Community Essay

Who are the members of the community?
 The members of the community are people in the age range of 1month to death.
How do the interact?
The people in the community interact in many ways. Some ways are by playing drums, playing the piano, singing, being an usher, choir director, clapping, yelling/engaging, reading the bible, play organs, read church announcements, and the lads interact by all of the above or going to children church.
Do members choose to be a part of thy community of are they members because of other reasons (geography, ethnicity, religion, etc)?
These members are part of this community because it is a religious thing but also it is volunteered. You didn't have to be involved in this community. Most start out in this community and some don't stay but you do have a decision to make. In this community there are Ranks. The pastor is the first, then the first lady, then the elderly, then the deacons, etc. This is something that is known and not brought up on a regular it is just something that you know growing up in the community or just by being in attendance regularly. When other people/Churches come to this community they than become ranked over the congregation and or put on the same level as the pastor. For example, after church dinner is served to the guest church first and then the home church last.
What are the community characteristics? Its benefits? Its advantages? Its successes? Its problems?
The community characteristics are characteristics that you may find or may not find at other churches. The benefit of being involved in this community may differ. The benefit to me is you feel apart of a family, you get help,feel uplifted, etc. Advantages are networking. It success brings people happiness. Problems...
What do you enjoy about the community? What do you dislike about the community?

PLUS AND DELTAS

+(plus)

• language used in the classroom
• being able to stay awake during class
• code switching
• no side talking
• professionalism
• positive attitude
• taking notes

(delta)

• time management
• meeting homework deadlines
• needs to be able to stay focused
• procrastination
• midterm/final grades
• grades on quizzes/attempts
• SLANT
• interaction with other colleagues
• infractions
• develop better study habits
• sleeping habit
• eating habit
• communication between myself and the instructors
• communication with my advisor

IN MY HOOD!!!

The streets are full of what some would call, “RIFTRAFT.” Rift raft is a term used by the elderly in low-to-middle class neighborhoods to describe 2 or more individuals who stand on a corner all day long. These are what some would call neighborhood norms but to outsiders can appear to be disturbing. At any given time of the day usually between the hours of 8am-12 midnight you can catch the rift raft both male and females on the corners. Usually, they are homeless or it is drug dealers selling to “crack heads.” Crack head is a term used by drug dealers to identify the person(s) who made need a supply of crack. Just by driving through my neighborhood you would probably assume that it’s just a bunch of people hanging out enjoying the sun having a good time but in actuality there is a lot of illegal activities taking place. Not all who hang out on the streets are up to any good for example; at times I hang out on the streets just to enjoy the sun. For the most part no one is going to just hang outside without a scheme to obtain money from the crack heads or the crack heads receiving their daily supply from the drug dealers. I can proudly say that I am not a product of my environment. I am who I am because of the individuals who raised me not because of the “bad” neighborhood I grew up in. I wasn’t given a chocice to pick the environment I wanted to live in and as a result I was able to make the choice of which route I wanted to take.

The Poverty Business

Companies such as Turbo Tax, Credit Unions, Credit cards etc. are making the opportunity divide worse by providing the poor with access to these such businesses but the rich are not being offered the same. The opportunity divide will only continue to be divided until the poor and rich are treated equally. Companies are out to target the poor and the rich are left alone because the companies are likely to get their money back from the rich and not the poor. The opportunity divide will no longer exist once such programs aren’t offered to the less fortunate. The rich for the most part do not need these services to help them sustain a comfortable living style, but the poor need these services to survive month to month.  The government holds responsibility for the opportunity divide as well as the people itself. If the government did not let such businesses exist the poor people would not have these services to fall back on when times get tough. As much research that the companies did on the poor is the same amount of research that the poor should have done on the companies. These companies target the poor for a reason. The government plays a major role for the opportunity divide as well. If such services are going to be offered there should be FREE classes for the “poor” to take so that they will be informed about the ins and outs of these companies. Being informed would keep a lot of people out of debt with the companies and may even stop a lot of companies from even being in business. The more people that are aware of what’s going on with the businesses the less business would exist. These such companies are keeping the making the rich richer and the poor poorer.