The Peace Corps
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Transcript of The Peace Corps
The Peace Corps
A Journey To Discoveryby Jessica Richey
History
The Mission of the Peace Corps
Promoting World Peace and Friendship
Requirements
• Age• Health• Citizenship
Programs
• Education• Youth Outreach• Community Development• Business Development• Environment• Agriculture• Health and HIV/AIDS• Information Technology
Facts
Benefits
• Professional and Career• Educational• Financial
Melissa Osgood
• Development Coordinator• Application Process• “I really want to feel like I made a
change in this world.”• Sub-Saharan Western Africa• Mixed Emotions
Karl Jensen• Vietnam War• Philippines• World Banking System• $50 a month • Celia
• Married• Slovakia• English Teacher• Holidays• “Other challenges seem trivial.”• Peace Corps Recruiter
Dan McLaughlin
• World Beyond South Dakota• Latin America or Africa?• Honduras• Tiny Village• Re-Adjustment
Kelly Moe
Works Cited• Photos:• Earth. December 6, 2004.• http://www.buckminster.info/Index/Earth.htm• JFK Signing Executive Order. December 3, 2004.
http://www.classbrain.com/artteenst/publish/article_111.shtml• JFK. December 1, 2004.
http://www.mylaszlo.com/lps-krank/my-apps/soundblox/speeches/jfk.jpg• Oxford Maps. December 1, 2004. http://web.comlab.ox.ac.uk/oxinfo/maps/• Philippines Map. December 6, 2004. http://
www.sel.barc.usda.gov/scalenet/images/Philippines.gif• House. December 6, 2004.
http://home.hawaii.rr.com/revmikeyoung/images/54.%20Caican%20house.jpg• Slovakia. December 6, 2004. http://www.infobank.sk/slovakia/slovakia.jpg• Honduras Map. December 7, 2004.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mapshells/central_america/honduras/honduras.htm• Africa Map. December 7, 2004. http://www.mytravelguide.com/g/maps/Africa-
map.gif• Others:• University of Michigan.
http://www.umich.edu/~bhl/bhl/myumich/daybook/dbook58.htm• John F. Kennedy Library. http://www.jfklibrary.org/j101460.htm