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1. Lizz Bourque

2. THESIS STATEMENT EMPATHY AND ALTRUISM AFFECT THE WAY PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT COMMUNITY SERVICE AND SERVICE LEARNING. THE WAY PEOPLE FEEL AFTER GIVING, WHETHER PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY, IS A PART OF THE MIND.

3. PERSONAL RELEVANCE Passion Love of others’ happiness Involvement

4. ALTRUISM Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness. Altruism is helping behavior that is motivated by a selfless concern for the welfare of another person. http://www.answers.com/topic/altruism http://www.psychologyandsociety.com/altruismdefinition.html

5. COMMUNITY SERVICE A service that is performed for the beneﬁt of the public or its institutions The practice of ALTRUISM within one’s community en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_service wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

6. “BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD” -MAHATMA GHANDI

7. PHILOSOPHERS ON EMPATHY Compassion "...our capacity for empathy is the source of that most precious of all qualities”- Dalai Lama Emotions developed cognitive component McCarty, Marietta. How Philosophy Can Save Your Life : 10 Ideas That Matter Most. New York, New York: Penguin Group, 2009. Print.

8. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. “Is your heart right? If your heart isn’t right, ﬁx it up today” Fix your heart to feel the pain others do, to feel bad for them, and to want to help them for an unselﬁsh reason! McCarty, Marietta. How Philosophy Can Save Your Life : 10 Ideas That Matter Most. New York, New York: Penguin Group, 2009. Print.

9. EMPATHY Understanding and entering into another's feelings The intellectual identiﬁcation of the thoughts, feelings, or state of another person; capacity to understand another person's point of view or the result of such understanding Reaching out to the “other” and then opening up to truly understand each other. Use the empathy symbol to indicate your support for a world in which we all can get along. wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn en.wiktionary.org/wiki/empathy http://www.empathysymbol.com/

10. ALTRUISM AND EMPATHY Person in need Unselﬁsh thoughts Empathy when upset Reward http://iwritealot.com/2009/09/06/helping-hand/ Billig, Shelley H. "The effects of service learning." School Administrator. 01 Aug. 2000: 14. eLibrary. Web. 09 Feb. 2011. http://balancedlifeskills.com/home/tag/feelings

11. EMPATHY AND THE BRAIN Regions affected when we feel pain, for others’ pain Reason we feel sorry for them, empathy Lacking theory of mind Focus on own emotions Dewar, Gwen, Ph. D. "Empathy and the Brain." Parenting Science. N.p., 2008. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. <http://www.parentingscience.com/empathy-and-the- brain.html>.

12. EMPATHY AND THE BRAIN (CONT.) Empathy leads to us feeling other people’s emotions second hand Conduct disorder Feeling people’s emotions (anger, you lash out) Hanson, Rick, Ph. D. "Two Wolves in the Heart: The Evolution Of Empathy and Aggression, Of “Us” and “Them”." Wise Brain. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. <http://www.wisebrain.org/articles/neurodharma/TwoWolves.pdf>.

13. ALTRUISM AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Do something for someone else out of feeling empathy for them Marchel, Carol A. "The Path to Altruism in Service-Learning Classes: Big Steps or A Different Kind of Awkwardness?" Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning 10 (2003): 15-25. eLibrary. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.3239521.0010.102 >.

14. COMMUNITY SERVICE AND EMPATHY More apt to help people in need! westernjournalism.com devoutministriesonline.org burkinafasomissions.com trendsupdates.com philanthromedia.org Hanson, Rick, Ph. D. "Two Wolves in the Heart: The Evolution Of Empathy and Aggression, Of “Us” and “Them”." nflalumninoca.org Wise Brain. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. "Laughter Increases Altruism- unselfish concern for the welfare of others." The Medical News. N.p., 12 Mar. 2007. Web. 17 Feb. 2011. a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/2007/03/12/22556.aspx%3E" rel="nofollow">http://www.news-medical.net/news/2007/03/12/22556.aspx>;.

