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Since primary school, my education background is based on mandarin. Mandarin was the dominant language I used during that time, een English class. After step into middle school, all of my academic learning is based on English, except for Chinese. After this, all of the communications in school were in English. This leads to a situation which when serious things happens I’m allowed to use Chinese to express myself. This made me to use English in school all the time instead of using mandarin.

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According to my experience, different languages can define me with different personality. Since I was in Chinese middle school, most serious situation (like talking with teacher and parents) happened require me to speak Chinese, while I use English mainly for relaxing, like translating English game and chatting with foreign friends on Discord. In this way, I can feel myself able to express my feeling more natural and confident

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Language can define me though the knowledge behind the language. Since language can carry culture, and the logical way that people think. Since I can speak three language, Mandarin, Cantonese and English, which means that the logic of the thre language can affect my daily conversation. The daily conversation could be the part of my identity and also affect how I define myself. The purpose of using these language can also express my identity. I usually speak Cantonese to my families since I was taught by my families. Until now, I also will speak Cantonese rather tham mandarin at home and in Guangdong areas. Since mandarin is taught in school, I would choose to speak mandarin in school and other non-Cantonese. And English is for foreigners. Since these are habits and being part of my ritual, so I would like to say language can define us deeply.

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My ecperiecne with language defines my identity. I can speak 3 kinds of language. There are Mandarin, Cantonese and English. I speak Cantonese to my family and I always have some good experiecnes when I use Cantonese, because I always feel warm when I stay with my family and it make me feel comfortable which make me be talktive when I using Cantonese. I also communicate with my friends by using Mandarin and I always can get some fun with my friends,  so I would more likely to express my ideas and thoughts to others by using Mandarin. However, I only speak English at school, so I only have little time to speak this language and I don't speak very fluently that make me shy and relatively introverted in English. Therefore, I think I have different identity in each of these languages.

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In daily life, I always use cantonese to communicate with my family members. Unlike mandarin or English,  using cantonese can let me feel more comfortable. I usually speak cantonese at home with family members and in local with neighbours.  On the other hand, using cantonese can easily express my feelings and emotion, as most  of the words will have different meanings in various situations. So listening to the words in sentences, we can clearly understand others. The language we use will affect our behaviours of communication while we are asked to answer some question or give some impressive ideas.  While I was in primary school, I couldn't  answer some quesitons with mandarin and I always scared to be aksed by teachers. However, I always spoke to my classmates with cantonese and it motivated me to chat with others. It makes me to be enthusiastic to talk with others who know cantonese.

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I think language can define my personality. I am a Mandarin, Cantonese and English speaker. So when I speak Mandarin or Cantonese, I am very talkative. Because I have enough vocabulary to express my thoughts and I can also understand them completely. However, after I learned English, I didn't have an environment where I could practice English. Gradually, I was afraid to speak English because I couldn't be sure if my grammar and pronunciation were correct, making me introverted and uncommunicative. For example, I couldn't express many ideas in the classes even if I had them. So I think a different language can define my personality.

Not only that, but language can also define my identity. Because I would speak to different people in different languages. For example, I would speak English with my teachers at school, which could define me as a student, while I would speak Cantonese with my family and Mandarin with my friends. So language can define me in some situations.

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I spoke more than 3 kind of languages. There are Hakka, English, Cantonese and Mandarin. I really feel that different languages defined who I am. First, I uauslly use different languages under distinct scenarios. When I am using diverse language in some situation, my emotion will alway influecne me. For example, when I return to my motherland which Hakka is the only language I could use for communcations with relative and family( traditions), I was so reserved. However, at the time I spoke Cantonese with people in Shunde, I really find out standing and comfortable. Second, I think languages give s a whole set of culture. In chinese education system, we are not familiar with religion but it was totally opposite when I started my sophomore years in DSI. The difference amount two educated system are caused by the divergence among English and Chinese.

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I speak three languages in my daily life, and each of them are used to communicate with different people.  For example, I would use English in school with my teachers and formal situation, it defined me as a student.  Other than that, I always used cantonese to chat with my family, sometimes with my friends who also speak cantonese, it makes me feel in a good mood and comfortable.  Also, I will use mandarin in school to chew the fat with my friends, as well as when I’m out door, i used mandarin to communicate with the strangers.  Each of the languages defined my identity in different situations.

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I do admit the thought of “Languages shape our personalities.” To raise my own story as supports to interpret this idea, which I can speak in three languages of “Cantonese”“mandarin”and“English.” When I am speaking in Cantonese, all my memories about my childhood will floods into my head,that it made me feel warm and safe, which I can express whatever I wanted to say as fluent as I could. But “mandarin ” will be an other case, cause I have never experienced in growing up in a mandarin family (which I am raise in a Cantonese fam) so I won’t really be who I am while I speaking in mandarin. To me, mandarin is more of a language that has to be used in a very formal style.

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I think language influences the way I live to a large extent. When I am speaking Mandarin, I am much casual and just speak whatever I want to speak since I am familiar with Madarin and people around me can understand what I am talking easily. I do not need to spend a long time on thinking about how to speak properly.

However, when using English, I make it more serious and I need to think for twice before I actually speak it. This is because I am not sure if I speak something wrong. Therefore, I am not struggled by speaking English with others, but speaking English actually made me more cautious and more aware of what I am speaking which is totally different from when I am speaking Madarin.

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Languages define me in the form of information expression. I can speak Mandarin, Cantonese and English, these three languages well distinguished the information that I would like to deliver to others in my study and life. English is specially used in school for study purposes, the information and ideas I receive and deliver require me to be critical and logistic. For Cantonese, I use this language when talking with my family and thus I don’t have to be so careful compared to English. The language that I use most frequently is Mandarin, the communication between my friends, classmates, and people in society are all in Mandarin since I started systematically learning this language when I was 6 so I can express the information correctly and natively.

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The different languages also affect my expressions to a certain extent. When I write in Mandarin I often intersperse poetry or idioms to make my writing seem more profound, but when I write in English my expressions seem very straightforward and easy to understand.
Moreover, my personalities are greatly impacted by the languages I speak. Since I'm worried of making mistakes and need to focus more on word pronunciation, I felt tense and apprehensive when I spoke English. However, I always feel at ease and relaxed when I speak Mandarin. I don't need to give my words any thought because I am confident that they will be understood by the other party.

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Languages simply represented my abilities in communication and the size of my knowledge base. The ability of being bilingual activated my linguistic system and expanded my horizon. Learning Mandarin and English simultaneously, I got to handle the two language systems that serve as tools for surviving in China and anglophone countries. My two languages are life-long tools of my social interaction.

I wouldn’t say language defined much of myself. I appreciate its function more. I would say that each language is the key to a whole new culture that’s behind the door of language barrier. Learning to speak a language is gaining access to its respective culture, as human need language to socialize and interact with rest of the world. For instance, I will never get to be in touch with the anglophone culture without learning to speak English. English served as a tool for opening the door.

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In daily life, I always use cantonese to communicate with my family members. Unlike mandarin or English,  using cantonese can let me feel more comfortable. I usually speak cantonese at home and in local.  On the other hand, using cantonese can easily express my feelings and emotion, as most  of the words will have different meanings in various situations. So listening to the words in sentences, we can clearly understand others.

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Different language reveals different personalities of me. For example, English is the official language that I used in school, I learned theories and knowledge in English and build up my own understanding of the world as well as global issues. It is also the formal language that I used to explain my thoughts and attitude. Therefore, I think English shapes my practical side, as well as my responsibility as a global citizen. Chinese is the language I used in my daily life, the language for chatting with friends and relatives. Therefore, Chinese is more about my social life and recreation. When I am speaking Chinese, I am more relaxed and make jokes with friends, with a more vivid personality.

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I live in a trilingual  world, consisting Mandarin, Cantonese and English. Language shapes me with different personalities under certain circumstances. I am more active in speaking Cantonese and Chinese as both of them are my mother language. English is a language for me to communicate formally with my teachers and classmates. As my level of capability in English is not as advance as my mother language, so it affects my expressions on mood. Therefore, I am more comfortable in using Mandarin and Cantonese to express my thoughts at anytime, but I also get used to speak English in formal places.

Moreover, I developed multiple mindsets while using different languages. I speak Cantonese with my family members and close friends, and there are many expressions cannot be expressed in Chinese or English. Cantonese inspires me that this every language is unique. Hence, I reflected from different perspectives while using three languages in my life.

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Language shapes my communication habits a lot. I will use three different languages in different situations, including time, people, and the messages I am trying to deliver to others. For example, I naturally speak Cantonese to my family at home, but change back to Mandarin in school when I am talking to my friends. Also, I will speak English to my teachers when I think I am in a formal situation. Sometimes I will mixed the three languages together when I feel relaxed and happy.

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The different languages I speak influence the person that I am. When speaking my mother language, Mandarin, I am an introvert person. I have used Mandarin for the majority of time in my life, and being introvert is what takes up most of my personality. That is the opposite when speaking English. I learnt English for school purposes, and I use English for all my papers, for MUN, and for many formal meetings. These activities require me to be very logical and talk about my ideas. Therefore, I am more comfortable expressing my logical thinking and ideas in English. I also speak French, but at a relatively low fluency. I leant French with a private tutor, and we mainly focused on everyday French. Therefore, I am more of a friendly person when using French.

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From the text，we can grid the idea of “languages making Elsa in different personalities” from the very starting paragraphs. As she mentioned,”Spanish made her an introverted person while she’s speaking in Spanish,” in specific, she found herself reluctance to think aloud in large groups and scare to make mistakes. However, hers personality switched as she switched the Language used to English. “…..English was always the language of leisure, and it was the language of every summer’s happy-wet holidays in…” Obviously that English made her a much more confident person.

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On the one hand, a system of languages defines the thinking system of Elsa. Since a word in a certain language may have a slightly different meaning in another language, so Elsa has to understand it and follow the logic of the language system in order to express it.  for example, colors were classified as more detailed. therefore, language defines her way of thinking.

On the other hand, language also defines her relationships with other people or things in life. because there are different aspect of language and Elsa choose to express different part of them to different people or things. for example, Elsa uses English to speak with her father, as well as when enjoying the holiday. Therefore, I think language shapes her relationships in life.

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Language helped Elsa to think in different ways. When she uses Spanish, she think in more rigid way than her when using English. while using English, she found herself more able to share her idea, no matter if it may be true or false. In this way, people able to speak more than one language may be able to create different ideas more easily.

