Community As A Community : The Influence Of My Community

In Benedict Anderson’s Imagined Communities, Benedict discusses that the latest wave of nations coming into existence was that of former colonies during the 20th century. The population of these colonies all went through similar stages of development as laid out in Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth. As Fanon laid out, the colonized would absorb the dominate culture into themselves through their Intelligentsia, identify and extol themselves as a unique ethnic group, translate their precolonial culture through the lens of the dominate culture, initiate a struggle against that dominate culture, and galvanize the people into one modern nation. When looking at the nations that are regarded as having followed these steps and being part of

The community was very united everyone knew each other and helps each other out with their kids. The community was very safe back when I was a small child, but as the years past it gradually changed into an unsafe environment with drugs. Not only it changed to an unsafe environment, but neighbors went united anymore and no one keeps an eye other adult’s children. My community affected me in the fact it made me love and accept all different types of cultures. Today I love to visit different types of countries and try all types of food. If I had to choose my community for my children to live in it now I wouldn’t because is a very unsafe environment and it is not the same as when I grew up. The same people who influence me to do the good things are no there to influence my children to the right thing, so I would not choose that community for so many reason such as the ones I said. If I could change something’s about community it would be the people who are having a

Most people wonder how the community i grew up in, helped shaped or make me the person i am today,and i'm here to answer that.

Just imagine for a moment, strolling barefoot through silky sand, the warm sun beating down, and the sound of waves rhythmically rolling in. Picture dolphins dancing in the distance, seagulls whistling their blissful hymn above, and children laughing as they dance through the ocean spray. Sounds like the perfect escape, right? Tragically, the future of such a beautiful scene is in serious jeopardy! The quality of our waters is degrading at an alarming rate; the human race contributes to the problem daily, often without realizing it. Water pollution in Florida is reducing pure water sources at a drastic rate, destroying natural beauty, and severely impacting the survival of local wildlife. Human actions are a major contribution to this issue, therefore citizen awareness is the highest workable solution to diminish the threat and improve the degradation of our waterways. Florida cities near major waterways should establish annual community events to raise awareness and positively impact this problem.

Well, the idea first began in 2014, I was living in Springfield Missouri and it was spring. I remember the morning very well is was around 10 am and I heard a yell, a yell that commanded my attention. So I went to see what it was and I saw my neighbor looking me dead in the eye and said he's in the tree... can you help me cut him out. I was confused and frozen with fear and he yelled at me again and this time asking if I had a knife. I remember thinking I could either help or just close the door and go on with my morning. In the second which felt like minutes, I ran to get a knife and hurried down to help. There is nothing that can prepare you to see a young kid hanging in a tree lifeless... and then having to help cut him out of it. This is the same kid who I saw many days dancing in his driveway and playing with his sister, he was only 13. That day I told God I will do anything to help prevent another kid from taking his own life.

For a person like me, the word “community” can mean a lot of things. It could mean a group of Indians I may associate myself with, or maybe a group of muslims. It could also mean something as simple as the neighborhood I live in, or the people I communicate with on a regular basis. But as an American, born to Indian parents who happened to be Muslims, I would consider my community to be quite large. And within my community, symbols, actions, and objects all convey different meanings than what they may convey to other people.

When i was 10 years old, i wanted to be a spiderman. My mom bought me a spiderman costum, i really love that costum and i never forget it until now and i used to played with my friends used my costum. Also i used to played foodball with my firends in the field near with my home. I went to school at 7am and came back at 12 pm in the afternoon , after that i played in the outside, my mom was angry with me because i always played in the outside.

Our community was like the one Timothy Egan described by saying, “Americans long have had gated communities,” because it was as if we were cutting of the black community from entering in with us. I feel that hindered my development as a child. I got no real experience of the outside world. There was no diversity in my life; it was like I was blind to all other things outside of the white middle class community. With that being said I still think my neighborhood helped me grow into a better man be engraving in my head good morals. Ever since I was a little kid the catholic laws or morals have been put into my head and have helped me become a better person. The people that drove these morals into my head were my friends and family. So that brings me to my second social force.

