French Honors Society Application 2015
Huyen Nguyen
For the past seven years I have been studying the french language and I believe my years of dedication to learning the language will be put to use in the French Honors Society. Last year, there was not a massive amount of activity happening within the society, however, I believe that with the right planning, french can be further incorporated in everyday lives. Many people within our community have experienced some form of the french culture, but have not experienced everything french has to offer. I understand that many of my people have enjoy french music, but are ashamed they do not know more about the language. I would like to take the opportunity of being in the French Honors Society to everyone in this situation what french has to offer.
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One example of this is my current music selection. When I was younger, I would listen to the typical pop songs they played on the radio. Now I have my own taste and many of the songs are french music that I listen to on a daily bases. I like to think this is because in middle school, the teacher would play songs before she started class. French has also impacted my travel; during the summer, my family and I traveled to france for two weeks, immersing myself within the culture. Originally, it was only going to be and my aunt, however, I later convinced the rest of my family to join us and learn about the country. We ate at many french restaurants and visited the famous museums such as the Louvre. I believe that I have gone to great lengths to learn about the french culture after learning more about their
This author does many things well in his description of this French class these include: use of detailed descriptions, real life examples, and purposeful misspellings of the teacher’s dialogue. All of these literary devices help to enhance the author's work and provide an almost surreal tone to the author’s work. A weakness of this article is that the purpose of these techniques does not truly present itself until the
The extensive number of words in the English language makes it nearly impossible for any one person to learn them all. The average person says anywhere from 13,000 to 20,000 words per day. But do we truly understand all of these words to their full meaning? The answer is most likely not. Take the word society, for example.
To be in National Junior Honor Society you have to have good character, citizenship,service, and leadership. First, I have good character. I take criticism willingly, and I also welcome recommendations. Second, I demonstrate citizenship well. Civic involvement is very important, and I have high regard to freedom, justice, and respect for the American form of government.
Growing up in a hispanic family directly affected the environment I was exposed to. Everyone around me always greatly emphasized the importance of family, being humble, and being generous.. My teachers, friends, family, and loved ones majorly impacted me and shaped me into who I am today. When one is brought up in a small town, a lot like the one I was brought up in, one is destined to typically be exposed to the same type of people as long as you live in that certain town. Everyone in my small hometown usually had a background story like the one my parents have, therefore, they also usually had a lot of the same morals and values my parents held high and taught me.
Hard working, positive and charitable: these are a few of many things I work to be in my everyday life. I set high moral standards for myself and am always looking for ways that I can help the people around me. I believe in being the best one can be. I demonstrate the qualities of a National Junior Honors Society member at school, home and in my community by staying positive, hard working, and always eager to help others and take the lead. Not only do I show compassion and charity, but I also value a good work ethic and success in school.
My simple dignity appealed to everyone. People even paid for seats in windows to watch me ride past in my coach. I enjoyed the parties given in my honor and made many close friends among the French people. I also worked very hard. First I had to secure formal recognition for my country.
National Junior Honor Society The five standard qualities of the National Junior Honor Society are character, scholarship, leadership, service, and citizenship. This is what the five qualities of the Society mean to me and how I show them. A positive character shows honesty, caring, trustworthiness and generosity. I tell the truth even when I have made mistakes. I show caring when I help with the Brownie troop with the young girls.
The National Honor Society is based off of four pillars; Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character. Scholarship is one of the most important pillars to me. Scholarship means not only doing well in school and getting good grades, but applying what I have learned and using it everyday. I know the importance of education and feel that I am a lifelong learner. I feel very fortunate to have been raised in a family where education is a priority.
As a recipient of the Gilman Scholarship, I aim to study the French language in Paris, France through the four-week Intensive French program offered by Florida
It is a great honor to be nominated as a member of the National Honor Society. There are many reasons why I want to take part in NHS. One reason why I want to be in it is to continue to grow academically with people who have the same goals as me. I want to be encouraged, not discouraged by the people around me. If I get into NHS, it will give me a lot of opportunities to be a leader.
Since 9th grade I have been obsessed with the French language and have only dreamed of getting to, one day, travel to Paris. Getting to meet and talk to Flavie Jovet was probably the closest I will ever get to visit France but it was such an amazing experience. Flavie is such a sweet girl and it was so satisfying to ask her about France, what it’s like there, and how it compares to the US. Before I even met Flavie I could tell she was from France.
The National Honor Society is built upon four founding principles: Scholarship, Character, Leadership, and Service. I have a high school life filled with dedication to these four principles on the Spiritual standpoint, the Familial level, the Community level and finally at the National level. Moreover, I did begin my dedication to these same four principles even before this starting with the Boy Scouts of America and this commitment will continue along with having a rich future when I reach my fullest potential. I firmly believe that to have academic excellence is giving your best effort to maintain not just having straight As and a high GPA at or close to the edge of attaining a 4.0, but to also have the skills that help you perform your very best in college and beyond. To recap, it is having a well-rounded education with just the right academics and activities best suited to your
To make a significant change in the world, countless hours of preparation, of work, and proactive cooperation with others are crucial for success. I partake in few extra-curricular activities, but I have dedicated years of my life to them all. On a regular week, I have to balance French club and National French Honor Society secretary duties, community service for National Honor Society, and additional choir practice for at least two hours after school each week (while sometimes performing community service with the choir as well). I want to become an engineer; so I take AP classes that are useful and interest me because I will need to know advanced math and science concepts in college. All of these extra-curricular activities and academics will become even more relevant when it is time for me to advance my future goals of pursuing a higher education and making significant efforts to aid the world by designing helpful technology with medical applications.
From that first moment when I wandered into my Maternelle classroom clutching my mom’s hand, I have been immersed in French culture. By the end of fifth grade, after my family spent an entire year in France, I was bilingual and bicultural. Upon returning to Providence, we brought back our love of Pain au Chocolats and Cotes de Porc Normand and a commitment to unhurried family dinners. To this day, despite the chaos of our hectic lives, we still make a point to sit down to dinner together and engage in meaningful conversation as we genuinely listen to one another and share the events of our