Peace Corps Lingo

This list highlights the vocabulary of the Peace Corps, an American service program where trained volunteers assist developing countries in various areas of community service. When in college, look into it!
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  1. corps
    a body of people associated together
    It was more the commitment to service; he says he’d look with equal favor upon someone in the peace corps. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age
  2. volunteer
    a person who freely enlists for military service
    A Marine recruiter was coming to Fort Defiance looking for Indian volunteers. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
  3. community
    a group of people living in a particular local area
    The center of this tight-knit community was Ismail’s apartment, flat 13, Kholvad House, four rooms in a residential building in the center of the city. Long Walk to Freedom
  4. service
    work done by one person or group that benefits another
    “One other thing. Participation in the highway cleanup counts as public service, which always looks good on a college application.” Shine!
  5. global
    involving the entire earth
    They are part of an international movement to change the global food system. The Omnivore's Dilemma
  6. development
    a district that has been built to serve some purpose
    They live in a development just across the highway from the farm. The Old Willis Place
  7. sustainable
    using methods that do not cause harm to the environment
    To Joel, sustainable organic farming means using this free solar energy instead of fossil fuel energy. The Omnivore's Dilemma
  8. empowerment
    the process of gaining confidence, strength, and the capacity for self-determination
    Amid all the talk of youth empowerment, it seemed important to actually sit down and hear from the youth. Becoming
  9. humanitarian
    of or relating to the promotion of popular welfare
    I am making books, documentaries, and speeches, and I am meeting interesting people, doing social media campaigns, and engaging in humanitarian work. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World
  10. education
    activities that impart knowledge or skill
    Before apartheid, any black South African who received a formal education was likely taught by European missionaries, foreign enthusiasts eager to Christianize and Westernize the natives. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
  11. grassroots
    of or involving the common people rather than those in power
    In the absence of a massive, grassroots movement directly challenging the racial caste system, Jim Crow might be alive and well today. The New Jim Crow
  12. collaboration
    act of working jointly
    It was through his collaboration with other scientists that Pascal came to have the sense of belonging to a collectivity greater than himself. The Invention of Science
  13. diversity
    noticeable variety
    Consider the enormous diversity of living things on Earth, all of which share the same planet and an identical molecular biology. Cosmos
  14. empathy
    understanding and entering into another's feelings
    By revealing the raw ugliness at the heart of prejudice, high-profile hate-crime prosecutions have helped build empathy for people on the margins. The 57 Bus
  15. philanthropy
    the act of donating money or time to promote human welfare
    Imbued with civility from his parents, he saw Pittsburgh as a humming city of entrepreneurship and philanthropy serving the middle class.
    – The Washington Post
  16. harmony
    compatibility in opinion and action
    They worked side by side in perfect harmony. The House of Hades
  17. cooperation
    the practice of working together on a common enterprise
    Only by “cooperation and close collaboration of all concerned could the solution possibly have been reached,” he wrote. The Woman All Spies Fear
  18. multicultural
    relating to or including diverse nationalities or customs
    The multicultural perspective tends to cast Indigenous peoples in general as an oppressed racial group without considering important political differences between the Native nations and other oppressed populations. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States
  19. integration
    incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
    The judge was announcing his decision, saying that the governor had “thwarted” the court-approved plan of integration by means of National Guard troops. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
  20. diplomacy
    negotiation between nations
    Their traditional diplomacy shaped new efforts to form alliances against the invaders. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States
Created on Fri Dec 01 13:12:08 EST 2023 (updated Tue Jan 16 13:22:55 EST 2024)

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