Shining Hope for Communities, also known as SHOFCO, has been successful in combating a variety of issues present in slums through its grassroots foundation and focus on female empowerment. SHOFCO originated in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, an area with many long-standing problems in violence, poverty, and more. Kibera is the largest urban slum in Kenya, and one of the largest in the entire world. Its residents live in extreme poverty without access to basic needs, and diseases such as HIV/AIDS run rampant and take many lives. Rape is common, and there are very few schools in Kibera resulting in a lack of education for boys and especially girls. However, like many other impoverished communities, Kibera and its residents have the potential to create a better future for themselves. Kennedy Odede, the founder of SHOFCO, started with merely twenty cents and a soccer ball, but has since advanced greatly and now has reached tens of thousands of people. Despite enduring more in the first few years of his life than most privileged people will experience in a lifetime, Odede believes that everyone has the potential to change their own lives, which was instrumental in allowing him to rise up from his unfortunate circumstances. This outlook would later be shared by his future wife, Jessica Posner, who first crossed paths with SHOFCO in college by studying abroad. Overall, the organization Shining Hope for Communities aims to inspire hope in impoverished areas and help these areas

I got an Xbox 360 when I was ten. My step dad had a PlayStation and I played it some, but this Xbox 360 was my first gaming console. The first Xbox was released and many people had it, even my cousin. There was about twenty-five million Xboxes sold (xbox). I never did get to get that first Xbox, but I got the second one the Xbox 360. The second one was more successful than the first selling over eighty million consoles (xbox). I would play all night. I beat all the games and then would start over because I did not have Xbox Live, which is where there is a chance to play with other people online. My friends and I would still go outside and play sports or do something, but if we couldn’t find something to do right away we would go play video games. Then I started playing video game a lot more. I would play anytime I did not have

Ever since I can remember I have always loved to play video games. My uncle introduced me to this new vice at the tender age of 3 and I can remember what it was like even then. He had an old-school Nintendo 64 and he was the only boy under a roof with 4 other girls. Whenever I would come over he would always teach me how to play the games he had and eventually I even surpassed him, which only fueled my new found love for video games. Back then games were not like they are now, but still there was something life changing going on. I remember the quirky looking controller and being brand new to the feeling of the controller vibrating in my hand and having full control of what was going on in this virtual fantasy land on the TV screen. Almost instantly, I fell in love. Many people will tell you, life is so much simpler as a kid. Fast forward to 4th grade my mom (who before never really thought anything of my video game hobby) started to crack down as I got older, and school got tougher. Like all good moms, she wanted me to focus on school so she would constantly remind me how video games are a bad thing, and how they make you forget about priorities and such. She would tell me this all the way up until high school. However, as I got older and learned more both inside and outside of school, I realized that even though my mom has good points and great intentions, video games are not only a good thing, they are an essential resource to society today.

The ‘Community Architecture’ is kind of architectural practice between architects and users. Also, it can be described as architect follow the wish of users or community to design the building fit the requirement by using local materials and helps the residents to build the structure. Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) described ‘Community Architecture’ should follow the idea about "The aim of community architecture is to improve the quality of the environment by involving people in the design and management of the buildings and spaces they inhabit." () In general, architect call ‘Conventional Architecture’ product, nevertheless ‘Community Architecture’ represents the process rather than the product and most proponents claim that the built product of ‘Community Architecture’ is often better than the product of conventional architecture. “Community architecture means that the personal who inhabit it are involved in and may even be instigators of, its creation and its management as well. The inhabitants are the clients; and the architect works for, or at least with them--in contrast to the typical situation where architects and user never meet.” () The ‘ community architecture’ was the newly invented notion that user participation in the environment is more important than any of another architectural concept, especially in contrast to ‘conventional architecture’. The reasons of that could be limited resources, materials and

Everyday coming into my practicum, I am aware that there will be a significant interaction. Often people do not realize the impact they could potentially have on others, so for me this is one of the things I try to be aware of. With this being said, I am aware how some interactions are more significant than others. A perfect example of this is an interaction I had with a young lady who is a client of mine in the teen support group I facilitate.

I think it’s fair to say that having community is a desire for most people, and supportive and stable group of friends would be considered to many a good community. In the environment of a summer mission with Cru the topic of community is one that comes up often and is greatly valued. And because of that it is a topic that has stirred up a lot of thoughts for myself about what makes a community good, and what makes a community MAGNIFICENT. The sunday school kid inside me eagerly raises her hand and shouts out “Jesus!” But why? What about Jesus or God make a community move from good to magnificent? And why does not every christian community feel magnificent?

that do that. That may be a good investment of your resources and time, to say, “Okay, as a township, we want to trust us in an integrated comprehensive way. These are the people.” I think they’re usually like a one two-day training. They come back for a booster, or something like that. It’s something that if the will is there and the coalition is united, that this is the good approach. It’s something that could make a significant difference with relatively fewer resources. You’re not adding resources. You’re just leveraging the existing resources.