...The four pillars of the National Honor Society have been a set standard of principles I have consistently followed throughout my academic career. Through persistent dedication in the fields of scholarship, leadership, character, and service, I have been able to maintain exceptional grades and superior rankings in academics and music while still being a part of multiple activities in my school community. Being able to balance these four principles have allowed me to succeed and surpass expectations set by myself and my school. Scholarship is characterized by severe commitment to learning and ambition. I focus on this by taking the most rigorous courses available to me at my school. Since freshman year, I have only taken honors or advanced placement academic courses. Moreover, to ensure I surpass expectations, I make studying a part of my routine to maintain the 4.0 grade point average I have. In addition to the four main subjects in school, I have studied guitar in a separate school and at my high school for over three years. My dedication to music and countless hours of practice have landed me a spot in the Bayonne High School honors guitar trio. Throughout my entire academic and music carrer, my...
Words: 660 - Pages: 3
...What sets you apart from the other applicants? An interesting question, to be sure, especially since it can be hard to truly distinguish yourself. All of the applicants have a high GPA, and from what I can tell, are fairly outstanding people. I also have a high grade point average, but that’s not really something that sets me apart. My classes throughout high school have been a high level of difficulty, being Honors, PLTW, or AP classes. But, surely the other applicants can boast similar claims. What I believe sets me apart from the other applicants would be my character. Instead of displaying leadership of others, I have demonstrated great personal leadership. Throughout my life, I have had a high ambition to do well. I drive myself to be...
Words: 749 - Pages: 3
...Over the course of history, different authors have used different methods to “touch” their audience. Mark Twain brought out the laughter in people through his humorous approach. Stephen King touched the fear aspect of humanity with his horrific stories. Charles Dickens criticized society and human nature to expose the reality of human actions. These techniques provide people with a new perspective on their own lives as well as the life of others around the world. They emphasize emotions and reveal what is accepted as important in a society. These literary techniques are not reserved for books but also include plays, movies, and other mediums. William Shakespeare uses his play, “Macbeth,” to demonstrate the importance of universal human concepts,...
Words: 1701 - Pages: 7
...activities is a testament of a student’s willingness to take on the challenges presented in various leadership rules. Ceanna has been greatly involved with the BHS varsity Bowling Team, Art Photography Club, Students Against Destructive Decisions, Project Care, National Honor Society, Musical, Freshman Mentors, French Club, teacher and library aiding, and to top off the list was a Buckeye Girls State delegate. Being involved in all the aforementioned activities not only challenges a student academically, it reveals the core of their character. Ceanna’s involvement in all these organizations give precedent to her possessing the passion in becoming involved in making a difference not only for herself for all those who are involved. Having the privilege to observe Ceanna thus far, in all her high school experiences, gives me the privilege to confidently inform the reader of this letter that Ceanna is an excellent candidate for acceptance into Georgetown University. Throughout her high school years, coupled with all the organizations she is involved with portrays a picture of Ceanna’s core characteristics. These characteristics stand strong in meeting the criteria to becoming a Georgetown student. Some of her life ambitions are to serve the public, study political science, and to work on political campaigns. Becoming a Georgetown student would only cement this young lady’s passion of becoming involved in public service. ...
Words: 541 - Pages: 3
...Helpful. If you would have friends, be friendly. 5. Be Cordial. Speak and act as if everything you do were a real pleasure. 6. Be Genuinely Interested in People. You can like everyone if you try. 7. Be Generous with Praise, Cautious with Criticism. Praise will win out when it comes to gaining friends. 8. Be Considerate of the Feelings of Others. It will be appreciated. 9. Be Thoughtful of the Opinions of Others. People love their opinions as they do their own children, calling them ugly won't get you anything but anger. 10. Be Alert to Give Service. What counts most in life is what we do for others! "THE TRUE DECALOGUE" by Apolinario Mabini First. Thou shalt love God and thy honor above all things: God as the fountain of all truth, of all justice and of all activity; and thy honor, the only power which will oblige thee to be faithful, just and industrious. Second. Thou shalt worship God in the form which thy conscience may deem most righteous and worthy: for in thy conscience, which condemns thy evil deeds and praises thy good ones, speaks thy God. Third. Thou shalt cultivate the special gifts which God has granted thee, working and studying according to thy ability, never leaving the path of righteousness and justice, in order to attain thy own perfection, by means whereof thou shalt contribute to the progress of humanity; thus; thou shalt fulfill the mission to which God has appointed thee in this life and by so doing, thou shalt be honored, and being honored,...
