On my honor, I will do my best To do my duty To God and my country. That is part of a quote you have to say at the beginning of every meeting in Boy Scouts. I tell you this because this essay is about some of the things I thought you would be interested in to know about me, and I even started off about how I am in Boy Scouts. Like I said I am in Boy Scouts, I love and enjoy being a boy scout , it’s a fun organization. My troop always looks forward to the summer because one week every year we go to a summer camp call Camp Geiger. The camp is located in St. Joe,Missouri. We spend a whole week of getting badges, swimming, and a whole lot of other fun activities. Our troop also goes camping in the summer, winter, and sometimes over the weekends. We also go on long trips, like this year we went to Colorado for about 4-5 days, and it was a lot of fun. Every Monday we have our meetings and there we discuss things, for instance what we will do in the future, and we play games, and we do a knot of the week where someone has to learn a knot and show it to the troop every Monday. …show more content…
The only bad thing about Boy scouts is the meetings where we do nothing but talk and just sit there learning about the same thing over and over again for the new scouts.
The next thing about me is the fact that I like to play video games at home. I am mainly an action game fan where you have fights and adventures.The best game I have so far is GTA5 which is very fun, you get to do missions to a storyline, and there are side missions, for instance racing, or last team standing matches. You can also
do survival missions where you have to survive 10 stages. GTA5 is a really fun game. I play a lot of video games on my free time even when I have chores to do around the house. Next thing is my family regularly goes on vacations and trips mostly in the summer when it is warm but also some in the winter. This Christmas break we went to Great Wolf Lodge for my grandmas Christmas but didn’t open presents until Christmas night. We went to Los Angeles, California, and my mom saw an actor I didn’t know, but apparently she did. On our way home from that we stopped at the Grand Canyon, and it was huge, and was a very long way down. One year we also went to Panama Beach, Florida. The sand on the beach was white, the ocean water was freezing, and it was hard to see anything in the water. They also had a big water slide which was a lot of fun to do, but it was also really cold. It was really warm outside though and the sunburn I got didn’t feel good at all though. The last place I remember going to is Texas. We didn’t do very much there other than go to watch my sister compete in gymnastics. I don’t know where we will be going on our next trip whenever it is. The third thing about me is my favorite subject in school is history. Learning about how the ancient civilizations flourished and grew. The most interesting thing I’ve learned so far this year is about the Roman Empire, how it grew and then fell. I like to learn about how the world started, and developed. I like to learn how civilizations grew and triumphed. The different types of innovations and inventions they created. These are a few of the things that make me “me.” I really hoped you enjoyed it. I ask you to go and write an essay about yourself and give it to someone you know, they may learn things they didn’t know about you. Content- 4 Organization-5 Style- 4
In May of 1962, General Douglas MacArthur gave his gratitude to the United States Military Academy at West Point for his military service and for his acceptance of the Thayer Award. The speech was a key time for MacArthur to leave his legacy. With his speech “Duty, Honor, Country,” MacArthur shared his beliefs that one should follow the the words duty, honor, and country, because they helped him succeed throughout life and his military life. MacArthur thought that if the cadets heard of how he became successful, they would follow after him. On May 12th, he was successful in doing so as his speech consisted of rhetorical appeals which showed the importance of the three words he followed during his life.
Ever experienced cheer camp a famous college? Surround by its famous color orange and blue? Well, I did! A tremendous amount of people have their different ideas an exciting experience in their life. Although out of all of the exciting experiences I’ve ever experienced , I would have to say my favorite is when I visited The University of Florida for cheer camp my sophomore year. I was overly excited about spending four days at The University of Florida; I stayed up all night the night before packing and getting ready to finally stay at a college for four days with my fellow cheer sisters. From that experience I learned a lot about sticking together as a team, and friendship! But, most importantly, I learned that bonding together as a team is what got us to finish strong at the end. Those four days really opened my eyes to a lot of different things and I’m glad I can say that I really enjoyed myself.
The Boy Scouts of America is an organization that I have been a part of for a large portion of my life. Joining in 5th grade, I have been an active member for over 6 years, serving a variety of leadership positions. Starting off as an assistant patrol leader my second year, I first began to learn the ropes of what exactly being a leader entails. By my third year, I had acquired enough knowledge and skills
Boy Scouts of America v Dale is a highly controversial case involving discrimination against homosexuality. It was argued by the Supreme Court on April 26, 2000 and decided on June 28, 2000. Parties involved included plaintiff James Dale and the defendant was The Boy Scouts of America. Dale’s lawyer was Evan Wolfson; The Boy Scouts of America were represented by lawyer George A. Davidson (Boy Scouts). Dale, who had previously been an assistant scoutmaster and an Eagle Scout, filed a lawsuit against The Boy Scouts of America because the association repudiated his membership after learning he was homosexual. The constitutional amendment at issue was the first. The case was first heard in a New Jersey state court where the court ruled that the
Wednesday is when the kids get to be active and sweat off their summer slumber, including volleyball, basketball, and gymnastics all ran by the YMCA’s coaches.
