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I read dog blogs. Dog owners share their adventures with their pets and sometimes organize meetups. My dogs and I used to go to meetups where they got to meet other dachshunds when we lived in San Francisco.

When one of my dogs died in 2018 (she was almost 13), I turned to the online community to look for comfort. It was helpful to share my experience with other grieving dog owners and be reminded of the wonderful memories I had with my Momo.

Another important issue that dog owners talk about is what we feed our pets. Ancestral diet is a grain-free, legume-rich diet that used to be a popular trend, and we used to feed out dogs this type of food. But in 2018, UC Davis researchers discovered a link between this diet and risk of canine heart disease. We have since switched dog food, so that my dog can have a happy, healthy life.

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The Scouting community is one of the discourse communities I belong to.  Scouting's goal is to prepare youth to become responsible, engaged citizens and leaders.  The community is open to all who are interested in joining, but those who join will need to rely on expert members to show them the way.  A lot of scouting can also be learned by reading different publications: there is reading materials for everyone--parent guides, leader guides, songbooks, camping cookbooks, etc.  There are also multiple guide books that scouts read and write in to track their activities and ranks.  Most communication between scouts (youth members) and scouters (adult members) takes place via email.  Scouts tend to use texting and social media to talk to one another.  Local groups also communicate using Facebook groups.  Boy's Life and Scouting are national magazines that share information with members.  Some of the language used by those in scouting is common to many people.  Most people have heard of "Eagle Scouts,"  but Scouts and Scouters use specialized language that can be confusing to outsiders: "packs' and "dens," "patrols" and "troops," "Cubmaster," "PLC," "ASPL," SPL," "APL," and "PL."   The terminology, especially the acronyms, is not difficult, but there is so much to learn that new members can often be overwhelmed.

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I love baking and am a member of the home baker discourse community. I participate in this discourse community by: watching people bake (I'm a Great British Bakeoff superfan), especially expert and professional bakers so I can learn more techniques; reading about baking in several different familiar genres-- recipe books like Rose Levy Beranbaum's The Baking Bible that offer detailed, illustrated recipes, books like The Bread Bible that offer a kind of history of bread making strategies and profiles of different baking tools and strategies, contributing to home baker websites, sharing illustrated recipes and showcasing their baked goods, by baking and evaluating my own baking, and by giving away my baked goods! Bakers typically value baked goods as a special gift. Gifting someone baked goods is a way to express care. The lines between casual and "expert" bakers is pretty blurry as the community embraces the idea that bakers are always learning and developing new strategies. You recognize another home baker by their specialized language (do you know different kinds of starters?) and literacy tools (recipe books, recipe notebooks, recipe blogging account).

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Knitters are a discourse community I belong to. They use specialized language to share information with one another (like "purl" and "knit"). One important genre the discourse community uses is the pattern. Patterns are written in a universal language with abbreviations used for the specialized terminology. The reason knitters use this genre and specialized language is because one thing everyone in the community has in common is their desire to make beautiful things. Written patterns that are accurate and clear help them do that. Patterns have typically been available to buy in craft and yarn stores in knitting pattern books, but now you can find many patterns for free on the internet. The knitting discourse community is very open to anyone who wants to participate, but the way language is used in the community it's easy to use language to distinguish between a newbie and an expert. Experts use the language of the community fluently and can write patterns down quickly. New comers often have to ask for clarification on some of the abbreviations and codes in order to read the patterns.

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OC (Original Character) or alternatively, Original Works

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OC (Original Character) or alternatively, Original Works

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I am a part of the original characters (or work) community on twitter. Artists and writers who belong in this community create original content that consists of self-made characters, ideas, world building, and overall story. The overall goal of this community is to be creative and to have fun! Anyone can be part of the community; if you have an original character that you draw/write about, then you're considered an artist/writer in the OC art community!

I actively participate by posting my drawn works and ideas, interacting with other people's posts, reading people's works, creating ideas with others, etc. Experts can be artists with a following and (un)published works, longtime members with experience, or creators who write/draw other's characters or story ideas for a fee.

Because creating is such a big part of this community, there are often events or memes/charts that many can participate in. For example, people are participating in "OC-tober" this month where everyday you must draw (or write) your original character(s) in correspondence to the daily theme.

This community is intertwined with the general art community and other sub communities, which means that the language that people use is often recognized by people in different art groups. Some specific examples are: "WIP", "OC", and "DTIYS", which are acronyms used online in the community.

There is a general understanding of not stealing other people's works. It is also common courtesy for artists/writers to appropriately tag the contents of posts so they can be filtered, and indicate whether or not their account is limited to adults in the community (if they post adult/mature content).

The following artwork is something I commissioned an artist on twitter to draw
(goes by Lauren/polymorphin_).
They are two of my OCs from a fantasy-esque story I've been brainstorming for almost a year now.

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I personally love to play tennis and am a member of this discourse community. I participate in this discourse by watching televised matches to see if I can learn any new skill from the players. The goal of tennis is to get the ball over the net and into the other player's court. If the other player isn't able to return the ball back over, then a point is won. The tennis community is open to everyone and anyone who is willing to join. To those who join, they will need to be coached by someone who have had experience with the game and the rules. Participating in this sport can teach a mini life lesson: believe in yourself, trust your instincts, and persevere until the end. This community uses specialized language to be able to communicate well with each other during matches (like "ace" and "love"). It is pretty easy to distinguish who is from and not from this discourse community. Those who are familiar with the terminology used while playing tennis can understand what is going on. Those who are not a part of of the community ends up being confused and asks the people around them for clarification on the specific vocabulary being used. Also, the way someone hits the ball is another specific way to distinguish a newbie from a more advanced player.

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I belong to animation community for 6 years. Features of membership in our community is very recognizable. The first feature is we always say some jargons in Japanese. Also, lots of us buy things that  are related to cartoon, such as clothes, bags, models. If you see a boy in a T-shirt that has a cartoon character on it, he is certainly a member of animation community. When I talk about some famous cartoons, I will recognize the member if the guy knows about the characters and story very well. The simplest way to find members of animation community is that you can say a famous dialogue from animation. People who are the members can understand what you are saying.
The goal of member to join this community is simple. We love animations and want to make friends who have same the hobby online, so we can share our idea together. People post evaluation about the animations, talk about the interesting points, and share pictures they draw on the forum. We use review to claim our viewpoints. People who are good at writing and know well about animations can write their reviews as essays. The review generally includes the story of the cartoon, the main topic the cartoonist want to express, and the evaluation of the painting style and details. The special language we use is dialogues in animation. The language usually is Japanese, because the animation is Japanese.

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Dancers are a discourse community I am a part of. We use different sequences of movements filled with different emotions to tell a story or just feel free in our own space. An important genre we use as dancers is improvisation. Improv acts as a language to describe what we're feeling in the moment. Dancers use improvisation to express themselves and move their body freely. When we improv we have to think fast and let the music guide us to our next move. The community of dancers is open to anyone who enjoys being in their own world, feeling the music and the different beats to create movements. Although the language of dance can be complicated, you don’t have to know all the terms to be a dancer. You can execute a sequence or routine by just following and not knowing any terms. Once you start getting familiar with terms, you can do a step without having to watch someone. You start to notice that the different types of dances have similar terms but they have unique styles.  

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I am a part of the roller skating community. There is a lot to know about roller skating down to the stoppers people use. To be a member, you would need to learn how to roller skate. It is also extremely important to know the history of roller skating because it gives a foundation as to why the roller skating community is what it is today. There are also moves that people will learn that have a name to them. Moves can be seen as our own language because you know when someone pulls a really cool trick by the name, but I do not believe you need to know tricks to be a part of the discourse. Usually there are also times that people congregate, and Fridays is when teenagers and young adults go to rinks. Easy points to recognize about beginning skaters are the wheels and skating habits. They usually have big plastic wheels because you start off cheaper and work your way up to personalized skates, and beginners tend to skate on the wall. To be a part of the discourse, you should make yourself aware of the skating community, and watch videos on youtube that will help familiarize yourself with the community.

