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Reflection On Unpacking The Flourishing Community

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Final Reflection Paper This course “Unpacking the Flourishing Community” was filled with many different elements including but not limited to the Tragedy of the Commons, the Prisoner’s Dilemma, the Logic of Collective Action, Design Principles, Goodman’s 5 tenants, and Obama’s Aristotelianism. The incorporation of different perspectives and ideas enabled me to understand the idea of community and the importance of it in ways I have never thought of before. It provided me with insight and strategies that were previously applied in many different communities around the world, but also helped me understand how they can be related to our personal communities. The community leader that I interviewed is Noor Jemy, one of the organizers of SHAMS clinic. Social Health and Medical Services (SHAMS) clinic is a free health clinic targeted to improve the well-being of underserved communities in Philadelphia especially those who do not have health insurance. Their efforts are motivated by …show more content…

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