many school sponsored events as I can. In my junior year‚ when I heard I made the honor roll at my high school‚ I was overcome with a feeling of fulfillment. This was the first time I had made the honor roll and with this achievement was a feeling of pride for the work I put in‚ and for the way the work reflected in my grades. But‚ I stayed hungry and kept working to maintain this honor‚ and I finished on the honor role for the entirety
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Parts of Speech In grammar‚ a part of speech (also a word class‚ a lexical class‚ or a lexical category) is a linguistic category of words (or more precisely lexical items)‚ which is generally defined by the syntactic or morphological behavior of the lexical item in question. Common linguistic categories include noun and verb‚ among others. There are open world classes which constantly acquire new members‚ and closed word classes‚ which acquire new members infrequently if at all. Almost all languages
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Honor‚ Courage‚ Commitment Throughout its history‚ the Navy has met all its challenges with success. The United States naval service began during the American Revolution‚ when on October 13‚ 1775; the Continental Congress authorized a few small ships be constructed. These small ships created the Continental Navy. Commodore Esek Hopkins was appointed commander in chief and 22 officers were commissioned‚ including The famous Captain‚ John Paul Jones. From the very beginning of naval service
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Kellie Crouch Honors U.S History Britain’s financial problems accumulated over a long period of time. However after the victory following the French and Indian war‚ Britain’s financial problems increased tremendously since war was not cheap Even though Britain was victorious; there success came at a great cost. For instance‚ on January 1763 Britain was 122 million pounds (a little over two hundred million dollars in U.S. currency) in national debt. Because of Britain’s enormous debt which
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Recently I was asked to join the Honor Society. At the beginning I was skeptical because I had no clue what it was or its use. But then I had my mom explain it to me. Honor Society will help me get into a good college and expand my knowledge. But to join this group‚ I had to think ‘Am I ready for this commitment? Am I going to be able to sustain the required GPA?’ After some thought‚ I decided‚ I am ready and able. The only thing standing in my way now‚ is a paper‚ this paper to be exact‚ on my
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joined Alpha Beta Gamma. The thought of belonging to an honor society excites me‚ from the day I received an invitation letter to this present day. I initially saw it as an opportunity to boost my resume‚ but now I see it in a whole different perspective. Honor societies are organizations intended to benefit and group like-minded individuals together based on academic excellence. However‚ Alpha Beta Gamma is more than just your average honor society. It is a place where intelligent minds come together
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The Honors Forum meeting that has influenced me the most in the last month was the meeting on what is considered proper dress attire. I’ve never been the most well dressed person‚ so having someone lay out what is appropriate was very helpful. Something that that stuck out to me was the way that people perceive you based on what you wear. It makes complete sense now that someone has said it to me‚ but it has begun to change the way that I see myself. In the line of work that I am going into where
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I feel that I am a good candidate for National Honor Society for a number of reasons. I volunteer for community service very often and I am very involved in school activities. Finally‚ I have received several awards and have accomplished a lot throughout my high school career. I believe I meet the criteria for National Honor Society because I have a couple leadership positions‚ I am active in community service‚ I am very involved in school activities‚ and I have been recognized for several prestigious
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Duty‚ Honor‚ Country I was in the Cold War. I worked by and carried nuclear warheads. The warheads had a twenty- mile kill zone‚ after that was the burn zone. Then there was the sickness zone. I carried that. My regiment was highly trained in spotting Soviet spies. We had trained on the newest gear they used and wore in certain areas. Every German and US soldier knew to kill any spies in the Baden Württemberg State of West Germany. I was on guard duty and I used that terrible power. I had to;
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is important to getting into a medical program and participation in the Honors College would greatly improve my chance of acceptance into a medical choice due to the fact that certain credentials on the medical applications looks amazing. Also‚ being in the Honors College would allow me more intellectual stimulation‚ I am a very smart person and have always challenged myself to be better; therefore‚ I believe that the Honors College would be a great challenge to me. Since I am interested in the
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