21. HOW COMMUNITY SERVICE AFFECTS LIVES Ali, Waqar, Mahesh Panjwani, and Juan Pujadus. “Community Service.” Communityservice.org.Acquia Inc., n.d. Web. 20 Dec. 2010. a rel="nofollow" href="http://communityservice.org%3E">http://communityservice.org>;. metrolic.com buzzle.com Newquist, Colleen. “Community Service: Opportunity or Exploitation.” Education World. Education World, 6 Apr. 2009. Web. 1 Nov. 2010. a rel=nofollow waleedalikhan.wordpress.com

30. WHO CAN DO IT??? High school students Middle School students Elementary School students College students Prisoners ANYONE!!! http://www.drc.state.oh.us/web/commserv.htm

31. MLK JR.’S “FIX YOUR HEART” Example: Prisoner’s correction facilities http://www.tetonsheriff.org/community.aspx?page=InmateService http://www.oregon.gov/DOC/PUBAFF/2010news/osu_inmate_event.shtml http://www.drc.state.oh.us/web/commserv.htm

32. WHO ELSE HELPS? The Giving Back Fund http://www.givingback.org/

33. THE GIVING BACK FUND No time? BAD EXCUSE Money Donations http://www.givingback.org/AboutUs/AboutUs.html

34. SERVICE-LEARNING IN SCHOOLS Teachers feelings toward service a) not sure what it is b) think it’s community service c) think their class is more important, not needed d) ﬁnd it very inspirational and one of the greatest things in education clker.com staystellar.wordpress.com

35. FEELINGS? motivating labor idealistic patronizing youthnoise.com rondout.k12.ny.us Marchel, Carol A. "The Path to Altruism in Service-Learning Classes: Big Steps or A Different Kind of Awkwardness?" Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning 10 (2003): 15-25. eLibrary. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.3239521.0010.102 >.

36. HOW I FEEL... Opportunities Learning Broaden Horizon’s http://www.servicelearning.org/youthsite

37. WHAT ARE THEY DOING??? Partnerships Organizations Companies Working to make service-learning courses in schools! http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Resources/aaccprograms/horizons/Pages/default.aspx http://www.servicelearning.org/ http://www.service-learningpartnership.org/site/PageServer

38. JOY “I have never been sure I was right. I have often been doubtful about the next step. We can only feel our way as we go on from day to day. But I thank you all.”- Jane Addams The thankfulness from other people should bring you joy McCarty, Marietta. How Philosophy Can Save Your Life : 10 Ideas That Matter Most. New York, New York: Penguin Group, 2009. Print.

39. IF LIFE WAS SIMPLE... Simplicity is living close to the marrow of life The breath of simple living feels clear and crisp McCarty, Marietta. How Philosophy Can Save Your Life : 10 Ideas That Matter Most. New York, New York: Penguin Group, 2009. Print.

40. SIMPLICITY “Life is actually a very simple matter.”-Charlotte Joko Beck To enjoy the simplest things that people do for you To enjoy the things you can do for other people McCarty, Marietta. How Philosophy Can Save Your Life : 10 Ideas That Matter Most. New York, New York: Penguin Group, 2009. Print.

41. HAPPINESS INCREASES ALTRUISTIC BEHAVIOR Study had people watch a funny or serious clip, then play an altruistic game with strangers (giving their money away through a game) change in moods generosity laughter affected the endorphins Marchel, Carol A. "The Path to Altruism in Service-Learning Classes: Big Steps or A Different Kind of Awkwardness?" Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning 10 (2003): 15-25. eLibrary. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.3239521.0010.102 >. Billig, Shelley H. "The effects of service learning." School Administrator. 01 Aug. 2000: 14. eLibrary. Web. 09 Feb. 2011.

45. "If you share in a heart-felt sorrow, you can lighten the load of a friend. Sometimes facing the burden together can mend two broken hearts in the end." -Wes Fessler

46. PEOPLE NEED HELP! Homelessness Hungry Elderly Developemental problems Disease Poverty http://www.dosomething.org/actnow/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-homeless-youth

51. STATS (Homelessness) 1 of 3 homeless are under 18 between 1.6-1.7 mil people under 18 experience it Majority between 15-17y/o (3 of 100 are under 10) Half of runaways were abused http://www.dosomething.org/actnow/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-homeless-youth

52. STATS (Hunger) 50.2 mil (17.2 million kids) are food insecure 2009, 5.6 mil houses got emergency food 800 million suffer from chronic hunger a famine or food insecurity http://www.freedomfromhunger.org/info/

53. STATS (POVERTY) 1/2 the world, nearly 3 billion people - live on less than $2.50 a day 1.1 billion people have inadequate access to water 1.9 billion children 640 million without shelter 400 million without safe water 270 million without health service http://www.dosomething.org/whatsyourthing/Poverty/Global+Poverty

54. LOVE WORKS

55. LOVE WORKS

56. CINDY MIKUTA: INTERVIEW LoveWorks director Serving and Altruism: “Sometimes it's self serving, or for the greater good, or even a faith based action or response.“ Serving: ”I know that I am a very selﬁsh person, in my case it's not altruism, it's more of a faith based response.”

