What Does Honor Mean To Me

The word honor means high respect. But to me, it means something a lot deeper. It means having dignity, personal courage, and integrity in everything you do. Marie Curie is one of the most famous scientists that ever lived. Her contributions such as the discovery of Radium and other key elements have change the way we live to today. In 1892, in Paris, Maria Sklodowska meant her future husband, Pierre Curie –professor in the School of Physics. Together the brilliant pair became researchers at the School of Chemistry and Physics in Paris. At first, she worked alone on her projects. She was intrigued with the work of Henri Becquerel, who had found a new phenomenon which invisible rays given off by uranium. “Marie also noticed that samples of a mineral called pitchblende, which contains uranium ore, were a great deal more radioactive than

To me, honor means that you have dignity, personal courage, and integrity in everything you do. Marie Curie had this. First of all, Marie Curie grew up with tragedy. At the age of eight, her mother died, and only two years later her sister died. She pushed through and persevered. She was the top student of her secondary school, and she strived for a higher education, but it was the late 1800s and women were not allowed to go collage. So in her free time she studied about physics, math, and chemistry. So in a time where women didn't have many open doors, she got a sledgehammer and made a door for herself and became successful. Just three years after the Curies won the Nobel Prize for Physics, tragedy struck again. Pierre Curie was killed in an accident. Instead of shutting down, she pushed herself harder and her determination led to a second Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1911. Then during WW1, she devoted herself to the cause. She saved countless lives by creating portable X-ray machines that were used on the front lines of battle. Marie Curie definitely meets my standard of