National Honor Society Application Essay The founding premise for the National Honor Society has been based on the same criteria since 1921: scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Their motto is “noblesse oblige.” This means that a member must act with integrity and conduct himself “nobly.” My life at St. Sebastian’s School in the last four years has reinforced the values I have been taught, both in school and throughout my life at home. The opportunity to apply to the National Honor
National Honors Society is a prestigious organization that not only recognizes students who have excelled in academics, community services, and extracurriculars, it also offers students the opportunity to engage in their community by becoming active leaders and encourages other to do so. Acceptance into such a society would not only be a tremendous personal honor for me but it would also allow me to strive and develop my community positively. Throughout my high school career thus far I have demonstrated
At present, major reforms are being introduced into virtually every important aspect of Chinese society. The field of education especially calls for comprehensive reforms. The United States occupies an absolutely leading position in the present-day world in education. It is my conviction that, in the United States, advanced educational theories, technologies
with the special needs community. When I was seventeen, I was offered a job at the Humane Society of Genesee County. I was thrilled about offer as it would allow me to help needy animals, something I am also tremendously compassionate about. It would also open doors into the workings of a non-profit, something I believe to be important as I venture into the social work field. I have worked at the Humane Society for over a year now, and I absolutely love working for a non-profit and helping needy
become the symbol of security and safety. Nevertheless, is that really so? Under a closer look and more rigorous research, it turns out that despite a well-developed national security strategy, the agency has been largely criticized for not being able to resolve the critical and urgent issues, face the challenges of the modern world and safeguard homeland from terrorist attacks. The current paper aims to provide
Berlin, 1945: The Decision to Halt at the Elbe and The Supreme Commander: The War Years of General Dwight D. Eisenhower. It was these books that established his reputation as a historian. For the first five volumes of President Eisenhower’s papers, The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, he served as editor. These volumes were published in 1970. Other works about Dwight Eisenhower include, Ike’s Spies: Eisenhower and the Espionage Establishment, which discusses Eisenhower’s skillful use of espionage
Statement of Purpose “Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought” The belief that an education is most valuable when it is used to serve one’s community has been inculcated in me. From the very start I have always had an interest in the way things work, and since I was young, science has been one of my favorite subjects. My interest in sciences, particularly mathematics and computer, has developed throughout my time at school, and I enjoy the challenge
He was born to a poor family but used public institutions to further his education and eventually received a scholarship to Temple University. While at Temple he was recruited as a research assistant to work on a project called “The Negro in the Philadelphia Press.” This started Merton’s interest in social research. In 1931 Merton graduated from Temple University with his bachelor’s degree in philosophy and sociology. Soon after he attended Harvard University where he worked on his own dissertation
Anuradha Koirala is one such recipient of the honor, who has been actively working against human trafficking since 1993. Through her organization called Maiti Nepal, located in Kathmandu, Nepal, she has been helping hundreds of trafficked women and girls rescue from the borders, bring back the victims
increased patient loads, and new innovations such as computer charting. In nursing, caring, must be a part of our lifestyle in order to be to be an effective nurse. The two theories discussed in this paper are Marilyn Anne Ray’s Theory of Bureaucratic Caring and Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring. This paper will interpret these two theories of caring, and then explore both their similarities and