57. WHERE COULD HOPE GO FROM HERE? Me: “I can see Love Works being an every day ministry, having service projects for teens after school, or adults during the evening, and even retired people during the day.” Cindy:”More of a percentage actively participating on a regular basis. I'd like to see serving go from something that's convenient to do, to something that's part of their relationship with God as praying or worshiping. On a mission plan, I'd like to see us funded, and a director position paid. Branching out to 501C organizations, and the furniture ministry to be it's own organization. Project Leaders. “

58. Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. -William James

59. SERVICE PROJECTS Community Service Projects Raking Delivering Mattresses Cleaning Church Building Moving people into new homes Cooking food Tutoring Visiting Nursing Homes

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72. HOW TO HELP Websites dosomething.org hope-cc.org serve.gov volunteermatch.org

73. GET INVOLVED! Friends Family School groups Church groups http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/photolib/people/Community%20Service.htm http://lbaa-md.org/gallery.shtml

74. CLASS ACTIVITY Cards for Nursing Home

75. WORKS CITED Billig, Shelley H. "The effects of service learning." School Administrator. 01 Aug. 2000: 14. eLibrary. Web. 09 Feb. 2011. Marchel, Carol A. "The Path to Altruism in Service-Learning Classes: Big Steps or A Different Kind of Awkwardness?" Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning 10 (2003): 15-25. eLibrary. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.3239521.0010.102 >. Newquist, Colleen. “Community Service: Opportunity or Exploitation.” Education World. Education World, 6 Apr. 2009. Web. 1 Nov. 2010. <http://www.educationworld.com/‌a_curr/‌curr037.shtml>. United States. Department of Education. Service-Learning and Community Service in K-12 Public Schools . By Rebecca Skinner and Christopher Chapman. IES National Center for Education Statistics. U.S. Department of Education, 28 Sept. 1999. Web. 1 Nov. 2010. <http://nces.ed.gov/‌pubsearch/‌pubsinfo.asp?pubid=1999043>. Watkins, Marie, Ph.D, and Linda Braun. Service Learning: From Classroom to Community to Career. Indianapolis, IN: JIST Life, 2005. Print. Ali, Waqar, Mahesh Panjwani, and Juan Pujadus. “Community Service.” Communityservice.org. Acquia Inc., n.d. Web. 20 Dec. 2010. <http://communityservice.org>.

76. WORK CITED (CONT.) GONSALVES, SUSAN. "Connecting Curriculum with Community." Education Digest 76.6 (2011): 56. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Web. 9 Feb. 2011. KIELSMEIER, JAMES C. "Build a Bridge Between Service and Learning." Phi Delta Kappan 91.5 (2010): 8. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Web. 9 Feb. 2011. Ohn, J. D., and Rahima Wade. "Community Service-Learning as a Group Inquiry Project: Elementary and Middle School CiviConnections Teachers' Practices of Integrating Historical Inquiry in Community Service-Learning." Social Studies 100.5 (2009): 200. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. Andreoni, James, William T Harbaugh, and Lisa Vesterlund, eds. "Altruism in Experiments." altruists.org. New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition, 2007. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. <http://www.altruists.org/static/ﬁles/Altruism%20in%20Experiments.pdf>.

77. WORK CITED (CONT.) Hanson, Rick, Ph. D. "Two Wolves in the Heart: The Evolution Of Empathy and Aggression, Of “Us” and “Them”." Wise Brain. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. <http://www.wisebrain.org/articles/neurodharma/ TwoWolves.pdf>. "Laughter Increases Altruism- unselﬁsh concern for the welfare of others." The Medical News. N.p., 12 Mar. 2007. Web. 17 Feb. 2011. <http://www.news-medical.net/news/2007/03/12/22556.aspx>. Dewar, Gwen, Ph. D. "Empathy and the Brain." Parenting Science. N.p., 2008. Web. 16 Feb. 2011. <http://www.parentingscience.com/ empathy-and-the- brain.html>. Brain, Marshall. The Teenager’s Guide to the Real world. Cary, NC: BYG Publishing, 2001. The Teenager’s Guide to the Real World: Online. Web. 22 Dec. 2010. <http://www.bygpub.com//rw/rwbooktoc.htm>. McCarty, Marietta. How Philosophy Can Save Your Life : 10 Ideas That Matter Most. New York, New York: Penguin Group, 2009. Print.

78. WORK CITED (CONT.) Do Something, comp. "Poverty." Do SOmething. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2011. <http://www.dosomething.org/whatsyourthing/Poverty>. Freedom from Hunger. "Hunger Facts." Freedom from Hunger. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2011. <http://www.freedomfromhunger.org/info/>.

79. CONCLUSION What can you do to help? Find a friend Ask around Do something!!!

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