Last fall‚ when I was in seventh grade‚ I set the goal to get onto my school varsity soccer team. Even though I was originally dissatisfied‚ I realized that being on junior varsity was way better than I thought in all possible ways. Firstly‚ I was surprised and disappointed that I didn’t make varsity. All of my friends and I thought I would make the team so I was surprised that I didn’t. That year‚ I had also been playing soccer out of school and I was on team b which is the second highest team
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Dear Amir‚ Living in this Pashtun society throughout my lifetime has been horrific. I feel mentally challenged encountering obstacles day by day. It has been mental tribulation and misery throughout this time period for being segregated as a Hazara from the Pashtuns. I mean no iniquity to anybody‚ yet I am discriminated and hated in this society for my beliefs. It is not just about me‚ but it involves the people of my kind. Although we did have an uprising in the early nineteenth century‚
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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 Junior Research Paper (JRP) Passion with a Purpose OR Career Pathway Name: ______________________________________ Period: ______________________________________ Step 1 - The Foundation: The 411 The Prompt: The research paper component of the Culminating Project will demonstrate mastery of written language. Students will research a topic related to their community experience and/or career interest. The student will integrate personal experience and research and
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Sarah Amador Dr. Hodges ENG 337 April 13‚ 2013 Honor or Something “What is honour? a word. What is in that word honour? what is that honour? air. A trim reckoning! Who hath it? he that died a Wednesday.” –Falstaff‚ Part I of Henry VI That is a good question. What is honor? What does it mean for one to have‚ or to have gained honor? Well‚ according to the dictionary‚ honor means “honesty‚ fairness‚ or integrity in one’s beliefs and actions‚” or it could mean‚ “high respect‚ as for worth‚ merit
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A Vessel of Honor By Jacqueline Goodwin Do you see yourself as a container‚ a receptacle‚ or a holder? If you said yes to one than you are saying yes to all three because all three are one in the same. A container‚ a receptacle‚ and a holder all holds past mistakes and negative critics of others. Well God has called you a vessel. There may have been periods or stages of your life where you have felt empty but these are the seasons that God is preparing you as a vessel to carry His knowledge
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JRP-Proposal While obtaining the information for my junior research project I came across something that I felt was a major problem. This problem that I realized is what I am planning on doing for my junior research project. I realized that a certain thing has slowly been wreaking havoc on our communities. This was such an interesting thing because it is the main study of the scientist that I want to be. I realized I want to grow up and be a microbiologist to be those scientists who study
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"Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor much more precious dear than life‚" though over a millennium apart‚ Homer and William Shakespeare have at least one thought in common - the importance of honor. It may seem that the gods control the behavior of men‚ but they merely facilitate the self-determined destiny of their subjects. In the Iliad‚ the fate of mortals is determined not by the gods‚ but rather by the code of honor that the warriors are mentally compelled to follow. The future
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BACKGROUND PAPER ON SGT MAYNARD SMITH 1. When you hear about the Medal of Honor‚ do you know why it is given? Do you as a military member know what a member must go through to receive such an honor? Sadly‚ a lot of military members don’t realize what a prestigious award this is. My intention today is to share with you what the Medal of Honor is. Also‚ I am going to tell you about Sgt. Maynard Smith who received a Medal of Honor in World War II‚ due to his bravery and loyalty to his fellow crewmembers
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How will the honor code impact my academic and campus life? Throughout my years at Xavier and beyond I intend to follow the Xavier Honor Code so I can become a cooperative and responsible person. By being a student at Xavier I notice I will have to take responsibility of my actions and faults. In order for Xavier to trust me and to allow me to continue attending their school‚ I will have to follow their rules and be respectful. Not only should I do these things‚ but also I have to respect myself
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