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I have been a basketball player ever since I was a little girl and my hands were large enough to hold a basketball. Being a part of this discourse community for a very long period of time, there are several shared ways we organize and communicate. I think the very first claim that comes to mind as a female basketball player is that women in basketball are undervalued compared to the male players. This is apparent in mostly all sports but it is a huge shared claim in the basketball discourse community. Women basketball players have all experienced less funding and sexism in the program. A shared organized meaning is that the team you are a part becomes your family first then teammates on the court second. We build a bond and relationship outside of the gym first which then results in better playing on the court. The communication among the basketball discourse community mostly consist of the terms we use on the court and by the ref. For example, the term "and 1!" is used most often and we usually yell it during a game when a teammate makes a shot and is also fouled so they can get free throws.
Something that isn't as apparent to others outside of the basketball discourse community is "shared perspective on topics" and that topic is health, fitness, and injury care. Being an athlete also comes with the responsibility of taking care of your physical health every second of the day. We know exactly which foods to eat on game days, how to treat any minor or major injuries to prevent long term damage, and having an effective workout plan each week.

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I am a part of the 4-H discourse community. Members can participate by attending monthly meetings, teaching younger members about their projects, and running project meetings. The goal of 4-H is to teach members about agriculture, community development, and leadership. The 4-H community is open to all that want to join, but they will have to live near the community to attend the meetings. New members typically talk to leaders or board members to find their way in 4-H. Within 4-H, there are separate projects that members can attend. Age restrictions might occur for livestock or shooting projects. There are age restrictions on board member positions to ensure that the person in each position can handle their designated responsibilities. Members in the 4-H discourse know what the 4-H’s stand for and the 4-H pledge. Noncommunity members typically don’t know what 4-H is or what they do within 4-H. They also won’t know show dates, who the leaders are, or rules within 4-H.

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I am a member of the trading community. We share one goal and one purpose; which is to make money in the financial markets. We have our own sets of languages and jargons that we use such as "pre-market runners', "after market runners," :shorts", and "longs". We have a community on Facebook, and some of us post 'hot' and exciting stocks in the group, and some people post recent financial news to alert the other members. We talk about each of the picks and where the opportunity lies in the market. People in the group usually share stock tickers, and their opinions on various stocks. Some people serve as alerts to the "hot" stocks, so that other members can buy so that we all make money.In our group, the guy who formed the group is a millionaire who traded stocks. And he lead us with his picks of the week and the month.

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I am part of the aquatics community under the categories of swim team and water polo. Although I have been involved in swim team for over twelve years of my life, I have only been a member of the water polo community for four years at the moment. For the first eight years of my time in the swim team community I was specifically involved with the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center or RBAC. Being a member of this community can be a little daunting at times due to the fact that most of the members in the RBAC are predominantly white. As a Latina, finding a sense of belonging and a group of friends to call my own within the aquatics community has been hard since most members usually try to keep to themselves; leaving me alone most of the time. However after making the tough decision to leave RBAC and commit to my high school swim and water polo team year around, I have finally found a sense of belonging. In my time as a member of my high school swim team was by far one of the best years as a member of the aquatics community. I got to meet likeminded individuals who shared similar problems when they were playing at a big club like RBAC and were not only active members, but leaders that were well respected by all members in our high school aquatics team. We helped one another with throwing technique and offense/defense training during the water polo season and exchanged helpful tips to improve our form and shed time during swim season. It wasn't long before I became a leader within my community and using my experiences at RBAC, I tried my best to make sure that everyone is engaged and feels like they belong when they come to practice.

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Currently, I am in the coding discourse community. Some coders are experienced enough to create their own applications that suit their own purpose. Typically, coders band together to create one big project that they all feel dedicated in participating. We can work together in their own domain or intercommunicate via online like github or discord. Members typically include those like me that may be less experienced but are at least dedicated in learning programming, those who have a general sense of knowledge to create their own functional programs, and those who are more experienced to teach others, and those who have an educational expertise to help with greater projects and research. The coding community have a consensus which programming language they prefer but community members are free to code individual projects in whatever language they like. This includes research as well. The coding community have a lot of jargon and steep learning curve, such as python, C++, etc. Usually, people who do not enjoy coding or have strong opinions against coding/programming do not belong in this discourse community.

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I have been a member of the water polo community for eight years now. We are a group of talented, hardworking, and gritty athletes whose standards and goals are upheld by the suffocating competition.  While it may not be the most well known sport, the word is coming out and there is a start of an influx of new players in the past couple of years. This community. has really changed me for the better; it has taught me to think and react quickly, keep my priorities in line, to be able to size up to any challenge, and not to mention has kept me in elite shape. Inside and outside of the water, there are many methods in place for. coaches, officials, and players to communicate- although, some coaches prefer to scream than speak. Each individual team is a cohort under the umbrella of the water polo discourse community as well, and accept universal and specialized jargon. For example, two teams may have the same play in their toolboxes, but they may identify using different code names. One example of this was a frequently rivaled high school team calling their play "CK" my team, having the same play, called it "Four." The experts in water polo make it their goal to mould the next generations of masters so they may carry the torch and uphold the shiny reputation water polo has had for years; especially now that our community grows by the day.

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From 5 to 10 years old, I was a part of the baseball community, but I switched over to the softball community when I was 10. I have been a part of the softball community ever since then. I take part in this community mostly by practicing and playing softball with my teammates, but I do it in some other ways, too. I watch softball (and baseball) on TV a lot and I talk to other softball players about the game once in a while. Our shared purpose is mostly having fun on the field, but it's also to improve our skills and become the best softball players we can be. We all have a shared way of communication on the softball field, too. There are certain terms that we use that most other people wouldn't know. For example, when we hear the word, "choke up," it means to raise your grip on your bat to have better control of the bat. Another one is, "frozen rope," which is a very hard hit that goes in the path of almost a straight line into the outfield. We say this when the stronger hitters come up to bat. We recognize others as accepted members of our community by welcoming them to our softball-related inside jokes and practicing with other softball players.

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A discourse community I am a part of are theater lovers. Since I was a little girl, I’ve loved theater, especially musicals. In middle school, I was a part of the drama club and would perform in front of the entire school. I was also chosen by my drama teacher to go to the Performing Arts Festival in Orange County where a lot of middle and high schools went and performed in front of each other. Most theater lovers are very creative and confident especially if they are constantly performing on stage in front of a huge audience. Some phrases/words that all theater lovers know are “break a leg”, “callbacks”, and “curtain call”. Some expert theatre lovers even end up being Broadway stars or playwrights. I think that the theater community is very accepting to outsiders and even newcomers especially if you are a confident person but even if you aren’t it’s okay because we all encourage each other to be more confident in ourselves.

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I am part of a discourse community of people who love to read. In this community, people love to read different types of books and recommend books to other people. They also love to discuss their opinions and thoughts with people who have read the same books as them. I have found ways to communicate with others through different online platforms, like Goodreads and a canvas book club group that I am part of. In the book club, we discuss different types of books we have read and recommend books to other people. Also, in the club, there is a leader who is in charge. The leader leads discussions and allows people to present their own opinions about the books they have read. I think that the shared purpose that book lovers have is that they all want to read books for fun or to educate themselves about topics that are interesting to them. Also, book lovers want to discuss the books they have read with other people to get different perspectives and opinions about the book. In the context of the book club, people share their ideas through meetings and discussion forums. I can recognize other book lovers because they want to talk about books and have read a wide variety of books in their lifetime. I can recognize outsiders because these people do not like reading and try to avoid it as much as possible. Anyways, I am happy to be part of the discourse community of book lovers because I can share my passion of reading with others.

