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SAMPLE RESEARCH AND BODY PARAGRAPH

NON-PROFIT-
The Salvation Army
LEADERSHIP TRAITS-
Compassion, Collaboration,
Impacting, Undiscriminating, Enduring
Thesis (This drives the research and the writing)-
Since 1852,

the Salvation Army has truly been a leader by being an organization that
is compassionate, collaborative, impacts society in a positive way, non
discriminatory to all who need help, and enduring in the harshest of
environments.

QUOTEforSUPPORTTheSalvationArmyEmergencyDisasterServicesteamhas
beenworkinginCentralWashingtonandtheareasdevastatedbythewildfires.
AccordingtoTheWenatcheeWorld,asofJuly21,243,000acreshavebeenburned,
and150homesdestroyed.TheSalvationArmyiscommittedtohelpingthefamilies
impactedwearetheretoprovideimmediatereliefnow,andwillstayintheareaforas
longasneeded.Wewillworkwiththecommunityuntilitisrestored,whichmaytake
years.

July23,2014
http://www.salvationarmynw.org/usw_northwest/news/centralwashingtonwildfiresres
ponse

Teams of
Salvation
Army

volunteers are providing life-saving items such as bottled

water, biscuits, bananas and bread for people who have been evacuated to Cebu and
Manila from Tacloban. The initial outlay will provide food and water packages for
3,500 people.


"There are major logistical challenges on the ground preventing goods from being
distributed. With this being the case, The
Salvation
Army

is using its extensive local

connections to organise road transport for food, water and other essentials. There is
growing concern for the health and well-being of
Salvation
Army Responders

, with
reports coming in that teams on the ground in the most affected areas 'are starting
to run out of food and water - and this is gravely concerning."

Source Citation

(MLA 7th Edition)

"SALVATION ARMY IN THE PHILIPPINES WORKS ON ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT METHODS TO GET

HELP TO PEOPLE WHO NEED IT."
States News Service
15 Nov. 2013.
Infotrac Newsstand
. Web. 5
Mar. 2015.

Thereisacriticaldifferencebetweenbeingaleadersuccessfully

getsthejobdoneandaleaderthatmaynotalwaysbesuccessful
butlivesandleadswithcompassion.TheDalaiLamastressedthis
whensharingthatloveandcompassionarenecessities,that
humanityssurvivaldependsuponthem.
TheSalvationArmyleads
ineverymomentwiththisauthenticcompassionthatourworldso
desperatelyneeds.
In2013,TheSalvationArmysresponderstook
manypersonalriskbybeingthefirsttorespondtoatyphooninthe
Philippines.Rescuingthosestrandedbythedevastatingeffectsof
thestorm,theybroughtlifesavingitemslikebottledwater,
biscuits,bananas,andbreadtothepeoplebeingevacuated
(SalvationArmyInthePhillipines)Afterrecentfiresin
Washingtonstateinthesummerof2014thatdestroyedover150
homes,TheSalvationArmyarrivedtomeettheneedsofthe
families,pledgingtoworkwiththecommunityuntilitisrestored
(
www.salvationarmynw.org
).

Theseandcountlessotherstories
showanorganizationwillingtotakerisktocareforthoseinneed.
Selflessness,love,andcompassionmakeatremendousimpacton
thosethatarelead.Peoplegetinvolvedinactsofcompassionwhen
theyareleadbyothersthatarewillingtopulluptheirsleeves,get
involved,andshowconcernaboutothersmorethanself.