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August 16, 2013

Scout’s Honor

I am a Boy Scout. I believe in the Scout Oath in my everyday life. As a Boy Scout, I am to set an example of how a Boy Scout should react in everyday life. The Scout Oath is: “On...
July 9, 2013

Servant Leadership

In today’s society, we have numerous examples of leaders that we follow. From those appointed in government positions, to musical artists, to professional athletes; Our ideals of who is and is not a leader is as varied as the number...
July 6, 2013

Competition

Our great country was born and raised on the idea of capitalism and competition. We became such the super power we are today by the competitive drive of the citizens of this country to do better ad be more successful...
May 16, 2013

The Gift of Ambiguity

I believe in ambiguity. A doctor once told me that viruses are the engines of evolution; if so, ambiguity is the engines of a different kind of evolution, one that affects the mind and the spirit. I treasure all the...
May 15, 2013

I Believe That You Shouldn’t Bite The Hand That Feeds You

I Believe That You Shouldn’t Bite The Hand That Feeds You I’ve been a waitress for more than two years now at a chain restaurant popular with families. I’m a polite, well-educated young woman and I treat every customer with...
May 8, 2013

Military Service For Everyone

God, faith in America, and trust in one another; why are we destroying the very values we have successfully achieved with in the past? People have forgotten how we became the United States of America, how African-Americans were freed from...
April 26, 2013

Santa’s Spirit Lives On

As a young child, I whole-heartedly believed in the legend of a hefty man, in a red suit, who travelled around the world in one night. Each Christmas I set out chocolate chip cookies and ice cold milk and stared...
February 22, 2013

Six Dollar Integrity

I believe in being honest. Oh, what an easy thing to say! I, like most people, think it is right to tell the truth, that cheating is wrong, and that others should be sincere in all they say and do....
February 19, 2013

Not Just A Document

“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by...