Community development

My experience at the Houston Food Bank was rewarding, fun, and enlightening. It was rewarding knowing that I was filling bags of rice to help those in need. At one point, I went outside and saw a long line of vehicles waiting to get food, and that, made volunteering worth it. It was an enlightening experience because I have always thought the Houston Food Bank was for homeless people, but it is not. It is for working people who have a hard time buying groceries after paying their bills. Don't…

I believe that civic engagement plays an integral part in how well a society functions. According to the American Psychological Association (APA), civic engagement is defined as any action, individual or collective, that is designed to find and resolve issues that are prominent in society. This includes a wide array of activities whether that be volunteering individually or through an organization to being an active individual in political matters. Examples of these activities include…

cooperation for mutual benefit” (65-78). The amount of social capital is not at the same level as it was in the past. This is due to a change in the amount of civic engagement throughout communities. In most areas and organizations today, either a higher degree or a lower degree of civic engagement is observed. In my community, a lower amount of civic engagement is evident in children’s involvement in youth-related activities and adult involvement in youth-related activities when compared to the…

In the American Community College Book, Cohen, Brawer and Kisker (2014) explains the purpose of community colleges and their existence. The American Community Colleges were established in the early years of the twentieth century. The most prominent purpose was the need for workers trained to operate the nation’s expanding industries (Cohen, Brawer, and Kisker, 2014). This new idea of a community college spread rapidly, because the thought was new technologies demanded skilled operators, and…

1) “Rooted: Tim Miller” is a one man performance featuring Tim Miller who focuses on his life, before and after marriage equality. Before marriage equality, Tim Miller faced a life of discrimination and hardship; this was due to the constant homophobia brought on by our country. From a young age, Tim Miller bestowed to never back down from discrimination; thus, Tim Miller has been an avid egalitarian and participates in protest groups for immigration rights, homosexual rights, Binational…

the greatest time in one 's life, so why are students on pins and needles while getting a better education? The classes themselves are not the main stress factor, the issue lies within paying the tuition. If President Obama 's proposal for free community college is passed not only would be beneficial for the students, it would positively impact the country. Through the passing of his proposal more students would be able to attend college and it would enable students to concentrate on their…

After their senior year, many students face the unique opportunity to attend a prestigious college or university. Many factors go into their decision making process such as: tuition, distance, and fields of study. With all of that taken into account many students still have one criteria to be met before they make their decision and that, put simply, is college proficiency in the sports. With that knowledge, many college administrations seek out the best players and try to entice them dreams of…

Ever since I was a little kid, I always heard my parents talk about how they needed to start saving for my college. That seemed unimportant to me because I knew that I wouldn’t start college for many years. Both of my parents went to college without having a large financial backing so the concept of saving for college never seemed relevant to me. When I was a little bit older, I began to understand why it was important to start saving money. My uncle, who became an optometrist, had many…

many things that gets the world going. The weather, the humans we react with, and money, but When it comes to education it becomes an important factor. According to the New York times “Expanding Community College Access” There is a bill that is being proposed and that is to give free tuition for community colleges, but there is an argument that since tuition is averaged around $3300 they also give pell grants and other grants to poor and working class students that they get more out of…

Even though the four-year brick-and-mortar residential college is out of style, Murray states that “the two-year community college and online courses offer more flexible options for tailoring course work to the real needs of a job” (230). Most students going to college now are going for practical and vocational degrees. Degrees that a four-year course, 32 semester long…