Canada is perceived to be a tolerant country open to multiculturalism. In both stories “I’m not a racist but...” and “I’m a banana and I’m proud of it” we see that Canadians may stereotype immigrants just as easily as other countries. As much as we all would like to think we are not racist‚ it is only human nature to use stereotypes as a point of reference when thinking of races we are not familiar with. How many times have you heard something outrageous about a specific culture and wondered if
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life following the National Honor Society conduct and its rules. For example‚ in the field of leadership I was the advisory council representative in my ninth grade advisory. I would like to join the National Honor Society to participate in helping to make my community better. Hurricane Sandy destroyed many peoples’ homes‚ one of my close friends Abid Yazdani’s home was destroyed and I volunteered to go help and clean his apartment. I believe I should join the National Honor Society because I believe
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I feel honored to be considered for acceptance into the National Honor Society. I feel a great pride to even be considered by such a stellar organization. I feel that I am deserving of admittance into the National Honor Society by way of my leadership qualities and academic performance during my high school career. I am student that is involved in the arts and sciences more than sports. I never played a team sport in high school‚ but I feel that marching band and musical alike have allowed to
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joined Alpha Beta Gamma. The thought of belonging to an honor society excites me‚ from the day I received an invitation letter to this present day. I initially saw it as an opportunity to boost my resume‚ but now I see it in a whole different perspective. Honor societies are organizations intended to benefit and group like-minded individuals together based on academic excellence. However‚ Alpha Beta Gamma is more than just your average honor society. It is a place where intelligent minds come together
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The Honors Forum meeting that has influenced me the most in the last month was the meeting on what is considered proper dress attire. I’ve never been the most well dressed person‚ so having someone lay out what is appropriate was very helpful. Something that that stuck out to me was the way that people perceive you based on what you wear. It makes complete sense now that someone has said it to me‚ but it has begun to change the way that I see myself. In the line of work that I am going into where
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I would like to be a part of National Honor Society. Before selecting me to be a part of National Honor Society I think you should understand my beliefs and views on topics such as scholarship‚ leadership‚ character‚ and service. I believe that success in scholarship is very important. I think that you should earn good grades more for self-satisfactory reasons rather than for rewards that your parents give you. I feel accomplished when I work hard and do well in a difficult class because I know
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Being a member of the National Honor Society is a highly prestigious honor. I would love to be a member of this society because all of my life I have lived by a standard of nothing less than the best and I think that being in this organization will continue my journey of excellence. I want to be able to improve my communication skills and leadership abilities. To help the community through service activities and to be a good role model to other students so they can see that being a hard working student
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Students everywhere are being picked for honor societies in their schools. When a student learns that they have been selected for such an honor‚ it encourages them to maintain their standing‚ or even find a higher ground. I‚ Matthew Hurley‚ was ecstatic to learn that I was considered for the honor society of Fairview Schools. I am now a third quarter sophomore and through my time so far in high school‚ I believe I have shown the qualities of a student in the Honor Society. I strongly adhere to the thought
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I feel that I am a good candidate for National Honor Society for a number of reasons. I volunteer for community service very often and I am very involved in school activities. Finally‚ I have received several awards and have accomplished a lot throughout my high school career. I believe I meet the criteria for National Honor Society because I have a couple leadership positions‚ I am active in community service‚ I am very involved in school activities‚ and I have been recognized for several prestigious
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For about 42 years‚ non-white South Africans suffered one the worst instances of institutional racism and white supremacy in the world. The apartheid came into law in 1948 which allowed the government to create a series of racist laws that would further cripple the advancement of non-whites under a white rule. The laws enacted dismantled the education system for blacks‚ subjected protestors to jail time‚ and delegated where people lived based on race and skin color. These practices would disproportionately
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