to achieving the rank of Eagle Scout especially my parents who have supported me throughout my journey. I most probably wouldn’t have been able to get to where I am today without your support. I would also like to thank my Scout Master Mr. Newhouse for not only helping me achieve my goals but also for dedicating your time and energy to the rest of the scouts of troop 5 so that they may also succeed on their path to Eagle. Finally‚ I would like to that The Boy scouts of America for proving an organization
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I joined the Boy Scouts in middle school the organization appealed to me because it provided a structured program of activities in areas to which I was already committed: community‚ leadership‚ and outdoorsmanship. Joining the Boy Scouts delivered on everything that it promised. I participated in great community projects‚ from planting trees to working at food banks‚ led Scouts on trips‚ and honed my leadership skills. Throughout my time in the Boy Scouts‚ my mother would ask which of the ten laws
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still liked that. We still sail‚ and I had always heard adrenalin rushing stories of adventure on sailing trips or racing. I never thought I would live one of those‚ especially without my parents and even weirder‚ on a girl scout camping trip. Anyone who has been a part of Girl Scouts‚ knows that there is a safety rule for EVERYTHING. There are a safety rules for the safety rules‚ which is why my parents let me be a part of the trip with seven girls and a captain I and my parents had never met before
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as Atticus Finch‚ Arthur ’Boo’ Radley‚ Aunt Alexandra‚ Scout Finch‚ Jem Finch‚ Tom Robinson‚ Mr. Dolphus Raymond‚ etc.. However‚ Scout Finch is a character that has sparked my interest. The novel is written from Scout’s point of view. Scout is a young girl who has a very interesting train of thought‚ capturing my attention with her blunt‚ naïve point of view. Along with the capturing story‚ Harper Lee takes us on a subtle journey of seeing Scout mature and learn more about the abhorrence and prejudice
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book‚ the one that mainly is in focus is the one between Scout and her four-years senior brother Jem. Jem and Scout are siblings living in Maycomb together with their father Atticus and the housekeeper Calpurnia. They have the guidance of Atticus and can look at the world with open minds. They are very close at the beginning of the book but throughout the story‚ they start to drift apart because Jem wants to do things separately and Scout starts to behave more like a girl. I will first focus on the
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country‚” Boy Scouts of America. One of the most prominent and shaping factors in my life (Boy Scouts) I took for granted for the first few years of scouts. Twelve years in the making I finally achieved it‚ the rank of Eagle Scout. Sometimes being dragged to the meetings as a regular Boy Scout‚ I despised it in the beginning‚ being criticized by my peers for partaking in the organization deterred me from Scouts. I fought tooth and nail with my parents for years complaining about Boy Scouts‚ not realizing
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Character Portrait – Scout Jean Louise Finch‚ also known as Scout‚ is one of the main characters in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ this story is seen through her perspective. Scout is an innocent‚ ignorant‚ young girl who lives with her father‚ Atticus and brother Jem in Alabama‚ Maycomb County. Scout is quite special amongst her town; from her personal qualities; tomboyish behaviour due to the parenting style of Atticus‚ and her social position from her being the daughter of a respected lawyer
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to communicate better‚ I decided to face my fears and become a great communicator. I figured that by joining the Boy Scouts I could face my fear of speaking head on‚ while also learning to bond with others and improve my social skills. After all‚ I thought‚ what better way to learn to connect with others than by joining them camping‚ hunting‚ and doing “guy” stuff. Yet‚ Boy Scouts was more than just fun “guy stuff”‚ it was meant to build leaders. Therefore the Scoutmaster‚ seeing my
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protagonist of the story‚ Scout Finch‚ mature from her child like mentality and thoughts to become a strong feminine character with high morals. This is achieved through the characters and situations in her life that influence her to see reality‚ past her childhood mirage‚ for what it really is. The roles of people such as Atticus Finch‚ and other minor characters‚ greatly influences how she views the topics of racism‚ prejudice‚ and stereotypes. Atticus’ character embodies
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to Scouting . Chicago publisher William D. Boyle experienced the working of the book when he was helped by a young man who claimed to be a scout‚ after refusing to take a tip for helping Boyle. Inspired by this act‚ Boyle met with Powell and with the same ideals in mind founded the Boy Scouts of America. However‚ in modern times‚ the values that the Boy Scout was founded upon has been shaken by the legalization of homosexual members to join the organization. Society now lives in an age where
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