The Christian Community

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…

The community watched as a building progressed into a group home. Throughout the months they discussed whether it would be men, women, or a family moving into the home. They discussed the possible reason and how it could change their lives. This became a constant conversation throughout the neighborhood. They wondered how it was going to affect their environment and hoped that the people were kind. Over time the community realized that three males with schizophrenia were moving into the home.…

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…

the poor social capital stimulate the worsening of social isolation, which just the same as Putnam's argument. However, according to Bruce Rankin and James Quane's new finding, the erosion of social capital doesn't reduce people's engagement in community organizing. Their opinions contradict seemingly, but that doesn't mean Putnam's idea is wrong. Putnam's view makes sense to some extent, but also with limits. He only sees the impact of social capital on social isolation but ignore the effects…

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…