... to be the backbone of the Army unless I am willing and able, to do what is right at all times. I must be the standard-bearer. I must be beyond reproach. I must, at all times, conduct myself so as to bring credit upon the corps, the military service, and my country, regardless of the situation in which I find myself. I have recited a creed daily that embodies what makes an NCO. I have lived by that creed and always placed the needs of my soldiers above my own. I have sacrificed in times when I should not have. I have made sure those around me are better off than myself whenever I was able. What I mean with these hollow words, what I hope rings true from the message I am trying to convey, is that I have LIVED with integrity. I have EMBODIED integrity, even when it meant it would harm me; because no one is more professional than I.
not to go and fight in war, with a strong emphasis by the use of
Wow, we have come to the end. Starting out the year, when people asked me what I was doing, I would answer, some variation of “my school requires that every Wednesday the seniors go out across the city to do service”. However, as the year progressed, that answer felt harder to say. The statement was still true, but the way it sounded was wrong. It was no longer something I did because my school made me. It became something I realized I loved doing anyway, and the school gave me a “push”, as to say. Now, I come to serve because I know my faith is rooted in service; because I know the value of helping others; and I know that the school is not forcing service onto me by making it a class, but providing me with an opportunity to exercise being
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
"The core of a soldier is moral discipline. It is intertwined with the discipline of physical and mental achievement. Total discipline overcomes adversity, and physical stamina draws on an inner strength that says drive on." - Former Sergeant Major of the Army William G. Bainbridge
Cub Scouts learn these lessons by believing and living by the Scout Oath and the Scout Law. The Scout Oath states: on my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; and to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight. Standing beside the Scout Oath is the Scout Law, which states: a Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. These promises instill early acknowledgements that the boys follow throughout their lives, from Scouting, to their place and responsibilities in the world around them. The most important lesson young Tigers learn as they begin their trail in Scouting is the Cub Scout Motto, do your best. This motto is a guiding principle and a rule for living, teaching young Tigers to always try their hardest, wherever they are. Learning the true meaning of the Scout Oath, the Scout Law, and the Cub Scout Motto are the stripes the boys earn to call themselves Tigers. As always in Scouting, the boys are not alone in their trail of achievement. To advance individually from Cub Scouts, to becoming official Boy Scouts of America, the boys must learn to accomplish goals as a whole
The camp is meant for the scouts to grow their skills while still having fun. A lot of people just think that scouting is outdoors and camping as American is apple pie and baseball. The summer camp experience can really change a scout’s perspective due to the amount of scouts that want to possibly accomplish the same goals as you. Through out summer camp you can participate in many activities like staff vs. camper dodgeball, frog calls, archery, and many more. The merit badge sessions, or classes as some say, can teach the scouts skills that will live with them for the rest of their lives like cooking, orienteering, fishing, camping, swimming, and much more. Although those are skills that they can also learn outside of scouts, the way that the program has it set up, you learn a lot more than you would of if you just teach your child the
At the Boy Scout summer camp I worked at every Wednesday we would put on Native American dances and an open camp for visitors to come in and watch. The problem with doing these shows and open camp is that not all of the families are able to go see some of the Scouts camps because they are disabled. At the camp we have a hill called “suicide hill” because of the length and the angle of this hill that leads to all of the campsites besides three of them. An improvement that would be for these events would to offer some kind of transportation so that disabled visitors can see their child or grandchild’s campsite. Also, more handicap parking will allow more visitors into the camp to watch the show and
Be prepared: the age old scout motto holds true today. Our vast armies of ever vigilant boys and girls are prepared to make the sacrifice, to make a change in our world. All America needs to do is get out it’s bugle and issue a reveille to these fine little men and women, a reveille not only to them, but one to the nation, one to wake up, and move forward.
Since 1910 the Boy Scouts of America has grown and influenced Boys ranging from the age of 10-17 on the values of life skills and outdoor recreation. Created by Robert Baden Powell in 1908 in England, scouting has grown to over 161 countries and one of the first being the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts of America has a positive impact on american culture accumulating over 13 million hours in service conducted by over 2.7 million youth members and over a million volunteers in 2012 alone (Facts About Scouting). While some may say Scouting has a positive impact on American society others will say the complete opposite. The most controversial having to do with the openly gay ban that was in place until 2014, but still bans gay or lesbian adults. This means that even though a scout can be openly gay as a youth right when he turns 18 he will be kicked out of scouting. Due to the evolution of scouting some believe it won't be long till the gay ban will be totally lifted. Over the past 100 years scouting has had its fair share of celebrities. These famous scouters have helped shape american society either here on earth or up in space. Among these individuals have been Neil Armstrong, Hank Aaron, Gerald Ford and many more. Scouting has a positive impact on american culture by going through good times and some bad shaped by the american culture and the everlasting need to be outdoors.