Language also define Elsa by giving her different personality. Her personality is more optimistic when using English while more serious When using Spanish. This may mean that it is harder for Bilingual people like Elsa to express themselves

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In the third paragraph, the author is saying that different language construct different value for history, religion... Elsa O'Brien as a people who speak Spanish and English but couldn't find her own sense of belonging are beacause the internal conflict between the value provide by English and the value given by spanish are unequal. In that scenario, author usually find half-way living between 2 cultures. In addition, during the time we spoke, language also determine emotions that we applicate inside. For example, Elsa O'Brien was outstanding with speaking English while feel shy for speaking Spanish. It all due to different languages give a entirely different set of value.

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Languages give her different personalities in defined the author. When Elsa used different languages to express her feelings, she felt shy and relatively introverted by using Spanish, but she felt comfortable with speaking her mind and sharing her thoughts in English. Therefore, her identity changes with the language that she spoke.

The language of instruction can help Elsa extract more about her personality. Especially the rigid memory-based education system when Elsa went through in the Spain of the 80s and 90s, it explains her later reluctance to think aloud in large groups and her fear of making mistakes.

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In my opinion, I think Elsa own history with Spanish and English can give her different experiences, because she may speak different languages in different places with different people at different time and then have many different experiences. For example, English was always the language of leisure, holidays and family for her and it also the language of every summer's happy-wet holidays in Dubin for her, so English can give her happy experience which make she comfortable with sharing her thoughts in this language. However, Spanish was also the language she was reprimanded in at home, and educated in at school, so Spanish may give her bad experiences which make she shy and relatively introverted in Spanish. Therefore, I think her own history with a language can influence her personality.

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1. Personality can be shaped and influenced by language. Everyone gain education and education play an important role which defines your personality. For instance, Elsa went through in the Spain of the 80s and 90s, explains her later reluctance to think aloud in large  groups and her fear of making mistakes. Language affect personalities in result of behaviours.

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Point 1

Physical and language boundaries define the community Elsa belongs to.

There is language etiquette in different cultural contexts, the same comment might be seen as an honourable act of honesty in other communities.

Elsa learned how to effusively express her satisfaction in Spanish and politely hide her displeasure in English.

It is the learning to express her ideas in different ways depending on the difference in context to give her a clear idea of language culture and belonging in different communities.

Point 2:

The language of instruction can have a great impact on one's personality as education plays such an important role in defining our personality.

The rigid memory-based education system Elsa went through in the Spain of the 80s and 90s explains Elsa’s later reluctance to think aloud in large groups and her fear of making mistakes. However, later when she was working in a British company, she realized she enjoyed expressing her views and was never told that there was only one right answer to a question.

The history with a language defines how comfortable it feels when Elsa is speaking with it.

It is the memory of leisure and holidays that defines Elsa’s comfortability when expressing her idea freely and effortlessly and therefore encourages Elsa to be extroverted and bold when speaking it.

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As languages come with a whole set of value, beliefs and history of their own, it defines how Elsa think and behave depending on different languages. She always used English for leisure, while Spanish is the language in which she expressed her feelings to her mum. And also, She enjoyed expressing feelings and views without thinking twice because she had never been told in English each question has only one right answer. Therefore, the education and language's own history can deeply influence how she behaves.

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The language shapes the author's personality through its role in education. This includes the usage and the author's own experience in using both English and Spanish. For example, the education in Spanish influences the author through its rigid system and leads to the reluctance to think aloud in a large group and fear of making mistakes. These experiences define author in the terms of introverted and shy personality when she speaks in Spanish. However, the study of English was relatively relaxed and the author mentioned that she was never been told that it is only one answer in English, which this learning experience contributed to her confidence in sharing and speaking in English. And thus, the experience in the education of language is deeply connected to her personality.

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Language shapes personalities of the author. In the third paragraph, the author mentioned that she has two opposite personalities when using English or Spanish. She is introvert when using spanish but she feels comfortable using English. This means that language has an significant impact on on shaping and determining how the author communicates with others and personalities the author may express.

2. Language etiquette help the author understand better on how to express feelings in different and suitable ways. In paragraph 6, she indicated that she learned how to express satisfaction ot unpleasure. This means that the ways people showing emotions or communicate with different communities are somehow determined by the language etiquette which is part of language.

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Elsa’s experience with language defines how she relate to it: when where and who do you generally speaks with. How Elsa relate to language directly affects Elsa’s ritual, relationship. For example, Elsa speaks English to his dad and Spanish to her mother, which she used to express her deepest feeling. The bilingual identity is defined by the language that she knows, and this identity affects her daily activity. So that we could say, Elsa’s experience with language defines her identity.

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Language defined Elsa by differentiating her personalities when speaking English and Spanish. Naturally, 2 different personalities had formed by the usage of different languages in different scenarios. According to her, English is her language of leisure while Spanish is used to express feelings and emotions. For instance, speaking English is the indication of happy summer holidays in Dublin, while speaking Spanish is the implication of expressing deepest feeling with her mother. As a result, Elsa is being comfortable and polite in speaking English but being shy and introverted in speaking Spanish.

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According to the author, she thinks that language can shape your own personality. On her later life, she become a English teacher. She becoming more aware of the workings of languages. According to her personal experiences, she acts very differently in two languages. She was shy and introverted in Spanish but very comfortable of using English freely. Eventually, Elsa thinks different languages can shape different personalities.

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I think language etiquette can define Elsa. Because in different communities, the way she talks or expresses herself are different. For example, in paragraph 7, she says "I learned how to effusively express my satisfaction in Spanish and politely hide my displeasure in English". So I think the rule of language may defined her.

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1.Language can shape who she is, and about her own history with each language.Elsa realize she was not the same person in different languages, which can be two opposite personalities in both languages.She was shy and relatively introverted in Spanish, but very comfortable with speaking her mind and sharing her thoughts English in a formal setting.Thus, language can shapes the personality of her due to the different language setting.

2.Elsa’s own history with a language defines her daily communication habits. Different languages will be used depending on where, when, and who she generally speak it with. English was always the language of leisure, holidays and family. Spanish was the language she expressed her deepest feeling to her mum, and also the one she was reprimanded in at home.Therefore, different languages have their own styles of expression, which can affect the use of them in different occasions.

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She can determine which language to speak in order to express herself. In Spanish, there are many expressions to express “I love you”, but there is only one expression in English. For example,  “Quiero” is what she used to express love to her parents,  but “the amo” is the way she express to her lover. Therefore, language influence who we are by the language we use under certain circumstances.

Moreover, from her education and life experiences, she has different personalities when speaking in English or Spanish. For her, language of instruction can have a great impact on your personality as education plays such an important role in defining our personality. For example, she was shy and relatively introverted in Spanish, but feels comfortable with speaking and sharing her thoughts I English in a formal setting. Hence, language determines what Elsa can say through lexis and grammar, so language determines who she is.

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Languages defined the author in giving her different personalities while using different languages. While using different languages, she could feel more comfortable expressing certain ideas. For instance, she is quite introvert in Spanish but could be very expressive in English. Thus, her identity changes as the language she speaks change.

Although she is still the same person, the author could seem to be more friendly in Spanish. Due to cultural differences, she expresses astonishment and satisfaction more often in Spanish than in English. Moreover, she is more likely to say "I love you" to others in Spanish because in Spanish there are different wasy of saying "I love you" to different people. Therefore, she doesn't have to keep it till she really means it.

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I was not quite Spanish nor totally Irish, and yet, I was never able to get rid of that feeling of homesickness whichever of the two countries I was in.

I believe my two languages really define who I was as a child, and who I became as an adult, as language comes with a whole set of values, beliefs and a history of its own. Language is culture.

It wasn't till later on in my life, when I became an English teacher and started learning and becoming more aware of the workings of languages, that I realised I was not the same person in both languages. I was shy and relatively introverted in Spanish. However, I was very comfortable with speaking my mind and sharing my thoughts in English in a formal setting. This realization, apart from fascinating me, got me thinking of how languages can shape who you are, and about my own history with each language.

One of the first things you realise when you start learning a new language is that it determines what you can say through lexis and grammar.

What is more, there are concepts that only exist in some languages, so if you can't speak them there are things you may not even be able to understand. How many shades of green and blue can you name? Apparently, speakers of Himba in Namibia can name-and therefore identify- a much greater number than English natives.

When thinking of language as culture, it becomes quite obvious that there's such thing as 'language etiquette'. In some communities, saying what you really think about a tasteless meal someone has spent hours cooking for you might be frowned upon. The same comment might be seen as an honourable act of honesty in other communities. Physical and language boundaries define these communities. I learned how to effusively express my satisfaction in Spanish and politely hide my displeasure in English.

Your own history with a language also defines how you relate to it: where, when and who do you generally speak it with? Even your proficiency in a language can influence how comfortable you feel when you are speaking it.

In my case, English was always the language of leisure, holidays and family. I spoke English at home to my dad, I was read to in English when I was little, and English was the language of every summer's happy-wet holidays in Dublin.

On the other hand, Spanish was the language I expressed my deepest feelings in when speaking to my mum. However, it was also the language I was reprimanded in at home, and educated in at school. Your language of instruction can have a great impact on your personality as education plays such an important role in defining our personality. The rigid memory-based education system I went through in the Spain of the 80s and 90s, explains my later reluctance to think aloud in large groups and my fear of making mistakes.

Years later, when studying and working in Ireland and in a British company, I met this other person who I also was. Learning was still about listening, but now also about sharing. I enjoyed expressing my views and I did so without thinking about it twice. I had never been told in English that there was only one right answer to a question!

Although this is my very own experience with my two mother tongues, I'm sure each of us can spot differences in the way we think or behave depending on what language we're doing it in.

Whether it's due to the language's own history or to your relationship with it, I believe languages can deeply influence who we are. How many ways of telling someone you love them are there in your language? I can say 'te quiero' in Spanish to my family and partner, but I can also say 'te amo' to someone I'm really in love with. However, in English I can only say 'I love you'. Telling someone you love them can be a pretty big deal, as there aren't different degrees to the feeling, so you often try to save it till you really mean it!

The concept of different languages and different ways of thinking is by no means a new one. BBC Ideas has compiled a very interesting set of stories in this 4-minute video. What is your own?

Elsa O'Brien

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I was not quite Spanish nor totally Irish, and yet, I was never able to get rid of that feeling of homesickness whichever of the two countries I was in. I believe my two languages really define who I was as a child, and who I became as an adult, as language comes with a whole set of values, beliefs and a history of its own.

