“Honor! Courtesy! Integrity! Perseverance! Self-control! Courage! Community!” Every Tae Kwon Do class began and ended with the recitation of these tenants. Because of my small stature and extreme shyness‚ I became a victim of bullying at a very young age. My father enrolled me in a local Tae Kwon Do academy in hopes of instilling courage and self-esteem‚ but I learned so much more. These valuable lessons did not remain inside the doors of the dojo. I carried them outside to my community and world
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Statistics is a major component of card counting. To be successful with card counting‚ one must use statistics to determine the probability of winning. This is proven true by the MIT blackjack team. The team counts cards at casinos and uses statistics to increase its odds of beating the house. Statistics correlates to card counting as proven by the MIT blackjack team. In order to understand the correlation‚ one must first understand statistics. Statistics is a branch of math focused on collecting
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1. A "bucket list" is a list of things that you would like to accomplish during your lifetime. Please tell us a few of the things that might be on your bucket list and explain why they are important to you to accomplish. In my lifetime‚ my experiences have given me a unique perspective that has driven my ambitions. In going to various different schools‚ one public‚ one therapeutic‚ and one private‚ I have met people from a variety of backgrounds who have taught me values that I have incorporated
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To be SCHA Queen would be a great accomplishment. I would be able to demonstrate my leadership skills and express my love for show and horses. As SCHA Queen‚ I would take great pride in being a spokesperson and representative for SCHA and be able to increase membership in SCHA. SCHA means a number of things to me. This was my first year‚ but I always looked forward to waking up and going out to ride. Another reason why SCHA means so much to me is it keeps me and my horse in shape for other things
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I am honored to be considered among the superior academic students at MCC and to be applying to the National Honor Society. If I am accepted into the National Honor Society‚ a service obligation that I would like to propose is collecting items for the babies and mothers in the Genesis House here in Melbourne. The Genesis House is a donation run organization that not only helps pregnant mothers‚ but also mothers who have newborns or young toddlers. I feel that this project would make an impact on
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would heartily enjoy guiding others in them. To be exercise any of these qualities requires one’s own desire‚ a desire which I not only try to instill into myself‚ but into others as well. Being part of the National Honor Society would not only be an honor in and of itself‚ but an honor which is able to transcend its membership and let a person such as myself try to better the school‚ town‚ and familial communities by doing good in each of them. A leader is not a title earned for the sole purpose
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General Purpose: To Inform Topic: To discuss the Burj Al Khalifa’s architectural structure and the construction of the building. Statement of Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the Burj Al Khalifa’s architectural structure and the construction of the building. Thesis Statement: The Burj al Khalifa‚ the world’s tallest single-standing structure‚ is the most carefully designed and constructed architecture piece in the world. I. Introduction A. Being Chicagoans‚ we find
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Honor can also be seen in Don Rodrigo’s character in the play. His main purpose in the play is to get his daughter‚ Doña Leonor‚ married to the man she ran away with. He does not want her to ruin his honor in the society‚ “As you [Don Pedro] know‚ honour is such a precious gem that all noble and worthy men must protect it at all costs. Honour is a crystal so finely polished that though a blow to its perfection might not break it‚ breath alone will sully it”( Inés 101). The diamond is a symbol for
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Achilles and the Honor Code Achilles is a tragic figure who believes strongly in social order‚ but questions the idea of fighting for glory. When Aias and Odysseus are sent by Agamemnon to plead with Achilles’ to fight for the Greeks‚ Achilles denies them‚ saying "There was no gratitude given for fighting incessantly forever against your enemies. Fate is the same for the man who holds back‚ the same if he fights hard" (9:316). This statement shows that Achilles is an individual‚ and does not conform
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National Junior Honor Society National Junior Honor Society is a great opportunityfor me; something that I am really excited to have. I wouldlove to be involved in NJHS and share my ideas/listen toothers ideas about fundraisers and collecting donations‚etc. I love helping the needy and have participated incountless things. For example‚ I made bears for those whohave to live in hospitals and helped throw a Christmasparty to give them their bears and play games‚ I havecleaned up a junkyard full of
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