National Honor Society Character Analysis

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This essay I am writing is being evaluated for the selection of National Honor Society. I am suppose to write about what I do in the community and in school to show I am a good candidate for this position. Throughout my childhood and high school I have done many things to try and show who I am as well as what I stand for. Personally, I show character by many things. These thing include; honesty, trusting, loyal, responsible, dependable, communicative, delegator, and caring. By showing these things as much as I can, I believe I show good character to other people. I get many opportunities to show these character qualities. I am able to show these qualities during sports towards other players, in the community when I am doing community service

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