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From my point of view, the influenced of belief systems can be differs from region to region.  In some places, the belief system can be a significant element in society. Take Islam as a example. It originated in Arab.  In some of the countries, most of people are Moslem.  This reflects their cultures and beliefs. We can easily tell they belongs to Islamic cultures. But in China, Islam is not popular in the whole nation. There only a few places are heavily follows this culture.

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Every individual have different beliefs and different issues in life. Religion is combines several different cultural systems, how the world views spirituality and humanity, moral values and beliefs systems. Beliefs in the spiritual perspective of our lives and has been in existence for a long time.

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A belief system shapes our culture deeply since many people believe in the same thing, which means that people’s ritual will be deeply related to the belief. There will be also a lot of restrictions from the belief system like no eating of ox. Moreover, many relationships are formed based on this belief system, which these form the culture, ritual, relationships, restrictions. We can say that belief systems deeply shapes the culture. It can also form the society and reflect how the society is like. Take an example, communism. Throughout this belief, many countries were built up and forming the society. Moreover, beliefs of people shows how the society looks like. The individual belief can be easily altered by the society. Once there is a high pressure from the whole society on everyone, they will have to find some belief as placebos.

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TO what extent  do belief systems shape and/or reflect culture and society

Before answering the question. to be specific that belief exists everywhere in our daily. It can be a certain tiny rules somethimes, it can also be religion beliefs. Beliefs only differentiate people into different cohorts. For  example, we called people who believe jesus as christian.  Furthermore, what do people belief does not directly refer to what culture they belong to. For instance, there are always saint from different continents. but they have different cluture instead.  To a small extent, belief systems only reflect to our culture.
Second, beliefs does shapes some of our culture. Indeed, proceed to church to pray is part of their culture.

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In my opinion, belief guides people's practical actions. The function of belief for believers is mainly to constrain and motivate them, telling them what they cannot do, what they should do and encouraging them to fight for it. The influence of belief also has promoting and hindering forces in social development. When a belief conforms to the direction of cultural development, it can promote social progress. On the contrary, it hinders the development of society, such as feudalistic superstition.

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In my opinion, belief can shape culture in some extend, as belief can restrict the behavior of people in state of mind, and make people believe it’s wrong to do something. If this kind of believe can influence enough people in a society, the way of operating society can be influenced.

For example, India is a country greatly influenced by belief in this way, as more than 80% of Indians believe in Hinduism. In this way, the society there follows Hinduism rules, like allowing cows to walk freely on the street as cows are though as sacred animal for Hinduism .

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I believe that a proper belief system shape the whole culture and the way of living in a very large extent.
Let me just take Chinese culture as an example. before People's Republic of China was formed officially, there were always battles going on(no matter internal or external). In this atmosphere, almost all people believe that gathering with family will be a very happy thing and traditions occurs with the belief(dumplings meaning wealth, pocket money meaning security for children). This belief is inheritated by us and many Chinese also believe that staying in a big family will be very enjoyable. Gathering with family has become part of Chinese culture. The belief system guide people what to do and as time pass, it becomes part of the culture eventually. The way of living is just the extension of culture, therefore it is affected by belief system as well. That is why I say belief system shapes cultures and ways of living in a large extent. The affect the belief system brought are inheritated generations and generations. Many people may have different understanding based on the belief and they make changes or add traditions to further influence the way how people live.

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For me, I think experience is the key factor that changes our beliefs. Because people's cognition of the world is based on experience, including our life, learning, relaxation and all aspects of our cognition are derived from experience. For example: "A lot of kids believe in being a scientist, but they change when they grow up. I think this is largely because of their parents to give them, and these experiences are also gradually change the way the children cognitive world, feudal parents will give children to instil feudal, open parents passed to the child experience, these experiences are all aspects affecting children's perception of the world."

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Belief systems shape a society because they set rules and limits to people’s actions and values. People would therefore carry out their actions accordingly. As time pass by, these practices blend into the culture. For instance, a society which believes in Hindu is likely to respect their cows very much, and beef products would be very rare.

On the other hand, the physical environments of a society or culture reflects belief systems as well. For example, a city with lots of Catholic Churches reflects the common belief in Catholics.

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Shape

Religion shapes code of conduct, moral standards, awareness of tradition, and so on.

The influence from a family's culture shapes children's world outlook from a young age. Fundamentally, children would learn to distinguish good and evil.

Entering school, young adults would gain overall standards that would help individuals survive and sustain later in his/her social life. Some values and beliefs are formed under the school system's standards.

Reflect

Different doctrines of religions can reflect people's different, core social concepts under different cultural backgrounds.

However, many religions advocate good and reject evil, which reflects the essence of human nature and development.

What a person believes in can often determine his future direction, because the pursuits of the spiritual world can often show one's attitude for life.

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Accordingly, society and culture are considerably shaped by their belief system, from a general view, the impacts of the belief systems are to a large extent positive.

Social security is one of the positive impacts to point out. Accordingly, nations such as Turkey, with a majority of the citizens belonging to certain religious systems are found with relatively lower crime rates. More, culture in these nations tends to be found greatly preserved and passed over generations which allows their culture to thrive.

Though, controversy from research that people in nations with certain belief systems tend to be the least wealthy compared with other non-religious countries, possibly due to constant spending on religious events, should also be taken into account.

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Beliefs reflect every culture and society, as they are shaped by personal experiences, the daily lives, amendments and inferences. Beliefs also shaped society and people's habits. For example, Islam and Muslim believers cannot eat food made of lard and pork , because Islam advocates cleanliness, and the place where pigs live is too filthy, so they are forbidden to eat by Islam, as well as other derogatory reasons, which all affect the daily living habits of believers. Therefore, to some extent, belief still shapes and reflect the religion.

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Beliefs can actually affect the shape of society and culture. Since missionaries started to spread the inoformation of Buddhism into empires in China for several centuries, the beliefs has been went deep into their mind. Therefore, the number of temples rise. It is no exaggeration to say that the frequency of going to temples in a year surges overtime even thoguh they are poor or not. As it become more propular and common in society, it generate a huge ripple effect in employement.

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I think beliefs can influence culture to some extent. It is reflected in the food and some events.

For example, people who believe in Buddhism don't eat beef. Because they think that the cow eats grass and produces milk all its life, and works all its life to help all living beings, it is too hard working so they can't eat it. Also they need to go to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha on the Buddhist Pilgrimage Day.

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Different patterns of belief also reflect, to a certain extent, the characteristics of different cultures and different habits of life. For example, people of different religions have very different dietary habits, while Buddhists eat only vegetarian food and Christians are not required to eat vegetarian food, they do not have too many taboos in their diet.
The different dietary taboos of the various religions are one of the reasons for the differences in living habits, which can lead to disagreements and even bloody conflicts.
The Christian faith in Western countries and the Buddhist faith in Eastern countries actually represent two different cultures, so different values and different ways of understanding make it extremely difficult for the two cultures to merge and be accepted by each other.

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belief are the assumptions and values we agree with and held to be true. Belief guides us in real life, for example, politics and economics measure, culture and subculture even affect how people build society.

For example, most of the Americans are Christian while the Chinese mostly believe in Buddhism or no religious belief. the flag raising ceremony every week reflects the importance of the national flag as well as patriotic feelings toward their country, however, such ceremony won't be so often in other anglophone country.

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Religion, scientific belief systems and other belief systems play a huge part in shaping people's lives. Religion itself is always related to multiple factors, including the economy, politics, and the family lives of people living in a country. Thus, all of these help shape the culture of a specific group of people. For example, In Christianity, and Islam, there are rules about what kind of foods people should eat and when, how to care for one's body, what kinds of clothing are appropriate, when work is to do and familial roles are to be fulfilled, which is shaping the culture of the region.

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In my opinion, environment and culture background shape one’s beliefs. Parents and family members influence my cognition, mindset and behavior. What my elderly said and did, impacted me to imitate, and so my behavior will shape our beliefs.

Moreover, I do believe that events also shape my beliefs. For example, I experience both national education system and international education program. This experiences shapers my mind to be slightly different from my classmates who only study in national education system. As there are different learning style, teaching mode and study environment among us. Therefore, my experiences shapes my belief.

Additionally, future visions also influence our beliefs. Our imagination is more powerful than we might think. Through visualising a compelling and desirable future, I put a
belief system in place that drives me to be a more successful version of myself. I am the only person who can create a
vision to strive towards. Therefore, set myself up for success by visualizing what i want to achieve also shapes my belief.

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Personally, i belive your real life experience will shapes your behavior. In the real life senarios, people may face lot of difficulties. So many soft skills are required to deal these issues and problems. Eventually, people practice and gain some new skills from their life.

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I believe that personal experience would take an important part in shaping my beliefs. Through experiencing certain problems in life, we get to know how to solve them, we propose solutions and examine which one may be more useful. As time passes, we naturally think in this way when we face the similar problems and those thoughts coming out have become part of our beliefs. We know that this way may be more efficient and that way may waste a lot of time or whatever. Our experiences take part in constructing our mode of thinking and those thoughts are what we believe can solve the current problems which is said to be an belief.

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Personally, the context or culture I grew up in as well as the education I received from both parents and schools impact the most on my beliefs. Born and raised as local Chinese who has experience in receiving traditional education for many years and as someone who lives in the context of digital and communicative society, a part of me was impacted inevitably by the traditional values, some towards socializing while the others towards life credo. At the same time, the changeable information online and also the introduced ideas have impacted on the criticism of my own culture, also the mindset of being inclusive and adaptive toward things/phenomena I found distinct from my culture.

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i think what can shape my belief is life experiences. since experience is the most direct way for us to understand the world by participating in it. therefore, we have a opportunity to observe and forming our believes

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I think that what can shapes my beliefs is real life. Because in the society whether you are working or studying, we need to work hard to get what we want. And to survive in this society, we need money, and I have money to enjoy and make myself happy.

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In my view, I believe that personal experience and the things that we think are valued shape I beliefs. Because of the people we meet, communicate and touch with, every one of us has a diverse frame of mind, influencing our thoughts, and senses, thus changing what we believe in.

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I strongly believe that our belief may be shaped by our personal experience and even some authoritative expert's opinions.Because our personal experience brings us a more intuitive experience and understanding and the opinion of an accredited expert can make us take academics more seriously.These two aspects play an important role in shaping our life.

