Ben's Bells Observation

The organization heavily counts on volunteers to make its mission a reality. “Not only was it rewarding giving back but we also had the opportunity to learn about

Last May, I traveled with Alternative Breaks to New York for community service. During this service, I worked with Meals on Wheels who dedicate their time to provide food for the elderly of Manhattan. As I delivered the food to the seniors, I got a sense of fulfillment because I made them smile by providing them with food. Thus, I chose MDC’s Single Stop because I wanted to make a difference in my home campus by providing and assuring nourishment to those that do not have it just like I did in New York. As my first two years of college comes to an end, I wanted to leave a mark of my own here at home at Miami Dade College North Campus. During the month of September, I decided to partner up with a few of my peers to serve at MDC’s Single Stop.

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. ― Muhammad Ali. Being successful doesn't make you great, but helping other does. In the fictional story, “Abuela Invents the Zero,” by Judith Ortiz Cofer illustrates the idea of helping and caring others through the story of Constancia(Connie) and Abuela(Grandmother). In a brief overview, Abuela comes from Puerto Rico to visit her family for the first time to the U.S.. Abuela decides to go to the church this Sunday while deciding to take Connie with her. While in the church, Abuela gets lost and Connie fells humiliates by the way she acts in the church, but later learns but later learns from her mother the importance of her Abuela and the impact she had on her life and that you should highly respect and help others when in need of help because if it wasn't for them she wouldn’t be there.

Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) is a nonprofit university that offers exemplary undergraduate and graduate education in the liberal arts and professional disciplines. During my time at SCSU, I am fortunate to have worked as a student worker and currently I work as a graduate assistant for the Community Alliance for Research and Engagement (CARE) program. Being able to serve as a graduate assistant in a nonprofit university encompasses a great deal of responsibilities and reward. For instance, I work with New haven residents to identify and tackle social and health issues identified by the community. I also work alongside the resident partners to build relationships with other neighborhood leaders and community organizations who have diverse knowledge, expertise, and skills. In addition, I help to create health activities with community residents, conduct outreach about neighborhood-level projects, and assist with research-related activities.

As we have discussed many times in class, change is made when a problem is identified and a solution to the problem follows. Both Sisters of Social Service, – whom are women helping to care for their community and the poor – who were also social workers, saw a problem within the community: underprivileged women of the community did not have a hospitable environment where they received support from. “Their dream was to provide an environment where personal self-esteem might be nurtured and low-income women might be helped to recognize their innate goodness” (Wellspring Women’s Center). During an interview for Tales from the Heart of Wellspring, the organization’s blog, Sister Catherine said, “‘All we wanted to do was serve coffee and love people. We didn’t have a clue. What we had was a pink box of donuts and a 10-cup Mr. Coffee”

I’m going to give the example of when I enrolled to southwestern college, here they offer me financial help, places such as the library and bookstore that I can get the materials that I need to progress in my work, they offer me help if I plan to transfer and many other things. That is an example of how I rely in this community to support me. This sample shows us too how can a community helps the individual and the great feedback it takes from it. But it can have negative effect, because communities can also assist us in negative behaviors our

“It’s more about providing a safe place for these kids and the community, volunteers provide meals and show love which many lack,” Terry Clark said.

I knew my transition from an ordinary visitor to a volunteer would be a new and exciting experience. My task in the Summer Reading Program was to register patrons, explain how the program works, and give out prizes at the end of each week. The number of children who registered for the program impressed me. I enjoyed working with these children, since I knew exactly where they got their excitement from. I would look forward to seeing the smiling faces of the children as they received their prizes. Their faces made me reminisce about the joyful moments I had as a child when I couldn't wait for the grand prize week of the Summer Reading Program.

For the assignment civic engagement, I volunteer in four projects Temple, Bernie Sanders, Elementary School, and VTA transport to complete my 16 hours community service. However being a part of these amazing projects, I learn and experience a lot of things that how to interact, encourage, and help other peoples.

We will house kids who are products of all facets of society. For example, children of immigrants, children who have affluence, children who are loved and cared for greatly and children who may be in a situation of neglect. Teaching is about reaching out to each student, helping them to overcome challenges and be the best that they can be. It seems that an increasing number of these challenges may not be academic in nature. I believe that conquering these challenges actually beings with the little community forming within our classrooms. As teachers we have the obligation to teach our students how to have respect and compassion for one another. How to be on the same team and work together, no matter each person’s background.

The supernatural is often used in pieces of writing to grasp reader’s attention. Some concepts they might use is magic, monsters, vampires, ghosts, werewolves, and witches. These creatures interest us, as humans, to read more. The supernatural also gives us something to believe in. Edgar Allan Poe’s stories tend to be more supernatural. For example, many supernatural things happened in “The Black Cat,” such as when Pluto’s image appears on the burning wall. Another supernatural thing was when the cat got inside of the wall and screamed. “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe is the best example of this debate, as it is often interpreted in many different ways. There are several theories on the story. Some researchers claim that there is a curse among the Ushers. Others debate that the house is haunted. Based upon the actions of the servants in the story, as well as Madeline’s resurrection, readers know that Roderick and the rest of his family are definitely vampires. (ADD CLOSING SENTENCE)

Beating at the heart of the Southern Oregon Honors College community lies a close-knit community that focuses on deeper discussions between students and a student-interest driven content with programs like Take the Lead Projects and Pick and Choose Activities. Small communities, like the honors college, have been a major part of my life since middle school. This is one of the major reasons why I want to be a part of the honors college community. I want to immerse myself in an intellectual space where people take responsibility for their actions and communicate with others in an honest, compassionate way while in a small-scale setting. I think a lot of successful communities do this. When members are comfortable being open about what they want from their community and communicate that in an empathetic way, a deeper bond is created and people can delve into their creativity more because they do not fear judgment.

“Jack and Jill went up the hill for a little fun!” to quote Andrew Dice Clay. The humorous thing about this quote is Jack and Jill were a married couple who decided to enjoy life being child free. The article “Childfree by Choice” written by Kelly J. Welch is about being child free today. The author makes a powerful statement using many strong points such as statistics and celebrities that have remained child free.

Wild animals fascinate almost any human being. Whether they’re a young toddler, or an elderly in a nursing home, everybody loves animals. Many people have a garden or grow some sort of plant. Some just have a small plant in their appartment, some grow a large vegetable garden. Believe it or not, there is an entire lifestyle which is just this. Out in the woods everyday, gardening and growing all kinds of different varieties of food, and getting to breath the fresh air of nature. In this lifestyle, people depend on hunting, gathering, and gardening. They typically live in the Arctic, desert, or tropical rainforests (“Hunter-Gatherer”). They no longer live in igloos and teepees, but in sustainable wood-framed

“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.