A community, in my opinion, is a congregation of beings with
a mutual respect towards their residence. A community succeeds when each member
adopts their individual niche in order to benefit the body. However,
communities are not the whole of existence. They make up something that is far
greater than a cooperative group. They create culture and personality.
Depending on where someone grows up, they may lean towards different sides of
the fence. One’s community molds their personality whether they like it or not.
Living in New England for many years, I quickly gained a keen liking towards
the game of baseball simply because my entire community played it. Once I moved
to Miami, being the follower that I am, I quickly followed the crowd and began
playing soccer. I simply wanted to fit in to the new community I was thrown
into.
So what
constitutes a thriving community? Thriving communities are, as you could
conclude, the groundwork to a thriving nation and nowadays every nation strives
to be a world power. Thus, we can’t do much but sit back and watch as the
communities of today crumble before our eyes as we all work towards our
individual success. Now I don’t blame individuals for wanting to be successful,
but I do believe that they should realize that they are not the only light bulb
in the tanning bed.
Now when it
comes to writing, one’s community greatly affects their opinion. Despite how
much one may claim to be original in their views, their surroundings always
shift them. However not only one’s opinions are changed, but their entire way
of speaking; Such as slang, grammar, or even their entire vocabulary. Community and language have a direct
correlation with each other so don’t feel embarrassed when you move to
Tallahassee and start saying ‘ya’ll’ even though you’re from South Florida. One
cannot escape the community they are put in and their style of writing/language
will follow them wherever they go.
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