Words: 1850 - Pages: 8
...several weeks, and I am very excited about the finished product. I think that I will hold myself more accountable for living my life according to this code if it is public information. I realize that it is a little long, especially for a blog post, but I thought I would share anyways. Enjoy! Background My personal values act as a basis for distinguishing between right and wrong and thus, determine my daily actions and emotions. My parents and education have played profound roles in the development of my core personal values: personal integrity, excellence, responsibility, family http://consciousincompetence.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/my-personal-code-of-ethics/ 1/9 7/21/2014 My Personal Code of Ethics | Conscious Incompetence and ambition. Additionally, these influences have demonstrated certain rule-based, ends-based, and virtue-based approaches to determining what conduct is consistent with these key values. Through her own actions, my mom has taught me to always put my family first, and to evaluate the morality of my potential actions with an ends-based approach by considering the consequences for the rest of my family (Gower, 2008). My mom is incredibly compassionate, and her main goal in life is to protect her family and help her children grown into happy, healthy adults. When my younger brother was born, my mom chose to stop...
Words: 4853 - Pages: 20
...honorable and praiseworthy unless it’s deployed in certain kinds of actions or causes. But he also wasn’t especially villainous in the sense of displaying particular evil qualities. His arrival in the Americas caused a great deal of death to American Indians, chiefly from disease. And it caused the subjugation and literal or virtual enslavement of the Indians. But this didn’t stem from Columbus’s being an unusually evil person. It stemmed from the brutality of the time, coupled with the contact between one culture that was much more powerful than another (and that carried many communicable diseases to which members of the other culture lacked resistance). I’m inclined to say that we shouldn’t celebrate Columbus Day, precisely because such national celebrations should be focused on honoring people who did things that were both especially important and especially honorable (such as veterans, President Washington, or Martin Luther King, Jr.) and not just on people who did things that were especially important. This might conceivably include not-necessarily-good people who did things that were unambiguously good. But European expansion into the Americas alone, important as it obviously has been (especially to the U.S. and to Hispanic culture, but also to the rest of the world) doesn’t qualify as the sort of good that needs to be celebrated this way. And that’s especially so given that it caused — even if largely inadvertently on Columbus’s part — tremendous though unfortunately historically...
Words: 2988 - Pages: 12
...“The Happily Ever” fairytale we quietly desired one day, and continue to wish for in the lives of our children, and generations today. The biggest decision we make, but sometimes the most uneducated one of them all. From cultural traditions to religious beliefs, we plan and arrange the Wedding Event with the hope of a lifetime of successes. In everyday life we attend social gatherings with friends, family, and colleagues, humoring each other and making statements, “Let’s arrange the marriage now!” We find it humorous as we share innuendos of our perceptions and opinions. We quietly desire the perfect love story for our children wishing the selfish desire to play cupid and arrange the picture perfect union of our sons and daughters. As a society we think we know what is best for our children. Lucky, for the American culture of kids and young adults we are simple and a lot more liberal in the marrying arena. Children and young adults in America are not subjected to the traditions and religious beliefs tied to marriage decisions that such families and youth are victims to in foreign countries. India is a big partaker of both arranged marriages and forced marriages backed by cultural tradition and religious beliefs. Should foreign Cultures be allowed to arrange and force marriage because of cultural and religious beliefs? Is Culture and Tradition enough to pre-arrange marriages, and force under aged girls to marry based on family and cultural tradition? Should the government provide...
Words: 2418 - Pages: 10
...China is a beautiful country filled with a large population and a strong cultural background. Many people may know China is the largest country that was once isolated from the rest of the world after the communist revolution, but it has opened its doors to the world once again. With the largest population of people in the world and the largest land area the geography of China is as vast as it history. The history and cultural traditions of China have been studied and written for a long time. According to China ethnic relations china homogenous society composed of people who share one language, culture and history. Meanwhile china have fifty-five minority groups that have their own district cultures and traditions that consists of multiracial....
Words: 1112 - Pages: 5
...Princess Thomas National Junior Honors Society 5.07.18 Grade 7 A leader to me is defined as someone who has the ability to inspire others to achieve tasks and goals that they might not ,otherwise, be capable of reaching. Some qualities of leadership are integrity, humility, focusness, self-discipline, passion, responsibility, good listening skills, initiative, etc. As a leader and a future leader of America I can proudly say I possess some of these characteristics. Some of the characteristics of leadership I possess are initiative, good listening, responsibility, passion, and integrity. Having initiative to me is defined as someone who has the mindset to act without any orders. I exemplify initiative...
Words: 1004 - Pages: 5
...Journal of Business Studies Quarterly 2010, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 65-82 ISSN 2152-1034 Gender Compensation Discrimination: An Exploration of Gender Compensation Gap and the Higher Education Connection Judith E. Grey-Bowen, Miami-Dade County Public Schools Donovan A. McFarlane, The Donovan Society LLC and Frederick Taylor University Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine the gender gap and the potential factors that contribute to income inequality. Since the passing of the equal pay act, the median weekly earnings of women is still just seventy eight cents on each dollar that men earn (Center for American Progress, 2010). To put this in context, the pay gap in 1970 was sixty two cents and in 1992 it was seventy five cents (Institute for Women’s Research, 1993). Undervaluation of women’s work, occupational gender segregation, and discriminatory treatment in the workplace continue to hamper efforts to reduce the gender pay gap. A pay check is women’s and men’s most important source of income. Therefore, it is surprising, discriminatory and unfair to know that after both genders have worked satisfactorily on the same job; they do not receive the same pay. The gender pay gap is the best way to measure pay inequality between men and women. The authors discuss Gender Compensation Discrimination and examine the historical trends in pay difference, the various causes and the methods and paths considered for closing the Gender Compensation Gap. Key words: Gender Compensation...
