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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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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Introduction The term indigenous has caused controversy across the world as some people see it an offensive name to describe people‚ the name is not the only thing that has caused a controversy also the people that this name applies to. Hence there have been many definitions of this word to try and make it more euphemism. Kuper (2003) agrees that this term causes a lot of debate. He argues that however most people prefer the word indigenous because it’s more euphemism than the term native and primitive
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Course Title: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 1 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Course code BDS 112 Course title: Community Development Purpose: To introduce the students to the community development principles and concepts in order to equip them with knowledge to enable them appreciate and understand communities and how development is achieved at this level. Course Objectives: By the end of the course‚ the students should be able to: 1. Understand the theoretical basis of community development and how this
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THEORIES OF PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT (2 Credits/Compulsory) Course Code: CED 403 Course Title: Theories of Personality Development and Adjustment. Number of Credits: 2 Credits Course Duration: Two hours per week for 15 weeks (30 hours). As taught in 2010/2011 session Lecturer’s name: ONIYE‚ Abdulrazaq Olayinka Qualifications: B.A.Ed (Islamic Studies Education: Usmanu Dan Fodiyo University Sokoto); M.Ed; PhD (Guidance and Counselling: University of Ilorin); Cert. (Data Processing: University
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Community Learning and Development is a field that aims to “help communities and individuals tackle real issues in their lives through community based action and community based learning” (Scottish Executive‚ 2004:4). As CLD workers‚ it is imperative that we understand the issues that have faced people in the past‚ the issues that affect people in society today‚ and are aware of any potential issues in the future for individuals and groups. In order to underpin some of the knowledge required to support
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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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The poor Third Amendment. The other amendments of the United States Constitution’s Bill of Rights inspire public attention and volumes of legal research. Meanwhile‚ the Third Amendment suffers in comparative oblivion. The minor attention that it does receive usually fails to serve it well. Lawyers twist it to fit absurd claims‚ the popular press subjects it to ridicule‚ and academics limit it to footnotes. The reality is that the Third Amendment guarantees that the army cannot force homeowners to
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years old was highest in low-income families (16.7 percent) as compared to high-income families (3.2 percent)” (National Center for Education Statistics). The National Center for Education Statistics is one of many organizations that study high school dropout rates. The dropout rate among low-income families is 16.7 giving it a 13.5 margin between high and low-income. Greater income gaps between those at the bottom and middle of the income distribution result in low-income students to drop out of
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PART ONE: PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS Chapter I: Introducing Economic Development: A Global Perspective 1. How to Other Half Live There are two type of family in the world: the wealth family and the poor one. It is said that over 40% of the world’s population lives on less than $2 per day‚ as a part condition of absolute poverty. The term absolute poverty is a situation of being unable to meet the minimum levels of income‚ food‚ clothing‚ healthcare‚ shelter‚ and other essential. On the other
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