I believe the National Honor Society‚ represents dedication to both an academic and societal life. The honor that comes with being in the group‚ is the same one receives from being a model citizen‚ filling leadership positions‚ and helping where one can. I think that in life‚ having this honor is the most beneficial thing you can have‚ period. In an academic focus‚ being a diligent and hardworking student is something that I excel at; I’m not afraid to make mistakes or ask questions‚ and I’m always
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Lubna Kabir National Honor Society Application 31 October 2012 Why I Wish to Be a Member of NHS Throughout my high school years‚ I have encountered several struggles. I have been through ups and downs‚ achievements and failures‚ but through it all‚ I have never failed to remain true to myself. I have faced the brutal torture of having my incredible father stripped away from my life as a result of my parents’ divorce‚ simply due to my mother’s sheer wealth. In fact‚ such a traumatic experience
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2.10B Honors: Crucible Essay The word Crucible can mean couple of things‚ however the definition that stands out the most is ’ A place or occasion of severe test or trial ’. Just reading it‚ it could mean numerous things‚ however after reading the play‚ The Crucible‚ it makes a little more sense. In this play‚ test and trial is exactly what goes on. Women were being accused of performing witchcraft and being witches‚ which meant they would go to trial where they would either accept or deny this
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References Price‚ J. (01/01/2007). Findings from the National Vietnam Veterans’ Readjustment Study. United States Department of Veterans Affair. October 23.2012. http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/pages/vietnam-vets-study.asp War Stress and Trauma: The Vietnam Veteran Experience Robert S. Laufer‚ M. S. Gallops and Ellen Frey-Wouters Journal of Health and Social Behavior ‚ Vol. 25‚ No. 1 (Mar.‚ 1984)‚ pp. 65-85 Published by: American Sociological Association Article Stable URL: http://www
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investigating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) in veterans and how it can be treated. PTSD has been around since the world’s very first conflicts‚ but it wasn’t until the 1900’s that is was medically recognized as a Mental disorder. The amount of veterans suffering from this disorder without treatment is un-imaginable. Often times veterans refuse to seek treatment for this disorder because they are afraid of the consequences of treatment. Veterans wouldn’t need to be treated if we take care of the
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Throughout my seventeen years‚ I’ve encountered my own share of blunders‚ each teaching me a new lesson. At my high school‚ there was a National Honor Society organization. It caught my attention because I’ve always desired to become a member of this organization. So I tried to seize the opportunity. Unfortunately‚ when applying for the National Honor Society‚ I couldn’t get into the program because I didn’t meet their criteria which
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National Honor Society is known for having extraordinary students whom possess strong leadership‚ constant determination‚ and also structured character. Though there are various students who have what it takes to become a member of the National Honor Society I feel that I should be one of them. From the beginning of my Freshmen year‚ I had a strong desire to find my path early in life and choose a career I would like to pursue as time went on. Realizing my passion for shopping was just the beginning
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Honor Code Honor codes are what withhold a school and its students to a friendly and manageable environment. It is the essence of the academic honor code in high school and universities‚ which puts students into the correct mindset when having those thoughts of wrongdoing. The code is not necessary in the right case. It is all up to the student’s choice to fulfill their job as students and doing what is right in each and every situation. Most universities have and make their students follow an academic
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Women and Honor: Some Notes on Lying (1975) These notes were first read at the Hartwick Women Writers’ Workshop‚ founded and directed by Beverly Tanenhaus‚ at Hartwick College‚ Oneonta‚ New York in June 1975. They were published as a pamphlet by Motheroot Press in Pittsburgh‚ 1977; in Heresies: A Feminist Magazine of Art and Politics‚ vol. 1‚ no. 1; and in a French translation by the Québecois feminist press‚ Les Editions du Remue-Ménage‚ 1979. It is clear that among women we need a new ethics; as
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The study of honor in Renaissance cities presents an intriguing paradox. On the one hand‚ honor seemed ‘more dear than life itself’‚ and provided one of the essential values that shaped the daily lives of urban elites and ordinary city folk. For wealthy merchants and aspiring artisans‚ honor established a code of accepted conduct against which an individual’s actions were measured by his or her peers‚ subordinates and social superiors. Possessing honor helped to locate a person in the social hierarchy
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