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Nicole Gruver

T. Davis

Comp 2 MWF; 9:30

30 January 2019

The Vulnerable

There are many questions that arise regarding the safety within a community. Quite

often, citizens concentrate on their own safety rather than the well-being of their community.

Therefore, the part of the community that needs attention, is overlooked. Too regularly, the

protection of a community’s landscape and economic growth is prioritized over the importance

of protecting the most vulnerable. Numerous opinions emerge when concluding who is the most

vulnerable in a residential area. Who is considered to be the most vulnerable in a community? I

believe the citizens that are the most vulnerable in my community are the children.

The kids are the country’s future. This is frequently stated and is often a result of a

disliked scenario or a faithful presentation. With that being said, this is my faithful presentation.

Children play a vital role in our country’s future. I feel the job belongs to the adults, to provide

the support and protection the children need to live the beginning of their lives and teen years

prosperously. I also believe that the community a child lives in should be a place of comfort and

belonging. An article written by Brotherton suggests a neighborhood… “filled with belonging

identity, empathy, understanding, and a strong sense of community”(Brotherton). So, I decided

to put myself to work in high school and do my best in showering my residential area with

comfort.

While I attended high school, I had to acquire a certain number of community service

hours to be a member of the soccer team. I wanted to provide transformative service for my
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community, rather than traveling to an office and providing them with a filer or a shredder,

which to be honest, I have done. My ultimate decision was to go to the Food Bank of Tulsa.

While I was there, I stood in one of two assembly lines with numerous other people on either

side of the long table in front of me. I then packed the food at my station into the plastic bags

that were slowly pushed down the line. These bags would later call a little boy’s or little girl’s

school locker a home. I packed lunches for children who, unfortunately, were not provided

lunches at home. The feeling was overwhelming. I witnessed so many people alongside me,

who were ready to help the children and genuinely wanted to be there. This service impacted me

the most throughout the many services I have done, and it was also the most enjoyable. I felt so

accomplished and satisfied, but one thought kept racing through my head: why does this have to

be done in the first place?

Changing the way these vulnerable kids live in my community, as well as your

community, can be done. One thing I suggest that everybody is capable of, is providing a

helping hand with neighbors. I believe that if the neighbor’s kids are looked after, if need be,

with no hesitation and guided along with their homework or life obstacles, then a community can

change for the better. An article I read called “On Being a Neighbor,” suggests “The solutions

lie with us. It’s within our power to become good neighbors, to care for the people around us,

and to be cared for by the people around us” (Brotherton). Also, being involved in a community

can change the attitudes of the place. A simplest way is just by saying hi to your peers or just

smiling and waving (Brotherton). If the parents set the example and take the time to say a

friendly “hi” to a neighbor, huge things can happen within the lives and minds of the young ones.

I believe the children that reside amongst us have long been proved to require guidance

and support because they are our country’s future. Statistics state that 15 million children live in
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poverty. In my experience, providing community service for the children, I realized the

vulnerability the children face. I also realized, it can be deterred by each of us. By our

determination to meet and help our neighbors beside us.


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Work Cited

Brotherton, Marcus. “Being a Good Neighbor.” The Art of Manliness, 27 November 2017,

https://www.artofmanliness.com/2013/05/23/on-being-neighborly/. Accessed 27 January 2019.

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