Individuals and Communities The Individual Factors that contribute to an individual’s development Factor Definition Example of positive effect on development Example of negative effect on development Self-esteem How a person values themselves. The concept we hold of ourselves begins to develop from the day we are born and can fluctuate during our lifetime. People with positive or high self-esteem value themselves as worthy contributors to society-likely to be able to form healthy relationships
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John Puls Skolnick ENC 1101 5/4/2013 Modern Communities The values and characteristics of a healthy community have remained largely unchanged over the years; however‚ with the invention of online communities they have become significantly more impersonal. Accepting people for who they are and showing empathy towards others are indispensable values of a community. The values of a traditional community as outlined in Azar Nafisi’s essay “I believe in empathy” and Sarah Adams’s essay “Be cool
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The gay community or LGBT community is a loosely defined grouping of LGBT and LGBT supportive people‚ organizations and subcultures united by common culture and civil rights movements. Furthermore‚ the remarkable growth of the gay community in recent history has revolutionized our culture and consciousness‚ creating radically new possibilities for people to “come out”‚ and live more openly as homosexuals. Before the early years‚ homosexuality was a taboo subject. Since then‚ times have changed
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nett2009-10-10T11:03:00 A Community Assessment of Rose City Park‚ NE Portland Lori Annis‚ Danielle Thompson‚ Ben Kostenko‚ and Neveen Ismail Linfield College A Community Assessment of Rose City Park‚ NE Portland According to Wilkinson and Treas (2011) Community health nurses function as client advocates‚ educators‚ collaborators‚ counselors‚ and case managers. In order to perform these roles with full relevancy and functionality‚ it is important for the nurse to be familiar with the community at hand. Community
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COMMUNITY NURSE The gradually shifting of health care from the acute to the non-acute setting is also changing some of the professional nurse’s training. A number of colleges are integrating a more in depth training in community nursing. They are including skill‚ role‚ and competencies required to function as a community health Register Nurse (RN). Examples include an epidemiologist‚ case manager‚ coordinator of services provided to a group of patients‚ occupational health nurse‚ school nurse
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The locality I have based my community profile on is Ardoyne. I feel that Ardoyne is familiar enough for me to carry out my research as I have lived here all my life. Although my project is based in Belfast city centre‚ we work with many groups and young people from the Ardoyne area. this would prove beneficial to myself as I would sometimes have already developed a relationship with the young people through community life. I will firstly explore the community I have chosen by speaking to local
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Virtual Community The internet is a vast and virtually limitless entity which provides users with a way to explore and develop identity and community through various methods including; videos‚ discussion boards‚ blogging‚ photography‚ business outlets and so much more. While online anonymity and isolation have the potential to create a desolate atmosphere for users‚ becoming involved in established community based websites can produce opposite feelings for the same users. Discussion boards
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who seek independence from church and in some cases from the family‚ and community. I find that to be true about myself in each of those aspects. I wouldn’t say I’m separated from my family‚ I would just say that I enjoy time alone more than the average person. I find peace in silence and some solitude. This also applies to community. I like being a part of my community‚ but would choose to be alone over part of a community. I wouldn’t say that I’m COMPLETELY separated from the church‚ but I’m also
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Discourse Communities In today’s world‚ there are many different discourse communities that consist of how someone speaks at home versus how someone speaks at school. In Amy Tam’s essay‚ “Mother Tongue‚” she explains her discourse communities and how they affect her life. I think it is safe to say that she is not the only one who deals with this. I myself find myself talking differently when I am with my family versus when I am at school and I know there are so many others who feel the same way
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Should public schools require their students to perform community service? “We can do no great things‚ only small things with great love” – Mother Teresa. It is the honest truth that no one person can change the world‚ but if everyone comes together with a big heart to stand up for a common cause it could become revolutionary. We teenagers and young adults are the future of this nation and we need to work hard to make living here more pleasant for the less fortunate. Everyone needs a push to do
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