previous research on the impact of participation on youth is now presented. What difference does participation make for youth‚ communities and institutions? Are there any benefits outcomes for participating? These questions guided the literature search. The evidence gathered from the literature suggests that participation has some positive outcomes for adults‚ youth and communities. While the thrust of the literature indicate that young people’s gain valuable skills by participating in different settings
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How are you involved in giving back to others and/or your community? I try to extend an effort towards giving back to others and my community. Through my agriculture class‚ my fellow classmates and I have done numerous projects in an attempt to give back to local people and our community as a whole. For instance‚ my agriculture class has given back to local people by doing volunteer work‚ such as pouring new concrete driveways‚ as a part of our learning program. Also‚ we have done numerous activities
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Congratulations newly minted hockey star! Now you have been selected to tryout for the best team around. Next comes the hard work and time you have to put into it. This is when most people give up because it’s simply work‚ plus the drills and rules. There are many people that get invited to these kinds of tryouts all the time. Now you want to make this count unlike the other lazy people that can’t do the drills right. It’s not just lazy hockey players that quit because of the work and rules they
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Have you lived up to your family’s expectations of you? I believe I have lived up to my parent’s expectations. My parents have always set realistic expectations of my brother and I. My mother is a Certified Nursing Assistant and my father works in construction. My mother would always say to us‚ “Do not be like me‚ do better than me”. So at a young age I took that quote and I ran with it. She wanted us to be smart‚ determined and independent members of society. I wanted to make my parents proud
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Week Nine Race and Your Community I live in Champaign‚ Illinois where the current population is 81‚055 (as reported in 2010 in the U.S. Census). Our town has a variety of different people of different races and who may look alike‚ and also look very different from one another. I am African American‚ and there are a lot of other women in this town who are of the same race and have the same skin complexion. I have also been told plenty of times I look like someone else‚ and have even been mistaken
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How will you measure your life? 1. How can I be sure that I’ll be happy in my career? Some people assert that money is the most powerful motivator in their lives‚ and the more money they earn‚ the more happiness they will have. However‚ from my personal perspective‚ I believe that getting more opportunity to learn what I am not familiar with‚ taking responsible for my behavior‚ contributing to others in need in the society‚ and trying my best to achieve my goals in my career are the most
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Race and Your Community I feel that I have learned a lot over the years about culture and differences in people. My life was not always a bed of roses and sometimes it still isn’t. However I am the one who took a step to make a change and break m cultural stereotypes of others. After my experiences there was no way I could go back to the way of thinking I was once taught. My life began being raised in a staunch Jewish household. I always felt a little different though because my eyes were
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influences of race as it relates to your community. In your paper‚ write your first-person account of how human interactions in your community have been racialized. For the community‚ you can consider relations within your neighborhood‚ local government‚ service groups‚ clubs‚ schools‚ workplace‚ or any environment of which you are a part. In your paper‚ be sure to answer and provide examples for the following core questions: o Do members of your community look like you? In what ways do they look the
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ove for your Country I don’t love my country. In fact‚ I fail to see how it is possible to love my country. Now‚ I live in America‚ and‚ from somebody who’s traveled a bit‚ it’s not too bad here. The streets are fairly clean‚ one is free to say more or less what one thinks (outside of school‚ of course)‚ and the standard of living is fairly high. So‚ I like living in the US. However‚ I could never love America. Loving your country is a bit like loving your race‚ or loving all those who follow
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Diversity and Your Community Kelley Boulet Cultural Diversity Sally Kwitkowski My hometown is Wichita Kansas‚ in which I was surrounded by numerous cultures and ethnicities. Wichita is the biggest city in Kansas‚ located in the south-central part of the state on the Arkansas River and approximately 140 miles south of the capital city of Topeka. It is also conveniently located just 197 miles from Kansas City and 161 miles from Oklahoma City‚ both with over 1
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