Ann M. Johns, Discourse Communities and Communities of practice, talks about how everyone belongs to some kind of community or group. These communities or groups range from a sports team we are a part of or a group with the same political, religious views; everyone is a part of a community. Johns states that we have always been part of a community, ever since we were infants. At an early age, our communities were picked by our parents and grew with those types of organizations. As we get older and more freedom from our parents, we create new communities apart from our parents. This may include being part of a sports organization or social club from our schools. We are always part of a community, regardless of our views or beliefs; that is what makes a community special and unique. It is always interesting to see how people from different backgrounds can come together to form a community. This was a great article written by Ann M. Johns, and I enjoyed reading it.
I am a part of some discourse community, including, Ole Miss frisbee club team, Ole Miss RUF, Ole Miss Army ROTC, my home church, and being an Ole Miss student.