides and shows the reason- ing for guiding the behavior and actions of the people living in the mega-community. One key principle is that your group or organization needs to share a commitment to contact, communicate, and engage with each other. A lot of people will look around at the other people and if they see a high commitment rate then they will most likely be more engaged and committed. Next up is the use of information technology to communicate and work together to share information. This

Finally you need a common language to keep your group together and communicate efficiently. A common language really helps build a mega-community by using a common goal that everyone believes in and will work towards not only for themselves, but also for the group. To help move your community in the right direction you need to have a way to understand your groups language, which leads towards realizing their expectation. To conclude you need to have these three tools to thus better your self and your mega-community. There are many other things you can do but over anything the best component you can have will always be leadership.

- Garrett Greenway

A Social Problem with Health Consequences It is commonplace to pin infant mortality as a health problem. Well intentioned groups and organizations pledge to fight infant mortality by at- tempting to improve the quality of healthcare and to cure the medical problems that are known as causes for infant mortality. This practice will not decrease infant mortality. Instead it will prolong the disease. Infant mortality is not a health problem. “Infant mortality is a social problem with health consequences” (Wagner 473). Educating and supporting the social and financial needs of families with pregnant women and infants will put a dent in infant mortality prevalence (Wagner 473).

and spiritually (Gibson 331). However, Bougere also stated that, research has made it clear that cultural traditions, beliefs and values do make a difference in how people outwardly express their grief and how they try to cope with it (1). Essentially, the differing factors across cultures include, beliefs about what happens after death, gender roles in handling death, and appro- priate emotional expressions. “All cultures have evolved practices that best meet their needs for dealing with death at any point in time” (Averill 2). Getting in the way of these practices, can take away from the healing process (Averill 2).

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knowledge to guide families through the grieving process (Gibson 334). “Anticipating their physical, spiritual, and emotional needs;; encouraging participation of of family in creating their keepsakes;; and helping the family feel in control are [all] important parts” (Gibson 334).

As Infant mortality is a social problem with health consequences, so is grieving the loss of a child. Going through the bereavement process is a social journey that can had adverse Because infant mortality is a Initially when we think of griev- health effects. Everyone, everywhere social problem, when an infant dies, ing, we think of the people related to grieves, just in different ways. there are many social implications that the deceased. However, other people Healthcare professionals need to be come along with it. Precautions have that come in contact with the people trained to deal with grieving people, all to be taken when dealing with a griev- that are grieving, namely, health care with different needs, from different ing family after the loss of an infant, professionals, can strongly impact the places, to aid them on their journey to because different cultures deal with healing process positively or negative- healing. grief differently. Research has re- ly. “Support and bereavement educa- vealed that grieving is something that tion for healthcare staff is beneficial to is apparent cross-culturally, around the minimizing some of the multisystem world (Bougere, 1). Families that lose effects of the grief process on a fami- a child can be affected physically, ly” (Gibson 331). Healthcare staff - E mi ly Dus zak emotionally, psychologically, socially, should be trained and have the

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Being a mother, the last thing you want is a sub-par life for your child. The epitome of this would be for this new life to not make it to their 5th birthday party. The good news is, however, that there are precau ons you can take to ensure that you do not find yourself in this predicament. 70%. This is the rate of infant mortality in the first 28 days of life. The majority of these deaths could have been avoided with simple proce-‐ dures during pregnancy as well as childbirth. The first step that you can take in this situa on is to make frequent visits to your obstetrician. While many mothers have jobs, it is important that you receive leave from work, especially in occupa ons that require labor. An underappreciated and greatly overlooked aspect is breas eed-‐ ing. Due to the taboo nature of this act, many mothers do not en-‐ gage in the ac vity, even though it has been shown to reduce your baby’s chance of death. It has also been shown that early births and low weight births increase the probability for infant mortali-‐ ty. By performing prenatal care, it allows doctors to iden fy issues or complica ons with the baby that may lead to infant death, and they can a empt to fix it. It happens to probably the most obvious cause, yet pregnant mothers s ll regularly do this: smoking and drugs. Smoking cigare es and consuming drugs while pregnant has been indi-‐ cated to be a contributor to infant mortality. This magazine is built off of the commu-‐ nity, so it is no surprise that your community can be one of the biggest factors in influencing pregnant women. According to the Center for Disease Control, communi es need to be there for support. It is important that the community provides a safe haven for informa on, such as keeping you from smoking, making sure you main-‐ tain a proper diet, as well as helping decrease your stress. This can easily one of the easiest and most influ-‐ en al things you can do to ensure your baby has a long and joyful life. -Brandon Lucker Courtney Willner

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