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I think personal experiences is so important even more significant than culture on shaping the beliefs.I strongly believe that sport had beyond itself which means it's not only an exercise to build a healthy body. But also strongly correlate to development of personality. At the time people work hard, spend time on it. Training their physical strength, determination, skills. Being more self-discpline in their life. We can actually conclude that basketball had beyond it's prvious value and becoming a symbol for people. All these come from personal experiences.

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In my opinion, experience and the people around us is one of the most influential factors in shaping my belief. When we first come to this world, we do not believe in any belief and are easily influenced by external factors, so that we can easily trust what the people around us believe, especially when we have some experience that validates that belief.

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Beliefs may be rooted from external influences. Children's beliefs may have shaped by the exposure to the values, moral outlook, and religion of his/her family members. However, any individual has the subjective judgement to perceive or reject beliefs around him/her. Through this filtering of information, certain belief are formed, refined and strengthened.

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For me, beliefs are shaped by my personal experience and my family to a large extent. Because in our growing environment, teenagers are easily be impacted by the external factors which are the keys for us to build our unique mindset or ideas. The personal experience can tell people the truth or facts which influence the beliefs of us.

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Beliefs can be change by numerous factors. Culture is a significant factor since it almost around us and live with us. It influence us in various aspects like our actions and the way of thinking. While we are young, our mind is full filled in concepts of culture. In addition, the level or the type of education that you gain will also affect the shape of beliefs.

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the idea struck me the most is, poor decisions are not made because poor people are dump but because their condition require them to do so.
the reason is, i think this idea is really critical and it jumped oit of the normal logoc people all have. For me, my logic is simply as-poor people make bad desicion is just because they are not educated enough, and the best way to solve it is just provide them with education resources. But the presenter debeloped his own idea from all kinds of imformation and got the way of providing best help to poor people, which really made me admire.

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For me, the idea that poor people make poor dicisions due to scarcity mentality struck me the most since I had never have this idea before. In my opinion, I just think that education as the solution is not enough (which is the same as this video), but I never think that they make decisions because they focus on what they lack right now which prevent them from making long-term decisions. I think that the evidence he gave was quite convincing since he analysed many datasets to prove his idea. I believe that the subsidy to those poor can directly reduce the problem of poverty since it helps poor people to make long-term decision by satisfying their short-term needs.

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In my opinion, the idea most struck me is that the poor are not making dumb decisions because they are dumb, but because they are living in a context in which everyone would make dumb decisions. If they are living in a poor place, the environment in which they live and the people they usually come into contact with, and even their families, will lead to their continued poverty. For example, if someone is living in a environment that everyone are sugar cane farmers, then he may learned how to grow sugar cane since he was a child and he only know this skills and he may always be a sugar cane farmer. So they might always living in this environment with limited possibilities for employment and follow the dumb decisions that others had made.

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The idea of the paternalistic bureaucrat in the video struck me and made me reflect on these questions: What is the reason that makes us misunderstand the need of the poor? What do the poor really need, and why was the experiment by Canadian researchers in Dauphin a resounding success?

Through my understanding in the past, the key to helping the poor and eradicating poverty is to contribute, as much as we can, especially things that are less pointful for us but might be appreciated by the poor people. However, according to the speaker Bergman, the action of donating may not be as effective and neither directly help the poor with what they need. Derived from that, I think what we are doing could not be completely denied since we are indeed trying to figure out a way to make a difference regardless of some self-appointed bureaucrat. We should start reflecting on the effectiveness of doing so that the priority of our actions is always trying to help the poor with what they need, such as increasing the main physical provision to help mitigate their scarcity mentality which could be the dominant contributing factor to their poverties. A mental change is also what we can try to do which could totally affect the poor from having a negative lifestyle and mindset.

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From my perspective, the part that most struck me is that the speaker mentioned why the poors make bad decisions. The reason is because they lack of funds so they would make some dumb decisions. Actually it's quite correct because their income are only satisfied the basic needs such as food, clothes and water. Therefore, they don't have extra money to support themselves for having education. That is why they usually make some ineffective decisions.

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The thing that struck me the most is Investing in education doesn’t helps to reduce poverty in an effective way. According to the speech delivered in the video, “Poverty is not lack of knowledge…and the fact that turns people to make in-smart choices is because of they are living in a poor environment. ” which he applied an real case of the effectiveness in delivering an business training course to the poor, and it resulted in the poor didn’t made a lot of progress through it, because the environment they live in doesn’t support to obtain those knowledge.which to solve this, increase their financial support will be the most efficient way,and this totally change my idea to solving poverty

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the idea that srike me the most is the future that bregman believe. this is the somekind of utopia idea that i can hardly dare to think of. Because it is too idealic that would seldom be accepted by the government and teh society, however, the concept and the method that he metioned seems is a path to make the idea come true. for example, the negative income tax may makes the new mindset of a good work come true.

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Most of his ideas are basically about the causes of poverty. And it is quite similar to one of the causes of poverty which is poverty itself. Because of poverty, people are struggling with basic needs, not to think of other stuffs. If your family is poor, the chance of you being poor is very high, because you are lack of resources compare to others.

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In Bregman's talk, he mentioned that the most effective way of eradicating poverty lies behind thoughts that scholars mentioned hundred years ago, just that the politicians nowadays are more focusing on superficial solutions. He mentioned that by simply giving out money -- spending only 175 billion USD on setting basic income guarantee  -- poverty in the US can be effectively solved, forecasted by economists. This is very optimistic, which truly shocked me, which I never thought that the most direct solution of poverty -- such a harsh problem -- would simply be giving out money. However I pondered, would the estimations be too optimistic? Are the scholars only assuming that all poor who receives guaranteed income would make good use of them and make bright decisions, then to say that poverty can simply be solved by this way? That casts doubts on this ideal solution, but let's wait and see if the predicted change can really take place.

Victoria

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The idea that he struck me the most is that the poverty is not because the lack of knowledge and education. The poor learning things and can come out wiser, but no enough. Do the poor really is because the lack of knowledge and education? For example, the people in mountainous areas really lack is the vitality and vision of wealth. They may not lack opportunities, but they lack the courage to seize them. If they want to change poverty, it is not because education is not important, but because their funds do not allow them to have educational opportunities. All kinds of factors can lead to poverty. If funds allow, does lack of education still exist? Not saying that poverty is not because the lack of education, it is because they have no choice, in reality, the fund is the most important issues.

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I think the idea that “proverty can not be slove by subsidize income of the poor” struck me the most. Because proverty is a personality defect and the poor people are not smart enough. Not only that they lack of education, also they think the rich will help them. So the rich should not easily donate money for them, grovernment should provide them education which prepare poor for a life well-lived.

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In my opinion,the cost of solving the problems with poverty is not as high we imagine.According to the vedio,it’ll just cost 175billion of America to solve this and only four times the united states’sstates military budget. Only 1% of the GDP in the richest country can sloveslive the poverty. For example from 2011-to 2014, China’s special poverty alleviation funds from the central government increased from 27.2 billion yuan to 43.3 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 18.1%. So ending poverty is possible and at a low cost. We just need to keep our responsibility to help the poor.

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Which of his ideas struck you the most? (Boie)

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The idea that ‘poverty is not lack of knowledge' really struck me. Because I always believe that poor people is not intelligent enough to have enough knowledge. But the fact is that poor people have so many things to struggle with, including food, resources, house, money, which let them have no idea of learning more or have higher education level. For example, the poor people need to put their basic needs, like food and house, in their first position instead of education. Thus, although it is smart enough of the poor people, they will still choose not to learn that much knowledge.

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I am confusing about the personality defect in the video. It is means that people are lack of one character, but the way to solve it is to train them like what we commonly do for them in the community. It is common, but it is wrong. For instance, we teach them how to live correctly, but they still live in their own way. That is the problem and all the things that we did previously is wrong and ineffective. So, his speech removes my struggling. But there are still plenty of people teach them how to be rich instead of provide benefits to them.

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The most amazing idea to me is that poverty is not because of lack of education. I previously believed that people tend to be poor because they lack the essential skills to find a better job. For example, when China tried to eliminate poverty, the government spend a lot of money teaching the poor people skills like cooking and crafting that could help them make a living. However, this is not a general solution, and education in general is not the solution to poverty. Many things that people learn in school do not benefit people at all, especially when they are poor. For instance, a poor farmer who does not even have enough rice to cook for dinner would have nothing to do with Newton's laws. Education should benefit people directly.

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I think the thing that struck me the most is the introduction of these phases such as scarcity mentality and the negative income tax. It prove that dealing with poverty isn’t something easy. Usually we will always have the opportunity cost and may be very problems could be deal with. For example, providing education may be helpful but it take times and it unable to solve the short term issues. Some how it may not be useful at all due to environmental impact. So reducing property isn’t a slim thing to do, and it is the most important thing that we should solve todayI

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In my opinion, the part and ideas that struck me the most is scarcity mentality. It is a frame of mind where resources such as time, money and energy seem limited. There is possible way apart from scarcity, is that economically-disadvantaged people do not know how to utilize there resources efficiently to gain the most benefits. Even though investment in education does not directly help for education, but are-structured education is essential to improve the current situation. As education may be the most efficient and low-price way to alleviate poverty in the current society.

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Stacey Buttel is a career facilitator for Goodwill Columbus in the Workforce Development Department, with over 25 years of experience in education, training, learning and development, and curriculum design. She is an instructor for Career Development Boot Camp and the Workforce Readiness Training Series. Amber Krosel is an editor for Indeed with five years of volunteer leadership experience in nonprofit animal welfare.

If you're looking to meet new people, interested in charitable causes or want to learn skills to advance your career, volunteering may be a good option. When you volunteer, you have the opportunity to make a true difference in the lives of others. In this article, we discuss 10 benefits of volunteering, including social, career and personal benefits, plus offer some tips for finding your next volunteer opportunity.

10 benefits of volunteering

Whether you're the type of person who craves a lot of social interaction or whether you prefer as little as possible, volunteering has social, career and personal benefits. Here are the top 10:

1. Provides you with a sense of purpose

You may be able to find your purpose through volunteering and becoming part of something greater than yourself. For instance, if you're retired, unexpectedly unemployed or have lost a loved one, helping others can give your life new meaning and keep you mentally stimulated.

2. Provides a sense of community

Volunteering can help you feel connected to those you are helping in the community. This experience may make you want to get involved with other aspects of your community, such as local politics or advocating for programs you believe are important.

3. Helps you meet new friends

Volunteering is a great way to meet new friends as well as strengthen existing connections with friends, family or coworkers. As a volunteer, you'll typically interact with people from diverse backgrounds, which allows you to learn other perspectives.

