Medal

“Heavy Medal,” which was published in The Washington Post. They feel as though the award was awarded unfairly and unjustly. In both of their pieces, they use valid arguments to impact the reader’s thoughts on the whole ordeal. Michael Binyon’s view on the event is prevalent even in his title. By saying that the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s “Absurd Decision…

attorney wants to pin a medal on a black person to show that he’s not racist. When he thinks of a firefighter, he is informed that the person is from Iraq and that their name is Saddam. Immediately, he is revolved by the thought, because it would look bad if he pinned a medal on a person from Iraq with this name. He does not care that the person is actually a hero, all he sees are prejudicial thoughts that direct his actions. He is controlling which group of people will get a medal and only…

the medal really made me go back in time.”Jack with fear got sad. “What medal?”Cece asked. “I got hit by a medal with a symbol 8 with a ribbon and I woke up here...where am I?” Jack is really confused and asked Cece. “Well you’re in San Pescado Azul.” Cece replied with joy for her city. “This means i'm in the other side of the world.” Jack with fear replies. “ This is weird because in the newspaper they talked about finding a medal in Las Medusas with a symbol 8 maybe that's the medal…

Service Medal with Bronze Service Star The Good Conduct Medal WWII Victory Medal Oak Leaf Cluster of the Purple Heart Purple Heart Medal (In this capacity fought in battle) There are journals in which my Great Grandfather kept after he returned as a POW in Germany. While fighting in the war he was shot in his right hand. After being held as a POW they were still signs of medal pieces in his hand. After weeks of being held captive they were…

Did you know that GOD has something in mind for us? Do you know that he will never leave us? Our personalities, attitudes towards our priorities in life and people who influence us in our daily life shape the way we live, and we can always choose whether we want a life that honors GOD or a life that is full of guilt and sorrow. God always has a plan for us. “Chariots of Fire” is an amazing movie that shows us the many differences between the runners Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams. It was…

John W. Young Our country is filled with interesting people, one of these people is Astronaut John W. Young, also known as John Watts Young. John Young was selected by NASA to be an astronaut in the September of 1962, thus beginning his long career. Young has been on many flights including Gemini 3 on March Twenty-third, 1965 , this was the first Gemini mission to be manned. On July 18, 1966, launched Gemini 10 carrying Young and another astronaut named Michael Collins. The primary purpose of…

the attention of college scouts. Born with many disabilities, Forest finds a way to persevere and become a highly decorated soldier. Sergeant Gump's awards and decorations included, the Medal of Honor, Purple Heart, Vietnam Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, National Defense Service Medal, Expert rifleman Badge, and Republic of Vietnam Campaign…

But he was alone, an insignificant speck in the emptiness around him, respected and awed by the distant crowd. He was their god. What did that man give up for glory? How long would it be before he too was forgotten? Bryant saw Bolt kiss the gold medal that hung around his neck, and gently caressed his own behind his back. “Nurse, could you stay with me, for a little while longer?” She paused. “Of course I…

awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for creating Penicillin and “in addition to the Nobel Prize, he received many honorary degrees and awards, including the Silver Berzelius Medal of the Swedish Medical Society, the Pasteur Medal of the Pasteur Institute and the Societé de Chimie Biologique, the Paul Ehrlich Centenary Prize, the Gold Medal for Therapeutics of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London,” and “was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1969” (Science and Its Times; Encyclopedia of…

Have you ever wondered what is happening in your brain? Or how your nervous system really works? Well then you would want to learn about neuroscience. Neuroscience is the study of the structure or function of the nervous system and brain. Neuroscience also focuses on the behavioral and cognitive functions of the brain. One of the current scientists, whom is considered an expert, in the field of neuroscience is Dr. Ben Carson. Dr. Ben Carson was born in Detroit, Michigan, and was raised by a…