The idea of a contact zone and a community is distinct from one another‚ yet they can both be used to define the characteristics of the same group. Mary Louise Pratt believes that communities are often seen as the more dominant viewpoint to the general public but she also argues that we need to develop ways to understand the differences of culture and grasp the idea of transculturation through the contact zone. A single group should always be viewed from both community and contact zone points of view
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CJ220 Criminal Justice and the Community Community policing is explained as a collaboration of community and the police working together to help identify and solve criminal activities. Additionally‚ the whole concept behind it is to promote public safety and to enhance the quality of life within the neighborhoods in which we reside in. Community policing is composed of two major components which are community partnership and problem solving. Community policing is a program that was initially
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A great deal of the responsibility for preparing for and responding to terrorist events rests with local police departments. Community policing presents an overarching philosophical orientation that agencies can use to better deal with the threat of terrorist events and the fear that they may create. The community policing philosophy can be roughly divided into three interrelated elements: organizational change‚ problem solving‚ and external partnerships. Each element applies to the issues of terrorism
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Discourse CommunityI want to discuss about the Buddhist Community. It is the group of people who follows‚worships‚ and believes in Lord Budhha who is known as the Light of Asia. This communitybelieves in peace of the world. They connect their feelings of love‚ joy‚ happiness‚ sorrows withany other people by peace. Anyone can participate in the Buddhist community but there are somebasic things to learn about this community: Anapanasati (Pali)‚ Anatta‚ Beginner’s mind‚Bhikkhu‚ Bhikkhuni‚ Bodhi‚ Bodhi
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Comparative Analysis of Selected Community Profiles April 21‚ 2014 ETH/316 Amanda Blekes Nadohou Comparative Analysis of Selected Community Profiles Social responsibility is an important concept defining how individuals and organizations should relate and act for the common good of the community to which they belong. Members of Team D each created a general profile of selected communities‚ focusing in particular on the social responsibilities of the members to the city as well
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NSTP101 Community Development What is the relevance of community development to NSTP? Objectives of Community Development To contribute to the general welfare and the betterment of life of the people in the community. To facilitate the promotion‚ sustainability‚ support and maintenance of the community action. Community - communities of place: defined by distinct boundaries and bound by a common political‚ economic and social system - communities of interest: a group of individuals
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the context of the ecological model and social determinants of health (SDOH). With the ecological model‚ we look at the environment of the individual and how the two interact together. The environment consists of peers‚ family‚ community‚ infrastructure within the community‚ etc. All these things impact the individual’s perception of their health and they outcomes they will accept for their health. Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) are a list of 10 items that are basically psychosocial influences
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The Transformational Learning Hypothesis initially created by Jack Mezirow is depicted as being "constructivist‚ an introduction which holds that the way students translate and reinterpret their sense encounter is‚ fundamental to making meaning and subsequently learning" (Mezirow‚ 1991). The hypothesis has two fundamental sorts of learning: instrumental and communitive learning. Instrumental learning centres around learning through assignment arranged critical thinking and cause and effect of relationships
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together in community. He was born in Geneva‚ Switzerland in 1928 but received an education through England and Canadian schools while growing up. He served in both the Royal Canadian Navy and the British Navy but shortly after he decided to follow a more spiritual direction in life. During this time he went back to school to further his education and also was a professor at University of Toronto. John Vanier was a very well educated man who also wrote many inspiring books on community and his
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Essay for EXP 105 Learning is a very personal experience for every person individually‚ However‚ I had not realized the extent of how personal‚ learning actually is in reality. I was amazed each week as I learned about learning with personal Learning Patterns‚ how each pattern works‚ and how my use of each pattern affects not only the way I learn; but the way I work‚ perform tasks‚ and interact with others. I was blown away by the profound effects these Learning Patterns can have‚ both positively
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