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Lakesha Mcmillian HMSV B280-Fall 2017 Chapter 2 Reflection Paper October 27, 2017 Claire Glasson â€Å"We’re Just Done Fighting† How does understanding how systems operate help you make sense of what happened? I think understanding how systems work helped me to understand the type of community this was. Understanding how systems operate brought the community’s strengths to the forefront. As I was reading this story I asked myself a couple of questions: what were they willing to do in order to save their homes? How far were they willing to go? Were they all willing to stand together as one against the university? According to the textbook, â€Å"Maintaining equilibrium or balance is one of the fore concerns of any system: a system acts when it feels†¦show more content†¦Once they got what they wanted the university was forced into a new agreement and no changes could be made without the consent of the neighborhood. Organizing and organizations- â€Å"One person can start an organized effort but change that affects more than one person requires the involvement of more than one person† (Homan, 48). When people come together for a common purpose, they can usually achieve what they came together for. When Camy and the people who stayed behind in their neighborhood, found out they were about to lose their homes, they all joined together against the university. They all stuck together, they keep track of things, they even exposed the university to the media. They used several different tactics to get the attention of the university. Action- â€Å"People will act for change only if they are uncomfortable enough with the current circumstances or excited enough by a new possibility† (Homan, 49). Camy and the people in his neighborhood were being forced out of their homes. This was an uncomfortable circumstance. They all acted together as one to save their homes. 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