When you choose an organization or cause to volunteer for, consider the people you're volunteering alongside did as well. Sharing a common interest will help you build closer relationships with those around you.

4. Increases your social skills

Volunteering gives you a chance to talk to new people and sharpen your social skills. By spending a lot of time working with others and using social skills, like active listening and relationship management, you'll have the opportunity to develop your future personal and business relationships.

5. Improves self-esteem

Volunteering may boost your self-esteem and self-confidence. When you do something you feel is worthwhile and valuable for your community, it gives you a sense of accomplishment that may help you feel more fulfilled about your life and any future goals.

6. Teaches you valuable skills

The training and hands-on experience you gain while volunteering can help you learn new skills as well as build upon ones you already have. For example, if you advocate and raise awareness or funding for a cause that interests you, you'll gain valuable communication, public speaking, marketing and other hard and soft skills. You can then put these skills on your resume to show employers how you build relationships outside of work in addition to any personal interests that can set you apart from other candidates.

7. Provides job prospects

Along with acquiring valuable skills and experience, you may also meet people while volunteering who can become your mentors or at least a part of your professional social network. If you choose to pursue a career in the field you're volunteering in, the connections you make also may help increase your job prospects.

8. Brings fun into your life

Many people use volunteering as a way to pursue their hobbies while making a difference. For example, if you're interested in the outdoors, you might volunteer at your community garden or help out at a children's summer camp. Volunteering for organizations or causes also may provide you with a renewed sense of creativity and motivation that carries over into your personal and professional life.

9. Can help you be happier

It often feels good to contribute to projects and organizations that mean something to you. These good feelings can help lessen the effects of stress, anger or anxiety in your life. Volunteering may provide you with the tools you need to be a happy and well-rounded individual. Building bonds and connections with people you volunteer with also may counteract any social isolation. Many volunteer opportunities also may involve physical labor to keep you active and reduce stress.

10. Gets you out of your comfort zone

Through volunteer work, you may overcome the personal challenges of leaving your comfort zone and doing something new with people you may not know. You may be faced with various problems to solve as a volunteer that require you to exercise critical thinking skills that aid your own personal development.

Where to find volunteer opportunities

You can find several organizations that fit your interests, either close to home or remotely. To get started, try searching for open volunteer roles with any of the following:

Local service organizations (e.g., Rotary Club or Lions Club)

Community arts groups (e.g., museums or theaters)

Youth organizations (e.g., after-school programs or sports groups)

National parks or conservation organizations

Political organizations

Senior centers

Family shelters

Food pantries

Animal shelters and rescue organizations

Places of worship

How to choose the right volunteer opportunity

Volunteering allows you to impact and connect with your community, with opportunities that fit a variety of interests. Here are some tips for choosing the right volunteer opportunity for you:

Start with popular volunteer positions. Some of the most common volunteer opportunities that are publicized often include assisting at an animal shelter, planting trees at your local garden, beach or park clean-ups, talking or reading to the elderly and political campaigning. You can begin with any of these options and do a single volunteer day, then evaluate if it sparks your interest to continue pursuing.

Choose something you're passionate about. Once you've narrowed down your interests to a specific type of volunteerism, try talking to a volunteer at the organization or testing it out by volunteering for a specific project to get a sense of if it's the right fit for you. You'll get to explore your interests, discover potential new ones and have fun doing so.

Work for an organization you believe in. After volunteering a couple of times for the same group, you might decide that this is both a cause and an organization you support. If the interest is appropriate but the organization isn't, explore others that offer similar opportunities. For example, if you love volunteering to help animals, you might prefer to work with a small animal rescue that makes a different impact than a larger animal shelter that may have many more volunteers you might not get to know as well.

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The following information is about Tuna Fish Farming.

INTRODUCTION ABOUT TUNA FISH

The Tuna fish rearing for meat is being increased more as the business nowadays, because there are more profits in the Tuna fish farming with less capital input and minimum care and management.

Tuna fish farming or rearing fish for meat is very easy working job, but it requires care to be taken in some important tasks such as selecting a high yielding variety of Tuna fish.

For Commercial purpose fish farming is Tuna is one of the important species of fish, which has great market potential in the international market.

Tuna Fish is a marine living fish one of the important fish breed that is used in fish farming for commercial purpose.

This fish belongs to the Thunnini tribe and it is one of the subgroups of the family Mackerel family (Scombridae). This tribe of fish consists of 16 species of fish which have a greater size than the other fishes throughout the world.

Especially some of the bullet tuna species are smallest in size and weighing up to 3 kg, Atlantic bluefin tuna; weight up to 800 kg was largest of the remaining species of the tuna fish and is able to live for about more than 35 to 40 years.

SPECIES OF TUNA FISH

Albacore tuna.

Southern bluefin tuna.

Bigeye tuna.

Pacific bluefin tuna.

Atlantic bluefin tuna.

Blackfin tuna.

Longtail tuna.

Yellowfin tuna.

ADVANTAGES AND BENEFITS OF TUNA FISH FARMING

Tuna fish meat has plenty of health benefits and it is an ideal replacement for red meat.

This fish meat contains important omega-3 fatty acids; it is useful for reducing omega-6 fatty acids content and cholesterol level in our body. So it is good for heart health.

Tuna fish meat also helps in blood regulation in our body.

By eating tuna fish can lose weight and also relieve obesity problem.

The tuna fish meat contains Vitamin B, vitamin C, manganese, and Zinc content in higher levels which helps in boosting the immune system and increases energy level.

It has the ability to kill the cancer cell and is used for few kinds of cancer such as breast cancer, colon cancer, etc.

Meat contains sodium and potassium minerals in higher levels, so helpful in preventing us from many kidney diseases such as arthritis, gout, etc.

Consuming tuna's meat is also considered the best home remedy for depression and stress problems.

They are also found to be beneficial in giving relief from inflammation problems.

HOW TO START A NEW TUNA FISH FARMING

Tuna fish farming or rearing fish for meat is a very easy working job, but it requires care to be taken in some important tasks such as selecting a high-yielding variety of Tuna fish. It required some technical skills to maintaining the fish farm.

SELECTING THE SUITABLE SITE FOR TUNA FISH FARMING

Tuna fish farming can be done in every part of the world, but for earning more profit in rearing tuna it should be near to good and the proper market point is always beneficial.

For selecting a farm site some care should be taken and make sure about good transportation. There is also a need for good market potential in the local market because it is beneficial to sell locally than exporting it to the international market.

In the selection of site, it is a most important point that tuna fish which live only in marine habitat but not freshwater because it cannot live in freshwater. For good profits make sure of a good stock of food for feeding these is because to make large sizes fishes.

The best idea is to site at the bank of the sea or an ocean since, in this, there is also less requirement of feeding fish in less amount are required.

CONSTRUCTION OF POND IN TUNA FISH FARMING

For raising fish selecting appropriate land for tuna farming and construct a good pond for them. If reared openly, then as we know that these large fish are also very excellent in fishing and may eat the young ones also. There will be some chances to getting out from the region, used for fish farming.

To grow happily and healthily fishes, a comfortable pond is required to grow fish meat production. Most of the growers also use the constructed pond with the help of heavy fishnet in the ocean or sea only to raise fishes.

So it requires a less initial investment in tuna fish farming. Depending on the scale of the initial input, the size of the pond for commercial tuna farming varies from person to person for better meat production.

FEEDING MANAGEMENT IN TUNA FISH FARMING

In commercial tuna fish farming, feeding management plays an important role in the production of fish meat. For the best fish meat production, there is a need of feeding fishes with fresh, quality, and nutritious food so that they grow with their optimum growth rate to result in maximum profits.

Presently, such foods for tuna fishes are easily available in the market. To minimize the initial input, one can also prepare such food/feed at home itself.

For preparing nutritious food for tuna fish, the materials are used soybean seeds; maize/corn, essential minerals, vitamins, salts, and you can add earthworms, etc.

High-quality fish food gives weight to the fish in fish meat production. It makes the fish healthy. The fish can feed multiples times throughout the day.

CARE IN FISH FEEDING MANAGEMENT IN TUNA FISH FARMING

The water should change in the pond water occasionally for the better growth of fishes. Very frequently check out the pH of water and soil for better health fish. The pH value of pond water should be from 7.5 to 8.5 for the excellent growth rate of fishes.

Take care about diseases and there should not any entry of diseases into the pond. The presence of any diseases in the pond directly lowers down tuna fish production.

Keep pond safe and clean by keeping away all types of natural predators such as snakes, frogs, wild cats, dogs, etc. It is essential and also needs of fresh and clean environment for optimum fish production.

HARVESTING IN TUNA FISH FARMING

Catching the fish is easy by removing water from the pond. If it is in the ocean you can use fishnet or if a pond constructed by fishnet you can lift the fishnet. It is so easy and more comfortable task in fish farming. After catching the fish they send and transported it to the nearby local market for marketing.

Tuna fish can grow up to the weight of 35 to 40 kg. It is highly economical and healthy to consume and high medicinal value. It can be stored in cooled stores make the storage should be near to the farm.

In case if you miss this: Growing Vegetables Hydroponically.

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Tuna Fish Farming: A tuna fish is a saltwater fish that belongs to the tribe Thunnini. The Tuna fish rearing for meat is being increased more as the business nowadays, because there are more profits in the Tuna fish farming with less capital input and minimum care and management.

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Connection across cultures is a crucial component in fostering empathy on a global scale. As such, broadening one's horizons and stepping out of your own experience is essential in order to develop empathy for others.

One way to achieve this goal is by diving head first into global citizenship. But what is global citizenship? What is a global citizen? And how do you become a global citizen? Let's look into the answers to these questions, as well as some of the ways in which you can expand your global citizenship education.

GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

Global Citizenship: What is it and how to become one?
Global Citizenship Definition
While it may mean different things to different people, the most common global citizenship definition is the idea that all people have civic responsibilities to the world as a whole, rather than just their local communities or countries. So, by expanding one's personal horizons through global learning, you are able to effect change in a more meaningful sense on both a small and larger scale.

What does it mean to be a global citizen and how do you become one?

Global citizenship is more than a title - it's a mindset. In the emerging digital world, the international community is getting closer and closer, yet if one chooses not to act, it's easy to stay in a bubble. Ask yourself - what communities am I a part of? Your answers could include your home, school, work, or literal neighborhood - expanding that into the world community strengthens your global citizenship. In these "small" communities, you might exchange ideas with a friend or help out a coworker with a problem. Being a global citizen simply means having a willingness to do this with people from different nations and cultural backgrounds.

