Mau Nation Character Analysis

Rachel Aouli Kalama Utagawa was six when the book Moloka’i by Alan Brennert began. She wanted to travel the world like her father did. Every time he went to a new place he brought Rachel a cultural doll. The most recent addition to her collection was a Russian nesting doll. Like her newest doll, Rachel was still showing her outermost shell. She was an innocent girl who saw the good in the entire world around her. As she explored and discovered the layers of herself, the world around her unfolded. This sweet doll had layers of innocence, sorrow, hate, joy, and fulfillment.

National Honor Society is composed of four pillars: scholarship, service, leadership, and character. I believe that I have shown these four characteristic traits throughout my school years, however, I identify most with character. The character pillar is necessary for me to express the other traits of each pillar.

At the beginning of the movie, Koro is the leader of the community. Koro demonstrates many great leadership qualities for example; he is knowledgeable, passionate, caring, loving, stern and has authority. Koro is very knowledgeable about the Maori culture. He is one of the few that knows how speak the language, memories chants of by heart, knows the dances and legends of the Maori culture. He told Pai the legend of Paikea and how they originated from him, people respect him for that knowledge. Another quality Koro possesses is he is really passionate about his community. He is passionate about the culture and keeping tradition in place. He wants the future generations to hold on to their culture. Koro cares about the community, he realises that people have lost their way. If he didn't care about that he wouldn't go to the trouble of starting that school and making sure the boys found their way and knew they belonged. Koro deeply loves Pai, they're family after all. We can symbolise their love through riding the bicycle. In the opening scenes of the movie, we see Koro and Pai riding the bike together and he also takes her to school by the bike. Furthermore, just as Pai and her dad was about to leave, Koro and Pai were doing circles around the tree. Koro at times be stern with her, he just doesn't want her to rebel against tradition. Koro doesn't tolerate any bad behaviour or discrimination to tradition, we can see this when Koro clipped Hemi's ear with no delay. The director

“ His Expression remained the same- cynical, defiant, painful” (Gaines 84). Miss Emma did not think that Jefferson knew he was going to be put in the chair, which kind of furthers this whole idea that everyone has that’s he’s incompetent. Even his own aunt without realizing has degraded him. I think that maybe Jefferson can’t read or write but he’s a human who understands laws. At the beginning of the book I was feeding into the notion that he was mentally challenged, but I think now that he just grew up in the uneducated black stigma put on him by white people not letting black school have the same education. And so he knows he is going to die, he doesn’t fight he doesn’t resist he faces the unjust punishment with grace and is going o let

In the book, Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Patillo Beals, all of the character present were true warriors at heart. Between the students that attended Central High School and the family members that had to go through the struggle of being hated in their own town, they did not give up. I believe that I am most like Melba because I never give up, I have had similar events happen to me in my own school, and I have a family that is just as supportive as hers.

I was pleased to have attended a lecture cosponsored by the Ethics Center, the Fresno State office of the president, the Fresno Bee and Valley PBS. The lecture began with Dr. Castro recognizing a few leaders on campus, including a past Fresno State president, Dr. John D. Welty and campus volunteer Mary Castro. Dr. Castro then mentioned a few things about Mr. Brooks stating that he is a columnist for the New York Times and an analyst for the PBS “News Hour” and NPR’s “All Things Considered.” Dr. Brooks also teaches at Yale University, one the finest university in the country. Dr. Castro continued by saying that he learned that Mr. Brooks office hours are from 9am to 1pm and how “cool” it sounded to him. I was surprised how many people attended the event. I was fortunate to find a seat. David Brooks mentioned how he has some remote roots in the Central Valley because his father grew in Chowchilla, CA but Mr. Brooks grew in New York.

Wes Moore’s mother Joy tried very hard to make Wes a well rounded person. She made sure Wes go to Riverdale Country school, which was one of the best school in Bronx. Even though Wes didn’t feel like he belonged there. When Wes got into horrible habits such as attending school irregularly. Wes’s mother warned to Wes if he doesn't straighten up, she will send him to military school. Wes knew if he didn’t start to behave there were be consequences. Wes said, “ I knew my mother was considering sending me away, but I never thought she’d actually do it” (Moore 87). Joy made Wes go to Valley Forge because he wasn’t behaving. Valley Forge is what shaped Wes into well rounded person. Joy’s disciplinary attitude is what influenced Wes into good person. Unlike the other Wes’s mother

It is not only a privilege, but also an honor to be considered for the National Honor Society. Members of this organization thrive every day and excel in the areas of character, leadership, and service. During my school career, through achieving goals in these areas, I was able to better myself and I continue to work to do so every day.

I believe that I embody the National Honor Society pillars of character and leadership both inside and outside of school. I exhibit strong character in the way that I treat my friends, classmates, and acquaintances with respect and kindness. I try to be inclusive and welcoming to others, especially if they are in a situation that is uncomfortable for them. As someone who has attended my school for 11 years, I feel a responsibility to include students who are new to the school. I have a few friends who transferred schools in middle and high school. During their transitions, I have tried to include them in my friend group, invite them to school activities, and generally make them feel comfortable at their new school. In this way, I demonstrate

The five areas of excellence recognized by National Junior Honor Society are developing character, scholarship, leadership, service, and citizenship. I believe that all of these different areas are important for children, teens, and even adults today.

Character is intertwined through the principles of ethics, poise, and candor. Through activities inside and outside the classroom, I have dedicated sixteen years to the pursuit of achieving perfect character. Joining the National Honor Society would allow me to grow as a person, and would further develop my character for me to serve as much as I can for every individual.

Throughout the Pauahi unit there have been numerous amounts of knowledge and wisdom found within the book. However, within the unit there were a few essential life lessons that I was able to take away from. One of which, came from the foundation of Kamehameha Schools. All throughout the unit, Pauahi was constantly making desicions that would continue to shape the future generations of native Hawaiians. Likewise, the will and creation of Kamehameha Schools is no exception. In Pauahi’s will, very specific words were stated in order to ensure the protection of Kamehameha Schools’ values and well-being. An example of such would be when she stated that Kamehameha Schools will prefer those with native Hawaiian blood over those

Artie’s three key relationships - his relationship with his mother, father, and the public - are interdependent, which means that Artie’s survivor’s guilt from his relationship with his parents affects his relationship with the public. His survivor’s guilt drives him to create MAUS to try to understand his parents’ suffering. Furthermore, he feels obligated to correctly convey the unimaginable evils of the Holocaust to the public, because doing so unsuccessfully would be a disservice to his parents and all those who suffered during the Holocaust. This is a very difficult task, which is shown by the public reaction to MAUS. Although MAUS is commercially successful, Artie is frustrated by the public and feels very confused just like in his other

In “The Journey to the West,” the monk was accompanied by Pigsy, the Sha Monk, the Handsome Monkey King, and the horse. Each of these supporting characters possess a certain magical ability that assisted the monk on his journey, additionally they had their own flaws. This contrasts the monk, which has no magical ability and was devoted buddhism. The strengths, weaknesses, and backgrounds of these supporting characters encapsulate the idea of buddhism throughout the novel, and by including them and Xuanzang the book is able to summarize the idea of buddhism.

How can one little lie affect someone's life in a huge way? In the book Nothing but the Truth by Avi Wortis Philip, the main character, shares one little lie that impacted his life. Everyone lies all the time, but in Nothing but the Truth multiple people share the blame of the impact of this lie.