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 we value. We have certain slang
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Literature Community Policing and Police-Community Relations in the US context Community policing is a philosophy of policing which emphasizes partnerships between the police and the public (Walker & Katz‚ 2013). This approach considers cooperation between the police and the community as an important mechanism that gives the police better access to information provided by the community‚ which in turn can make the police more responsive to the needs of the community. Historically‚ community policing
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What is Human Services? The goal of Human Services is to help people meet their basic physical and emotional needs that for whatever reason cannot be met without outside assistance. The goal of Human Services is to provide services to all human beings. Human beings sometimes are in need for food‚ health‚ shelter and safety and necessarily do not know where and how they can find such assistance. Some people also face the fear of asking for any type of assistance do to financial burden. They rather
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The Giver‚ a novel by Lois Lowry that gives you that hopeless‚ dreadful feeling of “I wish I could tell you‚ but I can’t. I can’t tell you why I can’t either”‚ explores the idea of a utopian community entirely run by a secretive higher power- one so secretive that the very concept of death is not common knowledge. In fact‚ the Elders (the higher power) gave death another name- release. The story follows Jonas‚ a “unique” boy who gradually learns that his immediate world isn’t as simple and perfect
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or music group. Researchers have deemed these groups as discourse communities. Ann Johns explains discourse communities as‚ “a basis for sharing and holding in common: shared expectations‚ shared participation‚ commonly held ways of expressing” (320). Discourse communities hold certain standards and actions that lead to the functioning of the group. The Bartlett City Court Clerk’s Office is a stand out discourse community that has certain vocabulary‚ genres‚ and tasks that allow them to work as a
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What Is Human Services? Christa Gambrell What Is Human Services? The National Organization for Human Services (NOHS) defines the human service profession this way‚ “The Human Service Profession is one which promotes improved service delivery systems by addressing not only the quality of direct services‚ but also seeking to improve accessibility‚ accountability‚ and coordination among professionals and agencies in service delivery.” Human Service is a very broad term covering a number of agencies
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Gyoza (Japan) - Adapted from the Chinese dumpling but now quintessentially Japanese‚ the humble pan-fried gyoza has become a staple dish of the nation. Like its Chinese relative‚ a flour skin is wrapped and folded around filling then cooked. Variations abound and gyoza are served both pan-fried and boiled and with a variety of fillings‚ though pork‚ cabbage and chives are common ingredients. Ingredients: 1 tablespoon sesame oil 2 cups chopped cabbage 1/4 cup chopped onion 1 clove garlic
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What do you mean by Data Center Services? Data Center Services is an umbrella term used to describe services which create‚ execute‚ enhance or maintain a data center for an organization. Basically‚ data center services include all the facilities related to IT components and activities. It can involve software‚ hardware‚ personnel and processes. Types of Data Centers Enterprise Data Centers Previously‚ enterprises built their own data centers on their own sites. However‚ building private data centers
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prizeas the best enterprise of KNN. 3. I learned the importance of helping others in our little way and spending some time with them to learn more about life. In this activity‚ I met a person and helped me to understand that you cannot achieve easilysuccessbecause you need to strive harder to get it. Just like Maelashe patiently sells her product and she findsways to help her family. And I learned to be more responsible in doing my obligation to help other people. USC Trade Fair August 22-26
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“You are what you eat” Did you know that 31.8 percent of the children in America are overweight‚ and 16.9 percent of that 31.8 percent is considered to be obese? Though America is not the only country with an obesity rate over 20 percent‚ America definitely takes the lead. Some seem to believe that Americans are overweight because we are spoiled as a whole. While others may believe that‚ you are what you eat. Meaning if you over eat you will be overweight. Personally‚ I have to agree with the
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