As of today, many churches, ministries and some individual Christians embrace, practice, and tap into some of the 8 key components of the CCDA in various ways. All who are engaged in the process of transforming communities, whether directly through their affiliation with the CCDA or individually understand that we “are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepare in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10). In the following paragraphs…
Europe to come join and become apart of new countries and societies. In early 2016, 25,000 refugees are set to arrive in Canada and I want to answer the question that can we integrate them into our cities and make sure that they become a part of a community and a country that they can trust will get them good jobs and keep them safe. First, every person who comes into Canada needs a sense of welcome, refugees who come to a new country need to know that they are safe. Second, they need to know…
“Community” is a word that connects us with each other; it highlights a specific experience that we all share, a community is more than just a neighborhood, it is a common identity, and it is a set of relationships among people. It is pivotal that each and everyone of us give back to this experience in anyway we can. It is our civic duty as members of our communities to engage in some form service. Giving back to the community has a lasting and positive impact on society at large. Community…
The following website (including any associated pages from directly linked websites) using discourse analysis: http://www.add101.com/ The following questions might help you with your analysis: 1. What is Discourse Analysis? Discourse analysis as defined by the Oxford Journal Family Practice states Discourse analysis is the study of “social life, understood through analysis of language in its widest sense (including face-to-face talk, non-verbal interaction, images, symbols and…
The central enigma of community for Cavell, as I have elaborated tacitly thus far, appears to be winning a coherence in how it (naturally and conventionally) makes possible speaking in the name of others, and how it makes room for the difference of those who are spoken for. I have called the challenges to this coherence, following and improvising on Cavell, privacy and hierarchy. Concerning the former, Cavell writes, So the fantasy of a private language, turns out, to be a fantasy, or fear,…
have done multiple community service projects in order to help benefit myself and my community. In my sophomore year of high school (2013 - 2014) I was accepted into the National Honors Society. Joining the National Honors Society was a huge opportunity for me to help in community service projects and to help better my community. With this organization I was able to help with multiple service projects such as helping students at elementary and middle schools with their community service…
At this point in the semester, Symbolic Convergence Theory best describes my community. I am an RA for a fairly close-knit community-- there are only 20 residents on my floor, which has really allowed them to form relationships with one another. My floor has become much closer than I initially anticipated. I often see my residents eating meals together, walking around campus in groups, and spending time with each other on the floor. With that being said, through spending a decent amount of time…
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever."- Mahatma Gandi. For my service learning project I chose to volunteer at my schools Agriculture area. Many people were there including myself helping out and trying to keep it nice and clean. It was a very fun four hour experience I met some new people,I also learned how to plant many types of plants and trees. It wasn't as bad as I thought considering that it's a get dirty job, but it was fun to do. I would recommend…
My discourse community is the Los Angeles Lakers, The lakers are one of the biggest teams in NBA history. They have a common goal which is to win as many world championships as they could so far they have 16 which is second of all time to the Boston Celtics who have 17. They get together for practice every day and spend a lot of time together off the court too, they also have an Instagram page which they upload pictures of players before the games or after games or during practice or they shoe…
consisted of various volunteer jobs. I was one of approximately 100 people that engaged in the process of making life better for others. I spent my time washing and painting graffiti off of buildings, cleaning the parks, and serving food to the community. Engaging and reading with the neighborhood children was a highlight of the week. The impact…