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For this assignment, you will complete a Service Learning Project (SLP) that will include volunteer hours and ten-entry reports about your efforts. The volunteering efforts will be from a local Food Pantry, your efforts should include serving the needs of the larger community in some way.

The Ten Entries of the Service Learning Project Report:

Note: The directions for each entry are detailed in the attachment and followed by space for you to type each entry inside this document. You are expected to demonstrate learning based upon assigned course materials. References and citations from the assigned course materials are required. A minimum of 14 unique citations from the assigned readings are expected in the Service learning project report.

Bibliography:

Include a bibliography at the end of your SLP.

Very Important for All Students: Employ APA format for both in-text citations and your bibliography or references list. Abstracts and running heads are not required.

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Service Learning Project Report Kirkpatrick Signature Series Kirkpatrick Signature Series 3 Instructions: For this course, you will complete a Service Learning Project (SLP) that will include volunteer hours and ten-entry reports about your efforts. Any type of volunteer work is acceptable for this project, so long as it is serving the needs of the larger community in some way. The hours can be a continuation of volunteering you've done in the past, but all of the volunteering that you write about in your report must have been done during the current term. Examples of places to volunteer would be homeless shelters, nursing homes, hospitals, Habitat for Humanity, the Boy and Girl Scouts, churches, mosques, temples, and so on. About the SLP The Service Learning Project has been required in the Signature Series since the year 2000. Previous students have found it a focal point of the course. The SLP is the major requirement for one of the three courses in the Signature Series, LA 420 Freedom and Responsibility, and the accomplishing of the project and writing about it seem a fair requirement for the earning of nearly three hours of course credit. The SLP is, ultimately, an assignment in the course. Instructor Approval: Before commencing your SLP, you must have it approved by your instructor through College Central Network (CCN). CCN will generate an email which allows your instructor to approve, or not, your proposed organization. This must be done no later than Week 2. Your reports will start in Week 3 and last until Week 11 total to 10 entries. You might consider organizations you are already involved in such as little league or kids sports, religious affiliations, PTA or PTSA, Middle School or High School organizations, or other civic organizations. Number of Hours Required to Volunteer: You are expected to volunteer a total of 21 hours. Specific hours volunteered are not required to be formally documented, however, it will not be possible to write a quality Project Report for your assignment if one does not complete this volunteering. An extra credit photograph of your volunteering is optional. The Ten Entries of the Service Learning Project Report: Note: The directions for each entry are detailed below and followed by space for you to type each entry inside this document. These entries will be turned in the last week of the course. None will be turned in or graded before. You are expected to demonstrate learning based upon assigned course materials. References and citations from the assigned course materials are required. A minimum of 14 unique citations from the 4 assigned readings, not the videos or reports, are expected in your SLP. Bibliography: Include a bibliography at the end of your SLP. Entry 1: "Selection of the Service Learning Project.” Write an entry of 400 words minimum on why you chose your project. Discuss the life or work experiences that may have influenced your selection, including whether these experiences were positive or negative. Consider how issues of community, government or individual responsibility, leadership, productivity, problem-solving, work ethic, and/or ambition might have affected your project selection. Most importantly, explain why your project is important to you, as well as to the larger community. Include two unique citations from the assigned articles in this paragraph. Entry 2: Write an entry of 400 words minimum explaining how your project relates to at least two of the course objectives. See the complete list of course objectives in the course syllabus. Be sure to explain why you think these objectives are important. Label this entry “Service Learning Project Objectives.” Include two unique citations from the assigned articles in this paragraph. Note: The purpose of this entry is not to tell what you think the objective of your