In order to be a member of the National Honor Society‚ one must show qualities of scholarship‚ service‚ leadership‚ and character. I believe‚ as a hard-working‚ committed individual‚ that I possess these qualities. I want to join the NHS because I want to use my knowledge to benefit others‚ broaden my experiences‚ promote service towards the school/community‚ and academic achievement. Throughout first grade to tenth grade‚ I’ve been very committed to schoolwork. During my elementary and middle
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Adam Smith Lectures - 1 - Frederick Weil February 1999 Adam Smith - Lecture 1 The Character of Market Society Smith makes a number of claims about the “natural” state of things: “human nature‚” “natural” prices or rates of wages‚ rent‚ and profit‚ “natural” character of the market and market society. In this lecture‚ I explore the picture of market society he gives‚ mainly in Book I of the Wealth of Nations. In this and the following lectures‚ we will see how Smith contradicts most of his basic
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I drew a parody of The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo to represent religious pluralism. Shown alongside the Christian God is Buddha‚ Ganesha‚ and Guru Granth Sahib‚ as an ode to the many other religions in the world that should be recognized. Many famous artwork is inspired from Christianity because that was the dominant faith in history. However‚ that does not diminish the validity of others. By putting religious figures from different culture in a Renaissance painting‚ it means that they too
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Patch Adams is a very touching‚ sad yet inspiring story where you can learn a lot of lessons. It is a story about Hunter Adams who committed himself to an asylum for being suicidal. While in the asylum‚ he discovered his desire to help‚ understand and connect with people. After leaving the institution‚ he enrolls into a medical school to be able to accomplish his dream. During his stay in the hospital he helped the patients through humor because he believed that by making them laugh and forget the
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HELEN ADAMS KELLER (1880-1968) Helen Keller was an American writer‚ social activist and speaker who has became a symbol of human willpower. Keller was born in Tuscumbia‚ Alabama on June 27th‚ 1880. Having suffered a serious illness when she was 19 month old‚ Keller tragically became deaf and blind. Although most people thought that she couldn’t go to school‚ her parent still hoped that she would have chance to be educated. After seven years looking for help and advice‚ Keller’s parent finally
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DIE HARD 4 REACTION There were really a certain person ought to have their will and wants to do things that make the entire state break down. This certain people do jobs through a high technology in order to do evil deeds not imagining the result of it as they want it to be -- to be a miserable nation. One of these situations is come from the movie die hard 4. The story plays by means of a high technology computer based. They are using computers for communications‚ such for networks‚ radios and
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leukaemia. This may sound too depressing for words‚ but this much-hyped novel is meant to drive hundreds of thousands of readers to tears and to fast injunctions for all their friends to read it. | | |Good Morning Class and Mr Cartwright. Before I Die by Jenny Downham is in every perception‚ every | |particle of one girl’s desire‚ regret‚ rage‚ lust‚ light and darkness right to the end. Here is a | |girl who wants‚ and because her time is limited‚ her wanting has a greater intensity than your
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To Live a Lie or Die with Honor John Proctor is faced with an irreversible decision that ultimately determines his fate. Should he lie‚ living with the consequences of being named a witch or should he die‚ honoring himself and keep his soul free of the devil. The decision faced before him couldn’t have been an easy one. He had been faced with so many trials that his final choice determines if any one of them was in vain. Proctor had to make his own judgment and self-determine his fate. I believe
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reported that “75% had witnessed a robbery‚ stabbing‚ shooting‚ and/or killing. 45% had witnessed more than one violent incident.” With this chronic violence in these communities coupled with the fear of gang members‚ it is no wonder why the youth join gangs. With gang membership‚ individuals are apart of a group that protects one another. Therefore‚ gangs are a natural adaptation to the environment they are surrounded by and garner power from the ability to recruit members. Their own terrifying
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After the fall of Adam and Eve in the garden of enden God put enmity between the serpent and Eve. (Gen 3: verses14-16 KJV). Eve seed was cursed and now man is born with a innate nature. Innate Nature is both good and evil and depending how one is raised will reveal which nature will prevail. Children growing up dosing have to be taught how to steal‚ or be jealous or have hate for his brother. A good example of this was Cain and Able because of jealous Cain killed Abel (Genesis 4:8 KJV). As I think
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