gotta be the shoes!” (Mars Blackmon) There are many groups/discourse communities I belong to. A discourse community is a group of people who have a common interest. They also have their own way of speaking‚ writing‚ behaviors and values. My favorite one is the sneaker head community. What is a sneaker head? A sneaker head is a person who buys shoes to wear and collect. It has become a culture‚ and has made this sneaker loving community have its own way of speaking‚ writing‚ behaving‚ and showing what
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A discourse community is a group of people who speak and share the same interests in certain topics‚ knowledge‚ and vocabulary; they also use similar jargons specific to that community. I belong to several discourse communities ranging from family‚ friends‚ and church to my ethnic group‚ weight watchers‚ and my classmates. The discourse community that I am going to discuss in this paper is the one that gets me motivated and eager to take part every Tuesday; it is the women’s bible club at my church
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MODULE 2: LANGUAGE AND COMMUNITY The West Indies coincides with the following territories of the Commonwealth Caribbean: Jamaica‚ Trinidad‚ Tobago‚ Guyana‚ Barbados‚ Grenada‚ St. Lucia‚ St. Vincent‚ Dominica‚ Antigua‚ St. Kitts‚ Nevis‚ Anguilla and Montserrat. (a) Differentiation between ‘language’ (generic) and ‘a language’ (individual). Language is an ability which every normal human being has and it allows him not only to communicate with other human beings but also with himself
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John Puls Skolnick ENC 1101 5/4/2013 Modern Communities The values and characteristics of a healthy community have remained largely unchanged over the years; however‚ with the invention of online communities they have become significantly more impersonal. Accepting people for who they are and showing empathy towards others are indispensable values of a community. The values of a traditional community as outlined in Azar Nafisi’s essay “I believe in empathy” and Sarah Adams’s essay “Be cool
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Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ COMMUNITY WORKING GROUP - Case Opportunities‚ and Threats Western Reserve University School of Medicine Analysis Strengths What are our competitive advantages? ● ● What are our core competencies Internationally recognized institution located in the heart of a vibrant community. Numerous existing ties to the community that can be leveraged for future endeavors ● ● Community-based participatory research Health disparities ● Community initiatives within SOM. (Please continue
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Kroc founded McDonald’s more than 50 years ago. Our communities give us so much in return not just by supporting our business but also by increasing our brand visibility and strengthening our relationships with our stakeholders. McDonald’s uses three key strengths – our scope‚ our people and our profits - to make a meaningful and lasting impact on the global communities where we live and work. The real strength of McDonald’s community involvement lies with GARSB and our franchisees who provide
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Do you feel community service is important to a community? Why or why not? Explain your answer in two or three paragraphs. Community Service is important for many reasons. Taking part and volunteering teaches compassion and understanding. One of my favorite things about community service is that there are opportunities and choices everywhere! You can volunteer for something you really believe and have an interest in‚ and can volunteer as much or as little as you ’d like or have time for. Since
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Importance of Service to the Church and Community By: Alex Gaffney Service to the Church is an important aspect of our Church life. We should all do this‚ as God calls us to do so. However‚ we shouldn’t limit ourselves to the Church. We should also serve the community‚ to be a good citizen of our country. Serving the community is also serving the Church because Jesus states we must treat others as we want to be treated. Serving the Church and community teaches moral values that are important
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What is a community? To many it is a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality‚ share government‚ and often have a common cultural and historical heritage. For many this is an abstract term. Many people don’t exactly know what a community is. It can be felt or touched and sure enough it can’t be seen. Society also plays a role in this relative and abstract term of community. Meaning‚ the body of human beings generally‚ associated or viewed as members of a community. Amitai
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Community Organization Healthy Community I consider my community to be the Jordan Creek area‚ which is actually a little more diverse of a community than one would think. It’s a healthy community‚ but a confusing one. It’s part of Dallas County‚ the Waukee school district‚ and can also be incorporated with Polk County to somebody who isn’t sure where to place it. In this paper I will be discussing the types of community capital I believe exist in the Jordan Creek community‚ how social capital
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