SLP is; rather, it is to relate your project to the course objectives (which are found in the course syllabus). Entries 3-9: Narrate your experiences on the project. Synthesize ideas from the course readings in entries 3-10. You may reference ideas from earlier phases in the course, as well as up to four additional non-course assigned sources you have found in your own research. Cite at least 2 articles and/or readings from course in this entry. A minimum of 500 words must be written for each entry. Entries should simply be labeled with the appropriate entry number(s), for example, Entry 3, Entry 4, Entries 5-6, Entries 5-8, and so on. Entry 10: For the concluding entry of 400 words, labeled “Conclusions,” summarize your project, its relation to the course themes and readings, and your subjective feelings about your project experiences. Cite at least 2 articles and/or readings from course in this entry. Very Important for All Students: Employ APA format for both in-text citations and your bibliography or references list. Abstracts and running heads are not required. For further APA instructions and help visit your course toolbox. Important Assignment Guidelines: Not following these guidelines will have a negative impact on your grade. 1. Write in Arial font, size 14, unless otherwise directed by your instructor. 5 2. Always name the author whose ideas you are discussing (use the author’s full name the first time you refer to him/her; after that, identify authors by their last names). 3. Provide in-text citations for all ideas, opinions, and facts derived from the assigned course readings, whether you simply refer to them, paraphrase them (put them entirely into your own words), or quote them. Place the in-text citation at the end of your sentence but before the period that ends your sentence. The in-text citation should give the author’s last name (unless you’ve used it already in your sentence), the year of publication (if known), and the appropriate page number(s) from the reading (if page numbers are used in the online text of the essay). Do not use the title of the reading unless it does not have an author). Here’s an example of a citation for a Thomas Paine reading for Week 1: (Paine, 1776). Here’s an example of a citation for a John Locke reading for Week 2: (Locke, 1689, pp. 46-47). 4. Provide a References list at the end of your essay that includes bibliographic references for every reading cited in your essay. Note: Your references list does not count toward your minimum word count. Center the word References (do not underline it, place it in quotation marks, or place it in bold or larger size font). Present your references, listed alphabetically by author’s last name. Follow APA formatting guidelines for your list. The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) offers excellent detailed explanations of APA Format requirements. This is the URL for the Purdue OWL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01 Here is an example of a references list entry: Locke, J. (1689). Of the beginning of political societies. In Two Treatises of government (Chapter VIII). Retrieved from http://epublish.biz/pdf/Two_Treatises_of_Government.pdf Here is another example of a references list entry: Thoreau, H. (1849). Civil disobedience. Retrieved from http://www.thoreau-online.org/major-essays-by-thoreau.htm Note1: The first line of the reference begins at the left margin. All subsequent lines should be indented one tab. Note 2: Do not include bibliographic references for any reading not cited in your essay. Practical Advice on All Writing Assignments: 1. Always spell- and grammar-check your essays. Note: spell-check cannot tell that you have used the wrong word; other errors may escape the computer’s check system. Proofread and edit all your work carefully several times before submitting. 2. If you need additional assistance with your writing, please contact the Writing Center at Bellevue University for a free consultation on your paper. Bellevue Campus: Phone: (402) 557-5449 E-Mail: writing@bellevue.edu 6 Web Address: www.bellevue.edu/writingcenter 3. You should save copies of all of your work for the course—essays and responses—to a file on your hard drive. Also backup your work on a flash drive or disk 4. Delete the SLP assignment booklet editorial from the final version of the SLP. 7 Entry 1: "Selection of the Service Learning Project.” Write an entry of 400 words minimum on why you chose your project. Discuss the life or work experiences that may have influenced your selection, including whether these experiences were positive or negative. Consider how issues of community, government or individual responsibility, leadership, productivity, problem-solving, work ethic, and/or ambition might have affected your project selection. Most importantly, explain why your project is important to you, as well as to the larger community. Cite