me realizing my passions in life‚ passions that have led me to participate in many service programs and to acquiring a leading role in an organization in the special needs community. Also‚ recently I went to a global awareness seminar at a local college and have decided to go on a mission trip this summer to Zambia if at all possible. I have become actively involved in all of these things that are beneficial for me and‚ more importantly‚ others because I love to learn. I love to learn about the world
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family proud. I also want to be a good role model for my sisters‚ who are just now entering their journey in their education. Especially for my younger sister‚ who is in 6th grade and in 2 years will enter high school. It would be an honor to be a member of the Honor Societies to make my parents proud and be an example/role model to my sisters. My parents made many sacrifices to get me and my sisters a better education then they did. I come from Mexico and my parents didn’t have the same opportunities
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Watching the short film In Whose Honor? Changed my whole outlook on the difference between what it means to dress in fake traditional indigenous clothing for entertainment and what it means to wear actual traditional clothing because it is part of someone’s culture. In the beginning of the film‚ I honestly did not think that the dance that the Chief Illiniwek was doing was offensive until activist Charlene Teters explained exactly how disrespectful it was to parade around a culture that is not even
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National Honor Society Being nominated to become a member of the National Honor Society is a highly prestigious honor‚ and I am very grateful to be a candidate. I have always strove to do the best that I can to achieve the highest grades possible and to stand out amongst my peers. Not only do I focus on my academics‚ but I strive to be an outstanding asset to the student body throughout my years here at East Clinton High School as well. Getting admitted into the National Honor Society has been
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Honors Chemistry Notes Unit 1 • Matter- Anything that has mass and volume and anything that has the property of inertia. -Quantitative. -Can be solid‚ liquid‚ gas. • Inertia- Ability to resist changes in its motion. -Change in motion could be terms of speed or distance. -A car that moves after it has stopped. • Mass- The amount of matter in an object. -The balances that you use in laboratory measure mass‚ not weight. -SI unit is kilogram (kg). • Conservation of Mass- The law states that
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The four characteristics of National Honor Society are service‚ scholarship‚ character and leadership. It is important to have a good character‚ maintain high grades‚ volunteer and lead. The reason why it is so important is because I am a role model. Other people look up to me to be a good example. I have expressed being a good role model in my life. Whether it is when I am with my younger sisters‚ babysitting other people’s kids‚ at track meets‚ or JROTC I am sure to be a good example and represent
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Mr. Byrne predicaments in terms of operant conditioning principles can be used to help classroom behavior. Operant Behavior is behavior that operates on the environment‚ producing consequences. Unconditioned Stimulus (US) is classical conditioning a stimulus that unconditionally‚ naturally‚ and automatically triggers a response. Unconditioned Response (UR) is classical conditioning to the naturally occurring response to the unconditioned stimulus (US)‚ such as salivation when food is in the mouth
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The glass is half empty and always will be‚ and that is how I view my life. Despite this‚ I am by no means a pessimist. Anyone that knows me‚ or has even come into contact with me would instinctively categorize me as an optimist‚ and an extreme one at that. So then how does this make any sense? Well‚ I believe the glass should never be seen as half full; full should never be used to describe one’s life in any way. Full would imply that there is no room for anything else to be added and no room
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T. S. Simey and his team in the 1940s described Afro-Caribbean families as dysfunctional. Drawing on the work of Caribbean theorists‚ evaluate this statement in light of contemporary Caribbean family forms. Define family George Peter Murdock (1949) defined family as “a social group characterized by common residence‚ economic co-operation and reproduction.” According to Murdock‚ the family includes adults of both sexes‚ at least two of whom maintain a socially approved sexual relationship and
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qualifications satisfy the requirements to become a part of the Velma Fudge Grant Honors Program. Anyone can also say why he or she should be a scholarship recipient‚ but do they have characteristics that distinguish them from every other recipient. I feel like I am qualified for the Honors Program and a very good fit to become a scholarship recipient. While at Albany‚ I have high hopes and expectations out of my college education. My focus is to succeed academically. I plan on getting my bachelors
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