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I played badminton when I was young with my family. However, in high school during my sophomore year, I joined their first badminton team. It was difficult in the beginning for the coaches and athletes to learn the methods of badminton, but surely we all worked together and acquired the skills. We had a badminton club along with the sport to raise money for our jerseys and the equipment. Our shared purposes were to learn from each other and help one another to be the best we can. Our coaches told us we are doing it for ourselves. We communicated with one another on social media and a google classroom. We can always approach the coaches or other athletes in person. Some of the specialized languages we would use were “front”, “back”, and “side”. This told which direction the other person should move towards. This helped us to communicate with our partner to gain points. People who are not a part of the team may ask us after the game what certain things mean. Badminton is not very known to a lot of people, so we do our best to explain its concepts to them proving we are part of that community.

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I played tennis 3 years in Highschool and I consider myself to be a part of this community now. I started off as a beginner without knowing how to keep score or hit a ball. Every year I started getting better and engaging in tennis related things outside of school. I watched YouTube videos on how to get better, watched the pros on tv, and practiced with my friends on the weekends. The main goal of tennis, other than hitting the ball over the net, is having fun and enjoying yourself. My coach always reminded us that this game isn't always about winning and it's more about the things you get out of it, and we all had that common outlook. In tennis we use a lot of different words that imply something. For example, we use "love", "switch", we understand the score, etc. Communication is especially important in doubles to maintain composure and to be able to know what your partner is doing. I newbie is very distinguishable because you'll notice the way they hit the ball and the way they cover the court. Usually you'll see them swing blindly and not move after hitting the ball which is a big mistake. You can also tell they're new when they can't serve right and do what we call a lollipop serve where they hit the ball very soft to the other side. These things can be easily changed with practice and muscle memorization. The tennis community is very welcoming and anyone that wants to learn, can learn. This isn't a sport that you need years and years of experience for. It is a great community for all and everyone feels like a part of it.

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I have been a part of the League of Legends (LoL) discourse community ever since my friends taught me how to play the online game. The main goals for players are to improve your gameplay strategy and skills in order to successfully take over the enemy’s base and win, and to have fun.

Because LoL is a team-oriented game, the ideal way to play is with some friends who are also interested in winning and having fun. Due to the unpredictable nature of the game, players are expected to use countless acronyms/jargon to communicate quickly and effectively. A unique feature of the game are “pings”, a combination of symbols and sound effects that quickly communicate crucial information (ex: “be careful”, “fall back”, and “on my way”, to name a few). Players can communicate on any social media platform, but Discord is the most popular for its convenient voice call feature.

Outsiders may struggle to keep up with the jargon and constant patches (updates) to the game, but learning from a friend or acquaintance who knows the game is always helpful.

Dedicated players of this community communicate and reflect upon their gameplay upon completion, whether that is by analyzing the graphs and numbers presented post-game, or by rewatching footage. This constant reflection helps players and teams realize their strengths and weaknesses right away, allowing room for improvement. Players also keep up with new updates in order to come up with new strategies or adjustments to their play-style.

I love being a part of a discourse community that is engaging and providing me constant feedback to have an even greater experience.

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I am a member of an equestrian club in Nanjing, China. I have been riding horses for five years.
I would go on some competitions as long as I am available. I have won several trophies and medals, with Calando.

Calando is my horse! He is now 15 years old and has been my friend for 2 years. In the equestrian club, we all consider horses as our friends, some may even think them as family members. We feed them with carrots and apples, and all kinds of horse snacks. YES! It is true that horses do have snacks. Jelly, cookies, sugar are common in our club. I even made a birthday cake for Calando when he turned 15 years old.

Every time when I am with some one who also ride horses, the focus of our conversation is always on horses. We would talk about the personality of our horses, some trainings that we had, have you done anything interesting with the horse. My friends said that, every time when I talk about horses, my eyes are shinning. I have thousands of words to say when I mention Calando.

The photo I posted is the taken on the day that we jumped 150cm together.

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I love dancing, and I am part of dance discourse community. The people in our community all have good body coordinate ability. It is a significant ability for a dancer because we use our dance to represent the story, the emotion. At the same, we need to familiar with the music that we use in our dance. The melodies of the music should be engraved in the brain. Moreover, when we dance, in our mind we always have a clear idea of the goal we want to tell the audiences. Before we performance our community like to practice as much time as we can, to decrease the mistake we might have when we are on the stage. Another fun feature in our discourse community is that everyone all wears their hairband. Even though they put their hair done, they also like to wear on their hand. I think it is a kind habit that we have.

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I am part of a local film club community back home. It’s essentially like a book club, our community votes on local or big blockbuster movies, films, and short films to watch and review the next time we meet. Some of our goals are to find the beauty in emotions expressed through cinematography and enjoy a story being told through different perspectives. We all get to put in a  movie suggestion- these suggestions can vary in genres. For example, sci-fi, action-adventure, comedy, animated, romance, drama, horror, thrillers, and the occasional tv show and or series. The list goes on, there are no limits! Usually, we’d all meet at a local coffee shop or park but since the pandemic hit we have been meeting virtually. And communicating remotely is a great way of having discussions and receiving comments, questions, and feedback on our film reviews. The community also uses language like “visual effects” and “arc shot” which refers to how a subject is being filmed. But even in our community when newcomers are joining, everyone is learning, no one is the “proven member”. We are all there to lift each other up and enjoy the beauty cinema.

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I've been playing the trombone for 8 years starting in 6th grade for both my middle school and high school band, and I am part of the musician discourse community. Something extremely essential in our community is to constantly practice, no matter how good of a player you are because it keeps you solid. Although it sounds simple, we also must have good timing and counting so the piece we play can flow. The way we practice is the way we will perform, and we want to make the audience have an emotional reaction. If it's not achieved, we didn't communicate our music well enough. One thing only musicians will understand is that the phrase, "One more time," is a total lie. A great feature of being in a high school band for example is performing in competitions. This usually consists of waking up extremely early in the morning, loading everything up, then getting in our uniforms and practicing the march before we perform once we get to the place of competition. After that awards are held, and on the way home we sing Disney songs. No matter what instrument you play or how long you've been playing it, simply because you've shown interest in music makes you part of the community because it's a huge commitment. We always treat each other like family. We can tease each other but the moment an outsider who either isn't a musician or part of another group teases one of us, it's going down.

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I am in the cooking and baking discourse community! At the beginning of this quarantine I decided to improve my cooking and baking skills. I love to watch any cooking or baking show such as Chopped, Sugar Rush, but especially during the holiday season time. In the cooking and baking discourse community we all share a common fascination and often we like cooking/baking as a form of expression, pastime, or simply as a way to relieve stress and anxiety, which was the case for me. Some of the qualities that this community share are the abilities of multi-tasking, attention to detail, creativity, and passion. In this discourse community we enjoy sharing recipes, trying new dishes or confections, and improving recipes. Some ways we can tell if somebody is in our discourse community is by their knowledge of recipes, tools, good cooking/baking books, t.v. shows, skills in the kitchen, and baking/cooking lingo. Some of this lingo can include words such as “curdling”, “fold in”, “compote”, “dredge”, “al dente”  and “julienne”. Joining the cooking/baking discourse community would definitely be a good idea! :)

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The saber fencing discourse community is what I am part of. I have been competing in saber fencing for 9 years and it has been one of my greatest passions. Since this sport is an individual sport, practicing is typically done with other people. If I want to practice a certain technique, I would have to communicate with my opponent to do a certain thing so I can have the chance to execute a certain move. Within that conversation, my opponent and I would have to use terminology that most people do not understand. Words we would say include "advance", "retreat", "flunge", or "sky hook". To successfully accomplish a move, it takes a lot of time, repetition, and dedication to master it. Fencers must have the patience to continue doing the same things over and over to excel. Along the way, it will get frustrating, so another thing that fencers tend to feel is mental fatigue. The psychological aspect of fencing is a big part of ones success. So, being around people who can relate, give advice, and  motivate are people who can help fencers have better mentality. In fencing, it is sometimes tough being on the fencing strip alone. Every action made by the fencer is essentially the fencer's fault if they choose not to adapt to the opponent. Fencers need coaches on the side lines to give advice, other fencer friends to critique hand placements/foot steps, and family to motivate the fencer. I can recognize if someone is part of the fencing discourse community by their footwork and blade work. Usually those who have integrated themselves in the community have swift and precise movement.