at least 2 articles and/or readings from the course in this entry. Remember, it is your job as a student to demonstrate learning based upon the assigned course materials. [Write your entry here] 8 Entry 2: Write an entry of 400 words minimum explaining how your project relates to at least two of the course objectives. See the complete list of course objectives in the course syllabus. Be sure to explain why you think these objectives are important. Label this entry “Service Learning Project Objectives.” Cite at least 2 articles and/or readings from the course in this entry. Note: The purpose of this entry is not to tell what you think the objective of your SLP is; rather, it is to relate your project to the course objectives Remember, it is your job as a student to demonstrate learning based upon the assigned course materials. [Write your entry here] 9 Entries #3 through #9 discuss your experiences as a volunteer. These paragraphs can be redundant. To avoid repeating yourself, examine closely how your experiences align or reflect the main ideas or themes found in the week’s assigned reading documents. For example, when Jefferson posits the American ideal that, “all men are created equal,” did your experience as a volunteer find this to be the case? Why or why not? Also, examine the organization you volunteered at from the perspective of the organization’s client (or those who used the organization for assistance). You can also examine the organization from the perspective of those who are employed or leadership positions. Why are they working here? What motivates them? Also, you can examine why others, like you, volunteer at the organization. Finally, what do outsiders, or those that know of but are not involved in the organization think of the organization? Is it helpful? Does it serve a purpose? If so, what purpose does the organization serve? Finally, how does society benefit, or not, from the efforts of those involved in the organization’s mission? 10 Entry 3: Narrate your experiences on the project in a minimum of 500 words. Be sure to relate your project experiences briefly to specific ideas in each of the week's readings. Ideally, you will synthesize ideas from these readings. You may also briefly reference ideas from earlier weeks of the course, as well as up to four additional sources you have found in your own research. Cite at least 2 articles and/or readings from the course in this entry. Remember, it is your job as a student to demonstrate learning based upon the assigned course materials. [Write your entry here] 11 Entry 4: Narrate your experiences on the project in a minimum of 500 words. Be sure to relate your project experiences briefly to specific ideas in each of the week's readings. Ideally, you will synthesize ideas from these readings. You may also briefly reference ideas from earlier weeks of the course, as well as up to four additional sources you have found in your own research. Cite at least 2 articles and/or readings from the course in this entry. Remember, it is your job as a student to demonstrate learning based upon the assigned course materials. [Write your entry here] 12 Entry 5: Narrate your experiences on the project in a minimum of 500 words. Be sure to relate your project experiences briefly to specific ideas in each of the week's readings. Ideally, you will synthesize ideas from these readings. You may also briefly reference ideas from earlier weeks of the course, as well as up to four additional sources you have found in your own research. Cite at least 2 articles and/or readings from the course in this entry. Remember, it is your job as a student to demonstrate learning based upon the assigned course materials. [Write your entry here] 13 Entry 6: Narrate your experiences on the project in a minimum of 500 words. Be sure to relate your project experiences briefly to specific ideas in each of the week's readings. Ideally, you will synthesize ideas from these readings. You may also briefly reference ideas from earlier weeks of the course, as well as up to four additional sources you have found in your own research. Cite at least 2 articles and/or readings from the course in this entry. Remember, it is your job as a student to demonstrate learning based upon the assigned course materials. [Write your entry here] 14 Entry 7: Narrate your experiences on the project in a minimum of 500 words. Be sure to relate your project experiences briefly to specific ideas in each of the week's readings. Ideally, you will synthesize ideas from these readings. You may also briefly reference ideas from earlier weeks of the course, as well as up to four additional sources you have found in your own research. Cite at least 2 articles and/or readings from the course in this entry. Remember, it is your job as a student to demonstrate learning based upon the assigned course materials [Write your entry here] 15 Entry 8: Narrate