Community gardening

Among liberals, the idea of public colleges being tuition free is very popular indeed. However, conservatives believe the idea alone results in the death of a baby somewhere. Despite this, public colleges should be tuition free, as the benefits to the society will be huge, it will rid students of crushing student debt, and it will ensure that students will be competitive in a global environment. One reason why public colleges should be tuition free is that it will result in a huge benefit to…

Free tuition and no debt for students attending higher education within the United States seems like a terrific proposal, however, there are several hidden small prints that may result in certain disadvantages for Americans. Many colleges across the country already offer student loans and other scholarships for low-income families in order to provide accessible education. Moreover, if this plan turns into an official policy, expenses for federal and local governments will increase up to $75…

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Kiwanis to receive a scholarship for my dedication and hard work. Now that I have the opportunity to run for office, I would love to be able to give back to the Kiwanis through Key Club. For several years, I have been involved with helping the community. I have been dedicated to P.A.W.S. and the San Diego Humane Society, as well as helping the kids in the La Mesa Spring Valley School District. When I started with these organizations, I could not wait, especially to start volunteering. Now…

Revamping Community College In the article “Revamping Community Colleges to Improve Graduation Rates” it talks about ways that people of education are working to help improve the graduation rate. While I am all for more people going to college and getting degrees, I do not agree with the changes that the article suggests. One of the changes that they are trying to enforce is the idea of free college. In the article, it states that “Bills are pending to carry out President Obama’s America’s…

There is a need for some communities to rely on the traditional police organizations due to the existence of high-end, or serious, criminal activity which must be controlled by a directive enforcement of the laws governing any criminal activity or behavior. Today, there is a higher need for law enforcement agencies to become a more community-oriented police force to further develop a healthy relationship with their communities on prevention of the low-end, or minor, criminal activities or…

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…