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I am part of the running community back home. I been competitively running since my freshmen year of high school and continued all the way through my senior year. I was apart of both the cross country and long distance track team. I even became the girls team captain my junior and senior year! During my running career I specialized in the 1600, the 3200, and the 800 races.

After graduating high school, I continued running for my own pleasure. Me and my friends who were also apart of the team would meet up and complete milage together. We created a group message chat were we would decide weekly mileage and decide on routes we wanted to run.

A common thing upon runners is the lingo we speak. Yes, we runners have a special language. For instance, when I would competitively run my coach would use specific words that would indicate a certain task. He would use "close" which will tell us to go around a runner and two of us would join together and "close" the path in front of her. Another word he would use is "stick" which would indicate to stay on a runners back until we felt comfortable to pass them and increase our pace.

I miss competitive running and I am so glad I was able to experience and be apart of that discourse with my friends.

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I love collecting different kinds of pens, markers, paper, notebooks, pencils, etc. I unconsciously started my collection of stationary back in middle school and to be honest, I haven't used all of my pens at least one yet. I even have a small section dedicated for different types of black pens. The weird thing is that I actually don't use them for school; I have a separate set of pens and colored pencils for it. I mainly use them for journaling, small doodles, and other miscellaneous things.

It's pretty easy for me to identify another collector in person. Usually I see another member writing in different colors or the easiest way is if they have a set of a certain brand of pens, highlighters, or notebooks. Whenever I meet another member of this community, we talk about our assortment of pens, their brands, the quality of the ink, and recommend/take note of different brands that we like. We also talk about how ink from different pens and markers run on different paper from different brands of notebooks. The community is open to basically anyone who likes stationery. A member doesn't necessarily need to have a huge collection since we all know just how much it can cost.

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I love to cook and the cooking discourse community is what I'm part of. I participate in this discourse community by looking up recipes that I’m interested in and trying it out. The common goal of cooking is to create a delicious, nutritious, and appetizing meal with all the ingredients required for it. One meal-kit company I’ve tried is HelloFresh and this was recommended by my peers in this community. This meal-kit came with the right amount of each ingredient for a meal and instructions with pictures which I found was super useful and fun to make. This company also made cooking more interesting and fun to me. Many people in this community love to discuss a recipe or make changes to it through a recipe website or online group chats. We often give very good feedback for a recipe to let people know how it comes out. In this community, a lot of skills are required to actually love cooking. For example, cooks need to know the units of measurement and the order of food going into a pot/pan first (which food cooks the fastest). In this community, we use terms like “skimmer”, “mince”, “dice”, etc. This is a way to tell whether someone is part of the community or not because if they don’t understand these terms, they most likely aren’t part of the community. We also can recognize whether they are in this community by the skills they have in a kitchen.

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I never really thought about the different discourse communities I could be in but I think the tennis team at my school would be a good one. Tennis players or people who enjoy watching the sport have a set of court knowledge that separates non-tennis affiliated people. For example something would be the way we direct people on the court. Each spot on the court has a name like the T, no man's land, the service box, etc. Another thing would be the scoring. A match is two separate scores, the set me score which usually goes to 6 “win by two” and the game score which is love-15-30-40. Game-Set-Match. Something that my team recognized as something that showed whether you have been playing tennis or not is whether or not you know how to play a tiebreaker game.  Because the scoring is different from how many times you serve, when you switch sides and the scoring becomes a basic 1-2-3 etc. Another thing would be the way we direct people on the court. Each spot on the court has a name like the T, no man's land, the service box, etc. One thing I did not know that is very frustrating is that if you call the score wrong or backwards (the correct way would be your score then your opponent) and no one corrects it before the point is played that becomes the new score of the game.

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I am a part of the volleyball discourse community. It does not matter whether someone prefers to play or watch volleyball, our common purpose/goal is to improve and win! We communicate with specific terminology would be hard for those who do not know volleyball to understand. This discourse community also separates into beach volleyball and indoor volleyball. Yet, most active indoor players do beach during the off-season thus the dissociation is not that obvious. Additionally, the general rules are the same. Except for the beach volleyball rules is stricter because there are only two players. For example, no tipping because it is impossible to receive those. I usually meet new members by playing at public courts and ask strangers to play together we would immediately know if someone is an outsider when they try to receive and put their hands together. There is a specific way to receive, which I could not describe in words, that only those who have played would know. Recently, a volleyball anime named haikyuu is getting popular and therefore expanding this discourse community because it explains the concept of volleyball pretty accurately and realistically.

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I am part of a community that many people think is cringe and disgusting , and just plain out gross in many people's eyes. However, I am not part of that extreme spectrum. I watch a lot of Anime, but that doesn’t mean I am “that” kind of weird.  Within this community there are different types of cultures and different types of spectrums. You have people who buy merchandise of a particular Anime, some might even cosplay, and some just want to have fun. I am part of that spectrum that just wants to have fun. I do not go far beyond where the sun does not touch. The Weeb community language consists of japanese phrases which extends through anime references of particular scenes or episodes, and can go beyond codes also known as “sauces”. Only people who know of this special language are speaking the tongue of elites. It's too dangerous to know of this, if a person says some random number codes, I advise you to run. For people just beginning their journey of Anime, just sit tight and go with your pace. Entering this community is very easy. All you have to do is just watch Anime. The more you watch, the more one knows of the language and weird little references. Joining this community has some perks, but the majority of outsider perspectives, you will get shunned by many. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Mind Over Matter Club also known as “MOM” Club was an art club formed by me and my friends along with one of our favorite art teachers in high school. In our community, we are open to artists of any kind of art experience whether it’s little or being an expert, whether you liked drawing or painting, we welcomed all kinds of artists. Our group was small but was consistent with two goals, to improve our art and have personal growth. We were a weird group who liked creating strange and crazy concepts of art. We inspire each other with our ideas and concepts, share our skills being improved and basically have fun with each other. We communicated with each other by joking around with inside jokes including our art teacher (which he was ok with because he would make fun of us too), but we were also caring for each other making sure we are doing well each day. We basically formed our group junior year of high school but during senior year is when we made it into an official club. We were working towards community projects by working on giant homecoming banners and starting to make plans for murals around the school which unfortunately quarantine completely stopped our plans. Being in the club was not just about art and fun but also informational with resources and projects that helped improve art experience and so on if you wanted to pursue it in college. As a member of MOM club, I felt like I was part of a group when we communicated and had fun sharing creative and strange concepts as well as getting information and critiques from an art teacher. We had a safe space to fully be ourselves and express it through artwork.

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I am a gamer which means I am part of the gamer community. I became a gamer when my parents bought me my first console which was a Gamecube and my first game was Mario Kart. I would describe a gamer as someone who of course owns a gaming system whether it is Xbox, Playstation, or a computer. A gamer spends most of their free time playing, you guessed it, video games! In the gamer community there are a variety of games we play. For example "MMO" (Massive Multiplayer Online) or "RPG" (Role Playing Game) and so on. For me as a gamer I like to play action games like "Overwatch" or "Call of Duty". The common goal of a gamer is to of course win what you are playing. Some games are single player (one person only) and some are multiplayer (many other people play with you). Some games require a well coordinated team and some are just pure chaos!! There are even some gamers who compete in tournaments to win cash prizes. There are some feuds between gamers like the infamous Xbox vs. Playstation but at the end of the day we all can agree on one thing... we are gamers.

