The Economic Value Of National Service In The United States

In my opinion, service is one of the most valued pillars here in the National Honors Society. The inductees you see here today were required to accumulate a total of 200 hours of community service hours, which is no small feat by any means. A maximum of 100 of those could come from in school activities such as clubs and sports, while the rest had to be acquired

Volunteering has not only made the lives of people around me better, but it has also immensely changed me. By learning about the importance of public service at a young age I am better equipped to do bigger and better things later in my life just as Senator Hart did. I am extremely blessed to be where I am in life and I feel that the Philip A. Hart Memorial Scholarship will be the catalyst in furthering my education and life of public

The non-profit agency I selected for my essay is one that is very familiar to me. Between my father and my husband, I have spent a total of thirty-two years as a military dependent. During those years, I became very familiar with the United States Organization (USO) and what it offers military service members and their families. The USO will always be a reminder of wonderful memories for me. I distinctly recall the time my brothers and I napped on the sofa at the Guam airport during an extended layover on our long journey to Okinawa, and when I tasted jager schnitzel for the first time while visiting a friend in Berlin. In my mind, the USO will always be a safe haven and a place of comfort for military members and their families.

Often, we never see the effects of our actions. Sometimes, we find ourselves comfortably distancing acts of service from why they are committed and whom they impact. I never genuinely understood what lies at the root of service until my freshman year of high school.

AMVETS National Service Foundation is a non-profit organization that contributes to veterans who have served the country through various service programs. The main goal of this foundation is to assist the returning veterans and help them to go back into civilian and normal life.

One way I served the community through the National Honor Society program this year is when our chapter held the Veteran’s Day Program in my school’s auditorium. The first way helped out was to hand out programs to everyone who came in the door. While greeting many veterans, it felt good to shake their hand and welcome them inside. Thanking them for their service seemed minuscule compared to how they should be treated everyday for serving our country. After welcoming everyone inside, we began the program. We had several speakers come to the podium and say kind words to our Veterans. Eventually it was my turn to speak. While I read to the crowd, I looked up to see several Veterans with a smile on their face. They felt delighted to have young

Serving AmeriCorps will allow me to pass the torch of knowledge to empower all that I encounter. My passion is to inspire others to improve their quality of life through higher learning. Specifically, my target audience is low-socioeconomic class citizens within the community. Education has empowered myself and daughters out of unfavorable circumstances. Therefore, I believe all change first begins with the gift of knowledge. Ultimately, I aspire to help others find their way to self-actualization. I hope to encourage others to reach their life goals and dreams. So, I believe AmeriCorps will be an excellent opportunity to use my skills to change lives. Post AmeriCorps I plan to continue to help within the community and abroad to teach others

These students are willing to pick up their bags and fly across the world to gain new experiences. Therefore, I began to advocate at universities, one such as the University of Michigan. I began promoting this program as a candidate back in 1960. I spoke to a crowd of 10,000 “challenging American youth to devote part of their lives to living and working in Asia, Africa, and Latin America” (Burner 1). Statistically, American youth is an unstoppable breed. The willingness to serve is overpowering and stems further into younger and younger generations. Humanity is a powerful force. Immediately after my speech, a petition was created with over 1,000 signatures supporting my ideas with pledges ready serve. “Since then, more than 150,000 citizens of all ages and backgrounds have worked in more than 130 countries throughout the world as volunteers in such fields as health, teaching, agriculture, urban planning, skilled trades, forestry, sanitation, and technology” (Burner 1). I wanted to pursue widespread change. I proposed bills such as the Alliance for Progress which gave 21$ billion in loans to Latin America for schools, hospitals, and other service developments. I shot for the Equal Employment Opportunity (10925) to put a stop to racial discrimination in the working class. Finally, to lower the criticism of so few women working in administration, I asked Eleanor Roosevelt to chair the Commission on the Status of Women (Kreiser 1). I constantly work to

The topic of mandatory national service has been around for years now, and there will always be arguments on whether it should be enforced or not. Some may say that it takes away our freedom, but is it not what gives us freedom in the first place? The United States’ military, national service, as well as community service is based on volunteers. That is what makes this country great, but there are less volunteers as years go by. Crime increases, streets are not safe anymore, Americans are oblivious to what is happening around the world. There are so many opportunities to give back to the country, yet, not many care. Today’s generation is based on social trends, and self-gratification. There is also the fact that many young people do not know what to do with their life after high school, some continue to college or focus on work, others do not work nor study. Therefore, all young men and women should be required to give two years to national service because it can help solve problems as well as build the community back together.

Could the funding be better spent elsewhere? "Bandow argues that there is no reason that money spent on national service would do more good being spent on medical research"(Bandow). The views based on Sagawas's opinion are simply referring that national service plays a critical role in organizing the volunteers in communities. "She informs readers that the funding doesn’t only reach out to schools, but it helps fund health centers, childhood programs, and college initiatives"(Bandow). Community and college volunteer tutors have been placed throughout communities due to this funding. This low cost project has saved communities a great amount of money for future events and needs. By members who serve, they often receive rewards and grants in

In many countries around the world, the government uses their citizens government resources. One of the uses of the people that can benefit the government is a mandatory government service. This government service, although it could force people to work, is beneficial to both the government and the labor force.

The ideas proposed in "The Importance of Service" are not unique and have been tested time and again. How is it that manditory service is construde into the pursuit of happiness, what is the pursuit of happiness?

These two paragraphs are both talking about two different perspectives on national service. One of these is saying that volunteering should be required for people from ages 18-30 and atleast one year of service should be done. The other one states that we should have the choice to do voluneer work or not.

There are many Registered Student Organization’s (RSO’s) at SVSU that focus on civic engagement and service giving. However, Alternative Breaks (AB) is an organization that goes above and beyond in not only surrounding communities, but communities in other states. This organization is made up of a group of people who try and volunteer time, help come up with solutions, and perform solutions for communities that are in need of help. One of the reasons I choose Alternative Breaks as the organization that I wanted to focus on was because they have bigger goals. Not only are they trying to do the best for their own community, but they are spending a lot of time and effort in communities much further than their own. The other reason that I choose this organization was because I admired their sacrifice in using their time off to give to someone else. For these reasons, I am going to discuss the history and purpose of the organization, characteristics of members, the projects they work on, how these members contribute to the public sphere, as well as, the opportunities and challenges that Alternative Break members face.

The introduction of her speech immediately captures the audience attention. She refers from president Obama’s remarks on the challenges facing Americans. She then moves on to launch her idea on the volunteerism program immediately outlining the efforts the government has put in place to help address the economic challenges. Her language is clearly stated and she uses persuasive words to convince the Americans (the audience) to join the initiative (Dlugan, 2008). She engaged the audience’s mind in the current state and provides best alternatives.