You may feel like you don't have enough to offer. It's tempting to think you have to travel to a new country every month or fight for social justice to define yourself as a "global citizen." This misses the mark. The global citizen definition you should use is more about being connected and garnering an understanding of cultures beyond your own. This looks different for different people. What does it mean to be a global citizen for you? It could start with something as simple as researching a new country or making friends with an immigrant neighbor. It could end with traveling abroad and contributing to community efforts to advance education, health, or environmental conservation. Working to solve our shared global challenges is so important, and this drive to make a positive impact is most effective when it stems from the feeling of global citizenship and being a member of an international community.

How to Become a Global Citizen and Improve Your Global Citizenship Skills

When people make the decision to become global citizens, they have already made a step in the right direction towards expanding their global awareness, but there are some things - both small and large - that you personally can do to create global citizenship in your own life. Here are just a few.

Learn About the World

Even before you hop into international travel, there are ways in which you can learn about the world and become a global citizen. The internet is a wonderful resource that can help you do this.

One way to become more globally aware is by reading about different cultures and experiences. By reading blogs, articles, and books from people who live in other parts of the world, you can gain a deeper understanding of their lives and perspectives.

Another way to improve your global citizenship is by connecting with people from different countries and cultures online. You can seek out social media accounts of people from different countries and start conversations with them. You could also become an online tutor to young international students, helping them to learn your language and culture while learning from theirs.

By doing these things, you can get close to people from different cultural backgrounds and learn about the issues they face regularly. This can help you to explore things outside of your regular purview and become a more informed and compassionate global citizen.

Travel

One of the best ways to grow your global citizenship and become a citizen of the world is, naturally, to get out and go see it. Traveling to other countries can provide you with invaluable experience and education through interacting with other cultures. Transformative life lessons are often borne of these kinds of travel experiences, allowing you to learn about topics like global health, interdependence, diversity, social justice, and more through your lived experiences while abroad. That is why at Global Citizen Year, our Take Action Lab program provides an immersive gap semester abroad while learning from experienced human rights advocates advancing social justice.

Learn About Yourself

Being a part of any community involves giving and receiving. As you learn about the world, you should see some mindsets change, and you may discover new interests and causes to explore. Are you passionate about social or political involvement? Do you wish you could alleviate climate change? Do you have the skills to teach English online or help on an organic farm? Knowing what you care about and what you want to offer to the world will help you develop your own global citizenship. You'll quickly find that you have something to offer - and the potential to make a positive impact.

Become a Leader

Leaders with more diverse life experiences, a global perspective, and greater empathy are desperately needed if we're going to address issues like climate change, global health, and inequality. By working on cultivating your personal leadership skills, you may be able to contribute more to building a more sustainable, inclusive future. Developing your leadership skills can help you become the most impactful global citizen you can be and empower you to make a difference for the communities and issues you care about.

Benefits of Global Citizenship

Global citizenship has numerous benefits that extend beyond personal growth and development. Here are some of the key benefits:

Increased cultural understanding: Global citizenship fosters empathy and understanding towards people from different cultures and backgrounds, leading to greater cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity.

Improved communication skills: Being a global citizen requires effective communication with people from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, which can help improve one's communication skills.

Enhanced problem-solving skills: Global citizenship promotes critical thinking and problem-solving skills, as individuals are exposed to complex global challenges and encouraged to come up with innovative solutions.

Greater career opportunities: Employers increasingly value employees with global perspectives and intercultural competencies, making global citizenship an asset in the job market.

Personal growth and development: Engaging with diverse perspectives and cultures can broaden one's worldview and increase personal growth and development.

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"To me, a global citizen is someone who seeks to engage with and has great respect for communities that are very different than their own, whether those be actually international communities or even communities within your own - within your own country, that you are not very familiar with. The key components are respect and a willingness and in fact a desire to really engage with those communities, engage those differences, and learn from them and kind of revel in the differences that exist."

Jordan Lee, Yale University '17, Global Citizen Year Alumnus '13
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Volunteerism is voluntary, deliberate service to others over time and without compensation. A key element of volunteer behavior is that the person freely chooses to help and has no expectation of pay or other compensation. Mandatory public service required by courts or schools would not meet the definition of volunteerism. The volunteer behavior must include service work, not simply a donation of money or goods. This service is long-term, repeated service, such as giving time weekly to help at a local hospital. The volunteer service is only a service if it benefits others who want help. For example, the Boy Scout who helps the blind person across the street when the blind person wants to move independently (and perhaps in another direction) would not be a volunteer.

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Volunteerism Definition

Volunteerism is voluntary, deliberate service to others over time and without compensation. A key element of volunteer behavior is that the person freely chooses to help and has no expectation of pay or other compensation. Mandatory public service required by courts or schools would not meet the definition of volunteerism. The volunteer behavior must include service work, not simply a donation of money or goods. This service is long-term, repeated service, such as giving time weekly to help at a local hospital. The volunteer service is only a service if it benefits others who want help. For example, the Boy Scout who helps the blind person across the street when the blind person wants to move independently (and perhaps in another direction) would not be a volunteer.

Who Are Volunteers?

People from youth to older adulthood engage in volunteering. The organization Independent Sector estimates that about 44% of adults and 59% of teenagers volunteer, with the largest group of volunteers being from 35 to 55 years old. Wealthier people volunteer more because they have more spare time and more flexibility in their jobs. The wealthy may also have a social obligation, called noblesse oblige, to engage in philanthropy and good works. Those who volunteer are likely also to be the most generous givers. Women volunteer slightly more often than men do, but men give more money to charities. Better-educated people also volunteer more than less-educated people, because of the skills and resources they have to offer. Finally, those people with more connections to the community, such as people living in smaller, rural communities and people who have connections to religious and cultural group memberships, volunteer more often.

What Motivates People to Volunteer?

Gil Clary, Leslie Orenstein, Mark Snyder, and others have examined motivations for volunteering. A person is driven by value expressive motivation if his or her reasons for volunteering derive from the values he or she holds dear, such as a concern for the poor. When a person's primary goal is to learn about a particular problem or group of people or to have new experiences, his or her primary motivation is understanding or knowledge. Those with a social adjustive motive volunteer because friends, family, or social demands encourage them to do so. Others are motivated by career aspirations. For example, college students may volunteer to enhance their job skills or increase their probability of educational or career goals. Some people volunteer to relieve their personal problems, such as the guilt of having too much time on their own hands or needing a positive outlet for their insecurities. This is called ego-defensive or a protective function. On the other hand, those with an ego-enhancing motivation volunteer to increase their own self-esteem. In a volunteer job, a person can be valued by the staff and feel competent at a minor job. Finally, some people volunteer out of community concern. They demonstrate concern for a particular community as defined by geography (a neighborhood) or by a particular condition or need (concern for those with cancer).

Allen M. Omoto and Mark Snyder have discovered that when motivation type matches recruiting strategy, people are more likely to volunteer. For example, when a student is motivated to seek a job, he or she would be more likely to volunteer in response to advertisements highlighting job skills. When motivation is met in volunteering experience, people are likely to continue to volunteer. For example, a person who wishes to build confidence will be more likely to continue volunteering when a coordinator praises him or her for a job well done. Contrary to expectations, researchers found that "mandatory volunteerism" as a college requirement made some students less likely to freely volunteer in the future. This is one reason why volunteerism requires helping to be freely chosen.

Benefits and Costs of Volunteering

Benefits to an organization that uses volunteers include the money saved from having to hire staff to do the same job. A research report from Independent Sector puts the 2005 value of volunteer time at $18.04 per hour, including wages and benefits, saved by an organization for each hour a volunteer serves. The organization also benefits indirectly because volunteers become representatives and advocates for the organization, sharing information and positive views with the community. Costs to the organization include the costs of training the volunteers, the staff time to coordinate volunteers, and the chance that volunteers may offer lower-quality service than paid staff.

Benefits to the recipients of help from well-trained volunteers can be obvious: The homeless mother gets served a meal, the immigrant learns to read and write, and so forth. Costs include not getting expert help or receiving inconsistent help when volunteers are not available. Benefits to the volunteers themselves include increases in their sense of self-esteem and self-confidence, decreased loneliness, the making of friends, and more favorable attitudes toward clients served. In older adults, the increased activity and social stimulation of volunteering has positive health effects and increases life satisfaction. In youth, those who volunteer have a lower likelihood of being arrested. Costs to the volunteer include any costs associated with volunteering itself, such as transportation, and emotional costs of working with those in need, such as sadness when a client dies. Conflicts between volunteer time and time spent with family and friends and the potential stigma of associating with those who have less desirable traits in society are social costs that volunteers incur. Benefits to society include the promotion of the common welfare of the community, the ability to expand services, the defrayal of dollar costs, the increase of the skills base in the community, and the instillation of norms of prosocial behavior.

References:

1. Clary, E. G., Snyder, M., Ridge, R. D., Copeland, J., Stukas, A. A., Haugen, J., et al. (1998). Understanding and assessing the motivations of volunteers: A functional approach. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74, 1516-1530.

2. Independent Sector. (2001). Giving and volunteering in the United States: Key findings. Washington, DC: Author.

3. Snyder, M., Omoto, A. M., & Lindsay, J. J. (2004). Sacrificing time and effort for the good of others: The benefits and costs of volunteerism. In A. G. Miller (Ed.), The social psychology of good and evil (pp. 444-468). New York: Guilford Press.

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Volunteerism Definition Volunteerism is voluntary, deliberate service to others over time and without compensation. A key element of volunteer behavior is that the person freely chooses to help and has no expectation of pay or other compensation. Mandatory public service required by courts or schools would not meet the definition of volunteerism.

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A position paper from the American College of Physicians (ACP) says volunteer medical trips and other short-term experiences in global health (STEGHs) come with specific ethical responsibilities for physicians regarding the people and communities they serve.

Matthew De Camp, MD, PhD, from Johns Hopkins University, Berman Institute of Bioethics in Baltimore, Maryland, and colleagues outline these responsibilities in an article published online March 26 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

ACP President Jack Ende, MD, told Medscape Medical News that these experiences "really are an opportunity to do something important for patients at an international level, but they have to be done in a way that respects local culture, respects local institutions, and really does more good than harm."

Ethics have evolved around similar complicated issues, Ende said, and ACP felt the timing was right to apply them to these common experiences.

"The idea that something is better than nothing is an outdated one," Ende said.

