America was built on the dogma of communal cooperation, and this "noble" message, rather than being dampened, have been perpetuated and buttressed through the years since its rather humble albeit vague origins. A commitment to community service took root in America on a legislative scale largely beginning in the 1960's, and the commitment later spread to schools with W Bush's National and Community Service Act of 1990. Now, the Corporation for National and Community Service, originating in 1993, stands to "connect Americans of all ages and backgrounds with opportunities to give back to their communities and their nation," as its website promulgates. And now, there are countless ways that students can give back to their community and countless means—national or local organizations—through which students can achieve such ends. Though now, it all seems but means to ends, rather than intrinsic ends in themselves.
Ask not what your community can do for you; ask what you can do for your community. And then ask what your community can do for you because we all deserve a pat on the back, or at least a college scholarship or two.
America was built on the dogma of communal cooperation, and this "noble" message, rather than being dampened, have been perpetuated and buttressed through the years since its rather humble albeit vague origins. A commitment to community service took root in America on a legislative scale largely beginning in the 1960's, and the commitment later spread to schools with W Bush's National and Community Service Act of 1990. Now, the Corporation for National and Community Service, originating in 1993, stands to "connect Americans of all ages and backgrounds with opportunities to give back to their communities and their nation," as its website promulgates. And now, there are countless ways that students can give back to their community and countless means—national or local organizations—through which students can achieve such ends. Though now, it all seems but means to ends, rather than intrinsic ends in themselves.
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