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I am on the competitive gymnastics team at UC Davis and have competed in this sport practically my whole life. Gymnastics itself has its own language that people not affiliated deeply with the sport would not understand. The names of skills are primarily named after Russian and Chinese gymnasts so when the name of a skill I am doing to a non gymnast they are like what in the world is that. There is also the whole code of points that is very complex and even some gymnasts struggle to understand how to meet the requirements in competition. Gymnasts tend to think alike too, we have figured out the mindset to make us go for these crazy flips, over looking the fear of being injured. We tend to be very driven, dedicated, and time sensitive people. You can't get very far in this sport without those things. Gymnasts also have similar humor in regards to gymnastics. There is things that we think are funny that the average person will not understand because to the not possess the knowledge for the context.

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Throughout high school I have indulged myself in photography. I did countless photo shoots for prom, graduation, parties, etc. I was also president of our photography club through which I met and collaborated with many other photo enthusiasts. When speaking about the subject, we often describe our equipment and artwork using words that most people are unfamiliar with. For example, we talk about shutter speed, f-stop, hues, etc. I have noticed that we all have a certain way of viewing the world that other people don’t share. Where some people see a bush at the side of the road, we see a potential photo shoot location. Bringing out the beauty in little things is an unspoken objective that we all share. Though I am no longer in high school, I am still very connected with the discourse community beyond this club. Instagram has served as a wonderful way for us to network and promote our businesses. If anyone is interested, my photography account is @shraeshtc.

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I am part of the music producers community. I would say the goal of this community is to share techniques and music for others to check out. A lot of people made tutorials on YouTube whether you are beginner or expert. There are lots of experts, and they've been in the music industry for a really long time teaching young beginners for free. We use lots of specialized language like attack, release, waveforms, reverb, compressor which other people don't understand if they don't belong to these communities. It is very easy to see if the person belongs to this community or not. If they don't understand how music production works liking understanding how to use audio effects etc. Also, you can tell they do not belong to this community just by the DAW they use. Producers keep learning and exploring new genres of music or sound effects.

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I’m interested in cooking when I was in high school, so I am in the cooking discourse communities. The reason that I started to cook is because I got to know that I’m going to study abroad, so I need to cook one or two home dishes to satisfy my “stomach need”. As I am able to cook more and more dishes, my purpose of cooking changed. The goal became to letting my family members to keep a more healthy diet and thanks to COVID-19, now we are all staying at home, so that I’m able to have more chance to cook for my family. And I think my goal for now is probably the same goal for most of the people in the cooking discourse community.

One of the easiest ways to judge that whether this guy is in our community is to see his or hers cooking process. How the person manage time while cooking. The first step for a skillful cook is to prepare all the ingredients: meat always came before vegetables. What’s more, another tip for recognizing whether the one is in our group is to see how they hold the knife: is he chocking up a figure on the food so that the food is able to keep stable on the board. The second step is to see how he cook the food. The first dish for a Chinese cook will always be a cold dish, then coming up with hot dishes (meat, then vegetables), then goes the carbohydrate like rice or noodle, the last goes the dessert.

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I belong in the Animal Crossing community. This community is for the New Horizons game that came out in the Nintendo Switch. I have always been a passionate lover for Animal Crossing, but ever since the new game came out I decided to become more active and join groups on facebook. In these groups I’ve been able to visit friends islands and trade furniture with them. We would also give tours of each other’s island and “catalog” items. This means anything we like on their island they can mail us one and we would pay them back through “bells” which is money. 

We can tell who is a part of the community because new people usually take a long time to build their island and decorate it, while those who already know about Animal Crossing are excited to build and decorate their island. A few things I do to be active in the community is like and comment on people’s posts and visit other people’s island.

What I love about this discourse community is that everyone wants the best for each other. It’s always laughter, sweet stories, and support towards each other. Someone will ask for a certain piece of furniture and another person would let them have it or “catalog” it from their island. 

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The Sprudge Guide To Animal Crossing Cafes

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In the three years of high school, I was one of the management staff of the school magazine club. Our magazine club is divided into different departments, and my position is quite special. I am not only responsible for the financial management of the magazine, but also the secretary who records and arranges every event. I am also an author of the magazine. In the discourse community of the entire magazine community, first of all, all of us have a common goal, which is to publish our magazines enough to be known by people. Then different departments communicate with other departments according to their own situation. The editorial department and the business department will communicate and meet frequently to ensure that the allocation of funds and the quality of the works are uniform. If they do not communicate with each other, there is no way to understand each other's difficulties. For example, the editorial department must ensure the quality and quantity of the works within a limited time, while the business department must calculate the printing costs and the funding for the conference.

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Actually, when I was a primary school teenager, I was selected to become a host. But when I was a primary school student, the number of hosts in my school was limited, so there is no discourse community for hosts at all. As a host, our mission is to taking control of the events. As I join the high school, I was selected to become one of the regular emcees at my high school. With the recognition, I was conferred with plentiful opportunities under the bright spotlights of school events.
Therefore, I consider myself one of the members of this discourse community. In the host community, we welcome people who have leadership and enjoy being a host. The common goal of my discourse community is to make a perfect show. In the host community, all the members practice reading manuscripts twice a week and practice how to pronounce correctly emotionally. All the members will go through several rehearsals and then prepare for the show. I love joining this community because we are the people who have the same interested. We enjoy the moments that we spend on the stage. For every show, all the members may write their scripts and practice thousands of times. We usually prepare the show until midnight. But all the effort become meaningful when we made another perfect show.

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I played 2 years of high school varsity soccer. Being part of this community we all work together to achieve the common goal of making playoffs. We have a chat for our discourse community. We all attend the training sessions regardless if it is afternoon or night because we must all work hard top achieve our goals. Members of our group are recognizable because we all bought jackets which show that we play for the school team. Outside of high school season I had club soccer. Just like high school soccer we had the goal of winning the league and we would all attend trainings, because if we didn't we know we're sitting the bench on the weekend.

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When I was in high school, I was involved in the school's concert orchestra. I play the violin in the third part. We have played many songs in the stage play and show. I really like music, also classic music. I think it was a great experience to join a music group such as the concert orchestra. We have many music departments in there. The high level, middle level, and low level. The high-level part just violins. Even the violin has the highest range. We have three parts too. I play in the third part. Only one part can't make the song. Add three together would have the basic shape of the song. The perfect song needs to add viola and base. So, I realized a great or successful song need so many people's participation.

And that was a great feel working with many different people. We can make new friends through each other and share new ideas about our work.I think it was a great experience for me

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There are millions of people on TikTok and most of them are Gen Z. I am on TikTok and all of my friends are on TikTok. When we all hangout we are either singing or listening to the songs from TikTok we have stuck in our heads. We quote funny TikToks and share our favorite TikToks together. We talk to each other about the certain trends on TikTok and famous tiktokers. I see so many TikToks where people explain a feeling that they’ve had before or something that has happened before. I relate to so many of those TikToks and never realized that other people go through the same thing. I came across a TikTok once of a millennial collectively asking teens what certain Tiktok “slang” means and why we do these funny hand symbols. I thought it was interesting because if one were to just observe some of me and my friends' conversations they wouldn’t be able to understand it unless they were on TikTok. I realized that it would be hard for me to explain to her because it’s just a thing on TikTok. Not everyone knows the same TikToks or sees the same trends, but I think that’s what defines it as a discourse community. TikTok is honestly like one big inside joke between millions of teenagers and young adults. We have this specific communication that only one who has TikTok can understand. In terms of writing, there are different emojis people use to put next to words that alter their meaning. Again, it’s hard for me to explain, but people on TikTok have a way of communicating that people on TikTok will have a hard time to understand.

