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    "I don’t want to get to a community college‚" said William Thompson a teen in texas when I inquired him about attending a Junior college. He said‚ "Why would I go to a community college when I can go to a real university". There is a common misconception on attending a Junior college. People feel that if you attend a community college you were deemed too feeble-minded to proceed to any major university and that is solely untrue. Top Teens. You must know that you will not be treated with disdain if

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    Module B: Close Study of Text Text: WitnessWitness’‚ an American film‚ directed by Australian director Peter Weir‚ is a film set in 1985 about a clash of modern American society‚ and an idyllic Amish community. Maeri Saeli describes it as “the two worlds meet‚ but never merge” This is shown in the interaction between ideas‚ characters and techniques that make an impact on the audience. The main ideas represented in this text are Violence versus non-violence/ pacifism versus direct action‚ relationships

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    Indigenous communities in Canada compared to the rest of the world. Today‚ over 4% of Canada’s population describes themselves as Indigenous. Indigenous people were the first people to live on what is now called Canada‚ they had their own culture‚ beliefs and lifestyle. When European settlers came to Canada in the 1800’s they assimilated the Indigenous people. Europeans convinced Indigenous people to sign treaties which still are the same ones that are used today. Indigenous communities face many

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    Collin College English 1302 Individuality!!! No Wait Community!!!! As far back as time can go there has been the issue of individuality and community. To say the actual words together‚ individuality and community‚ the words themselves seem to be a paradox. In an earnest attempt to understand what those words mean in conjunction with race‚ social constructions‚ passions‚ and freedom‚ along with the intention of understanding the white moderate. As an outsider‚ I have been lead down a road

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    Whitaker Honors American Lit Comp 20 April 2014 The Strength For Individualism Ayn Rand uses the themes of individualism and collectivism to demonstrate the shaping of society and what gives it its balance. Howard Roark and Lois Cook may both be individuals although in opposite ways. Individualism is derived from the natural tendencies and desires that one is born with. However‚ society is made of collectivists which makes individualism out of the ordinary. Society is shaped by the ideas of an individual

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    history and our souls as prosperity. However‚ there is also the discussion of choice when it comes to the notion of community service. Should this be an optional endeavor that individuals alone should have the governance over? Or should it be a mandatory institution that forces us entirely as a society to help one another. This however‚ flies in the face of the idea of community service being a good deed

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    One day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich tells the story of Shukhov‚ a Russian prisoner sentenced to ten years in a Siberian camp. He is a rather individualist person who is mainly interested in surviving day by day during his confinement. Every prisoner in the camp has to learn how to behave according to this mandatory lifestyle they have been condemned to‚ and this is the way Shukhov finds the most bearable and efficient. There is no such thing as a unique hard moment for the prisoners or a strong

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    took on a bigger responsibility by getting my friends and family involved. Community Service shouldn’t be a job or something that you do but have no excitement in while participating. Evolving your friends makes the experience much more exciting and rewarding. Getting my parents involved gained me responsibility and maturity. This year I joined Key Club in knowledge of participating in activities that would help the community around me. I even brought my team to the first meeting and told them that

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    Geography “Change in Community” RAP Rationale My topic I have chosen is the rugby union community. Rugby is mainly what my life is about at this moment in time. I play in five different teams‚ train in a selective squad in the off-season‚ it is something I am very passionate about and I would considerate as my community. As I’m growing up‚ I’m realising that the number of kids playing in the older ages is dropping and that is what I have chosen as my topic. Aim For my fieldwork I’m going

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    Definition of Community: (Sarason) “a readily available‚ mutually supportive networkd of relationships on which one could depend Definition of Psychological Sense of Community (Sarason) perception of similarity to others acknowledge interdependence with other… Types of Community: 1. Locality-Based Community * Includes city blocks‚ neighbors‚ small towns… * Interpersonal ties based on geographic proximity exist between members * Individuals identify themselves by their locality

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