Words: 9335 - Pages: 38
...brief summary of your current recreational and leisure activities, including sports and hobbies. I do aerobic exercises like playing badminton and going for GYM quite often, not only they are the keys to having balance in life but also help in maintaining a healthy body and a clearer mind set. In addition to this, I enjoy watching non-fiction television programs and reading business-related magazines, for instance, National Geographic and Economist as they keep my mind open, to think outside the box and satisfy my hunger to learn more than the textbooks so that I can actually apply these additional knowledge in my daily life. Question2 - What clubs and societies are you a member of and in what capacity?* In the first year of university life, I participated in the school club: Financial Management Association of Australia. Through the club activities, fellow members are encouraged to share their knowledge with one and another, hence, doing researches and reading more updated news are essentially important for me to hit the objectives of the society. Also, I was a volunteer in AusEd’s Education Fair in the second year of my university life, simply because I love to participate into community charity works that actually enable me to lend my hand to the others and at the same time to nourish my inner soul. During the charity work, we need to work together as a team and communicate well with one and another in order to achieve our objectives and goals: by giving out flyers...
Words: 1412 - Pages: 6
...Running Head: SERVANT LEADERSHIP Servant Leadership BUSI 502 – Servant Leadership Professor Kahlib Fischer Rachel Murray Liberty University October 9, 2010 Abstract In the process of interviewing a servant leader, this paper investigates the defining behavior of servant leadership from a practical and philosophical standpoint. There are practical behavioral characteristics that can be uniformly integrated into the business infrastructure that is founded upon Biblical principles yet not used as a pool to proselytize. Through research and group discussion boards, this paper analyzes the institutional applications and the interpersonal relationships necessary to be an effective servant leader within any level of management and work environment. It is through the process of comparing and contrasting the interviewees’ statements that servant leadership is better understood. Servant Leadership Literature Review History is consumed with pictures and historical facts that have defined the ‘Great Leaders’ of the human race. When one investigates the qualities that have placed men and women into the limelight as heroes who successfully lead people, organizations and nations, there are characteristics and styles that have brought them into a place where many would follow them. However, there have been leaders of gangs, mobs, and cults that have the same characteristics...
Words: 3907 - Pages: 16
...An increasing number of educators have begun to discuss how leadership evolves to match this quickly changing world. Usually people believe good leaders should have outstanding charisma and skills in order to lead successfully. This essay, however, will examine the servant style of leaderships which, rather than relying upon command and control, is structured from the bottom-up. That is, servant leaders approach the organizational goals by establishing the organization’s norms to help people who is in need.(Tiaki, 2014). Servant leadership is of 3 core elements: listening, conceptualization and stewardship. This essay will discuss these three elements and demonstrate how they work in action by examining the life and exploits of Martin Luther King. When discussing about the servant leaders, the ability of listening can be emphasized at the very beginning. That is more than just listening. This is where making conscious efforts to hear not only the words that another person is saying but, more importantly, try to understand the complete message being sent. According to Nichols(2009),good listeners try to understand and realize what speakers say to them and no judgment will be delivered. So good listeners not only make speakers perceive that what they are talking about is interesting to the listeners but also to get information, understand and learn at the same time. For examples, If students can pay more attention and patience to listen to what teachers say in the lectures obviously...
Words: 1997 - Pages: 8
...people of the nation to serve one more term as nominated and elected president. Strongly backed by the Democratic Party, President Johnson soared and dominated domestic politics while he struggled to navigate foreign affairs. Throughout his time as President of the United States, President Johnson gained much praise as a domineering leader; however, he also faced much criticism over his failure to bring a successful end to the Vietnam War. Throughout his years in the White House, President Johnson developed many insurance and education programs (among others) that have greatly affected Americans over the past 40 years. Many of these programs are still in use today and have become a part of the American way of life. His dream of a “Great Society” and “War on Poverty” helped millions of Americans rise above horrendous poverty and racial discrimination of their day. President Johnson was forced to face the up and coming counterculture that occurred when young Americans began to react and oppose the death surrounding the Vietnam War. These young Americans who started a rebellion against foreign policy eventually developed a cultural rebellion that attacked many areas of the American culture as a whole. The impact of President Johnson’s time as Chief of Staff is undoubtedly significant and, in turn, obviously scrutinized and criticized by...
Words: 2668 - Pages: 11
