Sylvia Rivera Urban Issues in a Global Context October 9, 2010 Extra Credit Assignment Anomic Communities An anomic community has no/ or does not take advantage of outside linkages, there is no sense of belonging to the community, and there is no tie to people within it. Rather, they are within the community for personal reasons and are independent of the community or people within it and the linkages outside of it. According to (Kirst-Ashman) “…an anomic neighborhood is dysfunctional
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| S.W.E.E.P Save Our Communinty Professional Communication5/13/12 | | Dear Mayor Michael Nutter. West Philadelphia community doesn’t recycle as often as they should and this is because they don’t know the benefits of recycling and how harmful it could be. Recycling is very important because the earth’s precious resources in the current material world where we take all the incredible products around us for granted (Media, 2007). Recycling we can ensure that we get the most out of the
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today and save and preserve them for tomorrow. Heritage places and heritage buildings are fundamental to our sense of history community and identity. Communities across Canada, the United States, and abroad have been capitalizing on their distinctive heritage assests by revitalizing their business cores and reclaiming them as the commercial and social hubs of the community. Besides economic value, heritage resources have intrinsic value in the information they contain about the past. They can teach
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no one cares and no one is in charge.", This is like growing up in my neighborhood, in which they placed a police chapter. Teenagers were recruited to be like little deputies, basically to interact with the police. This basically convinced the community that we are all in it together to solve the problem of crime. In New York City it all started with Mr. Bratton who thought that crime could be tame. He indentified where crime was taking place and held local commanders responsible for their areas
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Planning my session – Date of session - | | Time and Duration - | | Number of Participants - | | Ability of participants - | | Age of participants - | | Gender of participants - | | Previous Experience of participants - | | Facilities available - | | Equipment available - | | Session Objectives - | | Warm up - | | Skills/ drills/ techniques - | | Main activity - | | Cool Down - | | Reviewing my session – Date of session - | 12/12/14 | Time
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Discourse Community The ability to communicate effectively is important in many aspects of live. From social lives to professional lives, conveying information within groups of people or communities serves several purposes. The different groups one communicates with to achieve these goals are called discourse communities. In a discourse community, the communication between its members is vital because it causes them to have shared knowledge and similar interests. Due to the different communities having
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enticed by programs offered at vocational training institutions where specific certifications are more attractive than degrees and by the larger community and technical colleges that surround our service district. Community colleges is somewhat attractive to students especially those from the outlying smaller communities. Students from these communities are drawn by social opportunities; therefore, through this medium we will effectively create awareness about our brand to the target market.
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OUTLINE Specific Purpose: To inform the community that we the people should start a charity to help fundraise and build the community so that it can become a well structured environment for the kids. Also in this process it should help the communities stop what we call “violence”. We will name this “Stop the Violence Movement”. I. First I will begin and break down the term “Violence” and where did the “Stop the Violence Movement come from”. This will give the people a little insight and
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one really emphasized the importance of giving back to the community and working hard. Even though we were told to volunteer and make a difference, the tools were never given to us and it felt like it was unachievable. However, I was not like the rest. At a young age I was taught that the tools to will never be given to you, and if you want to make a difference you need to go out and do it. In fifth grade I knew I needed to help my community in some way. I didn’t have any clue on how I could, so I
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feeling than helping a person and seeing them achieve great things. I get giddy when I get to share my advice with my younger peers. I also am a member of the Rotary Interact Club at Rigby. This clubs is a service-centered club. We go around our community and school looking for service opportunities. We also help internationally, whether it is coloring alphabet pages for children in third world countries or writing letters to soldiers.
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