Community gardening

My discourse community is Christianity. My discourse community involves people who believe in God and follow the guidelines of the Bible. The people from this community are trying to enhance themselves by learning the Bible. An impeccable member attends church, strive for better lives, and aim to help others spread and disseminate words of wisdom. There are several reasons why Christianity is a discourse community. My discourse community has all of the six characteristics defined by John Swales.…

for everyone to be involved in the community and be connected with what is going on. It can open their eyes to the impact that they can have on society. Civic engagement is a term used to describe the activities which promote the bridging of communities. It means working to make a difference and developing knowledge, skills, motivation and values to make that difference. There are also different ways of being participating. These include Internships or Community Service (What is Civic…

Discourse Community Paper Communication is the basic element in any society. We communicate in different aspects of our lives through different forms of communication such as letters, spoken, visual, and more suitable for the different discourse communities we belong to. Each discourse community has its own rules; they have their language, topics of interest, and characteristics that make them unique. In this essay I will describe the four major discourse communities I belong to: my family,…

chose it. The city of San Jose is in the heart of Silicon Valley in Northern California. San Jose has the third largest population in California. San Jose is unique because it has a very congested high rise city area as well as suburban and small communities within the city. During my research, at Building Resilient Regions Institute of Governmental Studies, I saw that San Jose was ranked 87th on the RCI list. (RCI) I chose the city of San Jose because I am originally from the East Bay in…

In my paper, I decided to observe the online community called IMVU. I saturated myself into this virtual community because I found it to be one of the most unusual communities and unlike anything I have or would do. Throughout this study, I decided to use both a naturalistic and participation observation method. I went to various realistic chat rooms where I listened in on conversations as well as tried to communicate with willing individuals. Through these conversations, I came to the…

definitions for the term community. Every person has their own idea about what a community is. Then there is also the distinction between a living community and an online one. Some people argue that there is not such a thing, while others argue that not only is there such a thing as an online community, but it is becoming far more prevalent than a living one. After reading the texts by Michael Brill and Elliot Volkman I now have an understanding of how both Brill and Volkman define community.…

It allows the associates who partake in Depot Day, to take pride in the fact that they are assisting in their local community and making a difference. The service’s provided by Office Depot allows the customer sound technological advice rather than a sales pitch. Many times just taking the time to sit and explain how some of the new technology features work, allows the…

people of color. (Esri 2010) The Black community represents roughly 10% of the Tenderloin, compared to a citywide representation of 6% or less. Just under half of the neighborhood’s…

Inside the Michigan Research Community I. Introduction to MRC and Learning Communities As a large public institution, the University of Michigan can be very overwhelming for some students. However, the University of Michigan does a great job of creating small communities for students with similar backgrounds, identities, or interests. One of the small learning communities at the University of Michigan is the Michigan Research Community, otherwise known as MRC. In MRC, all of the individuals…

In chapter four, “Communities and Network”, Baym focuses on online interaction and how it occurs, including communities and social network. Throughout this chapter, Baym stresses that the word community does not have one correct definition, but instead introduces five qualities found in both online groups and in many definitions of community creating online contexts. These five qualities include: space, shared practice, shared resources and support, shared identities, and interpersonal…