Today’s twenty-first century definition of honor according to Dictionary.com is‚ honesty‚ fairness‚ or integrity in one’s beliefs and actions. But the definition of honor has drastically changed over time. For example‚ in A.D 800 to the 11th century Vikings‚ a nomadic people from Scandinavia‚ had an honor code for their wives/ slave girls. The honor code they had stated that if a woman’s husband/ master died that she in order to keep her name and her husband/ master’s name honorable she was to be
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Why did I take sign up for an Honors class? This isn’t the first nor the last time I have been asked this‚ but I must say my answer has changed drastically since the previous questioner. I used to believe school was just boring. I believed that it would always be me sitting through a class‚ waiting for the end. I always made extraordinary grades‚ but seemed to be bored. The last time I was asked I answered that it was because It would look good for me to get into college. Now I realize it’s because
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Honor the Grandmothers Honor the Grandmothers takes a look at four Dakota and Lakota women who offer to share the stories of their lives to the reader. It is a heartfelt look into their hardships through racism‚ to their ongoing battle to pass along the rich history of their ancestors while fighting poverty on the reservation. The first grandmother we get the chance to hear from is Celane Not Help Him. I wondered how she got her name because I think that would be an entire story all by itself
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When I walked into high school four years ago‚ I never thought that I would become involved in student council or National Honor Society. Today I am the student body vice president and National Honor Society President. These experiences have helped me to build my leadership skills that I will be able to use for the rest of my life. My experiences in student council have allowed to work with others in leadership positions and to plan activities for large numbers of people. The main responsibilities
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stopped.  Brazil: A man who confessed to stabbing his wife and her lover to death is for the second time acquitted of murder by an all-male jury. The acquittal is based on the argument that he acted in legitimate defense of his wronged honor.  India: A 10-year-old girl is rescued by a flight attendant who noticed her crying. Her father has sold her to the 60-year-old man sitting next to her for the equivalent of $240US.  Ireland: A 14-year-old girl‚ raped by her best
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The honors program also required us students to participate in community service and group activities. I did not mention this before but I was a very shy‚ quiet child which led to me not easily making friends later in life. I don’t think I spoke to anyone during the semester I spent at the university in Texas and probably only a few people the entire time at the community college. The honors program basically forces students to interact with each other and with the community and the group projects
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“A Question of Honor” by William Chace was published in the American Scholar‚ Spring of 2012. In this article Chace explains the growing problem of cheating and plagiarizing in Higher Education. He uses many different views from deans of universities to explain the issues of cheating. Chace first begins his article referring to a recent report. He states that from this article one can concur that student are learning less every day in Higher Education. From there Chace then asks the question of who
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National Junior Honor Society National Junior Honor Society is a great opportunityfor me; something that I am really excited to have. I wouldlove to be involved in NJHS and share my ideas/listen toothers ideas about fundraisers and collecting donations‚etc. I love helping the needy and have participated incountless things. For example‚ I made bears for those whohave to live in hospitals and helped throw a Christmasparty to give them their bears and play games‚ I havecleaned up a junkyard full of
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Medal of Honor Hero at the Battle of the Bulge‚ Army Master Sergeant Nicholas Oresko gave a shining example of true bravery and an unwavering devotion to lead on January 23 1945. His actions are a constant reminder of the standard and devotion to which all service members should hold one another. May these actions always be carried in our hearts‚ as well as the words he spoke that day. “I said to myself‚ ‘Well‚ someone has to go‚’” And so being true to his words‚ Master Sergeant Nicholas
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Achilles Honor InThe Iliad‚ warriors from the Achaean and Trojan armies show plenty of noble traits; the warrior that shows the most noble traits is the great Achaean warrior‚ Achilles. Despite the fact that Hector killed Achilles’s prodigy‚ and close friend‚ Patroclus he found pity for Troy’s King‚ Priam. The release of Hector’s body to Priam was an Noble act by Achilles. Achilles respected Troy’s burial traditions for a prince and held back the Achaean army for twelve days. Achilles knew that
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