My Opinion of the Purpose of National Honor Society To be inducted into the National Honor Society would be a great respect. ... The Influence of National Honor Society Members on Others To be in the National Honor Society makes your friends and piers look up to you. ... They are very important because they helped us become what we are today. ... These are two factors that are very important to our society. ... They made us grow into what we are today. ...

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A society lacking a socially stable or culturally acceptable identity dissipates into every city-street and small rural town making up this nation. ... Children today flood into the many classrooms of the federal public school system, and others, gifted or privileged, seep into the private institutions that are reserved by the elite class. ... Today, in Great Britain, children go to school complete in a school uniform, where some bear the sign of the cross. ... Those that created the basis for the freedom this society takes for granted are the same ones that gave their trust to God. ... On...

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The education of ancient Greece affects the systems of Educations that exist today all over the world, though much has been changed2. ... The Spartan society, which believed in simplicity, obedience, and self-denial affected the education2. ... Also, the subjects taught in ancient Greece, especially Athens were very modern, and many of those subjects are still taught today. ...

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My opinion on this issue is that I agree that education should be relevant to tomorrow's job market. First of all, this type of teaching keeps students motivated and inspires them to continue with their education after high school. For example, when I was in high school many students would often won...

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Some say that schools should focus on problems in a different way "Since school violence mirrors that of society at large, schools should seriously confront and discuss issues of racism and cultural conflict" (Siegel). ... Violence is one of the most serious issues facing today's schools and if a way has been found to significantly lower the level of violence at schools it should be put into effect across the country. ... In fact, "According to the USA Today, parents spent an average of $185 per child buying non-uniform clothing in1998, compared with an average of $104 spent per child ...

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In fact I believe that if any of the great philosophers were here today in our society, they would be terribly overwhelmed in attempting to understand what has gone wrong in today's educational process. ... (Wordbook online) This is not the case in today's society. ... Morals today seem to mean that if you want something, or choose to dress, speak and act in a way that offends everyone around you, either society joins them or society should just step aside and get out of their way. ... However, in today's society there are one parent families, there are families being bro...

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Though many aspects of Maimonides' explanations are not concordant with modern ideas, he creates cogent arguments on the limits of man's intellect that can be applied to society today. ... This is because of what both society and religion defined women's roles as in the 12th century. Women today are the complete inverse of the women of the 12th century. ... There are more women enrolled in college today than men. ... In his discussion "On the Limits of Man's Intellect", Maimonides introduces many theories that are still applicable to today's society. ...

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But look at today's society, parents say, "don't go to school too early, because there might be bad people hiding somewhere." ... School violence is a result of major factors in society today. ... Family problems today make the role of family even more important in society. ... What work needs to be done regarding unhealed wounds in society? ... School violence decreases along with major factors in society today. ...

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School has become a mandatory way of life that is expected in today's society. ... According to Gatto, success does not necessarily result from good performance in school as society might think. ... Being taught the same way takes away a person's originality, and Gatto tells his readers that this method is used to maintain control over today's society. ... His overall idea is eye-opening, but in the end, schools are too attached to today's society to abandon the approach. Instead, only small changes should be made in schools today to allow individual development....

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I don't think the Chandler family would have survived without education in today's society. ... In today's society farmers are some of the most important people in the work industry. ... They wouldn't even have the military help in today's society without an education. Money plays a very big role in business in today's society even in their society. ... I don't think they would have survived in today's society neither. ...

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Mark Mathabane the author of an article called "Appearance are Destructive" has very strong views about clothing in today's society. ... I feel that America has become a society obsessed with appearances. Maybe this attributes to today's youth. In today's competitive society, a person strives for perfection, due to the fact that so much emphasis is placed on one's outer appearance. No matter who we are or where we live, society puts this pressure upon us. ...

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People without this type of education are seen as failures in today's society. ... This standard is a set rule each person in society is expected to live up to. ... This is a society in which the "common good" of the society is not taken into consideration. ... Drucker believes that today's job qualifications require "a good deal of formal education and the ability to acquire and to apply theoretical and analytical knowledge (Drucker 229). ... If we are using knowledge as a determinant of our society's well being, our society will not be successful. ...

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How Society Views Violence In Schools In the past few years there has been a definite increase in the incidence of violence in the schools. Society is at a loss for answers. ... We live in a society today where most of the two-parent families both work many hours. ... There are more things that kids are involved in today than there was in the past. ... Based on my own experience, these groups seem to "worship" the evil in society and they tend to go against society. ...

