I believe that character‚ service‚ and leadership are qualities that I possess in order to be selected for National Honor Society. My participation in sports‚ clubs‚ and community service throughout my high school career has helped me learn what it is to be a leader‚ and what it means to have good character. I have been on the cross country and track team for my freshman‚ sophomore‚ and junior year. I will also run cross country and track when I am a senior in the fall. Being a part of both
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I Wish I Could See Grandpa Again My Grandpa was a very good man. He died at 90 years old this past year. I wasn’t as close to him as I should have been‚ but his character showed me what a true man he was. It really touched me to see the things that he stuck to in his life and the things he believed in that meant so much to him. My Grandpa took some part in World War II; he flew the P90 fighter airplane. He was stationed in Oregon during the war and was just about to be shipped out‚ but the
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poignancy...I was affected when I heard him but I felt relieved for him in the same time. As a matter of fact‚ his vision of death is clear and objective. He talked about his cancer and how he thought being recovered from it. His disease made him realise that was the most important in life and that " Death is very likely the single best invention of life". He closed his speech with speaking about his ambitions and memories. A farewell message was coming out : " Stay hungry‚ Stay foolish". I have choosen
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inhaled. But for me‚ smoking is a bad habit which can badly harm your life and your family’s life. So do you and your family want to die because of smoking? Smoking is responsible for several diseases‚ such as cancer‚ long-term (chronic) respiratory diseases‚ and heart diseases as well as premature death. Over 440‚000 people in the USA and 100‚000 in the UK die because of smoking each year. Lots of people know that smoking causes cancer‚ emphysema‚ and heart disease; that it can shorten your life
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I Am Assignment In my family‚ we talk about the importance of honesty‚ integrity‚ forgiveness‚ generosity‚ caring‚ conserva¬tion‚ respect for the earth and other forms of life. One of the ways we encourage expression of these values is through our family mission statement which is treat people the way you want to be treated .Although such values are expressions of a mature adult who has realized my responsibility to life and my place in it‚ children possess the growing integrity to also operate
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How People Make Economic Decisions Craig Nickels ECO 212 July 26‚ 2010 Joshua Long How People Make Economic Decisions “Should I order the lobster or the chicken?” This is a choice a consumer may have when dining at a local restaurant. It also represents a deeper meaning when approached using the principles of economics. Three key economic principles that can be used in decisions people make concerning their time and money are people are rational‚ they respond to economic incentives‚ and
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March 2013 Dr. Dalessio Eng 1011 Similarities and Differences between “Yet Do I Marvel” and “If We Must Die” During the Harlem Renaissance‚ many African Americans struggled through a shifting period in time from slavery to equality. Some African Americans expressed their feelings at that time through poetry such as “Yet Do I Marvel” written by Countee Cullen and “If We Must Die” by Claude McKay. In “Yet Do I Marvel” Cullen writes about how the struggles he is facing relate to God and how
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“I Believe There Are Somethings You’ll Never Forget” Wrigley Field is one of the most historic ballparks in the world‚ and running the bases at Wrigley Field is one of the best and coolest things my family and I have ever done‚ and it’s something I’ll never forget. That’s why I believe that‚ there are somethings you’ll never forget. A few years ago‚ my family and I went to a Chicago Cubs game and us kids were able to run the bases after the game while people were there watching us. It was so much
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which a handful of humans are made to live through a sentient supercomputer’s tortures. Despite how one-sided the conflict seems‚ the story ultimately centers around a power struggle that leaves both groups nearly in the same situation. In "I Have No Mouth‚ and I Must Scream‚" Ellison employs analogies to blur the distinctions between the creator and the creation‚ demonstrating that living is suffering since one often lacks control. Near the start of the story‚ the speaker‚ Ted‚ introduces the supercomputer
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Cause and Effect Essay I Hate School Sugaa Ahmed ECPI College of Technology What Bullying Dose Bullying in school effects a students life beyond school only. It effects the student being bulled and the student bullying. Their are long-term effects and short-term effects. Bullying should be taken seriously because it causes serious problems not only for the child being bulled but for also the bully him self. Being bullied is very stressful for children. Many bullying victims are shy
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