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of participating in my high school's Navy Junior ROTC program, I came to earn ribbons as well as medals. Including ribbons for leadership, volunteering, and for my GPA. Although this is true each medal I have received from this program has a need for a leadership quality being present.…

Claes Oldenburg Who is Claes Oldenburg? Claes Thure Oldenburg is an American sculptor, painter, and pop artist, known as the, “reigning king of Pop sculpture since the early 1960’s.” Claes Oldenburg was born on January 28, 1929 in Stockholm, Sweden. Son of Gösta Oldenburg and Sigrid Elisabeth; due to his father being a member of the Swedish foreign service, Claes and his family moved quite often. Brother of Richard Oldenburg a well-known art historian whom of which was director of the Museum of…

you a long way in the eyes of the people around you. It also rubs of and you will then see people giving you the exact same respect as you would give them and telling you the truth. “The Medal of Honor was created as a Navy version in 1861 named the "Medal of Valor", and an Army version of the medal named the "Medal of Honor" was established in 1862 to give recognition to men who distinguished themselves "conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity" in combat with an enemy of the United…

Abb Rose, 86, rancher and businessman, died Monday, Feb. 1 in New Braunfels. He was born Nov. 22, 1923 in Del Rio to Mr. and Mrs. Pat Rose, Sr. Rose's grandfather, Abb Martin Rose, moved to Del Rio with his family in 1888. The Roses were one of the first ranching families in Val Verde County and founding members of the First United Methodist Church of Del Rio. After graduating from Del Rio High School in 1941, Rose attended Texas A&M, where he was a member of the rodeo team. In 1942, he left…

For my dollar bill I chose the eccentric and brave Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks was a black woman who grow up on a farm in Alabama. She lived in a time period of severe segregation and prejudice, being scolded by society for the color of her skin. As a little girl she lived in constant fear of the Klu Klux Klan. Rosa expressed exceptional knowledge in school regardless of the disadvantages she had compared to the caucasian children. At 19 years old Rosa fell in love with Raymond Parks who worked as a…

We see the first chapter of The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien to be the foundation for the rest of the novel, with exquisite descriptions of everyone and everything, to the foreshadowing and symbolism that embodies each character and “what they carry”. O’Brien offers us basic descriptions of what each member of Alpha Company carries that is described as “largely determined by necessity” (2). Some would carry knives, extra rations and what seemed like an overkill of supplies, while others…

He served 4 tours in the Iraq war and was awarded several commendations for acts of heroism and meritorious service in combat. Kyle received two silver star medals, five bronze star medals, one Navy & Marine corps commendation medals, two Navy & Marine Corps Achievement medals and numerous other unit and personal…

Basketball has had a great impact in my life. I got my first little tykes basketball rim on my first birthday. By four years old I was playing at the YMCA in Jacksonville with other kids from my hometown. It was a great way for me to make friends. Ever since then I have been playing basketball. Since we were from a small town, many kids played basketball. I played with the same group of kids from four years old through eighth grade year of junior high. We had a great connection and those kids…

The medal hid under a stack of clothes inside my closet–a painful reminder of immoralities that I am capable in doing. Most people would always be jubilant when they hear they earned a prize, but instead, I just had my head down for the rest of the day, heavy with contempt. I could have went the right way, I was thinking. Each time I went out for the Writing Contest, I’ve always failed for the reason of my “stupid writing sense”, according to my lovable mom. But weeks before the 26th Emmy’s…

Imagine yourself having to move to a foreign country at a young age. The next day, you’re in an unfamiliar classroom filled with unfamiliar people. Your teacher begins to speak but you can’t understand anything. All you can think about is what people are trying to tell you and how to respond back. It’s a very frustrating experience but scenarios like this happen a lot. I am a person who has experienced this particular situation. I moved to Kauai when I was on the verge of learning my native…