Carey Farquhar, MD, MPH, from the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington in Seattle, and colleagues write in an editorial that they applaud the work and note that until now, there have been few if any guidelines for practicing physicians and other providers engaging in these trips, but they say the paper raises some questions and concerns.

Core Advice

Among the guidance is that physicians' primary ethical obligation in such experiences is to improve the health and well-being of the people and regions they visit. The ACP notes that although this guidance is geared mostly toward practicing physicians, it also applies to other healthcare professionals and students.

"STEGHs must demonstrate real benefit to the local community, with a goal of sustainability," the guidelines authors write.

The guidelines also say that medical teams must partner with local leaders to minimize the burdens visiting teams place on host communities and consider limited resources. Burdens could include licensure, lodging, food, and protection, or asking local hosts to shift time and efforts, for instance.

"The full cost to local communities should be calculated and reimbursed," the authors write.

Volunteer work also must adhere to current ethical standards, the authors note. For instance, some question whether expired medicines may be used to stretch resources, but the World Health Organization usually prohibits such use. Some providers may want to practice outside their scope when a local entity has less regulation on those boundaries.

However, "[w]hen the need is urgent enough to raise consideration of exceeding one's scope, careful forethought and informed consent are required at a minimum," the authors explain.

Preparing for visitors' departure is an ethical obligation as well, the guidelines state. "It should incorporate preparation for logistical and ethical aspects of STEGHs, including the potential for ethical challenges and moral distress," the authors write.

Unanswered Questions, Editorialists Write

Meeting the ethical targets of these guidelines may not always be practical, say Farquhar and coauthors.

They offer an example of giving a patient curative surgery. People may get lifetime benefit from such surgery, but they may not receive appropriate postoperative care after the visiting surgeon leaves.

They also question what can reasonably be established in terms of sustainability in the short timeframe of some of these trips.

"[I]n the absence of relevant capacity-building activities, STEGHs rarely help host communities develop sustainable solutions that promote autonomy," the editorialists write.

The position paper says that physicians interested in these trips should choose organizations that sponsor ethical STEGHs, but the editorialists ask what criteria they would use to determine which groups meet ethical standards.

Ende says that although you won't find 2-star vs 5-star ratings for these organizations online, physicians have a duty to do their homework on the sponsor of the experience. They should consider a company's length of time in business; whether the mission is to support local infrastructure and whether it has a good system for debriefing, mentorship, and evaluation; and ideally even talk to someone who has completed the experience.

"I think doctors can be able to distinguish one from another," Ende said.

The editorialists also cite a lack of cultural diversity in the authorship of the guidelines.

"[W]e were perplexed and disappointed that no authors from low- and middle-income countries...were included and no input from in-country collaborators was acknowledged," they write.

Ende says the editorialists' point is important and said such input will be part of future developments surrounding these guidelines.

"We regard this paper as a first step," Ende said. "There will be opportunities to hear the voice of international physicians and the voice of local countries. I think that's very important."

DeCamp reports being a consultant for ACP and received an honorarium for work on the paper. A coauthor reports completing training internationally for HIV programs in several African countries with the following nonprofit organizations: International Training for HIV and Health Care (ITECH-University of Washington) and ICAP (Columbia University Mailman School). The remaining authors, Ende, and the editorialists have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Ann Intern Med. Published online March 26, 2018.

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Challenge ignorance and intolerance.

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For Oxfam, global citizenship is all about encouraging young people to develop the knowledge, skills and values they need to engage with the world. And it's about the belief that we can all make a difference.

Education for global citizenship is not an additional subject - it's a framework for learning, reaching beyond school to the wider community. It can be promoted in class through the existing curriculum or through new initiatives and activities.

The benefits are felt across the school and beyond. Global citizenship helps young people to:

Build their own understanding of world events.

Think about their values and what's important to them.

Take learning into the real world.

Challenge ignorance and intolerance.

Get involved in their local, national and global communities.

Develop an argument and voice their opinions.

See that they have power to act and influence the world around them.

What's more, global citizenship inspires and informs teachers and parents, too. But above all, it shows young people that they have a voice. The world may be changing fast, but they can make a positive difference - and help build a fairer, safer and more secure world for everyone.

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For Oxfam, global citizenship is all about encouraging young people to develop the knowledge, skills and values they need to engage with the world. And it's about the belief that we can all make a difference. Education for global citizenship is not an additional subject - it's a framework for learning, reaching beyond school to the wider community.

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Power of volunteerism: why do we advocate volunteerism? How important it is nowadays?

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Volunteers are motivated by values like those of justice, equality and freedom as expressed in the United Nations Charter. A society which supports and encourages different forms of volunteering is likely to be a society which also promotes the well-being of its citizens.

More than 1 billion people volunteer globally, the majority of them serving in their own countries. Many are in the forefront of efforts to improve the way they and their fellow citizens are governed and engaged. Moreover, volunteers are playing a vital role in making governments worldwide more accountable and responsive to their citizens.

They are working with governments and civil society to hold those in power to account and to represent the voices of those who are often left out of development decisions such as women, youth and marginalized groups. The end result is more inclusive -and ultimately more effective- development.

Volunteerism is a basic expression of human relationships. It is about people's need to participate in their societies and to feel that they matter to others. We strongly believe that the social relationships intrinsic to volunteer work are critical to individual and community well-being.
The ethos of volunteerism is infused with values such as solidarity, reciprocity, mutual trust, belonging and empowerment, all of which contribute significantly to quality of life.

Volunteerism and well-being

People the world over engage in volunteerism for a great variety of reasons: to help to eliminate poverty and to improve basic health and education, to provide safe water supply and adequate sanitation, to tackle environmental issues and climate change, to reduce the risk of disasters or to combat social exclusion and violent conflict. In all of these fields, volunteerism makes a specific contribution by generating well-being for people and their communities.

Volunteerism also forms the backbone of many national and international non-governmental organizations and other civil society organizations, as well as social and political movements. It is present in the public sector and is increasingly a feature of the private sector.

There is a widespread view today that gross domestic product (GDP) does not provide an adequate picture of a society because it does not account for the well-being of individuals and their communities. Nor does it include activities that have an economic value but that fall outside the market and therefore have not, traditionally, been reflected in national accounts.

Where mainstream economics fosters values of self-interest and competition to achieve maximum satisfaction, a focus on well-being finds greater reason to value compassion and cooperation, both core values of volunteerism. The discourse on quality of life and well-being, and its place in the evolving development paradigm, must recognize the solidarity and reciprocal values of volunteerism as part of the dynamics that enhance human wellbeing.

A healthy society is one in which importance is given to formal and informal relationships that facilitate interaction and engagement and thus engender a sense of belonging. It is also one in which there is broad participation by all sections of the population. Communities with these characteristics do better in moving forward to meet common aspirations.

Volunteers are more likely to develop civic skills, to attach more importance to serving the public interest as a personal life goal and to be more politically active. Thus, in going about their voluntary activities, individuals are also cultivating an outlook that contributes to a social environment that nurtures the well-being of all.
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1. Make sure you can afford the program. It is expensive.
2. Find organisations that is approved by authorities that they are trusted and useful for improving skills
3. Ensure that the programs match your interests and future plan
4. Go deeper if you think you are suitable for it.
5. Control the time input in the program
6. Work hard
7. Balance between donate money and voluntary work

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Volunteering abroad is one of the best and most rewarding things you can do on your travels - but getting involved often isn't the straightforward and speedy process you might expect. Many people are amazed when it becomes apparent just how much preparation is necessary.

But don't let this put you off: it's important to be aware of all the facts. A well-planned placement will be mutually beneficial for both you and whatever people, wildlife or environment you'll be working with. Here, Will Jones gives us his top 7 tips.

1. Make sure you can afford it

Spending money to work for free may seem bafflingly illogical at first glance, but the reality is that volunteering abroad is expensive. Before you have even paid for your placement you will have to make sure you can also afford the airfare to get there.

You'll also need to consider the cost of visas and vaccinations. The charge for the placement itself will depend on many things, such as the type of volunteering, the location, and how much time you spend on the placement, and typically covers your accommodation, food, training, local transport, insurance and background checks.

2. Find a good organisation

The international volunteering industry is absolutely huge, and growing by the minute. With so many organisations out there, inevitably some are more scrupulous than others, and it's crucial to get in with the former to ensure you end up on an ethically sound placement.

The key is research. Tons of it. If you find a project you're interested in, find out as much as you possibly can about the company behind it. Check online reviews and search through forums. If possible, speak directly to people who have worked on whatever placement it is - any reputable volunteering organisation will be happy to put you in touch with its previous participants.

3. Ask the right questions

Once you have found an organisation you trust, it's time to dig a little deeper. It would be ideal to speak to them in person but a phone call is a good second best option. Be prepared with a list of questions. Some of these could include:

Why do you need a volunteer and not a local person who could work for a wage?

How exactly does my fee break down?

What kind of training will you provide?

Is there a local partner organisation who manages the project on the ground?

In what ways is the local community involved?

How do you select your volunteers?

What will my day-to-day life be like on the project?

What are the long term goals and how do I fit into them?

What kind of support will I have on the ground?

They should be just as interested in you as you are in them. So if the only questions they are asking are concerned with the numbers on your credit card, be very cautious.

4. Match your skills and interests to a project

When choosing a volunteer placement, it's really important to think of the big picture. If you are already involved with or want to pursue a career in teaching, a suitable project could be teaching English to children (providing you get a TEFL qualification). If you want to work in the veterinary profession, an ideal placement could be rehabilitating animals back into the wild. Those studying to be doctors or nurses could join a medical elective for a few weeks.

Matching a project to your skills and interests not only means you have a rewarding and truly valuable experience, but it also ensures the project is genuinely benefiting from your presence.

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5. Spend a suitable amount of time

How long to commit to any given project is subjective and largely dependent on the type of volunteering. Generally speaking, if you will be working with young children (perhaps teaching) a good amount of time is two to three months, so you can create a real and meaningful rapport with them.

For environmental and wildlife placements, which are often more focussed on manual labour, you can make a positive impact as a pair of arms in just a few days.

Keep in mind that for some projects, on the ground training will be necessary, so factor this into the total amount of time you can dedicate.

6. Be prepared to work hard

Whether you're digging foundations for a new school in Cambodia , collecting marine data on a coral reef in Belize , teaching football to kids in Romania , educating a village community in Ghana about AIDS, or clearing out a pen in an elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka , one thing is guaranteed: you will work hard.

