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Instructions: Respond to the following prompt with a paragraph.
Prompt: If you could change one thing about your community, what would you change and why?
Why should our youth just clean up their community one or two days a year for community service credits? Do our streets, sidewalks, and parks not get dirty on the other 363 days? Goodness knows the street sweepers are not doing their jobs unless their jobs entails shoving the dirt around. Our schools' community service and service learning programs need to increase their productivity, as our city streets and public areas need a major makeover, not a bandaid. Analogous to this situation would be the thanksgiving day food drive. Why only feed the homeless once a year at the shelters? In other words, why put food in their mouth one day just to starve them the rest of the year. It would be prudent for students to conduct weekly "cleanups" or food drives, as these services are needed year round. People need to eat whether rich or poor, and communities, whether urban or suburban, should be clean and spotless. Consistency is the order of the day.
Instructions: Respond to the following prompt with a paragraph.
Prompt: If you could change one thing about your community, what would you change and why?
Why should our youth just clean up their community one or two days a year for community service credits? Do our streets, sidewalks, and parks not get dirty on the other 363 days? Goodness knows the street sweepers are not doing their jobs unless their jobs entails shoving the dirt around. Our schools' community service and service learning programs need to increase their productivity, as our city streets and public areas need a major makeover, not a bandaid. Analogous to this situation would be the thanksgiving day food drive. Why only feed the homeless once a year at the shelters? In other words, why put food in their mouth one day just to starve them the rest of the year. It would be prudent for students to conduct weekly "cleanups" or food drives, as these services are needed year round. People need to eat whether rich or poor, and communities, whether urban or suburban, should be clean and spotless. Consistency is the order of the day.