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The discourse community I belong to is the music lovers community. Music unities people from all over the world and I have learned to truly appreciate music more in-depth as not only because of how it sounds but the deeper meaning of songs. I also play the viola which allows me to experience music from a different perspective as I get to not only listen to music but also make it. In this community I interact by talking about our favorite songs and sharing new music with others. We can tell who is in this community by the way they appreciate music. Members of this community are from all over the world and it just shows how diverse music can be. Writing is a big part of this community because obviously the writing of music, many people like to express stories through their music and sometimes even write out their explanations.

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In the past year, I have started bullet journaling and doing calligraphy and it has become something that I really enjoy doing in my free time. I even got my friend to start, so we are always talking with each other about different layout ideas for our journals or new calligraphy brush pens. We are definitely not professionals, but it is such a fun way to stay organized!! Through journaling, I am able to stay on top of my responsibilities and keep track of everything, plus I really enjoy sitting down and setting up the template for the next week or month. I often look online for new ideas that I could incorporate into my own journal, specifically on Pinterest and Instagram. This allows me to interact with others based on our common interest of bullet journals and calligraphy. This community lets us share our journals with each other, allowing for more inspiration. The writing in this discourse community is very straightforward, as it revolves around writing.

The picture below isn't the best, it just shows the beginning of each month set up:)

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I am part of the Basketball discourse community because I have been playing since my freshman year of high school. Basketball involves a lot of communication with your teammates and has allowed me to be closer to them. It also involves sharing ideas and agreeing to things that can be improved on and things that have to change. Discussing with one another helps us understand each thought and goal we are trying to reach. I recognize others as accepted members because we all have the same goal and are working with one another to reach that goal. I can feel comfortable in sharing ideas without feeling intimidated because I feel like I belong in basketball. We all give something for basketball like time, commitment, and dedication which illustrates that we are a discourse community because we understand one another. I get

to build trust with all my teammates because knowing what they contribute makes me trust them.

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Classical Dressage is a discipline within dressage in the sport of horse back riding. The word "dressage" means to train in French and is a discipline of equestrian spots in which horses perform certain movements with different goals depending on the kind of dressage. The two kinds of dressage are "Classical" and "Modern, or Competition." I belong to the discourse community of classical dressage (I have ridden for a long time and my mother is a horse trainer). This discipline is smaller then it's modern counterpart but could not be more different. Compared to modern dressage which is preoccupied on competition (often at the cost of the horses well being), classical dressage views horse riding more as an art then a sport, and therefore performs dressage movements as a means to get the horse into top physicals and phycological shape and its main goal is to develop an extremely high trust between horse and rider resulting in aesthetic beauty (kind of like dancing). When "show off" events do occur classical riders will participate in presentations rather then competitions (although only trainers and extremely talented individuals ever really participate). Writing is extremely important within this discipline. Were as literature for modern dressage is mostly contemporary and written by Olympians, whereas classical literature is written broth by contemporary "Masters" (those at the top of the field), and "old" masters many of whom lived hundreds of years ago.

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I participate in the guitarist discourse community. Even though there are veteran players and beginners, I believe that the community always acknowledges that no one is a perfect player. Everyone is always looking towards getting better and practice makes perfect. The overall goal of this community is to help people learn the basics of guitar and also help other guitarists learn new songs. We share things such as places to learn new songs, such as YouTube and Ultimate Guitar. These sites are very helpful, especially to new guitarists. They were particularly helpful to me because I did not have a formal teacher. I learned everything I know from YouTube and Ultimate Guitar. Another characteristic of the community is communication. During my 3 years of playing guitar, I was unsure of songs to play and I was also confused on how to play certain songs. Communication helped me get to where I wanted to be and it overall helped my skills. Being a part of this community has greatly increased my skills and helped me; it's all-inclusive, new players, veterans, or guitar-enthusiasts, which I believe makes guitar enjoyable.

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I am a part of the beach volleyball discourse community. I was introduced to volleyball in 7th grade where I played for my middle school team. I continued to play throughout high school and even started to play for a club. Generally, only tall people are able to play volleyball at a highly competitive level due to the nature of the game. However, I believe the volleyball community is accepting of everyone, no matter of skill level or height. I can attest since I stand at the short height of 5'8 compared to other volleyball players. Everyone plays for the same goal, which is to get better, win games, and have fun. Communication is also a key feature of the volleyball community because players heavily rely on each other to talk during games to be successful on the court. Without communication, players would be running into each other, which could cause injury. There is also plenty of jargon that you learn when joining the community. Different jargon is used to identify positions, different sets, and the various moves that are performed. Volleyball has changed my life by building up my communication skills and teamwork, and allowing me to meet new people.

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I’ve been practicing photography for a couple of years now. The main defining factors of discourse communities seem to be that you must meet a certain requirement to be a part of it. For photography, this is simply not the case, because it is so easily accessible. Anyone can be a photographer because their mobile devices allow for it. The community is diverse as many people capture the various amount of subjects and with different approaches. Because of this, there are no concrete defining characteristics. The community is very loose in how it defines members. The most important feature is trying to share whatever message you are trying to convey through your work. There is no price of entry, but to become acknowledged requires you to have some sort of investment in the images you produce. There needs to be some sort of meaning for you for it to have meaning to anyone else.

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The discourse community I am part of right now is Tennis. Ive been playing Tennis for the past four years of my life and I  honestly wished I could’ve played it since I was younger but some circustansce didnt lead to it. Some people think it's boring to watch a match or even learn how to play it just because there’s not much commotion like these other sports and that's one way to recognize an outsider. Also some of the rules might seem complicated but once you mastered the game it all makes sense and there's so much more than just trying to hit the ball over the net. Tennis has taught me so much from being patient, calm,  not giving up on myself, celebrating wins as well as losses, discipline and ultimately just to have fun with the game. Even though there's so many techniques to it ,and so many hours are put into practice like any sport, Tennis has been the sport where I can have some peace and not think of anything that is going around me and let loose. It might seem crazy but I will always say that Tennis not only helped me during tough times but in a way was like my first passions.

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I am currently involved in basketball group, with my friends, that plays basketball on Saturdays and Sunday's. Although playing basketball is the primary goal of the group, we are also a discourse community in the sense that we enjoy the topic of sports and we engage in heated debates over it. An online chat or a verbal argument can stir up conversations that lead discourse. Sometimes these simple debates over who is the better team or better player can lead to more meaningful conversations such as the work ethic of successful individuals or ethical and unethical behavior in the community. This community also encourages diversity in culture and ideas. For example, and individual from east might favor a home team that a individual from CA might consider as rivals. Sharing these differences actually create a sense of companionship as people of the community understand and get to know the various cultures more. I enjoy the idea of respectful debate, and I think it opens one's mind and practices the freedom of expression.

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Since freshman year of high school I have been on the cross country team. It was a sport where kids didn't really try out like you can run but depending on your time you would actually get to run in the varsity race that mattered. Over time as I got better at running and the coach that helped me become better came to school in tenth grade I started racing in bigger races and with more people. Eventually my junior year I became co- captain but was basically learning from the senior who was captain. When senior year came I became the leading captain with the coach selecting a new junior to become the other captain same as I was last year. By the time my senior year came I was injured a lot, my knees and ankles had gone through trauma such as a small fracture and just pain in general. So I may have not been the fastest even as captain I still felt like I belonged and there was always a different conversation when everyone on the team focused on the next races. We spoke serious and talked about mile time and PR's and how to improve next time. I loved the comradery and the friendship we all had.

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One discourse community that I am currently a part of is of UWP 7 also known as . In this community, we are looking forward to improving our english. Our common goal is to complete our ELWR (Entry Level Writing Requirement)  and be able to write as college students. We use padlet, zoom, discord, and kami to share our ideas, perspectives, and experiences. In this community, we have to be familiarized with some words such as discourse communities, binaries, and implied binaries to be able to analyze writing. In addition, we are going to make essays and our peers would be able to give us feedback through Eli Review. I recognize others as accepted members of that same discourse community if the person is taking the class of UWP 7. I recognize the person as an outsider if he or she is not taking this course and if he or she is not in this class. I think this way because unless we have the same class, we wouldn’t be able to ever meet or talk with one another about this course.

