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Logan Liao Mr. Mervine A British Literature 21 November 2013 Neighborhood, Country, and Global Communities An impoverished man living on the outskirts of a neighborhood park walks through the forest and notices a block party. He thinks to himself, a â€Å"free† lunch. As the man strolls toward the party, he notices many people of all ages eating and talking. When he looks at the food on the table, his eyes’ yearn in hunger. He then comes across a sign reading â€Å"BLOCK PARTY, COMMUNITY ONLY.† Slowly his momentary happiness vanishes because he does not belong to this neighborhood community but part of the city. In the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word community means a group of people who live in the same area (such as a city, town, or neighborhood). However, according to experts, â€Å"The word community itself changes coming to mean a group of like-minded people sharing common interests, when in the past it referred to a group of people of various skills and interests cooperating with one another in order to survive. Now we find and create communities based on geography, ethnicity, race, religion, class, and even language† (Shea, Scanlan, and Aufses). A community provides support and achieves a goal no matter what the cost. A community is a group of individuals striving to accomplish a common goal together. For example, communities of Buddhists look for enlightenment and inner peace within themselves and their bodies. The word â€Å"community† reminds one of a positive place to grow and develop. A community supports all people who want to learn more and to work together. For instance, community service lets people volunteer and become innovative in their community, in many ways, whether it is running a food drive or cleaning up the par... ... Communities are interacting populations with shared geography or common valued people as they connect mentally, physically or even spiritually. The world needs community because society lacks a family, lacks support. If communities cease to existence, the world would fall from total anarchy with everyone living for him or herself. The state of the earth would not exist if people could not understand they are all in a community. However if everyone knew of communities we would all live in a place with no strife, angry, or violence. There are many different types of communities from school, sports team, neighborhood, or even a family, but most of them seek one common goal or a passion that unites them. They work and endeavor to achieve it. Communities watch everyone’s back like a shepherd tending and watching his sheep. The world we live in is a community.