your experiences on the project in a minimum of 500 words. Be sure to relate your project experiences briefly to specific ideas in each of the week's readings. Ideally, you will synthesize ideas from these readings. You may also briefly reference ideas from earlier weeks of the course, as well as up to four additional sources you have found in your own research. Cite at least 2 articles and/or readings from the course in this entry. Remember, it is your job as a student to demonstrate learning based upon the assigned course materials [Write your entry here] 16 Entry 9: Narrate your experiences on the project in a minimum of 500 words. Be sure to relate your project experiences briefly to specific ideas in each of the week's readings. Ideally, you will synthesize ideas from these readings. You may also briefly reference ideas from earlier weeks of the course, as well as up to four additional sources you have found in your own research. Cite at least 2 articles and/or readings from the course in this entry. Remember, it is your job as a student to demonstrate learning based upon the assigned course materials [Write your entry here] 17 Something to consider as you write your final SLP Conclusion. Throughout the course, you will notice the repeating theme of radical individualism. This issue shows up in numerous articles throughout the course including Bellah (1), Franck (3), Messmore (7), Sardar (9), Heclo (10) and Putnam (12). Radical Individualism is when the citizen continues to expect their rights while not upholding the duties and obligations of citizenship. ➢ Radical individualism is the antithesis of engaged citizenship. It is a form of hyper-democracy: government takes care of my duties and obligations to others while protecting my rights. Obviously, we want the KSS to teach and encourage engaged citizenship. Throughout the course materials including the Service Learning Project, we want the student to recognize that with rights come duties and responsibilities. Simply because you have the right to do something does not mean it is the right thing to do. Adler writes in his essay on Justice, impeding another’s pursuit of happiness is an unjust act. Choosing to refrain from an action, even though you may have a right to that act, is a choice to pursue justice for someone else. It is a selfless act to perpetuate the pursuit of a better society. Some suggest that “radical individualism” is the greatest threat our nation faces at the moment. This helps us understand the argument that the cost of an insulated life leads to less freedom as the onus of social responsibility shifts to government. McConnell’s article Religion and Limited Government oblique references this when he writes, “If government does everything, (rather than the church and/or the individual), there is no separation or no space for the church” (McConnell, 2010). If this is true, our individual duty towards our fellow man matters. Furthermore, if we allow government to assume that role, there is no space for social capital to develop (see Putnam’s discussion on social capital). If this argument is valid, then it is the choices that you and I make every day, in our actions and words, which define whether or not we live in a good society. It suggests that society is a mirrored reflection of who you are and that if you didn’t like it, you have the Constitutional authority to change it (see First Amendment). Recall from the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson tells the reader you have a “duty” to pursue the better society (Jefferson, 1776). Recognize that your foray into volunteerism through the SLP is a physical act of choosing to change the world. Congratulations: you matter very much. 18 Entry 10: “Conclusions” For the concluding entry summarize your project, its relation to the course themes and readings, and your feelings about your project experiences. Be certain to discuss the belief that an engaged citizen makes America stronger. Specifically, reflect upon Putnam's discussion of social capital. Cite at least 2 articles and/or readings from the course in this entry. Remember, it is your job as a student to demonstrate learning based upon the assigned course materials. [Write your entry here] 19
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Service Learning Project Report: Volunteer at a local food pantry
Entry 1
The chance to serve the local community has always been my passion.
Before I decided to work on this project, I was idle and needed something
worthwhile to do.
Entry 2
The objective of this course is to create engaged citizens who have an
understanding of the fundamental values of democracy.
Entry 3
I got an opportunity of volunteering with Feeding America. This is a
nonprofit organization that is mandated to provide food to different parts of
the country via a robust network of food banks that stock millions of pounds
of food.
Entry 4

