On April 7‚ 1782‚ George Washington created the Badge of Military Merit in order to reward those in the military who performed singular meritorious actions. But for unknown reasons following the Revolutionary War‚ the award had “broken service” and was not presented to anyone for approximately 150 years. However‚ it was redesigned in the 20th Century and is now known as the Purple Heart. One example of the Purple Heart is displayed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Speller of Windsor‚ N.C. The medal
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The word Merit can be defined as "the state or quality of being deserving or worthy of‚ to earn by service‚ (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)." Before you can understand the magnitude of the merit system‚ you have to know systems in which the merit system extended from and how they came about. If looking at the merit system now you would be able to read and see that‚ the Merit system is designed to provide a fair and equitable personnel management system‚ which recruits‚ develop and classify employees
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Running Head: TEACHER PERFORMANCE AND MERIT PAY 1 That’s Not Fair: Teacher’s Performance Based on Pay TEACHER PERFORMANCE AND MERIT PAY 2 Abstract There has been a huge debate on whether or not teacher pay or performance pay is a positive thing because there are no real guidelines. Many good points are brought into this debate as there are bad points
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Elimination of Merit Systems For many reasons‚ merit based civil service systems have come under assault and yet at the same time have been hailed. Merit systems do however attempt and achieve many important objectives including ensuring that an effective workforce is attracted and maintained by providing protections against arbitrary termination and by attempting to avert politically influenced hiring and promotions. Notwithstanding‚ the way merit systems go about attracting a workforce
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Merit and Success are Related I believe in people who immigrate to America; they have the same dream-“American Dream.” The people who have the “American Dream” surely believe the U.S has meritocracy‚ which means they aware that there are plenty of opportunities to be successful in America if ones have good work ethic‚ put in their full effort to their careers‚ have an open-mind set‚ and willingly catch up with the newest technology‚ they can be successful. Unfortunately many people still stubbornly
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The Dangers of internet have been exaggerated Most people of conscience‚ is morally confounded by the technology that links together nearly half a billion people in a World Wide Web‚ a global village‚ allowing instant‚ anonymous exchange of uncensored text and images. Anyone in this virtual metropolis can put anything online‚ and once it is there anyone can access it. Like any metropolis‚ the web has neighborhoods‚ some safer and some horrific. In today’s world these horrific dangers have been
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THE MERIT CORPORATION Family-owned and -operated for three generations‚ the Merit Corporation manufactured and sold children’s furniture. John Kirschner‚ Merit’s CEO and grandson of the company’s founder‚ was actively involved with every aspect of the firm’s operations. Now‚ as he was considering early retirement in the next few years‚ he began to think about his legacy for the future. Merit’s headquarters and the biggest of its three manufacturing plants were located in an industrial park 10 miles
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ADVANCEMENT IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY The Bahá’í Faith has‚ since its inception over 100 years ago‚ considered science and technology essential to the full development of the individual and of society. It has always regarded development as an all-encompassing process -- including the physical‚ mental‚ and spiritual well-being of all peoples -- and has considered that science and technology‚ channeled properly‚ can help to achieve this goal for all nations. The Bahá’í world community has also stressed
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The amazing advances in health science‚ DNA is transforming the way in which criminal investigations and trials are carried out. DNA evidence and its importance can rest on a single fact: Every individual’s DNA is unique. A person’s DNA profile can be used similar to a fingerprint to link suspects to crime scenes and its victims. DNA profiling—which is also called DNA fingerprinting or even DNA typing—has been responsible for overturning verdicts and saving innocent people from execution. The process
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Technology is a very important part of our society. It shapes our world in so many ways. Today technology is a major catalyst in everyday functions of our lives. This article discusses the different ways technology is used in car seats. This new technology is put in place to make our kids safer while inside a vehicle and to make sure parents use these seats more safely. I find the different technology used in car seats impressive. It’s important that we understand technology so we can find the best
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