Being recommended by my teachers for the National Juniors Honors Society has been a huge honor. The National Juniors Honors Society is a nationwide program that recognizes middle school students not just for their academic prowess, but also for their all around abilities.The five pillars of NJHS make up my character and the person I aspire to be in the future. They are service, leadership, citizenship, character, and scholarship. These five pillars are also why I would like to be a member of NJHS
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mile every day. I finished in six minutes and thirty seconds-- And so my love affair with running began. Besides volleyball, a few key events and the nature of my upbringing steered me toward running. This includes the privilege of being brought up on a farm, a basketball injury, and an exceptional cross country coach. Discovering a passion for running unveiled the bedrock of my personality. Growing up on a farm developed my work ethic. I have baled hay, rescued and nursed frostbitten calves, and
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a burden early on in his childhood. Although, I can never truly experience what it is like to live with John’s disorder, I do empathize with his feelings of disconnect and social awkwardness. Making friends during my younger years felt like going on a long voyage and never reaching my destination. To make things worse, having asthma meant a long list of complications that made me different from other kids. From reading about
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wanted one and I tried calling my dad to see if I could get it. He did not answer, so I took it upon myself and brought the puppy home. They told me that the puppy would not get too big. However, when I took it to the veterinarian, he told me that my puppy was a mix breed with bull-mastiff and she ate everything! Funny Story: One afternoon there was a family giving away dogs on the side of the road in Richfield. I decided that I wanted one and I tried calling my dad to see if I could get it
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seeing a dime of it. Finally you can imagine that some of these players get scholarships to cover some costs but these do not even cover close to what they need. D1 athletes need to get compensated for the time they put in and the money that they make. My first argument is based on the fact that D1 athletes work a full-time job with the sport they play and additionally have school to deal with. Marc Edelman reports that “The typical Division I college football player devotes 43.3 hours per week to his
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They are in the pac-12 with football, basketball, baseball and cross-country and track. They have thirteen women sports that are volleyball, basketball, softball, tennis, soccer etc. and twelve men sports that are the same as the girls, including football and baseball. They have intramural sports such as basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball, court sports, flag football and Frisbee/disc sports. I like that they have intramural
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In my life I have played many sports, including soccer, basketball, baseball, football, and last and my personal favorite lacrosse. All of these sports were good at the time, but I never stuck with them. That is except for lacrosse. Lacrosse and soccer are the only sports I still play today. Lacrosse is by far my favorite sport. I liked the other sports but not as much as I love lacrosse. I have been playing lacrosse for 3 years. I started because a few of my friends played and I went with to a
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Bilal Mert Erkubilay Number: 1130502058 Class: D-101 Assignment 1 I started to watching basketball when I was a child. It's a passion for me. Can only one person change other person's life? Maybe or not, but my life was changed by a basketballer, LeBron James. He is like Michael Jordan for many people who love him. He is one of the best basketball player we've ever seen. However, almost nobody likes him for an unknown reason. He played 8 years for Cleveland Cavaliers. He was playing so
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Jaspreet Kaur Mr. Francis 10/30/14 Period 2 You've got to find what you love If you are scared of death that means you have not lived it all in your life. Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple computer and of animation studios, is famous for his creativity around the world. He gave a speech at Stanford University where he inspires the graduates and audience. I believe the speech was spoken really well it motivates and inspires everyone to do good in their life. Steve Jobs shared three personal ideas at
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American Literature Journal Writing Tabish Jaleel Shaikh March 10(Saul Bellow- Seize the Day) Seize the Day was a comparatively easy read, and seemed like a very real life depiction of American life, from the eyes of the two generations, Tommy Wilhelm and his father, Dr. Adler. Comparing it to one of the first novels I read in this course, Death of a Salesman, I realize that Seize the Day also has the theme of the broken myth of the American dream embedded in the story. Also the title
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