This is exactly how it should be: the last thing you want is to be standing around kicking your heels. The harder you work, the more important you will feel to the project and, ultimately, the more difference you can make.

7. Isn't it better to just donate money?

Sometimes, yes. A good example where money is much more welcome is in areas hit by natural disasters, at least in the immediate aftermath. While it might be tempting to get the first plane out there to pitch in, you could end up being an added burden in what will already be an incredibly chaotic situation. In a general sense, the best thing is to think with your head and not your heart.

In other words, try to put aside altruistic feelings for a moment, and truly ask yourself whether you as an individual will make a more positive difference by physically being on a project as opposed to simply donating money.
Will is the Editor at Top image © LightField Studios/Shutterstock gapyear.com, a website aimed at backpackers and budget travellers, and where you can plan, book and share your travels. He tweets @willjackjones.

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For Oxfam, global citizenship is all about encouraging young people to develop the knowledge, skills and values they need to engage with the world. And it's about the belief that we can all make a difference.

Education for global citizenship is not an additional subject - it's a framework for learning, reaching beyond school to the wider community. It can be promoted in class through the existing curriculum or through new initiatives and activities.

The benefits are felt across the school and beyond. Global citizenship helps young people to:

Build their own understanding of world events.

Think about their values and what's important to them.

Take learning into the real world.

Challenge ignorance and intolerance.

Get involved in their local, national and global communities.

Develop an argument and voice their opinions.

See that they have power to act and influence the world around them.

What's more, global citizenship inspires and informs teachers and parents, too. But above all, it shows young people that they have a voice. The world may be changing fast, but they can make a positive difference - and help build a fairer, safer and more secure world for everyone.

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For Oxfam, global citizenship is all about encouraging young people to develop the knowledge, skills and values they need to engage with the world. And it's about the belief that we can all make a difference. Education for global citizenship is not an additional subject - it's a framework for learning, reaching beyond school to the wider community.

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Volunteerism is defined as a concept or practice of offering services in a charitable organization or social agency without accepting any pay for it.

Most organizations are supporting such services that allow their employees to offer valuable time and talent to the community while remaining on the payroll of their organization. Business entities often mobilize their resources so that the entire organization can volunteer for a good cause.

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The act or practice of doing volunteer work in community service - Merriam Webster.

Definition

Volunteerism is defined as a concept or practice of offering services in a charitable organization or social agency without accepting any pay for it.

Most organizations are supporting such services that allow their employees to offer valuable time and talent to the community while remaining on the payroll of their organization. Business entities often mobilize their resources so that the entire organization can volunteer for a good cause.

The power of volunteerism

Volunteer work is one of the best ways of bringing transformational change in a community. It encourages a strong civic sense and the willingness to give something without expecting a monetary return.

People all over the world, especially the youth or the new millennia have become one of the prime advocators of volunteering work. They are motivated by values like freedom, equality, and justice that propel them to do something good for others. The power of such selfless acts can be felt across innumerable fields like combating social exclusion, eliminating poverty and improving education, etc.

Important tips regarding volunteering

Some of the significant tips regarding volunteering are as follows-
1. Attend a conference on volunteering
If you are looking for tips on volunteer work, then attend several conferences to know about the concept in detail. Inspirational speakers, educational workshops, interactive activities, and panel discussions on innovative topics will broaden your horizons.

It will bring in contact with other volunteers and help to engage, network, and learn about what volunteering work is and how you can make a success of it.
2. Work together
Volunteering work involves working with like-minded people to help people in need. The idea is to think of other volunteers as trusted hands who are also contributing their time and efforts to bring a small change in the world.
3. Boost involvement
An organization needs to boost the involvement of its volunteers so that they can advocate philanthropy and volunteering practices around the world.

Examples

Some examples of volunteer work are as follows

Raising funds

Planting trees and creating awareness about the benefits of a green environment

Cooking and serving food at community halls

Talking and guiding the young generation on a path that will help them to achieve desired goals

Offering to teach interested students

Help in the animal shelter

Offer help with children

Taking part in relief projects

Advantages

The advantages of volunteering work are as follows

It is the volunteering work that often holds a community together. It helps a volunteer to connect with a community and help it in becoming a better place. Remember even a small effort on your part goes a long way in making a viable difference in the life of someone

Dedicating your services for community work helps in making new friends, strengthen existing relations, improve social skills, and expand your network.

Committing a shared activity is one of the best ways to connect with people of common interests

Volunteering activities provide ample opportunities to develop as well as practice social skills and make more contacts and friends

Children watch their grown-ups doing volunteering work, and it fosters the same feeling in them from an early age. They realize at a tender age that volunteering is one of the best ways to make a difference, and this feeling helps them to become volunteers when they are old enough to do so.

One of the significant advantages of volunteer work is that it helps to fight depression and anxiety

Volunteer work acts as a booster in gaining an extra dose of self-esteem and self-confidence. Doing good work provides a sense of pride and accomplishment that results in life satisfaction. Feeling good is a positive emotion that carries forward and is reflected through an optimistic approach in both personal and professional life

Volunteering work requires a person to stay physically fit

Volunteering gives a structure to human life especially people who have lots of time in their hands and are unsure of what to do

These activities help to ward off loneliness and bring forth a smile on your face that is there to stay

Employees who are ready to offer their services for volunteer work can develop strong professional relationships that help them in their endeavors.

Meeting with new people helps to know about good job openings and new opportunities that will prove beneficial

Volunteering work helps an individual to sharpen and hone his soft skills, for instance, teamwork, project planning, problem-solving, task management, goal setting, communication and adaptability

Volunteering work helps an individual to learn job skills.

The advantage of volunteer work is that it helps a person to explore his interests in a meaningful way. It helps to gain a better vision and renewed creativity that brings fulfillment in life

Volunteerism is one of the best ways to give back to the community and help people who are in need. As per the new statistics, it is the younger generation who is most active and is coming forward to donate their time and services.
Conclusion
In the next position are the older adults and the women who are striving to make a difference in the world. Volunteering is all about helping others without any ulterior motive. It is the best way to bring a smile to everyone's faces.

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What is Volunteerism? Definition, Examples, Tips and Advantages

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The act or practice of doing volunteer work in community service - Merriam Webster. Volunteerism is defined as a concept or practice of offering services in a charitable organization or social agency without accepting any pay for it.

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Global citizens are nourished step by step, there are no direct way to become a global citizen suddenly.

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A couple hundred years ago, the idea of travelling the world was far-fetched to many and even inconceivable to some. Now, with the technology we have today, not only can we travel to anywhere in the world in a matter of hours, but we are connected to almost every corner of the world through the internet. Though we retain legal citizenship of our own countries, the knowledge of the goings-on of other countries has essentially transformed us into global citizens.

Juggling this responsibility when the responsibility of managing the weight of citizenship in our own countries is difficult to upkeep can feel overwhelming, but small steps can lead you in the right direction. When it comes to global citizenship, what matters most is your mindset and being aware of others.
Awareness is Everything
Social media allows us to access millions of stories, but humans aren't meant to handle such large communities. It can be a struggle knowing that there are so many people out there facing struggles that are unimaginable to you. As you read or watch videos of these stories, you know there is very little you can do to help any of these causes, much less all of them. However, while you might not have the means to help financially and you can't volunteer 24/7 on three different continents, there are other ways for you to make a positive difference.

The most important thing you can do is be aware: Aware of struggles of people around the globe, aware of your prejudices and biases, and aware that you may not know best.
You May Not Know Best
Citizens in developed countries tend to think that others need saving, and that they know what's best. This results in a phenomenon called voluntourism, which involves people going on vacation to another country and participating in volunteer work. On the surface, this might seem like a great idea, but voluntourism can often do more harm than good. This happens when volunteers don't take note of the true needs of the people they are helping, when they are not qualified and do poor work, and when they are there for pictures more than volunteering.

Even when volunteers go abroad with good intentions, they can take away jobs of local people who could use the money. This applies to voluntourism in impoverished countries as well as countries in recovery of a natural disaster. Of course, this does not mean that helping internationally is a bad idea, it just means that taking inventory of what will actually help others is necessary. Usually, the less glamorous tasks are what people need most; after a natural disaster, everyone wants to donate buildings that will have their names on them while nobody wants to clean up the tons of rubble on the street.
Listen to Others
In this world that allows us to broadcast our voices across the globe in a matter of seconds, everyone is crying for their voices to be heard. Listening can then fall short because there are so many voices out there that it can feel like you are listening to a drone of bees, noise blended together and impossible to listen to an individual. However, taking the time to listen to others is an easy way to learn about a perspective different than your own.

You can do this by learning to interact with people who you normally wouldn't, which means you will need to take account of your biases. While prejudice is an aspect of close-minded people, bias is a natural phenomenon shaped by what we are exposed to in our daily routines. The best way to combat biases we have is to listen to others and strive for empathy when we do.

Talking to people with different backgrounds is the best way to do this, but reading is a perfect addition to this. Great resources for gaining other perspectives include indulging in books written by international authors, listening to foreign news sources, and watching foreign films. You can also integrate this into your social media by following sources who post diverse perspectives, such as Humans of New York and National Geographic.
Welcome Change
Though it is easy to get used to the way things are, it is important to be conscious of the fact that nothing stays the same forever, and for good reason. Society especially is ever-changing. These changes are generally for the better, but they depend on what mindsets we practice. Practicing tolerance, acceptance, empathy, and awareness can help guide those differences in a positive direction.
Get Involved
Though you might feel helpless in the midst of global issues, you can find small ways to help. You can't fix everything, but you can make a positive influence in your community to start. Finding a cause you are passionate about helping and either volunteering, donating, or even dedicating your career to it can have an impact bigger than you can imagine.
Support Education
If there exists one solution to global issues, it's education. Not only can education help level out global income inequality, but it can also lead to better attitudes about physical differences such as race. Bradley University reports that racial discrimination plays a role in those discriminated against participating in bad habits, like smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol, and that racism can lead to race-based trauma and PTSD.

Education can help open the minds of close-minded people and put a stop to this kind of intolerance. Furthermore, it can help the citizens of developing nations raise the standards of living and reduce global inequality. Of course, each culture has their own defined standards for living, but in the world we live in today, listening and taking some kind of action to help others are the basic obligations of global citizenship.

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Geo Sique is a writer from Boise, ID with a bachelor's' degrees in Communication and French and a background in journalism. When she's not travelling outside Idaho, she loves rock climbing, hot springs, camping, and exploring the world around her.

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