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    Giving an Account of Oneself, a compelling piece of work written by Judith Butler, digs deep into what it means to give an account of oneself and how it is nearly, if not entirely, impossible to do such an activity without becoming “a social theorist” (Butler 8). Butler states “the story of my origin I tell is not one for which I am accountable, and it cannot establish my accountability,” (Butler 37) since the story is always changing. We are not able to give our accounts as the accounts we give

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    1) David Kang said in one of his lectures that South Korea has closed the economic gap and become a global nation, but he never did say how South Korea did this (David Kang, 2017). However, looking how businesses are run in South Korea and what happens in society shows us some insight. Yet it is apparent that becoming a global nation has shifted South Korea society’s worldview and their thinking. South Korea is a collectivist nation; they believe society should be focused around the whole instead

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    1. The vineyard community is a safe environment for children between kindergarten through 12th grade between the hours 3 pm- to 6pm. The vineyard is a community center for children where they engage in different actives, where they do their homework, worship and enjoy time together. The vineyard provides a variety of services for the community. One thing I liked about the vineyard is how much the community cares and value the children receive from the volunteers and staff. The mission of the vineyard

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    Discourse Community Essay

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    and addition of knowledge in discourse communities. A discourse community is a group of people that develop and share a sense of identity primarily through the sharing and exchanging of information on a specific subject or field. The two main form of communication in discourse communities are through reading and writing. Through reading one becomes familiar and starts to understand a community, and writing is when one participates in it. Each discourse community develops its own unique technical language

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    Table 4.13- Data collection table: impact of self –governance body SD D N A SA Do you (or your partner) participating the Community meetings Its chance to meet communities Measure: 5-point Likert scale. 1= Strongly Disagree (SD), 2= Disagree (D), 3=Neither (N), 4 = Agree (A), 5 = Strongly Agree (SA) Method of Study and Presentation: Studying method- strongly disagree1=1

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    Essay On Shared Knowledge

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    Different types of knowledge influence us in different ways. The way in which knowledge affects an individual depends on the community of shared knowledge they belong to. Shared knowledge is the product of more than one individual, and further shared amongst all individuals in a given group. It is stated as something “We know.” Shared knowledge is objective and not static, as over time, it evolves due to new advancements in the method of enquiry. For example, in my IB Biology course, the subject

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    Masters in Design SDES9211 Culture and Identity ASSESSMENT TASK II By Shrestha z5089685 Lecturer Mark Ian Jones ___________________________________________________________________________________ EXAMINING NATIONAL IDENTITY Research Question: How do sociological and psychological needs affect form, national identity, and concept in the contemporary world? What is the importance of cultural identity? And why is it important? These are a few question I would answer in the following study. The objective

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    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. Communities can be found everywhere and can be created anywhere. You may be unaware of it, but you are part of a community not only based on your location, but also based on your lifestyle,

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    Society In The 1970's

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    In many dictionaries society is described as a community of people living together in a group or nation. Even though it may simply mean that; society is one of the sociological terms derived from a Latin word “socious” meaning friendship or companionship. It is a large grouping sharing the same cultural, social and geographical location. Society consists of people and their mutual awareness and interactions with each other, it is a network of social relationships. Society can be shown as a group

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    Reflection Paper

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    Throughout this semester teaching the theories that resonated with me the most were: Cross and Fhagen-Smith’s Model of “Black Identity Development”, and Yasso’s “Community Cultural Wealth Model.” As a minority these two identities have shaped my life profoundly. My personal theory philosophy comes from my lived experience and my time working as graduate assistant in the Multicultural Center. As a first generation, African American woman I credit student affairs with much of my academic and social

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