Advanced Placement American History: Setting Analysis

“Leadership – leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses.” This quote by Mitt Romney exemplifies the reason why I am fit to become the Historian of the Rocky Run Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society. The reason why I want to be the Historian of NJHS is because I know I can make a positive impact on this group. In addition, I enjoy doing all the activities a Historian would do, like taking pictures, or recording details. I am capable of running for office because I am responsible, creative, and organized. Not only am I suitable to become Historian, but also, I have some ideas that we all can implement. Although this is not in the description of the position, if I become officer in the future, all the office members

“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others” according to Bill Gates, while John Maxwell tells people that “Leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less.” Neither of them completely capture leadership, but at the same time, neither of them are wrong. To be a leader, one must empower and influence those they lead in order to get the results they want. Neither one mentions that a leader must be confident in themselves and show others that they are confident with the decisions they make for themselves and others. As president of the Italian National Honor Society at my school, it is my job to promote excellence in the course, as well as in the community. Since our society values giving back to the community, we put an emphasis on community service. Many of the other students in the society worried about completing their hours. I showed them that they did not need to worry about getting their service hours by completing all of my required hours for both National and Italian Honor Societies before the end of November.

Being a leader has always been extremely important to me. The past few years I have held many leadership positions to deepen my skills as a leader. Some of my most notable leadership positions of high school were that I was the secretary of my class, the secretary of my school’s National Honor Society, a member of the Youth Council for the Teen Leadership Corps, and a Student Ambassador for my high school. I have recently been chosen as a Peer Leader for the College of Business Administration (CBA), meaning that I will be available to help incoming freshman with whatever they may need as they make the transition to college. I was also chosen by the dean to give a speech at one of the largest high school visits for the CBA in order to inspire students to choose to come to Bowling Green. This was a very important experience for me because I had many high school seniors come up to me after the speech and ask me questions and reached out for advice from me. It is important to me that people value my advice because I believe that giving good advice is an imperative part of being a leader.

Throughout recent history, the definition of leadership has been the subject of a vast number books, articles, and essays. Countless authors have attempted define the ability to lead in a tangible way. They have scrutinized on how one becomes a leader and how one successfully leads. Because the ability to lead is so ambiguous and no one can follow a definable set of steps to become a leader, many authors have use examples of leaders to illustrate their views on the subject. And even in the limited scope of time that is the history of the United States, dozens of men and women have lead Americans through their words, beliefs, and actions. Whether they are appointed leaders such as President George Washington or Thomas Jefferson, or leaders of worthwhile cause such as Susan B. Anthony or Martin Luther King Jr., these leaders provide a blueprint that if examined carefully, can provide useful advice for those aspiring to become great leaders. And for Donald T. Phillips, the American leader whose life “still inspires and moves people from all walks of life” and provides an example of leadership that is without equal is Abraham Lincoln (Phillips). In his book Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times Phillips provides 15 overarching leadership qualities that Lincoln followed all throughout his life. By describing how Lincoln exhibited each of these qualities thoroughly, Phillips then relates how potential leaders today can duplicate those same qualities in their

At Boys State, I learned that I may need to assume a position of power if I am the most qualified. For various reasons, marching was integral to the operation of Boys State. However, almost all the citizens had never marched before. Even though my previous experience as a marching band member conflicted slightly in style, I still had an advantage. When I noticed dozens of my peers struggling to learn marching, I viewed it as my duty and obligation to help them and provide strong leadership to maintain a cohesive marching bloc. I did, however, need to overcome the barrier that was my previous marching experience. I trained in a different leg style, so I needed to speedily learn the nuances of this foreign style. From this, I learned volumes about leadership. I learned that there is a place and time for me to serve as a leader; I learned that occasionally the most qualified leaders aren’t necessarily fully qualified, and to respect their efforts to become qualified; I learned that all leaders must overcome challenges to be successful. This trying experience taught me how and when to assume a position of power for the benefit of the

Most of the time, I act as the leader in many activities such as group projects and class events. Additionally, I currently tend to the job of secretary of the sophomore class of 2020 with diligence and in an organized manner. Moreover, being a leader possesses more to its aspect because it is not only a role, but a lifestyle. Living this certain way assisted me in constructing my character and formed me into loyal, empathetic, accountable, determined, encouraging, respectful, selfless, honorable, innovative, and passionate student. In fact, it’s not about leading, it’s about serving our fellow peers to rise by lifting each other

