I am honored to be one of the top students to be considered to be for National Honor Society. I truly believe that NHS does amazing things for the society and for the school‚ and I hope I can join in on helping. I have looked forward to being on NHS since I have started high school. I believe I deserve this because I have worked very hard to get here. Being a leader is an important quality for an NHS member to have. I have done many events that showcase my ability to be a leader. For example‚
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Is Wind Power Green Julia Hoke SCI 207 Cynthia Collins December 10‚ 2012 1 Is Wind Power Green? As people around the world feel the sting created by the energy crisis‚ many electric companies and private individuals are seeking to find alternatives to fossil fuel contingent energy. Along with other renewable sources of energy available currently‚ wind energy is growing at a pace that is surpassing that of solar energy. With all the alternative energy resources‚ wind power does have
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foundation of loyalty and honor. Without the virtues loyalty and honor‚ the story would not have been able to take place. Loyalty is clearly shown as Bilbo never leaves his companions. Honor is displayed by Thorin who displays this quality right from the beginning until the end. The foundation of ‘The Hobbit’ is built upon loyalty and honor. Tolkien has built his entire story line upon these virtues. To be loyal is to be faithful and respectful to one’s oaths and commitments whereas to display honor‚ is
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Green energy is energy that is produced in such a way as to minimize its negative impact on the environment. Traditional energy sources‚ most notably fossil fuels‚ produce greenhouse gases that are believed to be the primary cause of an effect known as global warming or climate change. Sources of green energy‚ such as solar‚ wind‚ geothermal‚ and hydro energy‚ are developed and promoted as alternative sources that make little or no contribution to climate change. Even nuclear energy is sometimes
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individual. An hero must possess traits such as: immense courage‚ loyalty‚ and willingness to sacrifice themselves to save their people. In “ Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” and “ Beowulf‚” there are many similarities as well as differences between the heroic figures. Sir Gawain and Beowulf define and set the standard for the Anglo-Saxon heroes because of their heroic traits. They are strong‚ brave‚ and loyal. Both Beowulf and Sir Gawain are courageous‚ which is seen through their actions. Beowulf
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King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Chapter 1: Arthur and Merlin Read by Nathalie Drasse This very old story begins with Uther‚ a great king. He was a good man and he was king in the south of Britain. Other places were very dangerous at that time‚ but people did not fight in Uther’s country. Uther loved a beautiful woman‚ Igraine‚ and he wanted to marry her. But she did not love him and he was very sad about that. Merlin was a very clever man and he knew a lot of magic. He could change
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chivalric code of knights was highly revered as a way of life. This code of bravery honor and loyalty was followed by every knight and royal in the medieval ages. Sir Gawain and the Green knight is a medieval romance that demonstrates Sir Gawain’s demonstrations and lack there of chivalry through his bravery‚ loyalty and honor. However he follows the code of chivalry more so than breaking it. One of Gawain’s traits that made him a model of chivalry is his bravery in the face of danger. Gawain was ready
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Section 1: Introduction and Background Introduction Green energy can be referred as energy production that is not just better than fossil fuel but this energy is friendly to the environment also. Green energy comes from natural sources as sunlight‚ wind‚ rain‚ tides‚ plants‚ algae and geothermal heat. Waste incineration also can be a source of green energy. Green energy is often outlined as power source that do not pollute and are replenish-able. Green energy is very good to replace fossil fuels that
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In his novel The Green Mile’ Stephen King uses the dominant discourse of power to reflect the attitudes and cultural beliefs of Southern USA in the 1930’s‚ while contrasting these beliefs to today’s society. The concept of power used in The Green Mile’ illustrates that when it is abused the consequences that can and will transpire have a harmful effect on everyone involved. The abuse of power intertwines with several different ideologies in The Green Mile’. Justice can be identified
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Popular culture is a curious thing. In a society where writers spend vast amounts of time and energy exploring the character complexities of criminals‚ portrayals of correctional officers are almost consistently unflattering and one-dimensional. Correctional officers are almost always portrayed as bad guys. They are depicted as inherently sadistic and mindlessly authoritarian‚ as one-dimensional characters without redeeming qualities. This inaccurate and unsympathetic image of the guard is
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