Umpqua Community College

from preschool to elementary school. When the kids come out of the school there is always a crossing guard there that make’s sure that kids cross the street safely. There are also many different public schools around the area as well. Bronx Community College is only ten minutes away walking distance. I go there sometimes when I don’t feel like going to Brooklyn, since I live in the Bronx. The New York City Board of Education is also ten minutes away from my agency, which allows parents to…

“I know. I’ll get an F. I’ll lose the scholarship” (427). In the book Swagger by Carl Deuker, Jonas, a kid from California, is put in many situations that he was not expecting. After moving to Seattle, and meeting his friend Levi. Jonas meets Coach Hartwell, who was his his dream coach. Until Jonas learned Levi was being abused by Hartwell, and that is where most of his troubles start. Jonas can not focus, Levi can not play basketball, and Jonas will lose his scholarship. Although friendship can…

other BLA students, one must ascribe to one of the categories previously mentioned. Most importantly, being able to speak the major language mostly utilized in the Bronx, Black English, or having the ‘Bronx accent’ brings one closer to the Bronx community; thus, being accepted in BLA by…

we use to continually improve our condition. We are given profound compassion by which we can relay our feelings and experiences to those around us. Humans have a dire need to be accepted, which drives the fortification of community. However, people strengthen their communities until they have a resolute identity, creating an intrinsic exclusiveness within social groups. Ostracism and a lack of understanding is at the epicenter of all human conflict. We become solely focused on protecting our…

Successful Supervision And Reentry” strategy number sixth, which is Supervise Offenders In Their Communities, seen to be the most promising strategy that allows and make offenders accessible to many opportunities to change their lives. Offenders have the opportunity to be accepted in their community once he or she is involved in rehabilitation programs, community service, Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities, Breaking the Cycle, Special Offender Services Program, Probationers in…

Community Policing While past incidences have affected police and minority relationships, the media has been no stranger in further causing distrust and fear. The role of the media needs to change by working with police to educate the public about the positive aspects involved in fostering positive relationships with local officers to truly affect change. Our police officers are the eyes and the ears of society to serve and protect citizens. However, the police do not have the resources to be…

was social engagement, me practicing social engagement was included in all three of my activities by me just being able to be social within the community. Rather it was within the community (ambassador), in leadership class when I had to hold conversations with the other classmates in the online community or just working and helping out in the community as…

A community is a social unit of any size that shares common values within a society. In A community get together to work under a friendly, familiar environment under the same rules to help the society that surrounds us. The community has different form of collaboration, whether is by sharing their culture, religion, believes and idealism that better the quality of life that comfort the people in the society. The type of community where I live is a small community that revolves around it. My…

Introduction “Power is the ability to do good for others” – Brooke Astor Community service is unpaid voluntary work with an aim of helping an underprivileged cause . It is important not only because you are doing good and beneficial for your community but also because taking part and volunteering teaches us comparison and understanding. We too are able to get exposure to certain things and gain knowledge and some experience from community service. 2.Social issue. A very common social issue is…

are rebuilt and the poorer class are being replace. Gentrification has extremely negative effects on inner city communities that are generally populated by African Americans. These communities suffer from the effects of gentrification for years by losing their homes and businesses to a higher class of people. Many areas that have and are being gentrified are African American communities because of the poverty most people of color live in. When a neighborhood has abandoned buildings or old…