protest the National Anthem‚ which has created much controversy in our country. Personally‚ I firmly feel those NFL players created this protest for the right reasons. Their protest leads me to believe in their cause for equality. Those who play in the NFL have an influential voice that can call for others to join in for change. This protest allows me to identify the problems within America‚ and drives me to join the cause and use my voice. When Colin Kaepernick first took a knee for the National Anthem
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The National Guard has to be called immediately‚ if there is the statewide disaster that means that the disaster should have the large scope and affect the state. The military involvement is essential to conduct the emergency management fast‚ effectively‚ and successfully. The National Guard may be called by the state’s governor in response to the emergency that civilian emergency services cannot cope with and when there is the threat to the public safety. For example‚ the flood and evacuation of
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They succeeded and in the year 1916 the amount of debt the nation had was only about 2.7% of the economy. Then WWI happened. The national debt raised to 25 billion at the time which is a lot more in today’s dollars. But again‚ after the war subsided we got the debt back down to around 9 billion by 1930. A huge point in the US national debt history is our debt limit. This was created and voted on by Congress before WWI. Congress set a limit to how much our government can borrow
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I look exactly like my older sister Michelle. You’d sometimes think we were twins if not for the seven year gap and the one inch height difference. What that seven year separation doesn’t show in our faces‚ it makes up for in our experiences. The situation worked in my favor; Michelle went through various life stages years ahead of me‚ allowing her to share her “Now that I look back on it” wisdom with me. Because of this‚ my sister took it upon herself to guide me through adolescence. I am eternally
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NHS Membership Application Essay Membership in the National Honor Society is a tremendous honor. The organization presents opportunities for me to improve my leadership skills‚ build my character‚ and contribute to the community through service. Academic performance is a top priority for me‚ and I try to maintain my grades. Just as important‚ I recognize the need to develop my leadership skills and give back to my school and my community. It’s my opinion that National Honor Society provides opportunities for me excel in all these areas
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Argumentative Essay It all started in a 2016 NFL preseason game with the San Francisco 49ers. Quietly‚ Colin Kaepernick kneeled at our flag instead of standing and showing respect. This started a trend‚ where lots of men started to kneel at the anthem. This is not okay‚ because‚ kneeling for the National Anthem is disrespectful to the flag‚ it is causing more tension in our country‚ and you can do this movement in a better way. First‚ it is disrespectful to the flag according to many groups of
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Australian National Identity: This essay will argue that tolerance has had major influence on our Australian National Identity through aspects such as‚ multiculturalism‚ our wide variety of Religious beliefs and practices‚ the acceptance of sexual identities and a vast range of Political issues. Australia is a country known to have traits such as‚ fair go‚ stoicism‚ larrikinism and most importantly mateship‚ which reflects our high tolerance on many issues. Tolerance is defined as ‘the capacity
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Yiming Yu 11/26/2012 National Honor Society Application Essay It is unbelievable that this year is my last year in Charlestown High School. As I look back at the past three years‚ there were several poignant moments when I was struggling with my classes and would have given up trying to achieve my goals. But as a diligent student‚ I chose to endure those moments. And that is how I become an outstanding student today. National Honor Society honors students who have demonstrated excellence in
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Victoria Vasquez National Honors Society Essay To me‚ National Honors Society’s four pillars are essential elements to being a member of this society. Scholarship and leadership are the two pillars that I feel complement each other because one should be a leader in the community and school without forgetting to be a good student and scholar. Service and character go well together because in order to provide services to students or members of the community‚ it is necessary to have a good character
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National Honors Society Essay From freshman to now‚ my scholarship record has been outstanding. I have maintained at least a 4.3 GPA throughout the years which can deduce that I am hard working however that does not end with me. I have partaken in TI@ti‚ sophomore year and currently‚ which is an organization based on increasing leaderships skills and increasing awareness against drugs and alcohol. Last year‚ I guided peers to make healthier life choices and to take positive risks. I stepped
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