Eurasian Economic Community

A discourse community is something that I have been thankful to be apart of through out my high school career, and to this day. The Washington High School Soccer team all shares a common goal of wanting to win a West Virginia State Championship, and continue to be successful through out life, sharing means of communication through social media and email. During my upper classman of high school I got chance to be apart of family that was all held together by something that meant more than just a…

Critique of Reflection on “Excerpt from Why School?” By Mike Rose In this article, Professor Mike Rose reflects about an encounter many years before in the library of a community college, where an underprivileged adult student with learning disabilities from a prior injury is working to improve his education through a program that the college offers for continuing education of adults that were not prepared for college education. The specific story that he is telling relates to Anthony who is in…

People’s engagement in social activities such as sports, social gatherings, etc. is important not for the individuals involved in the activity, but collectively it influences the whole community. Putnam (1993) noted that overall economic health of a community is better where their citizens are participating in the social life. Rook (1984) has noticed that problem with close relationships such as friendship, team relationship, etc. can have adverse impact on people’s well…

Annotated Bibliography What is an annotated bibliography? An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, web pages, and other documents. The reference citation is listed first and is followed by a brief description. The annotation informs the reader of the relevance and quality of the sources cited. What is the purpose of the annotated bibliography? In certain classes, you will be asked to write an annotated bibliography, which sounds quite intimidating, but is simply a…

One of the highlights of digital world is the impressive growth of social media. New technology inventions contribute to the expansion of social media platforms, which allow people to actively participate in the virtual community. It is obvious that they play a big part in the modern society, as the number of social media users continue to increase rapidly. Along with the benefits that social networks bring to its users, various kinds of issues have emerged, such as health and psychological…

Community College Education We all know the costs to attend a college is a burden to everyone who has a low income. College costs have skyrocketed over the past decade, and there is a gap between tuition and family finances. According to the White House, “[They] have a straight forward plan to remove that barrier and expand the pathway to the middle class-by bringing the cost of community colleges down-down to zero. Zero-for anyone willing to work for it and for the institutions that meet…

So far our first day of school is going pretty good. Everyone is super nice, including the teachers. When Luke and I hold hands, everyone coos at us instead of giving us death glares. We even have all the same classes, so we 're together all the time. Most people wouldn 't like that, but I never get tired of being with Luke. I think the best part of school, however, is the fact that there 's an LGBT club that Luke and I joined. "So, how did you two meet?" Our new friend Lynsey asks as we sit…

Race should not be a criterion for college admission because students are with higher grade point averages and SAT scores are being denied because of their white race. Blacks, Hispanics, and Native American applicants receive a more privileged status. Critics argue that the admissions system is biased and hypocritical because students like Grutter, Hamacher, and Gratz, feel that they are discriminated against in a country that is supposed to oppose discrimination. Applicants who are children of…

“A discourse community is a group of people who share similar goals or purposes and use communication to achieve these goals” (Swales 220). Discourse Communities are thought to have six characteristics according to John Swales in his excerpt “The Concept of a Discourse Community.” Swales stated that “These characteristics being the community has a set of common goals known to the public, mechanisms for communication, mechanisms to provide feedback, has one or more genres of communication, an…

those are the only two options and never really gives people the opportunity to express who they truly are without a retaliation or consequence. This is where Judith Butler 's aspect of vulnerability to our lives come into play. Not only is the LGBT community vulnerable persay but everyone living on this earth is, not just the people of the United…