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Lindsey Arthur: Dedicated Leader and Community Helper The candidate must be willing to put hard work, dedication, and effort into helping the community. Lindsey Arthur is willing to put hard work, dedication, and effort into helping the community. She has shown these traits by being a great leader and by helping build over a hundred homes in the Muncie community. Her dedication has made working for Habitat For Humanity fun and a privilege for many. As a young adult, Lindsey Arthur wanted to…

Getting Played: African American Girls, Urban Inequality, and Gendered Violence Ryllie Quesada Sociology 361 Professor Mario Cano November 18th, 2016 Part 1 In Getting Played, sociologist Jody Miller shows readers a compelling picture of the dreadful issue that effects society and travels through how complex and pitiful violence is connected to the everyday lives of people in poor urban neighborhoods. Pulling from interviews with 75 different girls and boys. Jody Miller gives an…

8 Neighbors, Do they still need each other? Non-profits are often overlooked when economic struggles come along, much of the time these organizations have to cut their programs or in the worst times, shut down. Partnerships like the 8 Neighbors are often born out of necessity of the economy or political climate(Katherine, Drew Rios, 2013). This partnership was born out of the economic crisis of the great recession. This was the time between 2007 and 2009 when there was a large amount of…

One might take for granted, the safety of suburbia. I was led to believe by my parents that in "a neighborhood like this," I would be perfectly safe. In the 7th grade, I had to take the bus that dropped me off quite a ways away from my house, meaning that I had to walk quite the distance to my house. It wasn't a major problem, just a minor inconvenience at best. The main reason I took this specific route was to save some minutes sleeping in the early mornings, but I digress. So around 3 weeks…

Porterville, California is a town located in the Tulare County with over 55,000 people living here. Famous people have also lived here like the successful fashion designer, Rick Owens. We are located near Sequoia National Forest, the Giant Sequoia National Monument, and Kings Canyon National Parks. Yet, with all these alluring places, why does it feel like there is nothing to do in this town? Truth is, most people are not looking hard enough. Let us start off with a brief history lesson on…

Lutheran Settlement House is really the only social service agency within the community. It has been providing services to Fishtown and the Philadelphia area since 1902. The services since then may have changed but it’s core mission of “empowering individuals, families, and communities to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency through an integrated program of social, educational, and advocacy services” has not ("History | Lutheran Settlement House | Empowering Children, Adults, Families, and…

John Wideman’s Our Time tells the story of two brothers and the differences between them. John, the author and primary narrator, is a successful author and teacher. The primary focus of the story his brother Robert, who is younger by ten years. Robert or “Robby”, spent much of his young adult life on the streets addicted to heroin until being jailed for a robbery. Wideman illustrates how differently each brother develop using place. Much of the story is set in the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of…

A Man Called Ove Living with an old man who believes in what he knows and only does what he wants to make it the best for himself describes Ove in the book: A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman. It illustrates the life of a stubborn man who comes off to have a harsh first impression, but with composure and acceptance shows the true side of Ove. Cultural differences illustrated throughout the book compare closely to the life in America, a variety of character personalities create a diverse…

The neighborhood you live in during your prime development stages is crucial to the type of person you will become in the future. The impact is so great that it has created stereotypes and social innuendos for the people that live in these communities. My philosophy about these two neighborhoods as well as any is that they are very much similar in the fact that they both raise up children with different values and mindsets. However, despite what most people think, this is actually a beneficial…

Entertain the Neighborhood at This Woodland Hills House Priced at $1,499,000 With a pricetag of only $1,499,000, this five bedroom home in Woodland Hills is a steal. The 3,196 square foot home features seamless transitions of indoor and outdoor living, and is perfect for entertaining. In fact, the large home boasts enough space to entertain the entire neighborhood. Family, friends, and neighbors will be delighted to oblige as you extend an invitation to this open-planned Spanish Ranch style…