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    developing, fertilized egg in the lab. No matter what group these people are put into they all are given basic guidelines to live by, those values include community, identity, and stability. In the story the reader can visualize the sense of community that the people live by, for example, in the opening sentence the author gives the impression that the community members live in enormously tall buildings by stating “A squat grey building of only thirty- four stories” (pg 1) the tall buildings…

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    the environment, and the poor. National Junior Honor Society is an organization that is meant to teach youth how to help their communities. When people help their communities, the community becomes balanced. Eventually, in region after region, the whole wide world becomes more balanced. This is a breathtaking experience everyone should want to see. Balancing a community takes hard work and kindness. Because I have a mindset to contribute to society, and skills that will benefit the world, I…

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    purpose of this assignment, I decided to use a recent community meeting of my residential neighbourhood back home in Calgary; Meadowlark Park. Meadowlark Park is one of the smallest neighbourhoods in the city, located in the SW quadrant, there are approximately 275 homes and just over 600 residents. Being located next to the largest and most popular mall in the city, as well as two of the major roadways (Glenmore Trail and Elbow Drive), the community itself has developed and gone through…

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    All data and observations were collected to show comparisons between each JA school. The information found is valuable because it is important to know about both the physical side of a community and the economic side of a community, and how they compare to each other, as well as how they compare to other communities within a city. Junior Achievement is an organization dedicated to educating young children about branches that deal with economics,…

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    of different financial standings. The Greasers live on the run down East side of town, and the Socs live on the wealthy West side of town. The two gangs often go head to head, letting their diversity separate them. Both gangs are victims of the communities stereotyping, they are misunderstood and struggle to break free of these stereotypes. In the story characters are defined by the stereotypes given to them by one another. The only thing holding them back from their full potential is the…

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    years of my high school education started out that way. After being inducted into National Honor Society and getting so much encouragement to involve myself in volunteering, I came to understand how helping others freely can make an impact on the community and even myself. Every day, millions experience hardship; therefore, millions need to help in any way they can. That is why serving others is so important. Even with all the good in the world, there is the same amount of bad. With the help of…

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    deprived of entrance into the community of star-bellied Sneetches. Eventually, the Sneetches realize that appearance does not matter and they are all members of the same community. Rationale for why I chose this text and how will I use it in my planning This poem has been used for years as a warning against judgment and prejudice. I plan to use this poem because it connects all the essentials questions I plan on using. It exemplifies how the structuring of community through specific…

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    role is one effective community development process toward change.( Hannis. D and Brown D.J 2012) Therefore, several professional roles are identified under Browns and Hannis’s however, my role in this particular case scenario are ‘’Organizer, facilitator, and advocate’’ to effectively address and work on this issues. According case scenario this community are facing several identified issues that will require organizing, facilitating and advocacy to bring some change in community functioning.…

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    Committed, Generous, Supportive these are words describing volunteering. Volunteering to me is a person who loves to help other people, they aren't selfish but determined to make a change in the community. In fact if you want to hear about a place you can keep reading. The founder of the establishment is Anna Marie Hackett, she came up with the idea. The purpose of this establishment is because they saw a need to help the elderly. The audience they hold is the elderly. If you would like to…

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    particular place grabbed my attention. The name of this place was Waite House, and thankfully it is the organization where I am currently engaging in my service-learning. Waite House is located in the Ventura Village neighborhood within the Phillips community in Minneapolis. This organization caught my attention because not only was it relatively a short commute on the public transit system, but the description mentioned youth fitness and obesity/diabetes prevention. Not only…

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