makes me think about how I want to be when I have my own family one day. As a little girl I dreamed of having the perfect parents. In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee does a wonderful job of showing us the picture of a perfect parent. Atticus Finch would be described as a great person and great father for his children Scout and Jem‚ because Atticus’s wife died when Scout was two years old he is the one who is always there for them. In all the books I have read‚ I have never read one about such a well-rounded
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Last August I started working on my Girl Scout Gold Award‚ the highest award that can be earned in Girl Scouts. This is an individual project for the girl to lead while incorporating the help of others. It must address a global issue in my neighborhood. The award consists of at least 80 hours of working on a community service project and 15 hours of that could go towards planning. I chose to remodel the activities room at Sunset Nursing Home. I had to fill out paperwork to explain my vision on how
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obtained the rank of Eagle Scout from the Boy Scouts of America. It was an affirmation of years of disciplined work and study to have such a prestigious honor bestowed upon me. In scouting‚ I developed various moral and ethical tenants that have shaped my foundation in life. Tenants like integrity‚ honor‚ reverence‚ faith in God‚ a man’s role and his responsibility to his family‚ and a nearly innumerable quantity of experiences growing under the leadership of the Boy Scouts of America have molded me
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A particular life experience that is specific and make me stand out from every other applicant‚ that I have achieved getting my Eagle Scout. With this achievement it shows me as a very determined person and follow the Boy Scout way in my daily life. The Boy Scout oath summaries what I will bring to your campus. I will bring courteousness to the campus by understanding my weakness and other and accepting people for themselves. I will listen to everyone opinions even if they do not match my own. I
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“Scouts Honor” by Avi is a realistic fiction about three boys (Horse‚ Max‚ and the narrator) that are trying to be tough on a camping trip. It the beginning‚ the boys are assigned to go on a camping trip to get their scout badge. Before they go they lie to their parents about having an adult chaperone with them throughout the trip. Soon‚ they they go throughout their journey on the bridge‚ into the subway‚ and the woods. In the end they were in the woods and agreed to go back home‚ because they all
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The term empathy is the ability to understand or feel the other person’s feelings. In the lines of Steve Dutch he doesn’t give any empathy. Dutch implies that students claim to know the material‚ but they not do well on exams. He believes that if you can’t answer the questions about the material you don’t know the material. I strongly disagree with Dutch’s argument of the line “I know the material- I just don’t do well on exams”‚ because many people have anxiety‚ different ways of learning‚ and the
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crushes her when he impregnates their neighbour and can no longer continue with his education. Kate sees this as a huge disappointment. She’s afraid of love and emotion due to her unresolved conflicts in the past. Kate has been left incapable of empathy in fear of becoming close to anyone again. From a young age Kate has been unfamiliar with others’ and her own emotions. The Morrison household preferred to keep drama to a minimum. Kate refers to this as the Eleventh Commandment: Understatement
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I am heavily involved in Boy Scouts and have always been told that I should strive for my best. Since then‚ I have done everything I could to lead and learn. In my troop we were running low on active membership‚ on average we only had about 10 boys coming to weekly meetings and as the senior youth member I had to find some way get our numbers up. I reached out and took the initiative to try and increase our numbers. From building new members up to having a one-on-one relationship with each youth
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Life Purpose Nearing the end of my road to the Eagle Scout award I am finding that my purpose in life is becoming more clear. Through scouts and the other activities that I have surrounded myself with‚ I have come to realize that I want to be a leader. In the leadership positions I have held I have picked up so many skills that I am going to use in my life. I don’t just want to be one type of leader though. I would like to be a leader in the workplace‚ morally‚ and within my family. It only seems
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that you have been engulfed by the world. Deciding to join the Boy Scouts has probably been one of the best decisions of my life. Besides teaching me new skills‚ it has also given me new experiences like going to summer camps in the mountains‚ scuba diving in the gulf of Mexico‚ backpacking on the Appalachian Trail‚ and much more. In the Boy Scouts there is an experience like no other‚ it is the Mecca of Boy Scouts‚ Philmont Scout Ranch. Located in Cimarron‚ New Mexico‚ it is the largest high adventure
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