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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ This code is running live at [FreeCodeCamp.com](http://www.FreeCodeCamp.com). We
 Wiki
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-We would love your help expanding our [wiki](https://github.com/freecodecamp/freecodecamp/wiki) with more information about learning to code and getting a coding job.
+We would love your help expanding our [wiki](https://github.com/freecodecamp/freecodecamp/wiki). Our goal is to become a great resource for people learning to code, building local coding communities, and applying for coding jobs.
 
 Contributing
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diff --git a/server/views/home.jade b/server/views/home.jade
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                     h3.nowrap Get Connected
                     img.img-responsive.landing-icon.img-center(src= 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/freecodecamp/landingIcons_connect.svg.gz', alt='Get great references and connections to start your software engineer career')
-                    p.landing-p Join a community of busy, motivated professionals.
+                    p.landing-p Join a community of busy, motivated people.
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                     h3.nowrap Learn JavaScript
                     img.img-responsive.landing-icon.img-center(src= 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/freecodecamp/landingIcons_learn.svg.gz', alt='Learn to code and learn full stack JavaScript')
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-            h2 Why you should join our community right now:
+            h2 Why you should join our open source community right now:
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-                    li.ion-code   We're thousands of professionals. We all learn to code together.
-                    li.ion-code   We're building projects for dozens of nonprofits.
-                    li.ion-code   Our community is 100% free and open source.
-                    li.ion-code   You'll learn Full Stack JavaScript and become a Software Engineer.
-                    li.ion-code   You'll work through our focused, interactive courses and tutorials.
+                    li.ion-code   You'll get help in real time from our community chat rooms.
+                    li.ion-code   You'll meet up with other coders in your city.
                     li.ion-code   You'll learn to code at your own pace, in your browser or on your phone.
-                    li.ion-code   You'll become qualified for thousands of jobs currently going unfilled.
-                    li.ion-code   You can get help in real time from our community chat rooms.
-                    li.ion-code   We all share one common goal: to boost our careers with code.
+                    li.ion-code   You'll work through our focused, interactive courses and tutorials.
+                    li.ion-code   You'll learn state-of-the-art full stack JavaScript technologies.
+                    li.ion-code   You'll build projects that help nonprofits carry out their missions more effectively.
+                    li.ion-code   You'll assemble a portfolio of real apps used by real people.
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diff --git a/server/views/resources/get-started.jade b/server/views/resources/get-started.jade
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             img.gif-block.img-center.img-responsive(src='http://i.imgur.com/D7Y5luw.jpg' alt='A graph of the rate of job growth against growth in computer science degree graduates. There are 1.4 million jobs and only 400 million people to fill them.')
             .caption
-                p.large-p If you can finish Free Code Camp, you will be able to get a coding job. There are thousands of coding jobs currently going unfilled, and the demand for coders grows every year.
+                p.large-p There are thousands of coding jobs currently going unfilled, and the demand for coders grows every year. If you want a coding job, we can help prepare you to get one.
 
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             img.gif-block.img-center.img-responsive(src='http://i.imgur.com/yXyxbDd.jpg' alt='a screen shot of our nonprofit project directory.')
             .caption
-                p.large-p During the last 800 hours, you'll build several real-life projects for nonprofits. By the time you finish, you'll have a job-winning portfolio of real apps that people use every day.
+                p.large-p During the last 800 hours, you'll build several real-life projects for nonprofits. By the time you finish, you'll have a portfolio of real apps that people use every day.
 
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