The definition of a community is: "A group of people having common interests: the scientific community; the international business community." Essentially, this implies that those with common interests or those who live their lives in certain ways are professed as a community. What communities do I fit into? What communities am I supposed to fit into, and which ones am I not supposed to fit into? Must my beliefs reflect what is believed by those in my community? All these questions are highly subjective (as well as the topic of community,) but certain deductions can be made by observations of the nature of how your presence is included in and affected by communities.
There are millions of communities, ranging from people living under the same government to people who collect stamps. Each individual is part of at least one community, and probably dozens more. To analyze how communities affect one's life, one must first determine some of the communities they are part of. Some communities I am part of are: the male community, the community of Richmond, the community of the RHS Colts, the community of volleyball players, the Muslim community and the community of my family. An insight into my life can be conceived by what communities I am a part of. Just by reading the list of the communities I am in, you could easily identify me as a person who is male, lives in Richmond and attends Richmond High School, plays volleyball and is Muslim. For me to actually be a part of these communities, something in my life must exist to connect me to the community. .
Society holds a standard for all people. This standard explains how one's life should be lived; this is in essence what communities they should be a part of. For example, if a person was a part of the "drug using community", it would be frowned upon by society. Most people, however, do not fit under societies utopian standards. This is what makes all people different; the communities they are a part of.
