Many people believe mandatory public service is necessary to support the country and to socialize the young. The best well known public service in America is serving in the military, especially the young generation, but should it be mandatory is still a controversial topic. Despite the fact that public services would benefit both volunteer and the community, it still has its opposite side that could be a barrier between the volunteer and their service. Therefore, public services should attract the
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Gandhi once said, "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”. In the ___ time of high school, teenagers are given an opportunity to develop their own set of morals and values, learn about their future, and foster their own sense of the world. This personal development is especially grown from community service. Thus, it is essential to implement mandatory community service programs as a high school requirement for graduation. Through the offering of mandatory community
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Since my Sophomore year, I volunteer to sort papers for my former Chemistry teacher, Mrs. Catherine Worden, someone unaffiliated with my intended major and my intended course in life, for three days a week, four weeks per month, eight months per year. This seemly trivial act of kindness can be explained by two universal truths. “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” - Plato The battle she fights is uphill. Mrs. Worden diligently works nonstop, grading assignments and helping
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Since I was born, I have grown up in a home where serving is a key virtue to live by. So as I budding freshman I was excited to come to high school and volunteer with my new friends in our communities. However, when I saw the clubs my school offered, the only service club was for selected upperclassmen. As a girl with a passion, I realized I did not want to wait that long to volunteer with my school. So I chartered a Key Club chapter which began the first month of my sophomore year. Key Club is
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The early July sunshine was just beginning to settle over Wollaston as I approached the halcyon and hallowed church in the corner of the street. Although I was prepared, when I was told that I will be one of the two volunteers that summer to fund-raise for the “Watermelon Fun Festival”, I panicked and imagined what kind of drudgery I will have. However, it was that summer that I was able to undergo some great changes as a human being. I volunteered in many positions for St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal
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There is nothing as fulfilling as giving back to the community as it helps demonstrate one’s values in life. The past five years have been very eventful but I have managed to give back to the community by volunteering and also by participating in major events that have generated income for the community. In 2011, I was still fairly new to the country but I had been able to join the Tacoma Community House where I helped provide translation and interpretation services to immigrants who did not speak
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thrusts him into the midst of society. Forced to search for a job by his relentless mother to make ends meet, Ignatius struggles along the path of the average working boy. Although Ignatius insists on his knowledge concerning theology and geometry, Ignatius’s supercilious and obtrusive qualities display a character who is blind to reality. Despite Ignatius’s lack of practical experience in society, Ignatius insists that he remains superior to the other members of society. Throughout the story Ignatius
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Volunteering has always held a special place in heart, for as long as I could remember. Helping others is a key aspect of my life and in my freshman year I realized it was something I wanted to do for the rest of my life. During my freshman year, I joined an organization that focused on bringing to light the negative effects of human trafficking to young girls and helping them overcome bullying. The goal was to help the girls be confident and know their worth. We gave presentations at local junior
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Lyndsey Naworski Service hours Mrs.huddleston Service Hours Requirement Service hours should be a requirement to graduate for multiple reasons. There are many forms of service that can be accepted; community, parish, and school and those are just three of many. Most people believe that service hours lead to being a greater, more intelligent person, along with the fact that it will automatically make our community a more enjoyable place. Because of these service hours the world will be a better
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According to Sergio, a developed person is someone who is cultured and educated and moreover someone to whom he could equate himself as an intellectual (Underdevelopment). As previously stated his wife Laura is depicted as superficial like most Cuban bourgeois women at his time; hence, it did not work out between Sergio and Laura (Underdevelopment). Sergio failed in trying to educate both Laura and Elena (Underdevelopment). The film suggest that women in Cuba are underdeveloped intellectually and
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