Voices From The Bayou Part 3: The Great Flood By Kohle

Most people make the assumption that a community is made up of people who live near them when really it could be made up of people from all over the world. The word “community” can mean many things to different people and everyone has their own opinion on what it means to them. To me community means a group of people who all share the same interest, likes, and who are willing to come together and help one another in times of need. That is why I strongly believe that even if you are on the opposite sides of the world from one another you could still come together and be apart of a strong healthy community. To create your own community with others even if it is through the internet is very simple and you really just have to be willing to accept

He describes community so perfectly in his essay while telling his story of the flood, “the people who lived here were not the only ones who helped out. People drove here from all over the country to cook food and donate supplies.” (Kohl 113). I love that he included the fact that people that did not belong to his actual community still came together to form an entire new community to help one another and rebuild. Kohl describes his community as amazing because of how many people from all over had already filled up shelters with supplies and helped other rebuild their homes. In my opinion he definitely grasped the major characteristics that create a great community, because of the way he said people were so selfless in helping and came together not for selfish reasons or for their own beneficial reasons but purely just to help out their community and their people. I think one of the most important factors to a great community would probably be membership because I believe to be a good community you have to have good

I find that this essay really explains why communication and friendliness is a great way to keep a community united. The student describes her experience of the flood and how simple communication throughout her community might have saved her life, “Those three little words provided more than just a saying. It was an acknowledgment that I was there and a simple respect for an individual regardless of how well you know them.”(Student 5). She goes into detail explaining how she use to think her boyfriend was silly for asking, “How you doing?” to everyone he passed by in his community until he explained why he does it and why he finds it so important. Her boyfriend stated, “At my previous home I never took the time to speak to anyone. Then one day my house was broken into and the same neighbors that I would just ignore were the same folks that I needed to go to for information.” (Student 1). Which I believe really made her think more on the subject and how communication is pretty important even if you barely know the person because her neighbor is actually who saved her life because of simple communication and the caring question of “How you