To be given the opportunity to apply for the National Honors Society fills me with delight. When students are nominated they are chosen by their excellence in scholarship, leadership, character, and service with their community and knowing i meet the requirements I would gladly like to become a member of the national honors society. The National Honors Society will give me the chance to be acknowledged other than just my honor roll excellence but my excellence overall. During my younger stage of life always had the ambition to succeed starting off by always being ahead of my classmates, getting my work done before everyone else, and also helping students who didn't understand the material.…
Twelve months ago, Jonathan Lucroy was considered one most valuable targets at the trade deadline, before the Milwaukee Brewers dealt him to the Texas Rangers for a prospect heavy haul. Fast forward to now, and it seems like Lucroy may be hearing his name on the trade block again, very soon. According to Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com, Texas is open to moving Lucroy, and going forward with a catching duo of Robinson Chirinos and Brett Nicholas. Despite Lucroy being the most accomplished name in the bunch, his value has regressed significantly on both sides of the ball.…
Maya Moore and Angel McCoughtry are both considered legends in the WNBA. Have you ever tried to debate whether one player was better than another? Maya Moore is the superior player over Angel McCoughtry. Maya Moore is a better defensive player, offensive player, and also has a more successful career than Angel McCoughtry. Maya Moore and Angel McCoughtry are both a strong defensive presence making giant blocks.…
Ambrose Everett Burnside was a U.S. military general, railroad executive, and political figure. He was born in Liberty, Indiana, on May 23, 1824, and was the 4th of 9 children. He was ranked 18th out of 47 in his class and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1847. During the Mexican-American War, he served as an artillery officer. In 1855, he invented the Burnside Carbine, a gun used commonly throughout the Civil War on both sides.…
This is where Ha and her family go after escaping on a boat to Guam. Then their cowboy came and took them to their home. Vu Lee teaches them squats and other athletic things. This is where Ha and her family go after escaping on a boat to Guam.…
Garner-Hayfield High School is a coed public high school in Garner, Iowa. The school holds classes for students in grades 9 through 12 and there are about 400 pupils enrolled. There is a student to teacher ratio of 13:1. The student population gender divide is 51 percent male and 49 percent female. GHHS is part of the Garner-Hayfield Comm School District.…
Coated in gold and purple spots was Drummond’s first long shot, Golden Dancer. This rocking horse was all seven year old Drummond wished for. But since the price was so high, Golden Dancer was merely a trophy he never fathomed to win. His parents, however, worked hard to earn enough for the expense. Surprised and ecstatic, Drummond hopped into the saddle of his desired golden horse, which broke instantly.…
Selkirk College offers a broad range of high quality learning opportunities. Selkirk College offers a wide variety of certificate, career, and diploma programs, as well as university transfer and associate degree programs. Selkirk College is situated in the West Kootenay region of in the beautiful province of British Columbia. It is about halfway between Vancouver and Calgary. The West Kootenay region has a modest four season climate and is famous for its natural beauty.…
As of 1994, the HIMSS Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence has acknowledged outstanding achievement in the generating enhancement of care outcomes and return on investment through the use of health information technology (HIMSS Davies Awards). The Davies Award program promotes EHR-enabled enhancement in patient results through sharing best practices and lessons learned on implementation strategies, workflow proposal, analytics, and change management. The HIMSS Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence recognizes outstanding accomplishment of organizations that have exploited health IT to substantially improve patient results while achieving profit on investment…
Coming from a life of using the canal as a swimming pool with parents doing migrant work, struggling to make ends meet, Graciela Alvarez Bradwell turned her life completely around, going through multiple fields of work such as, cosmetology, teaching, music, and, finally, business. Through hard work and a burning desire to succeed, Mrs. Bradwell enabled herself to become the successful woman she so desperately wished to become throughout her lifetime. Approximately forty miles from the border of Mexico, in Harlingen, TX, on August 7th, 1963, Graciela Alvarez was born to parents Jose and Leonila Alvarez. Leonila Alvarez, Graciela’s mother, was a Mexican immigrant who was only ever able to achieve a third grade education while Graciela’s father, a native Texan, was educated to a ninth grade level. As the fifth of six children, Mrs. Bradwell has always had strong family values which helped to form her unconditional love for children.…
Phillis Wheatley was the first African american poet. Phillis had a very rough life she was taken from her parents when she was only a little girl around the age of 7 or 8. Many people are confused on how a slaves was able to become a poet being a slave. Slaves were not aloud to read or right but some still did in secrecy. She was probably one of the more lucky slaves, she was helped during her life and not tortured like she would have been if she were any other slave.…
People who give their time, money, and effort to people who need help deserve an award. The humanitarian award is an award for people who try to help society try to make lives better for those are in need of help. Russel Wilson is deserving of the humanitarian award for his efforts to raise money, spend time during his busy schedule to help others, and hosting charity events. Russell Wilson is big about helping children in need of help. He is also the starting quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks.…
Phyllis Wheatley Phyllis Wheatley was born in Senegal, Africa in about 1753, there is no official record of her birth. Phyllis was around the age of seven when she was brought into America as a slave. Phyllis lived her childhood and most of her short adult life as a slave to the Wheatley family in Boston, Massachusetts. One of the most amazing facts about Phyllis Wheatley is although she was a slave who was considered a child prodigy and because of this she was allowed an education that featured theology, philosophy, literature and history. Phyllis Wheatley’s occupation was slave, but her official occupation was poet.…
Cerridwen Keeper of the Cauldron, Goddess of the Moon, magic, agriculture, poetry, music, art, prophecy, fertility and science. Cerridwen's name is derived from the Celtic word "cerru", meaning cauldron. Cerridwen herself and the cauldron are a lot a like in the respect that they both symbolize the transformation powers of magic, rebirth, creative inspiration and wisdom. So because of this Cerridwen is known as the Patron Goddess of wizards and witches. Cerridwen is a shape-shifting, lunar deity, herbalist, witch, as well as the Keeper of the Cauldron of Knowledge, Inspiration and Transformation.…
Picture books have been around for a long time. They have been read by many generations as a source of pleasure reading and to tap into their imagination. In these books, the writers and illustrator include various language, narrative and visual conventions to appeal to the reader and make them read with a deeper analytical eye to find the intended meaning. While some picture books are simple and the meaning is straightforward others are more complex and metaphorical. An example of such a picture book is Gary Crew and Steven Woolman’s…