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Reflection On Phyllis Ryder's Rhetorics For Community Service

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I found Phyllis Ryder’s “Rhetorics for Community Service” book most useful in helping me reflect on my service learning. I am currently volunteering in Miriam’s Kitchen, which is a non-profit organization aiming to end the chronic homelessness in DC. In order succeed, kitchen volunteers help prepare and serve meals to people in need. However simple this job may seem, there is a deeper meaning in what we do. We make our guests feel respected, safe, and treated as ordinary people. But first and foremost, we listen them and try to do our best to prepare everything flawless. One of Ryder’s quotes is directly related to my community service, which is, “…doing good needs to begin by listening to the people on the ground and by working with them.
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