Intertextuality and the Discourse Community, a text written by James E. Porter, outlines the basics of a given text and the way a person understands writing. Porter examines the principle of intertextuality, “the idea that all texts contain some other texts(395),” and the principle of a discourse community, “a group of individuals bound by a common interest who communicate through approved channels and whose discourse is regulated(400).” Bootstraps: From an Academic of Color, a story written by…
Not Forgotten Transcript First Clip: All right I have two care packages for the homeless ready to go and I am ready to go give some hope to some homeless people today. Second Clip: We're out here in beautiful east Lubbock with my brother Parker Hunt, say Hi Park, and we're fixing to give some care packages out so here we go. Image on Brycen: I really didn't know what I was getting into today as Parker and I gave out some care packages, but one thing I do know is that it was life changing for…
At our last class session, we decided to meet as a group on thursday to discuss our plans for the wooden compost bins, and to get information for how we take action on how we can make it possible for us to go through with our plans. I met Vanessa and Alyssa outside of Dudley Moorhead Hall, two hours before our class starts, and we began to find a place to sit down and talk about what we need to do. Finally, we went up to the second floor of Dudley Moorhead Hall, where the sociology office was…
Participating in community services has become a big part of the world we know today. The service can be as small as picking up garbage along the side of the road, or as big as traveling to different countries to help with natural disasters. All those things have something in common; doing something to change the world for free. I got the opportunity to interview someone who has changed the world for people who thought there was nothing good that could come from the world when everything they…
Community Assessment The purpose of a community assessment is to assess the needs of the community, in order devise a plane to provide the appropriate services, based on the communities need. A community assessment should give a very informative picture of the community. This picture should be based on the data gathered regarding the communities economic, physical, and cultural, conditions. Community assessment have proven to be valuable tools in promoting heath, preventing disease and in…
Communities are groups of people with similar interests and backgrounds that are connected by related beliefs. Colleges strive to create a multi-cultural population. This allows students to expand their knowledge and awareness of others' upbringings. This prepares first year students especially, for the rest of their lives, it brings people together while teaching about different ways of life. Many come into college unaware of what they want to study and which career to pursue. Learning about…
I used to be a member of the National Honor Society in J.W. Sexton High School. We met twice a month to discuss about volunteering opportunities such as volunteering in the 40/8 veterans organization, which I helped out from time to time. In the 40/8 veterans organization, the people who work there make food for veterans to eat. I help out by washing the dishes. I also help out my church by assisting and participating in holiday plays, arranging food to be served every other Sunday, and…
Service learning is important for many reasons. It teaches you to put others first. When doing service learning you are often put in someone else’s shoes. Whether you are in the shoes of a gardener, a teacher or a clerk, you learn to appreciate the hard work they do on a daily basis. I'm fortunate enough to have everything I need at my fingertips, but that’s not the case for everyone. While helping others, you realize what everyday things you take for granted. This quarter I helped my french…
for a child or children living in the immediate community. In Lancy (2015), he best describes this when he is trying to match the children to their mothers. In this case, the children are as comfortable with their biological mother as they are with any of the other women in the group (p. 120). The society that Lancy was describing is an African polygynous tribe where communal care is common. The care of the children is spread out amongst the community and not left all to the mother. The passing…
Introduction I’ll never forgot the plaque hanging in my childhood home with a famous Muhammad Ali quote that states, “service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” My parents, Michael and Karen Clavin, specifically placed this sign on the wall of our entrance hall so that it was visible soon as soon as we entered our home. They raised my three brothers and me to always take the opportunity to help others who were in need through service work. In the year 2007, we began…