Brooke Bodzer Community Engagment April Bellback 4-20-13 Getting Teens Involved What does the word community mean to you? The range in diversity in answering this question makes it difficult to all together define the word‚ however‚ the answers will generally evolve around “People‚ togetherness‚ or grouped society. Community is more than a term however. In order for a community to exist‚ there has to be a formation‚ a development‚ and a solid plan to proceed striving for stability and societal
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America is fortunate to be one of the world’s birthplaces of the concept of community service. Early pilgrims had to serve each other to keep from dying in early times. When the early colonists realized they had a choice between tyranny or freedom they banded together in every community and formed minutemen militia to keep their communities safe from the tyranny of British military oppression. Men‚ woman‚ and children with deep conviction and high integrity rose to face the difficulty of the times
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of discourse communities‚ which have different goals‚ values‚ language‚ issues‚ effects and communication style. The discourse community that I identify myself with is the boarding family discourse community. This community may only be made up of a few members‚ yet the impact they have in their neighborhood is quite significant. They may not be related or even have known each other for more than five years‚ yet the bond and connection they have is so strong. My discourse community is composed of
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school‚ or music group. Researchers have deemed these groups as discourse communities. Ann Johns explains discourse communities as‚ “a basis for sharing and holding in common: shared expectations‚ shared participation‚ commonly held ways of expressing” (320). Discourse communities hold certain standards and actions that lead to the functioning of the group. The Bartlett City Court Clerk’s Office is a stand out discourse community that has certain vocabulary‚ genres‚ and tasks that allow them to work
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Did you know that there are four types of discourse communities? There’s the professional community‚ which is your job‚ career or working environment. Your social communities are your friends and family. The civic community is the clubs‚ hobbies and extracurricular activities you attend to or participate in. The last one is your cultural group‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ environment cultures all play into this one. My discourse community happens to be a mix of all four of these. I am a competitive dancer
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Effectiveness of Community Policing To understand the effectiveness of community policing we first must understand the concept regarding community policing. Community policing is both a philosophy and an organizational strategy that allows the police and the community residences to work closely together in new ways to solve the problems‚ fear of crime‚ criminal disorder and at the same time increasing the community living conditions. Community policing implies an agreement‚ almost like a formal
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Critically examine the concept of ‘community’ in relation to virtual community. It is difficult to examine the concept of ‘community’ as the term ‘community’ is used in a very wide sense to refer to many different figurations of people (Bell & Newby‚ 1974)‚ thus generating a large number of separate definitions (Stacey‚ 1969). In order to gain an understanding of what ‘community’ really means it is important to consider the history of its usage. The term originated in the fourteenth century and
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Answers: 1. In your own understanding‚ What is Community Organizing? Community organizing is a process where people come together to strengthen bonds and the community for a positive change. They work together to achieve a functioning community for themselves and the future generations. 2. Explain the phases of Community Organizing (give example/s). 1. PHASE ONE: COMMUNITY SELECTION- this is the stage where the organizer will choose an area in the community where he will conduct a social investigation
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solution for communities to restore themselves though knowledge and action so that people in the community have a structure for belonging. The community that is stuck is constantly addressing the negative of the world and the problems that need to be faced. Along with this Block explains that the people that have the most information about the community can place the fault on the reasons for being stuck to come to a conclusion. Reverend Nelson Johnson has contributed to the community with his information
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111 9-24-13 Go To Community College After graduating high school a lot of people do not know what their next step in life will be. Some struggle between deciding to go straight into the workforce‚ joining the military‚ or continuing their education by going to college. The average person chooses college as their next step. A common issue about going to college is whether to go to a two-year college/community college or straight into a four-year university. I think community college is the smarter
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