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    Historians do research and analyze on past events, old documents, videos and pictures. The information they get from these sources develops their discourse communities. Each major has its own discourse communities. A discourse community is a group of people who share common goals and communicate together in order to achieve goals the group has set for themselves. Historians conduct research and analysis for businesses, newspapers, governments, and historical associations. They write historiography

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    In the field I am only thinking about the ball and making a goal. That is a discourse community I can identify myself being a part of. What is a discourse community you may ask? A discourse community is a familiar community you engage on the daily or feel connected because you are a member. Through my high school years, I was labeled a soccer player. I played for three years straight. Being an athlete isn’t like the movies, when the jocks and any athlete can get easy A’s or not turn in their homework

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    We now know what would be the necessary threshold levels for members who wish to join in such a community, but now we must realize the rest of the questions that need to be answered when talking about the discourse communities. But, what is a discourse community? Well, by definition, a discourse community is a group of individuals whom share similar ideals to one another, and are able to communicate with one another so that they all may be able to achieve a goal. However, as any other term within

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    The discourse community I share with my sister is no different. It has existed since we first gained conscious awareness of one another, and has continued to develop over the years. My interactions with my sister, from our methods of communications to our range of actions and responses have all played a viable role in developing the bonds between us. These elements come together toward a common sense of familial care and appreciation for one another. One point in particular, which this community continuously

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    definition of a discourse community which is a group of people with a common interest. The group must meet Swales six characteristics of a discourse community which are common goals, mechanisms of intercommunication, provide information and feedback, possesses genres in the communicative, have lexis, and have a level of threshold level of the members. I think the WWE Universe is good example of a discourse community. According to Swales, the first characteristic is a discourse community has a broadly

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    REDO DISCOURSE COMMUNITY Everyone has the same goal in a discourse community, achieving a set goal. Whether it be getting work done or doing something for fun everyone has a goal in a group. The reason why people come together to form a group is usually one they cannot achieve alone. Playing a game alone makes it reasonably boring but with other people involved makes the game more fun. Unlike most discourse communities the players in the game Dota 2 do not do a physical activity. While ninety-percent

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    What is a discourse community? A discourse community is an interactive group that shares common discourses. Meaning that they share a common set of values that similar towards others. Most of society belongs to a discourse community that share values or even similar personalities. The discourse communities I joined needed to reflect my personality. For example, I like culture and I like to involve myself in some culture-based activities such as Art or even Culinary Arts. Ideally experiencing diverse

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    A discourse community is a social group of people that share a set of discourses, understood as basic values and assumptions, and ways of communicating through written texts and share common goals, such as academia. There is usually some type of discussion, which is called discursive practices. Usually, these discursive practices involve genres, which are types of texts that are recognizable to the readers and writers. In the essay, The Concept of Discourse Community, John Swales give you some things

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    specifically, in order to be part of a community, that person must share the views to be considered a member. All throughout my four years of high school, I believe I was part of a discourse community. That discourse community was the basketball team. This paper will allow me to confirm that notion with my teacher as well as my fellow students with the credibility, the community knowledge, and the same values that the community and I shared. A discourse community in the words of Linguist John Swales

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    together to form a unique community. In a quote by Rollo May, he states, “Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy, and mutual valuing.” A discourse community consists of a group of people involving in and as well as communication about particular topics. Each group may vary in different categories but they all share the same goals. The importance of sharing the same goals and values is great because it leads to the true concept of a discourse community. According to John

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