1. One of the biggest problems facing our country is the concept of race. Whether race actually exists or is it just a socially constructed concept. Within my community the biggest problem being faced is poverty, which is something that can be viewed as a major problem within the country as well. The biggest problem people within my age group are facing is the price of going to post secondary school. This generation cannot even afford to to put a dent on their future. The next generation faces the problem of becoming too dependent on technology to complete simple daily tasks. On a daily process biggest problem I face is trying to be a full time student plus work full time in order to pay for school. School want you to have a completely open schedule telling you it is the only way to make it in your field. Making you choose. The biggest problem my grandparents face in this country is not having to be dependent on others. Another problem being faced is within the professional field. Such as pay and availability of being able to move up in the chain.
2. I have always been interested history and one topic I would like to dig deeper into instead of scratching the surface would be to research whether slavery actually ended after emancipation proclamation and if people still think it exists today.
3. If I could only have two channels they would have to be USA and LMN. I have to have my law and order and my Sunday lifetime premieres. I the smartest show on television would have to be the history channel. The channel answers anything questions anyone has about what happened in history.
4. When I listen to the news the stories that draw me are those stories that have a story behind them. I tend to pay more attention to those stories that have action. Those stories about race, immigration, drugs, trafficking and murder etc. If the issue has to do with America itself then I am more likely to tune in, but because I am taking political science I also find myself tuning into foreign affairs.
5. If I could bring one thing to national conversation it would have to be poverty partnered with race. Because everyone knows its there and mostly involves those of color, but there are no reasons behind that concept besides the fact people are poor because they are lazy.
6. I would write a law getting rid of all the laws about race in southern states that still exist on the books, that if called for could be used. If I could change one existing law it would the drinking age. The fact you cannot drink til you are 21 is stupid when at 18 you can fight and die for this country but you are not old enough to sit down and drink. One of these laws need to change. 21 for both or 18 for both.
7. a. Over the years going to college has become a increasingly popular/trendy/omnipressent. My family and friends all thinking furthering your education is great, as do others. But I'm not sure that going to college is a really good thing, because this generation is more likely to be in poverty because jobs are declining. We are going to college to have a career and make more money like they say we will, only to find out that the 4+ years we spent in college will only land a job where we are making just enough or not enough. Leaving us teetering on the fence of poverty.
b. When I was young, i really wanted to be a detective when I grew up. Though my interest changed, I'm still interested in criminal justice. What drew me from this profession was the gender line, which makes me ask: In a profession where physical and mental capacity is important, will woman always be viewed as less capable than men?
