An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize excellence Excellence is the state or quality of excelling. Particularly in the field of business and organizations, excellence is considered to be an important value, and a goal to be pursued in a certain field; a certificate of excellence. Awards are often signified by trophies A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement, and usually afterwards serves as proof of merit. They are most often awarded with sporting events. These range from youth sports through professional level athletics. Often, the reward of the trophy is not simply in winning it; rather, those who win it cherish the legacy that also comes with the, titles Sometimes the title bears the same or nearly the same name as a title of authority, but the person bestowed does not have to carry any duties, possibly except for ceremonial ones, certificates A certificate is an official document affirming some fact. For example, a birth certificate or death certificate testifies to basic facts regarding a person's birth or death. A certificate may also certify that a person has received specific education or has passed a test, and is considered below the standard of an academic degree, commemorative plaques After the First World War, the families of British and British Empire service men and women killed during the conflict were presented with bronze Memorial plaques. The plaques, of about 125mm in diameter, were designed by the eminent sculptor and medallist, Edward Carter Preston, medals A Medal is usually a coin-like sculpted object of metal or other material that has been die-struck with an insignia, portrait or other artistic rendering. A medal may be awarded to a person or organization as a form of recognition for athletic, military, scientific, academic or some other kind of achievement. Medals may also be created to, badges A badge is a device, patch, or accoutrement which is presented or displayed to indicate some feat of service, a special accomplishment, a symbol of authority granted by taking an oath , a sign of legitimate employment or student status, or as a simple means of identification. They are also used in advertising, publicity, and for branding purposes, pins An award pin is a small object, usually made from metal or plastic, with a pin on the back, presented as an award of achievement or a mark of appreciation. They are worn on clothes such as jackets, shirts or hats, or ribbons A ribbon is an award made from ribbon and presented to mark an achievement. Such ribbons usually have a pin or other fastener with which the award can be attached to clothing, walls, or other surfaces. An award may carry a monetary prize given to the recipient, for example, the Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize is a Swedish prize, established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist and inventor Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace in 1901. An associated prize, The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, was instituted by Sweden's central bank in for contributions to society or the Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by Hungarian-American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City for literary achievements. An award may also simply be a public acknowledgment of excellence, without any tangible token or prize.
Awards can be given by any person or institution, although the prestige of an award usually depends on the status of the awarder. Usually, awards are given by an organization of some sort, or by the office of an official within an organization or government. For instance, a special presidential citation (as given by the President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition. The President leads the executive branch of the federal government and is one of only two nationally-elected federal officers) is a public announcement giving an official place of honor (e.g., President Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). Born in Tampico, Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s. He began a career in filmmaking and later television, making 52 films and gaining enough success to make him a household name. Though gave a special presidential citation in 1984 to the Disney Channel Disney Channel is a cable television channel specializing in television programming for children through original series and movies as well as third party programming. It is marketed to mostly children; however, in recent years the diversity of viewers has increased with an older audience, typically teenagers. Presently available on basic cable for its excellent children's television programming Children's television series are television programmes designed for, and marketed to children, normally broadcast during the morning and afternoon. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school. The purpose of the shows is mainly to entertain and sometimes to educate the young audience about basic life skills or.)
People who have won certain prestigious awards, such as the Nobel Prize, a championship Championship is a term used in sport to refer to various forms of competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion title in a sport Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome , but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports (a common name for some card games and, or an Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in the (Oscar), can have the award become their identity, thereafter being known primarily for winning the award, rather than for any other achievement or occupation.
Mock awards, which typically recognize failures or atypical achievements, are also popular.[1] They are usually given by people and organizations of lower or average prestige, such as comical organizations and individual writers. Popular mock awards include the Golden Raspberry Awards The Golden Raspberry Awards, frequently called the Razzies, were created by John Wilson in 1980 , intended to counterpoint the Academy Awards by dishonoring (or honoring) the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, and films that the film industry had to offer. The term raspberry is used in its irreverent sense, as in "blowing a (Razzies), a satirical counterpart to the Academy Award which recognizes the worst movies, and the Darwin Awards A Darwin Award is a tongue-in-cheek honour named after evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin. Awards have been given for people who "do a service to Humanity by removing themselves from the gene pool" . According to Wendy Northcutt, author of the Darwin Award books: "The Awards honor people who ensure the long-term survival of the, "given to people who seem to improve the human A human is a member of a species of bipedal primates in the family Hominidae . DNA and fossil evidence indicates that modern humans originated in east Africa about 200,000 years ago. When compared to other animals and primates, humans have a highly developed brain, capable of abstract reasoning, language, introspection and problem solving. This gene pool In population genetics, a gene pool is the complete set of unique alleles in a species or population by accidentally killing or sterilizing themselves during a foolish or careless mistake."
One common type of award in the United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the is the Employee of the Month award, where typically the recipients' names are listed in a prominent place in the business for that month.
Some awards are given only after a fee is paid by the recipient, such as the German Design Award The German Design Award is the official recognition of excellence in design offered by the Federal Republic of Germany. It is one of the Council for Styling (German: Rat für Formgebung) and the Federal Ministry of Economy and Technology donated honouring good design. The German Design Award has some specific features: enterprises cannot apply for.
See also
- Badge of shame A badge of shame, also a symbol of shame, mark of shame, or simply a stigma, is typically a distinctive symbol required to be worn by a specific group or an individual for the purpose of public humiliation or persecution. The yellow badge that Jews were required to wear in parts of Europe during the Middle Ages, and later in Nazi Germany and
- Blue cloth
- List of prizes, medals, and awards A list of famous prizes, medals and awards including cups, trophies, bowls, badges, state decorations etc
- Order (decoration) An order is a decoration, awarded by a government, a dynastic house, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity
References
- ^ Ken Bensinger (2006-12-14). "The Bogies: Radar nominates the most bogus awards in America". Radar Online. http://www.radaronline.com/features/2006/12/bogus_awards.php. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
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