These men and women led the way to do what they have done, whether showing their leadership in the business world, the political landscape, or the high school classroom. I know that I have been a leader for my peers, just as they have been for me. When preparing for a presentation for the Delaware State Student Council, I found a quote by Tom Peters, a writer on business management principles, which really resonated with me. “Leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders”. I have, since then, done what the quote says, and have built leaders in my peers and my friends. Leadership will continue to be a focal point of my character as a member of the Caesar Rodney National Honor Society, to better not just the people around me, but myself as

In the schools and also the community we need more leaders. Being a freshman of Lower Richland High school, I want to see students demonstrating more leadership. Often, I see student afraid to say no to peer pressure from other students. I want to see students leading by example. We need more leaders in this community, and less followers. In this essay I will discuss characteristic that describe a good leader, and what I want to see change in my community. .

Since I was little, I have always loathed history. I never understood why there was a need to learn about events that already happened; only the future mattered. But when my history teacher from sophomore year described AP US History as the class where students learned to appreciate history, I doubted how one class could change my mindset and decided to take the challenge and enroll.

In the secondary text Reading the American Past, chapter ten contains five different documents written in the early 1800s. This chapter is title “Republicans in Power” as it covers topics from Thomas Jefferson’s policies for Indians to exerts from a man that served in the War of 1812. Chapter 10 contains documents from Lewis and Clarks journals from their expedition in 1805. Additionally, it holds papers discussing the subject of abolishing slavery in the United States written by a slave. The next document is one that talks against Pennsylvanian law and threats to enslave free African Americans.

The quote "You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else” by Albert Einstein is a statement that is prevalent in all components of my life. From AP classes to my participation in the school orchestra, I’ve always had to work diligently and tirelessly to get ahead of everyone else. The quote means that to succeed one needs to learn everything that they can on the subject and work with dedication and devotion.

I have also been a member of band and a part of the college ambassadors. I have done band for four years and my freshman year I was a part of the all-county band. All-county band is an audition from all of the best band members from every school in the county and there are limited spots with certain instruments to come together into a mass band and perform together. All county band members are known to being the best band players in the county yet alone at your school. As a college ambassador, it is a group of about ten people who come together and discuss college choices, standardized test, studies, majors and life during college. This group has helped me make college decisions, made me a better person overall, has taught me many different options and routes through college, such as introducing me to internships during college. All throughout school ever since elementary school I have been on A/B honor roll and I still am to this day. My junior year I was inducted into the National Honors Society and the National Technical Honors Society, so grades are very important to me because I understand sports do not last forever but education and knowledge

Introduction: Years of commitment, dedication and serving the military with honor has paid off, and brought me to the threshold of Loyola University Chicago. For eight years I served as a Staff Sargent in the United States Air Force, but I began to desire more. I saw everything I had done thus far as a prequel to my next career goal. I was taught to be a leader in a place where a split second decision could change lives. Loyola’s focus on making students responsible leaders will strengthen the tools already in my toolbox.

I volunteered to be the bass coach to the elementary schoolers. After just a few sessions, I realized how much I enjoyed teaching the students. In my junior year, I became the first orchestra student accepted into the middle school orchestra sector of the Peer Collaboration program at my school, which gave me the chance to become, basically, a student teacher to the seventh-grade orchestra. From the first day I worked with the seventh graders, I fell in love with teaching, especially when it came to teaching other people about how amazing music can be. I soon began to also help with the eighth-grade orchestra, as well as tutoring the fourth and fifth graders, who were just beginning to learn their instruments, after school. The program helped me realize a new side of music that I hadn't considered before, music education. I decided that educating others on how to make and appreciate music rather than just being a casual consumer of music was what I wanted to do with my

Student leaders come in all shapes and sizes. They choose to lead based on their skills and preferences. Whether in social groups, athletics, or within the classroom, student leaders demonstrate certain traits that benefit both themselves and those they are leading. Generally speaking, leaders are classified as role models within the student body. They are the students who challenge the status quo, who ask questions and demand answers. They inspire athletic teams and social organizations alike; they bring to light the issues that an organization or club faces and work toward a solution. The traits and skills that these leaders exhibit socially, athletically, and academically can be both inherit and learned. The