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    I belong to a relatively tightknit community within my subdivision. Here‚ everybody knows everybody! Whenever a neighbor is in need‚ we drop what we’re doing to go and help them. Simple as it may be‚ that’s just the way things work around here. I can define my place within this community in a couple words: friend and leader. Recently‚ a neighbor of mine was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer. The whole subdivision was shocked. In her time of need‚ I knew the right thing to do would be to

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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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    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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    Community Development (CD) is a broad term applied to the practices and academic disciplines of civic leaders‚ activists‚ involved citizens and professionals to improve various aspects of local communities. Community development seeks to empower individuals and groups of people by providing them with the skills they need to effect change in their own communities. These skills are often created through the formation of large social groups working for a common agenda. Community developers must understand

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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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    The Green Community Our world has grown significantly and will continue to grow‚ as our species continues to flourish‚ unfortunately this constant flourishing of humans‚ advancing of technology‚ and the declining in common values will lessen the sense of community in our world. Let’s say that there is a chance to live in a community that have the same common values as you do‚ this community would base their values on reducing their carbon footprint the name of this society is Ecovillage‚ the

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    INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MODULE CD 121 Compiled by ESTHER ZALINGANIRA SAYENDA Page 2 | Blantyre International University CD 121 Page 2 of 2 Blantyre International University PRIVATE BAG 98 BLANTYRE MALAWI (265) E-mail: eszalie@gmail.com Cell: (+265888905666) ©2012 Programme: Bachelor of Community Development. Department: Community Development Course Title: Introduction to Community Development Course Code: CD 121 Course

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