Award

An award is something given to a person or group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field. Awards are often signified by trophies, certificates, plaques, medals, badges, pins or ribbons. An award can simply be the public acknowledgment of excellence.

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One common type of award is the 'employee of the month.' award, in which typically the recipients' names are listed in a prominent place in the business for that month.

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A lifetime achievement award is an award given to an individual to honor his or her life-long contributions. Many organizations give out such awards, including entertainment, sports, academia, and charity.

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Examples:

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• The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award
• The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Entertainment: Entertainment is an amusement or diversion intended to hold the attention of an audience or its participants....

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Academia: Academia is a collective term for the scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole. The word comes from the akademeia just outside ancient Athens, where the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning. The sacred space had formerly bee...

Award related Images and Photos (experimental)

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Portrait of Academy Award Nominee Jennifer Hudson February 16 2007	Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Presents: Academy Award(r) Animation Col lection 15 Winners, 26 Nomi	Actress Helen Hunt Holding Award at 9th Annual American Comedy Awards Held at Shrine Auditorium	Singer Marvin Gaye Holding His Award in Press Room at Grammy Awards