In our book‚ Writing About Writing‚ John Swales defines a discourse community as a group of individuals who share “a broadly agreed upon set of public goals” that use “mechanisms of intercommunication among its members” in order to achieve their objectives (795). I have chosen to examine how the College World‚ the Adrian College school paper‚ operates as a discourse community through the use of various mechanisms in order to solve the main issues that arise. More precisely‚ the research will explore
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I was able to complete over two hundred hours of community service in 4 years of high school. I have done several communities services such as volunteering summer camps‚ family markets‚ and providing tutoring for students at a local elementary. In the summer camp that I have volunteered‚ I have chosen to be a coach and teach children how to play soccer. I have learned a lot from my service because it has demonstrated me that I work well with others‚ especially children which made me realize that
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Youth Growing Up In Urban Communities Need Support Shirene Cirino- Mosley HSM/230 07/15/2012 Prof- Robin Van Kirk University Of Phoenix Youth Growing Up In Urban Communities Need Support In urban communities today‚ many youth fall short from what is really needed to grow up and live a successful life. This is due to the fact they are missing much needed guidance and support from their parents and families.
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Communities perform important functions necessary for human needs. Community is defined as "the organization of social activities that affords people access to what is necessary for day-to-day living‚ such as the school‚ the grocery store‚ the hospital‚ the house of worship‚ and other such social units and systems"( Netting‚ F E; et al‚ 2004 ). In this experiential exercise‚ I decided to conduct a walk-about of my community‚ Highland Park. I have lived in the area for about seven years and I
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Since the inception of America’s Community Colleges‚ the American society has become better educated. The community college system has educated more than forty percent of the United States population. In addition‚ the community college system has increased at four times the rate of four-year colleges and universities‚ however the community college system‚ because of their “open-door” policy‚ has enrolled a disproportionately large share of college students of color and first-generation students
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Community policing is a philosophy that police officers enforce the law with the people of the community‚ not just on the people. Building a trusting relationship between the community and the police officers that serve that community is essential for this philosophy to be effective. Mutual trust and cooperation is the goal‚ hoping to establish an active dialogue between the local law and the citizens they serve. Community policing combines a focus on intervention and prevention through problem
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INTRODUCTION community based organization are basically groups which are not profit oriented and conducts most of its duties if not all at the local level to ensure that lives of community members in which it is located or they are working is improved. Community based organisations deal with are wide range of fields in their service delivery to the residents of a given community. Some of the fields that they majorly focus on are: education‚ rights of the disabled‚ health‚ and gender issues just
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contribute to the college community setting. Everyone has a talent that can make the community college better and work more productively. All that I have achieved in life can not only make my life better‚ but could also benefit others who are in the community. Hearing other stories and achievements can allow someone to make a better decision when it comes to the point when they need to make a life’s goal. I cannot say that my life experience can benefit the college community but I can say that I can
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Community Policing is a philosophy that emphasizes working proactively with citizens to reduce fear‚ solve crime-related problems‚ and to prevent crime. It is a philosophy that promotes organization strategies‚ supports systematic use of partnerships‚ and problem solving techniques to address the immediate conditions that cause rise to public safety issues‚ like crime‚ social disorder‚ and the fear of crime. It is not a specific tactic‚ meaning a proactive‚ decentralized approach‚ designed to reduce
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Imagine feeling like every time you do something‚ people stare at you and judge your lifestyle. This is exactly how most people in the LGBT community feel on a daily basis. The LGBT community can not do a great deal of things without being stared at and judged by others. Most United States citizens make it their sole duty to make sure that the LGBT community know that. Instead of voicing their homophobia‚ United States citizens must learn to accept people so that the LGBT youth do not feel distressed
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