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One discourse community that I am currently a part of is of UWP 7 also known as . In this community, we are looking forward to improving our english. Our common goal is to complete our ELWR (Entry Level Writing Requirement)  and be able to write as college students. We use padlet, zoom, discord, and kami to share our ideas, perspectives, and experiences. In this community, we have to be familiarized with some words such as discourse communities, binaries, and implied binaries to be able to analyze writing. In addition, we are going to make essays and our peers would be able to give us feedback through Eli Review. I recognize others as accepted members of that same discourse community if the person is taking the class of UWP 7. I recognize the person as an outsider if he or she is not taking this course and if he or she is not in this class. I think this way because unless we have the same class, we wouldn’t be able to ever meet or talk with one another about this course.

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A discourse community that I am a part of is soccer. I have been playing soccer for the majority of my life and it is something that most of my friends share in common as well. I feel like the team aspect of soccer and the tight relationships that are formed help bring us together both on and off the field. One important aspect of this discourse community is the language used when playing. For instance, starting off basic if the coach was saying things like 7, or cam or things like these he would be referring to the different positions and where everybody would be playing. However, if someone is not in this discourse community they would not know what those things meant and what was going on. Likewise, in an in game scenario if someone playing calls for a “switch” or a “through-ball” many people might not know what these are referring to but the people in the soccer discourse community would. 

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I joined a fan dancing club starting in my freshman year in high school. I stayed in the club all the way through my high school years. I was even the club president for the last two years. In korean club, we made up our own dance moves and created our own music. It was extremely difficult in the beginning because I didn't know what I was doing at the time. Eventually, I asked everyone to help out. We had group meetings at least twice to three times a week to practice our dance. The club consists of students of all grades. Newcomers had to try out to be able to join the club since we can only have so many people in the club. I personally found lots of new friends with common interest in this club. It was fun having people around me that enjoy and likes the same hobbies as me. 

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I am part of a basketball discourse community.  I've played basketball for many years now and not only do we play basketball, but we discuss with one another about the topic of the NBA on which team is the greatest and  which player is better. We also communicate by pointing out stats about other players on why the player we favor is better for example we could argue that one player's field goal percentage is better.  Another way we communicate to one another is using basketball terms during the game such as "and one" or "three pointer" This community is open to everyone but those who decide to join will need to learn a lot of basketball terminology. I really enjoy this discourse community because I love to debate with other people about which team is better because I feel like debating gets the community to express their different thoughts with one another.

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Since my primary school, I was traped by the beauty of the world history. The difference between eastern history and western history, how these cultures rised and down, which people built this culture and what they owned to show their glory. I was fascinated by the mystery of the mummy, the Sphinx, and the pyramid. I was also interested in the prosperity of the British Empire where sun never set. I also want to know more about the Chinese history which has been 5000 years, containing numerous dynasties. In my spare time, I would like to explore more about the history, and when I find something related with my own knowledge, I will try to link them and find the differences or connections between them. But all in all, I am just a lover, a fan of the world history who want to know more and deeper about the whole world.

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TV and Movie Fanatic Discourse Community

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TV and Movie Fanatic Discourse Community

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I am a part of the TV and Movie Fanatic Discourse Community. Ive loved watching tv and movies for years now. It is way to relax, learn,  or feel happy if I'm sad, and just a form of pure enjoyment of seeing a story told visually.Being a member of the TV and movie fanatic discourse community would include, the pure love of watching tv all the time, knowing various movies and tv shows of different genres, and binges watching shows. Also a big thing would be the use of many streaming platforms that include: Netflix, Hulu, Disney +, Amazon Prime, etc. And also regular cable is included. The way to tell if someone is in this discourse is if they know a lot of common and uncommon tv shows and movies. Also to recognize someone who is not a part of the discourse would be if they claim they “don't watch a lot of TV and movies” or a lot of the media is unfamiliar to them.

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The discourse community I connect with is dance. Since I was young I have always joined a group related to dance. When I was young the first dance group I started with was ballet then I went into hip hop and that was probably my favorite. Once I got to middle school I joined drill team which isn't exactly dance but it was a different type of dance where I can expand what I know. Once I got to high school  I joined Cheer that was such a great experience. Dance also involves so much more that's on the surface, from my experience rhythm and facial expressions are key to making dance better. When being apart of this discourse group it allows me to be free and let out any stress I had before. The member of this group all love dance as a form of expression and as I said before it is an escape from the real world.

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I am member of Basketball Discourse Community. Since I was interested in basketball in middle school, I started to take it seriously. I joined all the basketball team in my middle school and high school, which is also a discourse community for me. The goal of basketball discourse community is to win the championship. People in the discourse community always share about different methods to reach the goal, like personal skills and teamworks. In basketball discourse community, I always have a group of teammates to work with. It also includes the coaches and fans who support the team. All of the people who play or support for the team have the same passion of basketball to reach the goal of championship.

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I have been playing tennis since I was a freshman in my high school and until now, so I guess tennis is one of my discourse communities. Tennis is actually not that easy as it looks like. You need to move a lot and use a lot strength to hit back the ball, and sometimes you will get hurt during a game. When I was in the tennis team of my high school, we train three times a week, and I think the tennis team bound all the tennis lovers together. We cheer for each others in every game and sometimes we won't be able to get back home until 9 or 10 o'clock, so there is actually some effect on our academics. However, even though the training is hard and we always get exhausted in the games, me and my teammates have no complaint for that because we love this sport and this sport bring us all together from all the other discourse communities.

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I was part of my high school's Kpop dancing club since freshman year. I was really shy and quiet back then and I wanted to get involve with my peers. So on Clog Rush day where all the school clubs advertise themselves on the campus, I decided to join this dance club because I love Kpop music and their perfectly synchronized choreographies. Luckily, everyone in the club was super friendly and I ended up sticking with them for the last four years. My favorite parts was staying after school sometimes until 8pm for practices in preparing for cultural shows. Going to practices was probably my way of escaping from school. It is really easy to talk to people in the club because we can ask for a choreography move or our passion for Kpop. I am really really glad that I mustered up my courage back then to join this club!

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I have played volleyball since I was 8 years old and have loved the sport ever since. Volleyball has always been a part of my life and made me into the person I am today. There have been many ups and downs throughout my years of sport, but in the end it is always worth it. Not only do I get to play the sport I love, but I am also surrounded by so many supportive people. Each girl goes through their own struggles when it comes to volleyball, but we all understand what the other is going through. This allows us to always be there for each other and have each other backs no matter what he situation is. Even though you are competing with your other teammates to earn a spot on the court, your teammates want the best for you and will be supportive of you no matter what. Through this group I have been able to grow as a person, teammate, and player. The sport requires communication, trust, accountability, and so much more in order for your team to win.  One of the most important factors in volleyball is communication. If you are not able to communicate with your teammates, then nothing will get done. Balls will drops on the floor, setters will set to someone who isn’t there, and in the end your coach is going to yell at you. Overall this group of women are hard workers, emotionally and physically tough, and so much more. The only way for a team to work and win together is if they all have one common goal and understanding with each other. Other than physically playing the game, one of the most important things to remember is that you never have to lie your teammate, you just have to respect them and their talents. You are all working towards the same goal which is to win, which means that even if you don’t lie someone you can still work together for the team. Volleyball is a very inclusive sport and I am so glad I have been able to participate in it for so long.

