voting
social responsibility
Our group have talked about social responsibility in class, we were excited about it because we felt that we can build a connection with the community in different levels.
my part was about the importance of Voting, and how it can be very important to the community and our social life. i feel it is everyone of us responsibility to vote and be the difference maker, we all can set aside and blame somebody els for our problem, but we can do something about that. we have a lot of social issues that we are not part of the solution, we can be active to these issues and we will make a big difference. i strongly believe that we need to vote to complete our social responsibility, because if you don't vote you might not be effected, but most likely will effect somebody's els's life by .
we might not see the results right away or on the spot, but it will make the difference down the road. in my presentation, i talked about the national debt from wars, health care and education, and these three things will touch everyone of us in a way. we all saw our country lose family members in war, we all need to go to the doctor at one point and most definitely we know some one who goes to school and getting in debt for that. these three things are huge deal for most of us, and we have been suffering the consequences for a long time now.by getting the right people in the system to represent us and talk about our social problem, we can better our lives and the people around us.
By voting, we will make the difference and have control of our lives, we will get to a point that we are satisfied with ourselves and we feel that we did our part to the social community, we need to start within to affect people around us.
my part was about the importance of Voting, and how it can be very important to the community and our social life. i feel it is everyone of us responsibility to vote and be the difference maker, we all can set aside and blame somebody els for our problem, but we can do something about that. we have a lot of social issues that we are not part of the solution, we can be active to these issues and we will make a big difference. i strongly believe that we need to vote to complete our social responsibility, because if you don't vote you might not be effected, but most likely will effect somebody's els's life by .
we might not see the results right away or on the spot, but it will make the difference down the road. in my presentation, i talked about the national debt from wars, health care and education, and these three things will touch everyone of us in a way. we all saw our country lose family members in war, we all need to go to the doctor at one point and most definitely we know some one who goes to school and getting in debt for that. these three things are huge deal for most of us, and we have been suffering the consequences for a long time now.by getting the right people in the system to represent us and talk about our social problem, we can better our lives and the people around us.
By voting, we will make the difference and have control of our lives, we will get to a point that we are satisfied with ourselves and we feel that we did our part to the social community, we need to start within to affect people around us.
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here is my presentation in the link above, please take a minute to review it. i talked about the importance of voting and how it can effect our social life as a family and as a community. also, i showed some statistics about health care system and eduacation, also the cost of war.
please forgive me if i was insensitive about anything i posted.
please forgive me if i was insensitive about anything i posted.
IT STARTS WITH BEING KIND AND HELPING EACH OTHER
Social responsibility starts with oneself and spreading the act. It means helping each other and knowing that the small little acts do add up and can lead to big results. Being socially responsible is about being accountable for our actions and being conscious of the impact your actions have on others and the community, and even the environment. You should always lead by example, and learn to take care of others so eventually one day others can take care of you.
Too often the trend in our society is for people to be separated from either other, to be cut off from the great mass of humanity. We are to break through those invisible barriers and connect with and accept one another as we are and try to be there for one another and really get along.
So take just a few minutes today, and do a kindness for another person. Being kind and doing good deeds without asking for anything in return is an important attitude to have. That is like giving a gift... and it actually is like a gift. It can be something small, or the start of something big. Meher Baba has observed. "A word that gives courage to a broken heart or a smile that brings hope in the midst of gloom is as much service as heroic sacrifice. A glance that wipes out bitterness from the heart is also service, although there may be no thought of service in it."
We all have moments sometimes when it'll feel like the whole world and everything is against us and nothing is working out the way you want it to. Sometimes a sincere word of encouragement and support from someone is all you need to hear, and to help keep you going and not lose hope. Having someone who believes in you and understands in a way what you are going through really helps lift some weight off your shoulders and helps lighten your situation. Even someone who is there to give you their attention and listen to you comes a long way... Every single one of us has a good work to do in life, so all of our work matters and counts.
Simple things you can do to be kind and help others:
1. Smile and be friendly. Sometimes a simple little thing like this can put a smile and warm feeling in someone else’s heart, and make their day a little better. They might then do the same for others.
2. Lend your ear. Often someone who is sad, depressed, angry, or frustrated just needs someone who will listen. Venting and talking through an issue is a huge help.
3. Give words of encouragement to someone about their dreams, no matter how big or small they are.
4. Show appreciation, publicly. Praising someone on a blog, in front of coworkers, in front of family, or in some other public way, is a great way to make them feel better about themselves.
5. Just be there. When someone you know is in need, sometimes it’s just good to be there. Sit with them. Talk. Help out if you can.
6. Be patient. Sometimes people can have difficulty understanding things, or learning to do something right. Learn to be patient with them. (when i teach, you need so much patience)
7. Pushing our limits. When working alone, it’s oftentimes too easy to give up when things get hard. By surrounding yourself with others working toward a similar goal or objective, you’ll get motivation, support, and friendly competition to push yourself just a bit further than you would have done on your own.
Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, “You owe me!” Look what happens with a love like that, it lights up the whole sky. -Hafez
Building assets in our community
Asset-Based Community Development is an important step in social responsibility. It develops leadership skills in the community in which it is used, and allows the community to recognize the resources that they already have and utilize it to the best of their abilities. This has the added bonus of not relying on others for help because in many cases help is simply not going to be there.
Here are some of the benefits of using asset-based community development and how it incluences social responsibility:
Focuses on the disadvantaged
ABC-Development makes the most desperate of the population the focus. These people are usually the most vulnerable to lack of resources, bad social policies, and the victim blaming that typically happens when policy makers try to get involved in communities.
Benefits
The benefits are that it empowers the community members to take charge of their own path and this is how social responsibility is fostered.
This empowerment can be sustained without federal funding, builds connections.
Solutions are more effective if they are coming from the inside out rather than the outside i
Execution
ABC-Development can be carried about by the following methods:
If we make asset building the center of our policy in our local communities, we can build the social capital that is required to produce our leaders, encourage community involvement and commitment, and improve our sense of social responsibility.
Here are some of the benefits of using asset-based community development and how it incluences social responsibility:
Focuses on the disadvantaged
ABC-Development makes the most desperate of the population the focus. These people are usually the most vulnerable to lack of resources, bad social policies, and the victim blaming that typically happens when policy makers try to get involved in communities.
Benefits
The benefits are that it empowers the community members to take charge of their own path and this is how social responsibility is fostered.
This empowerment can be sustained without federal funding, builds connections.
Solutions are more effective if they are coming from the inside out rather than the outside i
Execution
ABC-Development can be carried about by the following methods:
- Through workshops.
- Community meetings.
- The classroom
- Neighborhood association meetings
If we make asset building the center of our policy in our local communities, we can build the social capital that is required to produce our leaders, encourage community involvement and commitment, and improve our sense of social responsibility.