The National Honor Society is the nation’s premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students. More than just an honor roll‚ NHS serves to recognize those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship‚ leadership‚ service‚ and character. I believe that I am well qualified to be in National Honor Society because of what I have accomplished in high school. I am a respectful‚ neat‚ smart‚ attentive‚ determinate‚ discipline‚ diligent student that always
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battalion overseas‚ however this time to help the United States‚ in order to protect the Republic of Vietnam (known as South Vietnam)‚ against the posed threat by insurgents reinforced by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). Australian commitment to the Vietnam War lasted 13 years‚ beginning in 1962‚ and withdrawing in 1975. The experiences faced on the battle front had a greater impact on Australian returned soldiers‚ compared to the anti-war sentiment on the
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Modern American honor is viewed as bravery‚ freedom and hard work. Honor has been expressed differently for years and years in different countries. Honor is defined as someone having high respect‚ courage and being selfless. Honor can also be viewed as someone sacrificing something or themselves; like our US soldiers. Nothing stays the same‚ and honor is no exception. History tells its own story from different perspectives of honor just from over time. For centuries‚ women weren’t able to leave
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The fresh approach to the writing in cranes war‚ was different because he was dealing with the hardships of war and also dealing with the romance. From a position in the rear of the grove‚ a battery was throwing shells over it. The flash of the guns started the youth at first. He thought they were aimed directly at him. Through the trees‚ he watched the black figures of the gunners as they worked swiftly and intently. Their labor seemed a complicated thing. He wondered how they could remember its
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This story is about a girl named Harriet Tubman who was a slave working in a compound. She always dreamed of being free. Harriet lived and worked hard in a cotton farm with her family and friends her entire life. That all changed one night while she was looking at the stars. She was suddenly determined to escape the compound. One day‚ after a full day of hard work on the farm‚ she traveled through a small tunnel made by workers who were helping other slaves in their escape. After she escaped
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Taylor Rychtarczyk Professor S. Stoner Western Heritage Course Paper 20 November 2015 Are Honor and Glory Critical to Understand Heroes’ Motivation? Honor and glory are central to the Greek character. Since heroes are the essence of the society from which they come from‚ Greek heroes live their lives according to honor and glory‚ in all kinds of varied forms. Both traits trigger a magnificent war that takes the lives of numerous men‚ and shapes its development at every stage. The fall of Troy is
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NHS Membership Application Essay Membership in the National Honor Society is a tremendous honor. The organization presents opportunities for me to improve my leadership skills‚ build my character‚ and contribute to the community through service. Academic performance is a top priority for me‚ and I try to maintain my grades. Just as important‚ I recognize the need to develop my leadership skills and give back to my school and my community. It’s my opinion that National Honor Society provides opportunities for me excel in all these areas
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Courage the Cowardly Dog Angela P. Sesin The University of Texas-Pan America Courage the Cowardly Dog Courage the Cowardly Dog is the name of an animated horror cartoon. The cartoon ran four seasons (52 episodes) from 1999 to 2002 on the Cartoon Network. The creator and executive producer is John R. Dilworth. Courage is a pink dog that belongs to Muriel and Eustace Bagge. He lives with them on their farm in the middle of Nowhere. Strange occurrences are a part of his daily life on the farm
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Mockingbird is a book about courage in many different situations from many different characters. The definition of courage is “the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty‚ danger‚ pain‚ etc.‚ without fear; bravery.” There are so many instances of courage in the novel that it is impossible not to consider it as one of the key themes of the novel. From childhood perceptions of courage such as completing a dare to the monumental examples of courage from Atticus defending Tom
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AN OCCASIONAL ADDRESS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA FACULTY OF ARTS GRADUATION ON 14 DECEMBER 2010‚ BY Chief Executive Officer‚ Mrs Barbara Etter APM “The Importance of Moral Courage in Leadership” Chancellor‚ Vice-Chancellor‚ distinguished guests‚ graduates‚ ladies and gentlemen‚ girls and boys. Before I commence‚ I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land. It is with great pleasure that I am delivering an occasional address this morning at this very important event – your
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