Honor

the journal article, “Inking and Thinking: Honors Students and Tattoos” (2016), suggest that, for Honor students, tattoos are an act of defiance in reference to the expectations placed on them. Dundes and Francis support their claims by presenting evidence from a study the authors conducted. The author’s purpose is to explain why there is a substantial difference in the number of honors versus non-honors students who get tattoos in order to prove that honor students’ decisions to get tattoos are…

Spanish Honor Society Officer Essay I am mainly interested in the position of president because learning Spanish and the surrounding culture has taught me so much about acceptance, hard work, and commitment. I want to continue expanding these qualities in club members with my leadership skills to guarantee Spanish Honor Society’s success in Dawson and our community. My backup role would be vice president. I believe a leader’s most important task is to be a good example for the group, listen to…

World War I Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Pall Mall Tennessee, the third of 11 children, as a youth he became an expert marksman in the back woods around Pall Mall. In 1917 he received a draft notice to fight in the war, to which he wrote on the back of the notice 'don’t want to fight' and sent it back to the local draft board. The board rejected his refusal to fight and he was sent off to basic training. After basic training he was assigned to the 82nd Division where they…

Beowulf does not, but they both are bound by their code of honor that they will each take to the grave, in turn making these men greater than the average rising to the status of Hero in each respective…

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…

Code of Honor among the Spartans and Greeks in the 300 In Greek mythology the 300 Spartans and Greeks have their epic battle against the Persians at Thermopylae or the “hot gate” and died heroically against a huge army. This made an incredible movie in the 21st century, but the epic itself is rooted in an even more incredible Greek history with characters with strong and powerful emotions and standpoints. This story portrays the incredible honor of the Spartan people and why they hold a place…

apart of the National Honor Society. Over many year I have really been looking forward to this opportunity. The National Honor society does great things in society and i believe that if i'm apart of Nation Honor Society, I will be able to share my ideas and opinions to help others in our society. I want to be a leader, follower, and learner. I believe Nhs will give me opportunity to become all of these. Leadership is one of the important factors to become a National Honor Society candidate. As…

As the conflict of honor is illustrated using the development of insignificant characters, Twain uses them as building points of the individuality of the major characters in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Jim is one of these central figures; many times throughout the book, he exemplifies his belief of being both honorable and respected. However, it is in times that he is dishonored that the theme of it becomes relevant. A notable example of this takes place when Huck lies to him about…

You know what I hate the most in this world is back stabbing bitches. There are people in this world designed to pretend to be your friends then turn around and destroy us. I have meet so many people like that and it makes me sick but hey what can I do about it. You can try to handle them in a way you think will work without being violent but trust me when I tell you that will never work. You have to stand your ground not matter what or they will just walk all over you. You can’t be afraid to…

This historical analysis will define the incogent argument for the thesis of the “primal nature of honor” in the patriarchal behaviors of the antebellum South in Honor and Violence in The Old South by Bertram Wyatt-Brown. The notion of “honor” is the primary thesis for Wyatt-Brown’s (1986) argument that southern plantation culture was dominated by a patriarchal system of behaviors defined through family and sexual conduct. Wyatt-Brown actually presents the causation for southern behaviors…