The volunteering experience game an opportunity to explore parts of
America and interact with people from different backgrounds and ethnic
dimensions.

Entry 5
As a volunteer, I had to be fit physically and mentally. On this particular
occasion, we had organized an awareness program via a 30-mile race. We
involved the local community while we were in Florida.
Entry 6
The organization serves its purpose well following its objectives. Working
with this organization, I felt fully contented since it is working to fulfill the
needs of the people.
Entry 7
The other experience I had as a volunteer was freedom.
Entry 8
In organizations that encourage equality and diversity, when engaging in an
activity that requires leadership, it is vital to look at how both men and
women portray leadership.
Entry 9
Looking at the issue of poverty in society today, there are a lot of
considerations to make to determine the cause.
Entry 10

In concluding, I learned a lot from my volunteerism. The opportunity to
serve my community was worthwhile.
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Service Learning Project Report
Volunteer at a local food pantry
Entry 1
The chance to serve the local community has always been my
passion. Before I decided to work on this project, I was idle and needed
something worthwhile to do. The project gave me a sense of purpose and
direction in life since I gained significance in society. I was involved in
volunteerism in a local food pantry. This project allowed me to lend a hand
and make a difference in my small way and also get an opportunity to put
into practice what I have learned in class. A deep sense of concern due to
how the homeless and impoverished individuals suffer due to a lack of
essential commodities such as food items was a motivating factor. As a
volunteer, the activities we were expected to carry out were sorting,
packing, gardening, distributing foodstuffs, and educating the community
on healthy meal options, especially families facing hunger. The foodstuff
distributed at the food pantry is essential food items such as Kale, green
peppers, yellow tomatoes, dried cherries, and green beans.
My choice for this particular project was motivated by the belief that we are
equal, and we have equal rights. I believe that every human being has the
right to life.

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According to a 2014 Hunger in America report at least one in seven
Americans relies on food banks for survival (Hunger In America Study,
2019). Therefore there is no reason people should lack food while others
have sufficient food. As a responsible citizen, I have a responsibility to
serve the disadvantaged in society in the small way I can. My choice was
guided by the idea advocated for by Adler, that all men are born equal and
remain free and equal in rights. As a community, we have a responsibility
to take care of the disadvantaged in our communities in the best way we
can. According to Adler, the pursuit of happiness is our primary obligation.
This means that doing what is right to other people is doing well for the
community. Adler states we have a right to needs but not wants. Adler
defines a need as the basic things that are necessary for survival (Adler,
1997). In my opinion, food is one of the basic needs that we cannot do
without. Thus, as responsible citizens we can be responsible in our small
ways. Personal satisfaction is only achievable when we act as responsible
citizens. I felt honored whenever I served my community. Also, the project
allowed me to practically learn about theoretical issues.
Entry 2
The objective of this course is to create engaged citizens who have
an understanding of the fundamental values of democracy. The great ideas

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enshrined in our nation's values are justice, equality, truth, dissent,
morality, and liberty. The fundamental values that define who we are as a
society determine who can pass the threshold of an engaged citizen. Thus
we have a responsibility of fixing our community as dutiful citizens.
Concerning this project during my volunteerism, I learned how the values
mentioned above are applicable in everyday life. Madison describes the
obligation of citizenship by stating that those who can exercise their rights
must protect the rights of those who are unable to defend their reasons.
Also, Jefferson states that governments exist to protect our rights through a
justice system The (Bill of Rights, 2019). The government thus should
ensure that our fundamental rights are protected.
This project provides me an opportunity to understand the role of an
individual, community, and government in advocating for actions that
ensure common good. He adds that the citizenry has a responsibility to act
in where there are cases of injustice or inequality. As a volunteer at the
pantry, I was fortunate to play the role of a responsible citizen. By
volunteering, I protected the fundamental right of another person. The
principles of democracy provide that the moral primacy of an individual is
that all people have fundamental rights. Food is a basic necessity that
nourished our bodies. The realization that there are fellow citizens who face

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hunger daily creates a need that should be filled by a fellow citizen. As a
responsible citizen, I was focused on availing foodstuff to the needy
populations since it is an individual responsibility that protects the liberties
of the other party.
The course aims at promoting the values of justice. As a pantry
volunteer, I was involved in the distribution of food to the most vulnerable
population, and thus, I consider this an essential part of the principles that
define an American citizen. Adler states that doing good to a person is
doing well to the whole community and society as a whole (Adler, 1997). To
ensure peace and prosperity of the community, individuals have a
responsibility to act for the benefit of others as an obligation to ensuring
justice and the general wellbeing of the community. The continuous pursuit
of truth is essential. We should always seek understanding to explain what
is not known. Only in the seeking of truth can our society be free of
ignorance. As Adler puts it, the pursuit of truth is endless, and objective
considerations play a significant role (Adler, 1997). He also states that
unbiased reviews operate exclusively while excluding emotional
preferences or wishful thinking. The pursuit of trut...


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