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Perhaps one of the most influential political groups that is still working today is the National Organization for Women ( NOW). This group was started, "to take action to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now, exercising all the privileges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with men." ... Even today it is debated that women do not make as much money as their male counterparts. ... It is because of these women today that young women now find themselves in college for the right reasons; to get and education and make themselves a bett...

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World History: Change Over Time Essay Today many of the world's most prestigious schools and universities are located in Europe. ... While today education is becoming increasingly important, the transformation from being a privilege to a necessity began over a thousand years ago. ... During this period of history, the aims of schools were to develop the abilities of the individual, to aid in discovering innate truth and to prepare each individual for their role in society. ... Those taught this type of education were known as doctors and were highly este...

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With the many advances in today's society, it can sometimes be hard to believe that after spending the majority of our life receiving an education, there is so much we still do not know. ... Today vacant land and other resources are scarce and we are still determined to improve technologies that are already taken for granted. The quest for knowledge has resulted in the highly developed and complex world we live in today, yet it has caused us to take advantage of our ecosystem. ... That particular person may never know the improvements he or she could have contributed to society. ... It...

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Money is very important asset in today's society. ... I want to be ready when I join society. ... Society may look at men as a more stable provider, but the world is changing. ... "Today with increasing numbers of women students in nearly every branch of higher learning, we still see very few women in the upper levels of faculty and administrations most institutions." In conclusion, a college education will improve many aspects of society. ...

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Money is very important asset in today's society. ... I want to be ready when I join society. ... Society may look at men as a more stable provider, but the world is changing. ... "Today with increasing numbers of women students in nearly every branch of higher learning, we still see very few women in the upper levels of faculty and administrations most institutions." In conclusion, a college education will improve many aspects of society. ...

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Mainly due to the fairness in society, in which each American has equal opportunity. ... In today's society we also find a lot of people being spit out by the job force due to the advancement of technology. ... A lot of young kids today feel that they won't make it in their society and need to find a way to make it out; it's almost a fact that those unattractive jobs won't provide the income needed to make that possible. ... How could society consider each other as neighbors when they walk to totally different neighborhoods? ... Ferguson is still alive and well today. ...

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I have held many leadership roles throughout my school career: Vice President of National Honor Society (whose chapter received one of ten outstanding service projects in the U.S. with organ donation), representative at Missouri Girls State and Hugh O'Brien Leadership Camp, volunteer at Camp Blue Sky for a period of four years, followed by many other leadership roles. ... These steps have made me who I am today and have encouraged me to pursuer my dreams of enlightening children's lives with a subject that I find fascinating. ...

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Advocates support choice because it opens doors for the oppressed in our society. ... Society will not function equitably if only a percentage of the population has access to the prizes of society (education, status, etc.). ... The pros and cons of implementing school voucher systems stem from the kind of society we want. ... If there were to be a vote on the issue today, I would definitely have to vote for the voucher system opportunity to people. ... Although, today it appears that the hurdles are too high for many and scaffolds must be erected to help them over the barrier, there is st...

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The first cause of an illiterate society is the parents. ... In today society many young parents have hardly any educational background. ... The second cause of an illiteracy society is the teacher. ... The third cause of an illiterate society is the government. ... An illiteracy society is a hard subject to crab hold to, especially when one lives in the society, and thinks there is no hope. ...

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Blackboard Jungle While Blackboard Jungle is a dramatized film about juvenile delinquency it covers many key problems that were starting to arise in young people around that time and are still apparent in young people today. ... In today's world we still see some of these problems along with many others. ... In today's high schools, there is always the a student that has to interrupt/disturb the class during the teachers lesson. ... If we can stop this kind of behaviour before it gets to serious, by helping to treat and rehabilitate the student(s), then society will be at a much...

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The Brown case served as a catalyst for the modern civil rights movement, inspiring education reform everywhere and forming the legal means of challenging segregation in all areas of society. http://www.civilrights.org/education/brown/. ... "Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments. Compulsory school attendance laws and the great expenditures for education both demonstrate our recognition of the importance of education to our democratic society. ... Today, half a century later, education remains a hotly contested ground for different visions of t...

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When you look at it this way, it appears that the reason he feels this way isn't because, no matter how hard he tries, or no matter what he teaches, he won't be able to make a positive impact on society or those that he teaches. ... It wouldn't seem like such a difficult thing to do, teachers today incorporate their personal views into their teaching all the time. Granted that teachers today also get into trouble on some occasions, when their beliefs are not in line with the rest of society and granted that it would be a bit easier for Grant to get in trouble for such a taboo ...

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