Achievement Medal

One of the awards Robert Brown received was the Copley Medal. Brown had received this medal in 1839, for his discoveries of vegetable impregnation. This medal was also handed out to many other famous scientists including Benjamin Franklin, Joseph Lister, Charles Darwin, Karl Ernst von Baer, Dmitri Mendeleev, Ernest Rutherford, Elbert Einstein, and Louis Pasteur. The Copley Medal is the highest achievement in the Royal Society. It is given for exceptional research in any branch of…

come to Australia to see the Sydney Opera House with an extremely beautiful setting and excellent design (Australia.gov.au 1). “The Sydney Opera House is Australia’s most recognizable building and is an icon of Australia’s creative and technical achievement (Australia.gov.au 1).” Between 1957 And 1973 the Sydney Opera House was built, it was a masterpiece to architectural designs. A great public debate broke out because of problems that happened on the Sydney Opera House (Australia.gov.au 1).…

Rosa Parks is a civil rights activist (1913-2005) who was born Rosa Louis McCauley on February 4th, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Rosa’s fame came from her refusal to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a public bus. Her action caused a public outcry and a city wide boycott which ultimately launched efforts to end segregation between races in public areas. Rosa Parks’ childhood is credited to her being able to refuse the white person the seat on the bus because while she was young her…

easily apparent in all aspects of sports, ranging from coaching to playing, recognition to income. Women athletes are ultimately paid lower salaries than any man in the men’s divisions of the same sport. Most receive less recognition for their achievements and the sports they participate in, whether they win or lose. Plenty of times women are made mockeries of and slandered. Too many times they are judged on what they wear or how they talk instead of their ability. All of this happens despite…

is a vision of sports in which the object of competition is to use science, intelligence, and sheer will to conquer natural difference”. Gladwell also states, “Hamilton and Armstrong may simply be athletes who regard this kind of achievement as worthier than the gold medals of a man with the dumb luck to be born with a random genetic mutation”. It is clear that Gladwell supports those who change their body to perform better rather than those who are born with certain…

same past experience and same beliefs, however there are differences between them. Rosa Park and Pearl Gibbs are similar, because they both were rewarded for their achievements. Rosa Park received the highest NAACP’s award, President Clinton presented to Rosa Park Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996, and also Congressional Gold Medal in 1999. "I worked on numerous cases with the NAACP," Mrs.…

fundamental movements but with the right guidance can teach life skills that will aid them in future endeavors. Katie Hendrickson, a first-year student at Olds College, is taking the Sports Management Diploma. She has had many athletic experiences and achievements that have guided her to pursue a future occupation that involves giving back to the athletic community. Katie was born in Innisfail, Alberta and was raised on the family farm just outside of the hamlet of Spruce View, Alberta. She is…

Steinbeck is a celebrated author around the world. John Ernst Steinbeck III was a American Novelist that won the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize during his prime and achieved this while passing through some roadblocks in his life. Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California on the 27th of February in 1902. Born with his 3 sisters, his only siblings, his father worked as a treasurer of Monterey County and his mother worked as a schoolteacher. After high school graduation, Steinbeck enrolled at Stanford…

as a part of the . He is the reigning world and Olympic champion in these three events. Due to his unprecedented dominance and achievements in sprint competition, he is widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time.An eight-time , Bolt won the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay at three consecutive Olympic Games, although he subsequently lost one of the gold medals (as well as the world record set therein) nine years after the fact due to teammate disqualification for doping offences.…

Shawn Johnson is a gymnast known for her Olympic debut at the 2008 Olympics held in Beijing, China. Johnson earned a gold medal in the balance beam competition as well as three silvers in the floor, individual all-around, and team competitions. What many people don’t know is the success Johnson had before her Olympic debut and the hard work and dedication that helped her achieve her goals. Shawn Johnson was enrolled in gymnastics at the age of three as a way for her to burn off energy. She…