There are many groups/discourse communities I belong to. A discourse community is a group of people who have a common interest. They also have their own way of speaking‚ writing‚ behaviors and values. My favorite one is the sneaker head community. What is a sneaker head? A sneaker head is a person who buys shoes to wear and collect. It has become a culture‚ and has made this sneaker loving community have its own way of speaking‚ writing‚ behaving‚ and showing what we value. We have certain slang
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practice OPEN DISTANCE LEARNING DIPLOMA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 2 (ABM) COMMUNITY HEALTH Writer: Mwansa David M. Contact: 0977744745/0968941175 Email:mwnsamumbad@yahoo.com CONTENT Unit 1: Introduction 1. Subjective 2. Subject overview Unit 2: The concept of Community health 1. Introduction 1. Definitions of community Unit 3: Community-based health care and raising health awareness 1. Introduction 2. Community Care Access Centres: 3. Community-Based Health Care Models Unit 4: Health
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Based on Community Policing‚ it can also be identified as a theory due to the fact it’s a strategy used in the Policing field. But‚ it’s not a most common event that is occurring throughout nationwide. Community Orientated Policing illustrates how it should influence others‚ and show a chance of its effectiveness. This theory is proven that it contains procedures to follow thoroughly‚ and may in fact have an effect whether is little or no cause of effect‚ for this experiment. From beliefs‚ the name
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SAMPLE ESSAY FOR THE BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR TEENS As a teen I participated in community service work. It was one of the best learning experiences I ever had. I learned the importance of hard work and helping those less fortunate than me. I am not the only one who has benefitted from volunteer work according to John Frank in his article "The Benefits of Community Service for Teenagers." Frank writes about the many benefits of volunteer work teens can expect to have‚ and my experiences with
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For African Diasporic communities‚ there is a constant fight for true freedom. True freedom‚ liberation is an idea that has been analyzed by many scholars‚ religious leaders‚ artists‚ and everyday people in diasporic communities. Descendants of enslaved Africans‚ as well as many brown communities throughout the world‚ struggle to liberate themselves from the damaging effects of European influence. The Oxford Dictionary defines Freedom as “the power or right to act‚ speak‚ or think as one wants without
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An emergency occurs when a urgent situation takes place that can be detrimental to a person’s life. Emergencies are not a common occurrence; however do arise on occasion. The response and outcome of emergencies can be positively amplified with an organized plan or preparedness technique. In “The Neighborhood” community‚ there was an emergency‚ forest fires‚ which left the residents to experience unfortunate residual respiratory effects. The many that suffered include patients and staff in the hospital
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of‚ whether it is a friend‚ work‚ 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
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The Importance of School and Community Collaboration In the face of such overwhelming need‚ what does collaborative action offer? Most people would agree that it is considerably easier for children to develop and learn with the support of strong families who in turn enjoy the support of individuals and institutions in their surrounding communities. However‚ the increase in single-parent and dual-income families -- coupled with the gradual disappearance of villagelike communities -- leaves a growing
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Literature Community Policing and Police-Community Relations in the US context Community policing is a philosophy of policing which emphasizes partnerships between the police and the public (Walker & Katz‚ 2013). This approach considers cooperation between the police and the community as an important mechanism that gives the police better access to information provided by the community‚ which in turn can make the police more responsive to the needs of the community. Historically‚ community policing
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sounds terrible. The Giver is a book about a community that people in the community do not have to be worry about anything. In other words‚ they never experience the joy of life and success. Jonas’ community is a strict community to avoid negative emotions. However (TRANS)‚ there are many things that citizens are not allowed to do by themselves. The purpose of this paragraph is to contrast the Jonas’ community to our community. First of all‚ in Jonas’ community everyone lives by the community’s rules
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