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One discourse community I am a part of is the football team. I am currently on the football team here at Davis. Some features that members of this discourse community might obtain are certain clothes, headbands, gear, and who they might hangout around with. Much of the team has the same gear and is going to the same place at the same time like workouts or field work. This is how I can recognize some of the members of this discourse community. Outsiders I can recognize may be people who are not dressed in the same gear everyday and ones who are not usually going to the same places as the team. This discourse community is very special because it brings a lot of students and different people together. Many people have one interest in common and it is football which many can bond over. I am very glad I am a part of this community.

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I was a part of the league of legends discourse community for quite sometimes now. The main goal of the game is to destroy the enemy base and overall increase your skill.
Because this is a team effort game, the team need to communicate with each others in order to work effectively. the most common way to communicate is through  game chat or "ping". Pinging is a quick way to notify  your teammate about the game progress. there  are more efficient way  communicate between team member like voice chat, discord, and more.
there are many challenges from this game, first is the amount of skill that you need to play the game decently. second is the constant change to the game. the game constantly update to keep the game new and not boring.
more dedicate player usually reflect their gameplay and increase their skill by play a numerous games.
I have been enjoying this community alot.

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I recently joined the Swim Club here at UC Davis! We recently had club day and the team took me in. I cannot express how thankful I am for that! We all have our own goals. This includes, improving as a swimmer, setting new times, growing with the team, and having fun! I participated in this sport all throughout my high school career and I am excited to get back in the water. I plan to bond with my new team members. In order to participate in this club, you have to have some swim experience and it is helpful if you know how to do all of the strokes (butter, back, breast, free). Because of COVID-19, the swim team unfortunately cannot meet in person this quarter. However, we are currently holding zoom meetings to get to know each other and the club a bit more. If the team members have pools at their houses they are encouraged to practice for the time being. In terms of communicating with one another, meets are the perfect time to chant on your teammates. Get togethers and fundraisers are often held as well. I am very excited to participate in this community!

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The discourse community I’m a part of is the tennis community. When I was in high school we would watch reruns of the Wimbledon series from different years and our coach would pause and replay so we could see great shots taken by professional athletes. We would look up to our coaches and professionals to aspire to be as great as they are one day. This is also a discourse community because of the lingo we would use on the  court during games or during practice. Jargon such as “Love, No Man's Land, Midline and Volley” were typically found on the court. When I had just joined tennis I had no knowledge of what any of these words meant, or how to rotate on the court, but when I started watching games and playing more these things became second nature to me. A major thing that new players found worrisome was keeping score themselves and not taking note of the score till the set was over. I noticed that new players had the same confused look that I had when I had begun the sport but eventually they grew accustomed to the way of the court.

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I am an Indian classical dancer or a Bharatanatyam dancer, and I am part of the Bharatanatyam discourse community. I was introduced to this art form through my parents at a very young age. Although I have taken part in other dance styles, Bharatanatyam is the closest discourse community I have been a part of. There are various styles of Bharatanatyam, however, they all show importance towards the same things. This style of dancing is not just a type of dancing. There are many factors involved that make Bharatanatyam different from other forms of dances. I believe the key aspects of Bharatnatyam is that the dance pieces can be purely composed of steps or purely composed of actions or even a mix of both. It is important to stay on the beat while maintaining the appropriate facial expressions. I feel that when I am part of this discourse community, I step away from the real world and do not have to worry about anything as my focus is only on the art form. Also being a part of this community helps stay connected with my culture.

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I am part of the musician discourse community. Members of this community play a variety of different instruments and my role is to play the tenor saxophone. I started playing the saxophone in 4th grade, but in this community it really does not matter how long one has been playing an instrument. As long as one plays an instrument out of the love for music, they are part of the community. Experts in the community pass on the knowledge of music to their students by teaching them how to read sheet music and play the notes on their instrument. Common words used by musicians include staccato, crescendo, swing, and tempo. Depending on what key and tempo a song is in, as well as other factors, musicians can make the audience feel specific emotions like sadness or joy. Also, musicians perfect the art of playing music through constantly practicing with one another. Overall, the musician discourse community brings people together through the power of music.

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I am a part of basketball discourt community. In our community, basketball is not only a sports that help us to relax, but also connects community members together. The basketball players in our community all share the same goal, which is the passion for basketball, whether how good or bad your basketball skills are. If someone who is totally not familiar with basketball sport rules and some basic techniques, then I believe he doesn’t belong here. Our community activities take place in a basketball court, where people gather together and play basketball no matter how old you are. Last time in there I even played with a 45 years old man who can still do slam-dunk. Sometimes we participate in basketball games and actively discuss the tactics and skills. But most of the time in our community we just play for fun and enjoy being together as teammates. One thing we all agree with is that our community is inclusive, which means that anyone can join us as long as you are interest in basketball.

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Currently, I am a part of the gaming discourse community. In this community video games are a way to de-stress as well as connect with friends you can not meet face to face with especially during quarantine. However, games do not have to be all calming as it can be taken seriously. As gamers we some purposes we share are winning and having a good time. Gamers usually communicate through voice chat, and if not then text chat. For specified lexis, different games have different specialized terminology. How I recognize someone as part of the community is if they spend time on games at least once a week. I view gaming as a way to socialize with friends as well as to meet new people although the latter is less common. Obviously, I wouldn't view someone as a gamer if they don't have a device to play on. Additionally, I think that a gamer should have a microphone in order to effectively communicate with other gamers.

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I am apart of would be the cross country and track and field discourse community. I've always enjoyed running ever since I was little I guess. I first started doing track and field in middle school for fun with my friends. However, when high school came around, running became more serious, there were numerous sports throughout the season, but I always find myself attracted to heavy running related sports. I joined the cross country team, soccer, and track and field, and those were my all year round sports. Running is a community itself. Going on long 45 minutes run or so, I built a buddy system, one who is at my pace but still pushes me to do better. Some of the phrases that we communicate is like "open up your strides", "quick feet", "pump your arms" as a reminder for runners to keep their form. It's an intense sport, but out of it, one can build up stronger mentality, long lasting friendships, and improving overall health. There is a lot of support from this community because everyone knows the struggle and the behind the scene effort that's put in for this race. Everyone has different reasons to start running and no one is perfect at it in the beginning. It takes a lot of commitment, like 2-3 hours of practice everyday, but it's worth it. This community is open to everyone and anyone, the friendliest people.

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I am an employee at Mi Familia Vota. Mi Familia Vota is a non-partisan civic organization that encourages people to vote. I began working for Mi Familia Vota at home in May this year. Before I started my first shift, my employer and the rest of our colleagues had a meeting to discuss our goals and practice what we should say in case a person has a question. The first campaign was to call individuals to inform them how to prepare for a natural disaster. The goal was to share step three before the person hung up. After our shift, we had to email a picture of our total calls that day to our employer. Beneath the photo, we had to share obstacles, discrimination, or successes we experienced. Everyone two weeks, we would have a meeting with the campaign coordinator to discuss our goals, the number of people we are reaching, and any problems we had with the campaign. Features of membership of this discourse community were that everyone worked the same shift every day. Members were making the calls, while outsiders were answering the call.

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In high school I was apart of the Student Restorative Justice Club, it was a club dedicated to using a social-emotional way to tackle certain school issues. School wide it was implemented about once a month with a certain prompt, which was usually done by teachers that were doing so unwillingly and students that were a bit standoffish to the approach, but in the student club circle it was a much different environment. We could connect more closely and personally, and were allowed to do more specific and deeper prompts and topics. In my senior year, I became the club president. I myself then began crafting prompts and was given the opportunity to create some for the school. Being apart of the RJ changed my approach to writing, and showed me that there were many different ways to connect through that. Restorative Justice Circles rely on the power of words and the power of your individual voice, we modeled ourselves through the work we saw possible by restorative justice. Students learned how to articulate themselves and get down to root issues. Most notably kids no longer got expelled, faculty learned there was a different approach than the usual authoritarian way.