Personal Narrative: My Third Boy Scout

I remember seeing my pinewood derby car going down the track; it was silver, blue letters on it that said sonic and black wheels that sounded like a hot wheels car going down a track. I was only 6 years old when that happened. Now I stand in front of the board representing Boy Scouts of America, ¨Congratulations, you are officially an Eagle Scout.¨ It hits me all the sudden like a wave hitting a sea wall, an 11 year journey just ended and it’s time to see the outcome.

The year is 2016, it is a cold and rainy Tuesday afternoon. My father, John Carey, and I are driving to Sherman, Texas. Once I reach Sherman I will go before a board of leaders in order to achieve the ranking of Eagle Scout. I am incredibly nervous, anxious, but really I am ready to get into the meeting and show them that I am trustworthy and capable of achieving such an honor. As we pull up to the church where the meeting will be held, I realize that I could possibly not be ready. I have gone over my project, which they will be asking questions about, a million times. Not to mention I am the one who orchestrated the planning and everything about the project, so I am very familiar with it. Yet, I sit and wonder what if they ask that one question

Growing up as the son of a career Naval Officer, I have experienced a background that varies greatly from that of an applicant who has grown up in a strictly civilian family. The constant relocation, the exciting places I have lived, and the countless great, unique people I have met, have all contributed that that he unique childhood I have enjoyed. While at times my identity as a military child has made life challenging and difficult, I strongly believe that it has made me a stronger, more adaptable person because I have been molded by past experiences and I don't think that my application would be complete without this information.

Throughout my high school career, I have continuously adhered to the qualities of participation, engagement and leadership through being a good citizen, and have not only begun to impact my local community, but also communities abroad in my state. Active involvement in The Boy Scouts of America has helped develop these qualities I hold and more. My volunteering in county-hosted Christmas events, multiple eagle projects, Brown Bag Ministry, street cleanup, student tutoring, technology assistance, and others has combined to over 160 total service hours in just the span of four high school years. Active citizenship continues to show me different ways of life in my own community and is illuminating. What it also creates is initiative. Through participation with my local fire department, I have been able to identify a need of my community and start to address it. I have volunteered my time for the fire department, and together with the Assistant Fire Chief, we are starting to create a new department website and digital

Progressing through ranks and merit badges widened my range of knowledge, from fingerprinting to landscape architecture. Seeing this variety kept me in and wanting more. I encountered other Scouts beyond the troop and I made really good friends that are out of the normal school environment. Once again, the shell broke away a little more.

This allowed me to truly test my leadership skills, mixing in hard work and fun was the greatest challenge I faced every week. Most recently, I completed my Eagle Project over the summer, which was an Olympic-sized Sand Volleyball Court at my local park. This project was one of the biggest in my Troop’s history, and if you would like to read more, an article was written and put on multiple websites, including (http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2017/11/troop_112_eagle_scout_project_brings_sand_volleyba.html). I believe that I put forth my best possible effort on this project, and I hope that I have left an addition to the community that will remain for many years to come. Because of this project, I will be having my Eagle Board of Review in early January, and will be receiving two palms upon my completion due to the amount of extra merit badges I have received. While I am not sure what type of person I would be if I did not join Cub Scouts ten years ago, I am truly grateful that I made the choice that got me to where I am

My father cites the qualities instilled in him as a Scout as some of the most enduring and beneficial to him throughout his life. From an early age, he learned the value of respect, kindness, courage, and responsibility: traits which combine to

Nowadays, cross-cultural communication is one of the keys to survive in this society. It plays an important role in our society. The book, A long way gone: Memoirs of a boy soldier, describes several cross cultural issues. This book is based on the true story of Ishamel Beah, who was solder in Republic of Sierra Leone. During his life time, he face a number of cultural shocks and tried to adapt each situation. Through story of his life, we can recognize some cultural differences and similarities between his central culture, Sierra Leon, and other individuals/groups. Thus, in this essay, I would like to discuss how are cultural differences and similarities between Ishamel’s culture and other cultures revealed. There are three main points; cultural differences shows cultural conflict and cultural integration, and cultural similarities reflects the Americanization.

As I have not been in the business world in a while, the organization I am most familiar with would be Girl Scouts. I was a leader for fifteen years as well as a Service Unit Treasurer for several years. As leaders, we had to be open and willing to work with a wide range of girls. Some had disabilities or religious beliefs that we had to understand and work with. For example, some of the girls celebrated the Sabbath on Saturday while others observed it on Sunday, so we had to plan weekend activities equitably. During cookie season, I would accommodate both groups by doing booths on both days so that all the girls could participate. Also, some of the girls did not observe holidays, while others had religious dietary restrictions. When

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of A Boy Solider is a biography of a young man, Ishmael Beah, during his years of growing up as a child of war in Sierra Leone, Africa. The story begins in January of 1993 in his hometown village Mogbwemo. Beah who is twelve at the time is a part of hip-hop dance and music group with his brother Junior, and friend Talloi. The boys leave their village one day to the neighboring city to perform in their friend’s talent show. While the rap group is away, rebels attack their village resulting in the boys’ early return to search for their families. Upon returning to the village, the boys are welcomed by a deserted village suffering from the horrors of war, which becomes their new reality. Two of the major themes reoccurring throughout this book are the battle with maintaining innocence and companionship.

Growing up as a military child and living all over the world, I was afforded many

There are approximately 250,000 child soldiers in the world today. Sixty percent of these soldiers are young boys, and eighty percent of them are under the age of fifteen. In the memoir, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, Ishmael Beah describes his three-year experience as a child soldier in Sierra Leone. Throughout the five phases of the novel Ishmael 's personality changes drastically. It is more of an evolution than it is development. In the end, he ends up as an entirely different person than he began as. Throughout the book, Ishmael faces many challenges. In the beginning, he copes with the trauma of losing his family. Later, he struggles with his addiction to cocaine. In the end, he 's learning how to adjust to a normal life. These significant moments shape his character, and explain why he acts the way that he does.

War creates fight among humanity and can destroy the minds of adolescents. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier is a book written by Ishmael Beah based on his personal story of survival during the Sierra Leone Civil War. The book was published in 2007 by Sarah Crichton Books of Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in New York. The memoir discusses the struggles of Sierra Leoneans during the times of their civil war from the 1980s to 1990s. Beah concentrates on how children were affected by the attacks of the Revolutionary United Front. Through his expressive words, he strongly discusses the repercussions of war on the

Being in the scouts have taught me lots of things. They have taught me life skills that I can use in the real

Let's go back to 2012, my freshman year. I was a typical teenage girl except there was something different about me, I was a Boy Scout. Not only was I a Boy Scout but I was the Vice President of Administration for my Crew. You're probably thinking to yourself how the heck did I get myself into that, you're probably wondering what made me so special to not only be in the Boy Scouts but to hold such an important position. Well I found out about the Venture Crew through my cousin and school, my cousin was in the crew and when I was a freshman she was diagnosed with cancer. When she shaved her head to beat the cancer the boys were so supportive and there for her that they shaved their heads as well, I knew I had to be apart of this. So I joined. I was very quite at the first meeting,