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it as a 'badge of office' because one day 'it will be filled with important papers that will shape the destiny' of his people. He is overjoyed to find a scholarship to the state college for black youth inside. He does not even care when later he discovers…

be cited as indicators of one's primary needs. Achievement people have plaques, awards, and diplomas. Affiliation people have their favorite sweater over the chair, pictures of their kids and pets all over the place, or one of those stupid mugs with a picture…

seals or stamps to validate legal documents. “The colonists could see that they would have to pay stamp fees at every stage of a lawsuit, that diplomas and deeds, almanacs and advertisements, bills and bonds, customs papers and newspapers would all…

contested.(Olympic Tradition, 4) The silver used in the first and second place medals must be at least ninety-three percent pure. The gold medals must be made with at least six grams of pure gold. (Olympic Tradition, 4) All the athletes receive a diploma…

is eventually going to be lessened by weeding out people that are not suitable for the responsibility. According to the Police Employment Handbook, to become a California Highway Patrol officer the basic requirements are a high school diploma or GED equivalent…

congratulate us by recognizing an accomplishment that our waking minds may not acknowledge. Taking the achievement a step further, to dream you are receiving a diploma, degree, or even a medal from a race could be a sign of being recognized by authority. To feel…

as the great Joe Louis. He had a brief but successful series of fights but decided to give up boxing in 1951. That same year he would then decide to try out the Army. He served for two years during the Korean War; there he earned his high school equivalency diploma…

the mother and the baby be if the mother had no diploma from having to drop out? I think that I have justified abortion to a certain extent. I do not believe, though, that abortion is a justified mean of birth control for people who practice unsafe sex. One…

of their mandatory military service. They receive their diploma after one year of work. Russia thinks education is their road to success, and instead of offering countless useless classes, Russia provides healthy education, with strong emphasis on chemistry. They have…

diminishes sharply. The reason is that parents think that a high school diploma is unnecessary for their daughters, who are more likely to be wives and mothers, whereas higher education of their sons can yield big payoff in tourism. Trading and wage labor…