A Life Lived for a Community

Have you ever thought about people who need help in your community and ways you could help? In Aniak, Alaska, there was a need in the medical field because the town only had one doctor. A team of teenagers saw this need and decided they could do something about it and formed a team called the Dragon Slayers. On the other side of the country, Cassandra saw a different kind of need in her community. Because of harsh Rhode Island winters, fuel for heating homes is really important. She and her friends learned about biodiesel and how it could help her community. In the two articles, Defeating Dragons and Food That Fuels, young people saw community needs and helped bring positive change in unique ways.

I have seen both her mother’s and her struggles with oppression, subordination and exclusion, their fights for services and funding and their struggles with day-to-day life. I was an involved member of their family and so their struggles touched me deeply, the fight for social justice and acceptance is one that will take a very long time within the Australian community; nonetheless, it is already a personal value of mine. My values are now ones of equality for all, social inclusion, respect, and dignity and worth, and social justice for all.

Althea Gibson was an African American woman born August 25, 1957 in Silver, North Carolina. She attended Florida Agricultural and Mechanical School and later Lincoln University as an athletic instructor. In her early life she moved to Harlem, New York, New York because of the Great Depression. She was also increased in basketball and paddle tennis. She quickly became good at tennis and people stared o notice, so Robert Walter Johnson coached, mentored, and sponsored her. She went on to win 11 Grand Slam titles, cementing her legacy, was the first black woman to play professional tennis, and on top of that she broke he racial barrier in tennis. She also played tennis, played he saxophone, and wrote an autobiography called “I Always wanted to

In the summer of 1927 in the eighth month in the sweltering south, Althea Gibson was born to Dush and Annie Bell Gibson who were both sharecroppers (Group). Silver, South Carolina

Althea Gibson was born during 1927 in Silver, South Carolina as the daughter of sharecroppers born and raised in Harlem. By all accounts, she was a troubled school student and frequently ran away from home. She did, however, have a passion for horsemanship,

The article continues to talk about Althea Gibson but in much more detail as it talks about her specific details and achievements. The article is written in chronological order starting with where she was born, as mentioned before she was born in Silver, South Carolina in 1927 before her family had come to the conclusion that they would be moving to New York City when Althea was three years old. We are also given information that would lead Althea to play competitively by the article talking about how Althea played

Now that the holidays are approaching, a certain long-lived adage makes its yearly debut: the feeling of giving is better than the feeling of receiving. Of course, it is generally said in the context of gift exchange. However, who is to say it cannot be a life lesson? Far too often, people are so very involved in themselves that they lose sight of what truly matters, such as family or even community. They believe their own problems to be far too great to “waste” time on helping others, which is exactly the common schema Edgar Lee Masters refuted in his poem “Lois Spears” as a part of his collection of poems, Spoon River Anthology. Lois Spears is a woman who, despite having to live without sight, is incredibly happy with how she lived her life. She dedicated herself to serving others and joyfully did so; her story did not convey an ounce of spite or bitterness. Masters ultimately wrote the poem “Lois Spears” in order to display how looking away from one’s own hindrances or troubles and dedicating oneself to improving the lives of others can bring true happiness.

In deciding to write about my friend Jane Addams, I knew that it would not be an easy task. Jane is an amazing person who is driven to help all manner of people even though her own life was filled with struggles. Jane brought hope, caring, and love to many people in two centuries, the 19th and the 20th. She lived her life for others by taking her struggles and turning them into ways to alleviate the same for others less fortunate. Jane's learning took her across an ocean and led her to people who would help her on her journey. One of these people was Ellen Gates Starr. Together Jane and Ellen worked for many years as a team to help others.

“I live in a semi-rural community in Delaware,” she explained. “Living in a small community, there isn’t a lot of separation between the rich and poor. That experience has taught me how important it is to give back and what it means to the community when you do. You can physically see the need more, and you can see the difference your contributions

Another meaningful experience that sticks out to me is when I regularly volunteered at a children’s homeless shelter in Roxbury, Mass. for two years, and was reminded of the fact that the statistics we hear every day about homelessness are real people – not just numbers. Every child I played alongside,

Owen’s mother had a major influence on how Mrs. Owens’ life turned out. Mrs. Owens’ mother began her daughter's community service for the first time while Mrs. Owens was in the second grade. They had an elderly neighbor who was physically impaired which forced her to be confined to a wheelchair. Mrs. Owens recalls many days when her mother would tell her “everyday when I come home, I had to ask Mrs. Wilkerson did she need my assistance with anything.” It was then when Mrs. Owens realized that she did not think of helping others as a punishment or a chore, but as something that she truly enjoyed. Her mother made sure that all of her children did their duties to their community. “I am still inspired to do things to enhance our community and strengthen our people because I have been raised knowing that its just something that were supposed to do.

The neighborhood I live in is called Sugar Mill Pond; it’s surrounded by fields and has a huge pond in the middle of it; it’s located in South Louisiana in Youngsville in between two cities New Iberia and Lafayette. The town Youngsville and Sugar Mill Pond has become one of the happiest places to live and work; both have become both my community because of how small the town is so everyone knows everybody. It accommodates residents; it is surrounded by multiple schools, retail shops, and businesses. Its location offers large amount of entertainment, and a sense of caring in the air. My community comes together for any aspect that is needed, big or small problems.

Unlike the suburbs yet a suburban mentality was instilled; the idea that how we appear to others and education is the key to social mobility, well, the legal key. Although I was born a child of the ghetto I learned that the ghetto is where I’m teenage mother in Kingston, Jamaica. I currently reside in Seaview Gardens a community that is said to be a ghetto, and don’t get me wrong, it is but it’s my suburb and it’s where I learnt everything I know. “What people think of a ghetto is dependent on how people in the ghetto think” – Shadiomar McPharlene; where I live although there’s distractions all around,

Community is very important and has many factors like kinship, unity, and identity. Community helps society because it creates solutions, provides security and reveals dedication. It discovers truthfulness. Communities are part of everyday life and have positive affects on its members.

“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members” (Coretta Scott King). A community consists of many individuals and how those individuals act, either alone or together, will determine whether the community will foster or die. Consequently, in order to be an effective individual in my own communities, I believe that being true to myself and really immersing myself is a powerful way to impact any community. For the most part, two of my communities are Providence College and Pasa Esek Hopkins. Reading about great leaders like MLK and Mother Teresa, who advocate for such strong love of neighbor and standing up for beliefs in the face of adversity, is at the focal point of my inspiration. I believe that believing in one’s self is how an individual can shine in their own community.