while the fountain; which was the center of community, breaks down in the center of the park? I believe that you have to take care of the things that are important to you or they fall apart, much like the park. I wanted to explore the meaning of community in today’s context. The rusting, and what happens when we don’t put enough significance of maintaining a sense of community. What does it mean to be part of a community? The definition of community that I like the most is the feeling of belonging
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Communities with Strong Leadership This essay discusses an assumption that communities accept us for who we are. There are several ideas concerning community values and that strong leadership is needed to support this claim. Researching this idea with a book titled Remix Reading & Composing Culture. I read short essays, and a commencement address from this textbook. The passages tie into my belief of strong leadership having to be linked to the assumption that communities accept us for who we are
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I have done many things to give back to my community. First, I volunteered to help coach young kids during an AYF football mini camp. This was a very fun experience because I got to share my knowledge of football that I have developed over my 10 years of playing football. The camp was three days long and ran for a couple hours each day. It felt good to give back to the community and the kids that will play for the teams that I played for. I am also a part of my school’s National Honor Society, and
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Community engagement can be defined as a mutually beneficial collaboration between two entities. In our cases, we focus on the interaction of the college student body and the larger community. This relationship must be based on reciprocity and usually involves an exchange of knowledge, goods, or services. Community engagement has the potential to benefit both the university community, as well as the neighboring community, and has existed since the early days of higher education, although the main
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I don't think that we should be forced to do 100 hours of community service. Maybe fewer hours or not having to do it at all just a choice if we want to, I don't think they should tell us we won't be able to graduate if we don't get those 100 done. Here are some reasons on why we should have to do community service, Some high schoolers have jobs that take up their afternoon and sometimes the weekends,Some of the students can't drive yet so there parents would have to take them and some parents work
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Washington, I am incredibly grateful for the community I had the opportunity to grow in. Silverdale is an open community home to many diverse people. I’ve met many wonderful and inspirational people here in Silverdale. Despite the many positive qualities, Silverdale is home to many own problems within its community. Students draw swastikas on posters, students use the N-slur and F-slur without remorse, many people struggle with mental health, and our community continues to be more polarized based on politics
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I have always participated in volunteering in high school and it made me become more of a leader because I was more involved with other people and we created a bond. This semester I will be working with We Care for volunteering which will take place every Sunday from three to six on Prairie Street. It seems like a great opportunity to help other out and make a difference just by the little things we can do in town. While doing this every Sunday I have several goals that I want to accomplish. While
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Carrizo Springs has always been a simple small community. Although my childhood, the community had a few restaurants, hardly any hotels, and each member of the community knew one another. Yet in 2013, Carrizo Springs was introduced to the oilfield industry. The oil field industry had plenty of benefits such as the economic impact and employment in our community. Many members of the community were fortunate to benefit from the oilfield whether it was a new job or opportunity. I was grateful to be
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Community does not cease to exist in the absence of geographical proximity. People all over the world, no matter the distance, relate and connect to one another through shared values and characteristics embodied in a common ethnicity. Within an ethnicity, shared language works to develop communities, and, especially when in the minority, gives its members an emotional strength that powers them in times of alienation. Cultural values that come with ethnic backgrounds, such as traditions and moral
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Since I joined the Boy Scouts of America in the second grade, I have been involved in community service that has supported numerous organizations. This passion for service has lasted far beyond my Eagle Scout project for the Durham Ronald McDonald House. While in college, I have taken on several large service learning projects and donated my time at a variety of organizations, such as: the Crisis Assistance Ministry, the Jamil Niner Student Pantry, the Historic Washington Heights Neighborhood, Second
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