Since my Sophomore year, I volunteer to sort papers for my former Chemistry teacher, Mrs. Catherine Worden, someone unaffiliated with my intended major and my intended course in life, for three days a week, four weeks per month, eight months per year. This seemly trivial act of kindness can be explained by two universal truths. “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” - Plato The battle she fights is uphill. Mrs. Worden diligently works nonstop, grading assignments and helping
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Since I was born, I have grown up in a home where serving is a key virtue to live by. So as I budding freshman I was excited to come to high school and volunteer with my new friends in our communities. However, when I saw the clubs my school offered, the only service club was for selected upperclassmen. As a girl with a passion, I realized I did not want to wait that long to volunteer with my school. So I chartered a Key Club chapter which began the first month of my sophomore year. Key Club is
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The early July sunshine was just beginning to settle over Wollaston as I approached the halcyon and hallowed church in the corner of the street. Although I was prepared, when I was told that I will be one of the two volunteers that summer to fund-raise for the “Watermelon Fun Festival”, I panicked and imagined what kind of drudgery I will have. However, it was that summer that I was able to undergo some great changes as a human being. I volunteered in many positions for St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal
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thrusts him into the midst of society. Forced to search for a job by his relentless mother to make ends meet, Ignatius struggles along the path of the average working boy. Although Ignatius insists on his knowledge concerning theology and geometry, Ignatius’s supercilious and obtrusive qualities display a character who is blind to reality. Despite Ignatius’s lack of practical experience in society, Ignatius insists that he remains superior to the other members of society. Throughout the story Ignatius
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Volunteering has always held a special place in heart, for as long as I could remember. Helping others is a key aspect of my life and in my freshman year I realized it was something I wanted to do for the rest of my life. During my freshman year, I joined an organization that focused on bringing to light the negative effects of human trafficking to young girls and helping them overcome bullying. The goal was to help the girls be confident and know their worth. We gave presentations at local junior
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Lyndsey Naworski Service hours Mrs.huddleston Service Hours Requirement Service hours should be a requirement to graduate for multiple reasons. There are many forms of service that can be accepted; community, parish, and school and those are just three of many. Most people believe that service hours lead to being a greater, more intelligent person, along with the fact that it will automatically make our community a more enjoyable place. Because of these service hours the world will be a better
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The effects of service learning versus community service While service learning and community service are two very similar services, they are two very different entities and can teach us different moralities. Service learning attempts to intergrade schooling alongside community service in a wider range area. Community service is going around to close communities and simply helping out in different ways. They both achieve the aspects of helping the surrounding communities in a number of different
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Europe, eventually spreading the the United States. Masonry was the basis and foundation on which America was built upon. Many Presidents of the United States were also considered to be Masons. The Illuminati, similar to the Masonry, is also a secret society. Many conspiracy theorists in pop culture today are highly interested in the history and the Illuminati’s existence. Freemasonry has a highly intensive background, has many ties to the foundation of America,
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The Man Named Ignatius J. Reilly In John Kennedy Toole’s A Confederacy of Dunces, the reader is introduced to a man named Ignatius J. Reilly. The reader meets Ignatius under the clock of the D. H. Holmes department store in New Orleans, Louisiana, during the 1960’s. Readers follow Ignatius through his life and his backwards mentality, and watch as his philosophy ends up causing chaos and devastation to his surroundings. They watch as Ignatius blames all his bad fortune on others and on chance
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would choose if I had to serve community service in order to graduate. I've never really thought about community service because I've never really had much of a reason, the closest I came to community service was when I walked dogs at the humane society to help out a friend who worked there. I could pick up garbage, repair houses, or tutor young students; but none of that really sounds appealing so I wouldn't be able to put my all into it because I wouldn't be fully invested in it.
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