I strongly believe that I have the qualifications necessary to participate in the Honors College for my diligent work in all of my prior years of schooling. There has not been an instant in my educational career where I have not put in full effort towards my ongoing goal to gain the most amount of knowledge and to apply it to every possible aspect of my life. I have always been in honors courses and I have worked my way up to AP courses at every opportunity that I have been exposed to. I know that
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Sitting in a room and writing music hoping to one day get noticed and become famous is what every songwriter wants. Seeing bright lights flash from cameras‚ having sold out shows and people buying your music seems like a dream. But this soon became a reality for a guy named Kanye West. Being noticed by a famous rapper named Jay-Z made Kanye West’s dreams come true. He has won tons of awards such as “MTV and Grammy awards.” “Kanye West’‚ biography.com‚ and was even on “Times Magazines 100 Most Influential
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“We who have seen war‚ never stop seeing it.” She was born on December 25‚ 1821 in Massachusetts‚ where she found her love for horseback riding and excelled in reading and spelling. As a shy child‚ Nancy Fitts was her only known friend; but in order to treat her shyness and depression‚ her parents sent her to a different high school which ended up being a total catastrophe. From time to time she was somewhat in vain about her appearance‚ particular her hair‚ which led to her depression. “She first
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Joshua Chamberlain was born September 8th‚ 1828 in Brewer Maine and was the oldest of four siblings. Chamberlain graduated from Bowdoin College in 1852 and eventually became a professor of modern languages with a total of 10 languages he was fluent in. On December 7‚ 1855‚ Chamberlain married Frances Adams‚ to whom he had been engaged for several years. Joshua and Frances had five children‚ but only two survived. Chamberlain became distressed about the secession of southern states and the outbreak
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During the podcast What it Takes Oprah Winfrey says‚ “It doesn’t matter who you are‚ where you come from‚the ability to triumph begins with you” (“The Queen of Daytime”). Oprah was born January 24‚ 1954 in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi and was born to separated parents (Brooks). Since her birth Oprah has excelled to be one of the wealthiest women in American and the highest paid entertainer in the world (Brooks). She now continues her TV show and contributing to the communities and sharing her important
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At the age of six‚ I embarked on something that would have a profound affect on my life. I joined the Boy Scouts of America. Here‚ I felt I was becoming a part of something big. I was joining an international community of men and women who dedicate their lives to developing young men into leaders. During my twelfth year as a dedicated scout‚ I was given the opportunity to demonstrate lasting leadership skills as I am currently in the process of achieving Eagle rank‚ the highest and most honorable
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There are several goals I have set for myself in college; I aspire to make the dean’s-list in all the years I attend college‚ I anticipate participating in a minimum of two organizations which can get me more absorbed in the community‚ and finally‚ I want to become involved with the student body‚ and attend as many school sponsored events as I can. In my junior year‚ when I heard I made the honor roll at my high school‚ I was overcome with a feeling of fulfillment. This was the first time I had made
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If you had the world’s attention for one hour what would you say? Although genes‚ or natural talent‚ play a huge factor in ability‚ work ethic is extremely important in defining the factor of success. Elon Musk once said‚ “When something is important enough‚ you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” He is one of the many people who has applied and dedicated himself and has become successful in what he does. He has certainly done this by accomplishing projects that seem almost impossible
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Rise to Fame Katy Perry has became a very well known celebrity. She started her singing career very young by singing in the church her father and mother went to. She sang in the church from age 9 to 17. At only 15 years old she released her first album that unfortunately was unsuccessful but she never stopped trying. After that she moved and starting working with a record producer. She then produced another album that was also unsuccessful. Until her third album‚ (which was successful) that is when
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Troy Howe In this Junior Research Paper an author really stood out‚ E.E. Cummings‚ he was a poet‚ author‚ painter‚ and playwright. Cummings wrote all of his works during the twentieth century from around 1923 to 1958. Most of his works involve things that happen in nature or things that come naturally. His writing is mostly focused on the surrounding of the beautiful things in nature around that constantly remind him to write how he feels about it. He created a generation of poems that lasted
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