As I have mentioned before, reading comprehension is not my strong suit. But this is what I gathered from the reading. There are different type of communities that we are a part of: discourse communities and communities of practice. The discourse communities are communities that we are born in or communities that we join. Communities of practice are communities that we actively participate in. We can be a part of many different communities but it could be just another notch in our belts rather than something that we are active in whether it is religious, economic, or academic. Different communities that I am in are Christian community, LGBTQ+ community, black community, mental health community, and the plus size community. The communities that I am most involved in are the LGBTQ+ community and the mental health community. They both mean a lot to me and I know many people who are a part of either or or both communities. My religion is Christianity and I pray and worship my God, but I am not active in a church setting or mission trips, etc. My black community means a lot to me as well, but I do not participate in active Black practices as much as I would like to. And the same for the plus size community, it is just what I am and I tend to surround myself with people of that nature.
