I believe the National Honor Society‚ represents dedication to both an academic and societal life. The honor that comes with being in the group‚ is the same one receives from being a model citizen‚ filling leadership positions‚ and helping where one can. I think that in life‚ having this honor is the most beneficial thing you can have‚ period. In an academic focus‚ being a diligent and hardworking student is something that I excel at; I’m not afraid to make mistakes or ask questions‚ and I’m always
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and The Importance of Being Earnest seem quite disparate. The first is horror‚ while the latter two are comedies; the first is a novel‚ while the latter two are plays; the list of the differences between the works could continue. The striking thing about these works however‚ is their unified theme. Wilde uses the symbolism in each work—images of self in The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ the fan in Lady Windermere’s Fan‚ and the use of names in The Importance of Being Earnest—to criticize Victorian society
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aspect for people to survive in a society because in order to do that people should be able to understand the dynamics of the society and also should be a successful member of it and in order to accomplish these two‚ some kind of intelligence is required. There are several opinions on different types of intelligences and their capacity of helping people out with fitting in the society‚ for example; some claim that higher level of IQ is more important to fit in the society and some other claim that having
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The Importance of Being Earnest Act 1 The play begins with Jack (Ernest) entering the room unexpectedly where Algernon is. He comes there to propose Lady Bracknell’s daughter‚ Gwendolyn. Algernon is surprised by a cigarette box‚ which his friend Ernest left in a past visit. Inside the box it said “from little Cecily to dear Uncle Jack”‚ therefore Ernest ends up admitting that his real name is Jack and not Ernest. Jack also tells that he pretends to have a brother called Ernest to justify his visits
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The decisions you and I make every single day do not just affect ourselves‚ we must remember that our actions can affect everybody around us. This statement holds most true when we speak of the importance of being on time. Military wise‚ tardiness is just plain unacceptable. As United States Army soldiers‚ we are held to a higher standard. There are many reasons why soldiers are to receive corrective action‚ if not UCMJ (Uniform Code Military Justice) action‚ for failure to be at ones place of duty
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Pursuit by definition can mean‚ “ an activity that one engages in as a vocation‚ profession‚ or avocation”. In today’s society there are many different pursuits taken part in by many different people. The citizens in our society try to pick a particular pursuit to follow and make sure that it is wise that they are involved in it. Whether or not the pursuit is considered wise is up to the people engaged in or observing said pursuit. Among the many possible pursuits only 6.9% or 22 million out of
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The Importance of Being On Time At Your Place of Duty There are many important reasons that a soldier needs to be at his or her appointed place of duty on time. Being at your appointed place of duty on time is important because your leadership is held accountable for you and your absence. If you feel that you are going to be late you should contact your chain of command and let them know of your tardiness immediately. If you are not at your place of duty then you should expect your chain of command
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The internet is important to America and world society as it adds another resource to enhance entertainment‚ education and business. How do we know this? The amount of information available on the Internet is growing at a rapid rate of 10 percent in just one month. The internet is slowly but surely becoming the number one household commidy beating out the Television. How is this possible? Well look how much the Internet has to offer. Imagine being able to take college courses from highly regarded
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Megamergers a threat to society In my point of view megamergers are a threat to our society because of the growing imbalance between public and private power in society. Megamergers are a threat because they handle our economy the way they want to. For instance mega mergers can lower or higher the prices on their products whenever they want to and can produce products of low quality for a high or low cost. “Mergers could raise profits…they could improve cost efficiency‚ reducing costs per
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Chivalry is Dying Chivalry is dying and people are letting it go. Chivalry is strongly needed in today’s society. Crime rate is going up all the time because people do not show chivalry. Violent crime is up 0.7 percent because of the lack of chivalry. “Crime in the United States is the most comprehensive analysis of violent crime and property crime in the nation‚” says the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In 1993 crime rates were high with 1‚926‚017 violent crimes. Murder rate is up 0.4 percent
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