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Carvell, Erica. "Women May Lose Gains in Government Under the Trump Administration." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, Gale, 2017. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, libdb.dccc.edu/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/OJKJRG865067909/OVIC?u=pa_de_ccc&xid=2e075687. Accessed 22 Nov. 2017. Originally published as "In National Security and Foreign Policy, What Do American Women Have to Lose?" New America, 13 Oct. 2016. Moore, Michael, director. Where to Invade Next . Www.gomovies.com/WheretoInvadeNext, Neon, 2015, gomovies.pet/film/where-to-invade-next-11674/watching.html?ep=752062. “The Real Impact of a Female President? More Women in Politics.” Public Radio International, www.pri.org/stories/2016-10-24/real-impact-female-president-more-women-politics. Ware, Susan. "Roosevelt, Eleanor." The Reader's Companion to American History, edited by Eric Foner, and John Arthur Garraty, Houghton Mifflin, 1st edition, 2014. Credo Reference, https://libdb.dccc.edu/login?url=http://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/rcah/roosevelt_eleanor/0?institutionId=5109. Accessed 23 Nov 2017. After watching Where To Invade Next, there are several topics regarding politics, education, and civility in the United States that I will be exploring in hopes to further a topic into a research paper. A summary of the movie can be found in my last blog post, blog post #9.
Topic: Sexual Education in the United States Research Question: Should the U.S. update their sexual education classes in their secondary schools? Argument: In the United States, sexual education has an emphasis of abstinence. In countries such as France, it is understood that abstinence cannot be a trusted safe practice and contraception should make student's less uncomfortable. In the U.S., sexual education is very old school and has religious undertones of premarital sex is unexpected because of it being deemed a sin. In the modern day, more teenagers are having sex at a younger age and are less comfortable with telling their parents or doctors about their sexual activity because of its negative baggage. In France, sex is not seen as a forbidden practice for younger people and have less teen pregnancies than the U.S. If the U.S. followed in France's sexual education, more students would be more comfortable with contraception and information from parents or doctors. Topic: No undergraduate debt Research Question: Should the United States cover undergraduate school? Argument: The idea of all undergraduates going to college for free is unrealistic and devastating for the United States. If the students do not pay for their tuition, the universities would have to depend on the government. Our government in the United States is already limited in spending and in debt. The country is large and populous which results in a large amount of colleges and universities which would not acquire adequate spending. The institutions would suffer especially if more students attend because of the absence of cost. The countries that have accomplished no undergraduate debt like Slovenia and Scotland have a dirty secret. They panhandle and accept immense charities from surrounding countries. If every country nearby Slovenia and Scotland followed in their footsteps they would have to get rid of their policy because colleges and universities would go bankrupt. Also, the idea of free college stems from less fortunate students who cannot afford the tuition costs. Although, like in other countries, colleges and universities that usually attain these students could not afford to give them the proper education because of the lack of money the government could give. Free college would be a burden to the United States and citizens would not benefit. Topic: Women in Leadership Research Topic: Would women in leadership positions benefit the United States. Argument: The United States has never had a woman president which has never allowed women to have a representative of their biological understanding. I believe the United States would benefit from a woman as president because topics such as abortion and prenatal care could be assessed by a woman who truly understands the meaning. Men I do not believe can truly fathom the idea of being a woman which also strings along pregnancy and contraception such as birth control. It would not matter if the woman was pro-life or pro-choice, but female citizens may feel more comfortable in her opinion and believe they have a voice. A woman in power would create a positive difference for the United States and a greater sense of equality. In the documentary Where to Invade Next, Michael Moore scrutinizes American policies and traditions and compares them to other countries. He travels to Italy, Finland, Slovenia, Germany, Portugal, Norway, Tunisia, and Iceland where he "takes" successful tactics the countries have applied to their education, welfare, etc to inform viewers of the new ways the United States can approve. In Italy he address the idea of the working and labor conditions in the U.S. and how Italy's mindset of a workers health being valued more than a profit should be applied. Next in France, school meals were deemed healthier and were made more carefully. Also, sexual education did not carry an emphasis of abstinence like it does in the U.S., but French sexual education teaches teenagers safe practice. Moore suggests this cold help the high teen pregnancy rates in the U.S. Slovenia undergraduate students are not burdened with the debt of their schooling like in the United States. Moore ridicules the importance of college and the high cost of tuition. He believes more citizens would benefit from free college and is evident to be necessary for a future in America. Like Germany, the United States has an embarrassing and harsh history but their students exposure to the material differs in the two countries. Germany does not try to cover the Holocaust and Hitler, but it is taught to its fullest extent in school because the history of the country is very important to them. Without discussing and analyzing past decisions and actions of elites may cause history to repeat in some ways. In the United States, topics such as slavery are discussed but details are hidden to shield the students. Moore believes a more realistic education of huge topics such as history may prevent history from repeating such as the constant hate crimes committed in America. Then, Moore traveled to Portugal to scrutinize their universal healthcare and abolition of the death penalty. Universal healthcare is heavily debated in the U.S. but Portugal has benefited from this policy and their citizens are some of the healthiest. Norway's prison system was also explored by Moore which treated their prisoners more humanely than the United States and rehabilitation is more important than punishment. Lastly, Moore visited Tunisia and Iceland where women have more equality and rights. In Tunisia, women have the right to abortion and prenatal care is more accessible. Women have a right to choose and to their body than in the U.S. In Iceland, more women are leaders than in the U.S. which prevents male bias and a larger representative to women. Women in the United States have only experienced male presidents which are considered their representatives, but can never understand topics such as female contraception, prenatal care, and abortion. In conclusion, Moore traveled to several countries to debate the legitimacy of the American dream and new ideas for progress in large debated topics in the United States.
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