Community Transit

“Embracing that which makes you different,is what makes you most powerful and strong?”This quote by Darren Criss is good to live by because it is beneficial to people.Another way of phrasing this quote to help better understand it is that people gain strength when embracing what makes them unique.This quote is appealing because what other people may conceive as a weakness is actually what gives you strength.Today,people in society admire stories of triumph and overcoming obstacles.These stories…

Working towards the Future “Congratulations you’ve got the job!” These words are what many people yearn to hear. A job is very important to anyone with the need for money. College students are among many that are in dire need of money. College students encounter an extreme amount of tuition and fees during their college journey. A majority of college students are bombarded with the burden to work in order to pay for college. A job is vital towards maintaining a steady lifestyle, while attending…

American but should this matter? Shouldn’t the police department patrol and be involved in every aspect of each part of the community?…

Findings Layout of the Forum Discord is set up so that the creation of individual communities is possible. In order to start a community, a server is created. This is the community with the largest number of people. The server used by this community, for instance, was labeled the ‘No Chill Zone’, as a satyrical reference to a pop phrase used on the internet (“_____ has no chill.”). Within the server, there are text channels. These include pictures, text, and video. Voice channels are…

follow their college education to completion. The college retention rate has been an issue for community colleges across the United States, including St. Johns River State College. Therefore, Alpha Xi Eta’s college project focused on raising awareness of the importance of completing a college education and providing those students with the tools and information they needed to achieve this goal. The Community College Commit to Complete Project (C4) perfectly meshed with the needs of our…

“Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it.” Pat Riley. One decision people are faced with is where to go for their continuing education. There are several things a prospective students need to examine before deciding between a community college and a four year University. In some instances going straight to a University is the best option, however for other situations a junior college is the better option. It boils down to what a person’s overall career goal is. There are…

My interaction with an older adult was taken place at the Sun Terrance Facility in Sunnyside, WA. I wanted to do a nursing home or retirement home, close to where I live because I also do my hours for my practicum every weekday. So, because I have lived in Sunnyside my whole life, I use to live next to Sun Terrance and I took this opportunity to explore the facility a little better while doing my hours there. Me starting there at the facility was not easy. I cannot remember the exact dates, but…

on the school community, specifically by increasing the on-campus distribution of organic fruits and vegetables to those college students suffering from deficient nutrition in their diets. Increasing the number of gardens and total farm acreage over time would significantly reduce the amount of fresh produce needed for all students to become food secure, resulting in better student health and superior academic achievement. The gardens would additionally engage the college community in shared…

“Never in my life would I have expected community colleges to be called potential saviors of the economy,” says George Boggs. There have been misconceptions on the validity of Community Colleges and why it might be an option to some people. Parents, institutions, and the general public see this life option as second best but what most do not realize is that Community Colleges serve as more than a “second tier” institution, but as a metaphorical fallback net. The assumption is that most students…

Turkles Alone Together, she exemplifies her worry for online social networking sites because of their ability to allow humans to edit themselves and manage their relationships (2011). Throughout my interaction with the IMVU community, I found that numerous people using online communities to build relationships were looking for a way out of their past imperfect ones. They loved being able to communicate when they felt like it and return to the real world where the relationship no longer affected…