Civil society

My response to this scenario is based on my experience with volunteers at the Tyler Texas Corps. At this Corps, volunteers were used in various Corps programs and activities. The Corps relied on the help of these volunteers, however, for all their advantages and benefits there were many challenges and drawbacks. Managing the massive amount of volunteers required much responsibility more than the “Volunteer Coordinator” could handle alone. The challenges with volunteers is that the majority of…

discernible reward. But after experiencing it for myself I found it quite the contrary. Volunteering is a way to meet new people and witness a group working toward a greater cause. Looking to the future I hope to volunteer at the local library and Humane Society. The job I chose for this quarter was to help at the Apple Butter Stir Off an annual event held by the Belpre Lions Club. It was held at a park very near to where I live. I mainly helped by stirring the apple butter. The process started…

Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau are four men with different but somewhat similar government beliefs. Hobbes believed that people were naturally equal, but created supreme power to create peace. He believed in giving up our natural right of equality to an absolute power and after doing so people can not revolt against this power. He called this a social contract. Locke believed people could never give up their rights such as life, liberty, and property. He wanted a leader, however,…

The most significant volunteer contribution to date that I have made was volunteering at the NOW (Newcomer Orientation Week) program. It is a program designed to train individuals as "peer leaders" in their school and the larger community. During the time spam of the training session and the actual program, I was able to meet other individuals from different schools and was able to connect with them. The program really changed my personality and motivated me to come out of my comfort zone, and…

Community service hours that are treated with the respect they deserve and instead of being mandated, should be celebrated. Mandatory community service hours are too stressful for students. Instead of focusing on academic work, students are too focused on getting their community service hours done. This issue can be solved by making community service encouraged. Community service hours will not necessarily need to be done, but will be highly promoted by the teachers so there is still a…

In Rousseau’s On the Social Contract, has a plethora of information concerning how citizens must give up their individual liberties in order to engage in a successful social contract and achieve true freedom. It is interesting that Rousseau claims that liberties must be given up in order to achieve freedom, but argues that slaves are inherently not free because they do not have these liberties to give up to begin with. “Aristotle… had also said that men are by no means equal by nature, but that…

Why should people volunteer in their community? Have you ever wanted to help someone in need? Did you ever think that you should give back to people to don’t have enough? Well if you haven't; you should. The reason that people should volunteer their time is so they can meet new people, help people that have less than they do, and they could give back to the community. First of all, volunteering in your community is a great way to meet new people and make new friends. If you volunteer in…

Service can be seen as a burden, or as an enlightening experience. This year I began to comprehend the impact service can have, if you put your heart into it. This year I learned why service is important, how service can change me, and how God's face can be seen in service. For people who serve it is evident that the more you work God, the more you want to work for God, and the better you feel about it. I attend a massive church, one of the biggest in northern Virginia, McLean…

natural state are peaceful, and that society made people aggressive and hostile. The other scientist Hobbes thinks that before society Man was hostile and not honest, but because of society Man has become peaceful and cooperative. I argue that society caused the aggression that we see, and that before society Man was peaceful. I have a few examples to provide evidence for my decision. The first is that in the original society in its simplest form people in that society had differing opinions…

Giving back has always been apart of my life. It will be an honor and a dream to have an opportunity to volunteer in the Peace Corps program before I further embark into the health care field. The techniques and experience that I will acquire from the program will allow me to further develop my critical thinking skills, team building skills and knowledge based skills about my discipline. This opportunity will abundantly shape me into the health care provider I keen to be for my community. Also,…