I used to find documentaries very boring and never wanted to watch them. After all, what was the point of watching something that didn't follow a love story??? I loved watching movies that followed two people and at the end they fell madly in love. As I have grown older I’ve changed my view on movies though. Don't get me wrong I love watching romantic movies but I have found an interest in documentaries. When I watch them in class I don't mind them anymore and find them fun to watch, of course only when they're on good topics.
As I've gotten older I have developed a love for learning and find it so interesting to discover new information(I know it's quite nerdy right). Documentaries teach me so much and I am so intrigued while watching them. In class, one of my favorite things we did was watch the documentary Where to Invade Next. You can find a summary of this documentary in my blog post: Summary of Where to Invade Next. At first I did not think I was going to enjoy this documentary but ten minutes in I knew I would love it. Finding out what other countries do really showed me how much America lacks some improvements. Sure we are perceived as the number one country in the world but we have many flaws which our government tried to hide from us. Learning all of the things other countries do was so awesome to me. I was calling my parents right after and telling them about it. As soon as I got home I was showing them my notes to show them all the stuff I had learned. It was so interesting to learn about the other countries because it opened me up to so much. I never realized how far down in education we were, or how our workers are treated compared to other countries. What really shocked me was that America had these ideas first out of any country but fails to use them to improve our country. It had boggled my mind why America won't use these ideas if we have them and they can improve the country. All of the topics were so interesting it was so hard for me to pick my topic for my research paper. After I decided to write about America's school lunches, researching the topic was even more intriguing for me. I realized how much I love research and learning new things after doing all of this. Using the library database I found so many articles about the topic and each one taught me something new. Even though I struggled with the research paper and where to begin at first I still enjoyed the whole process from the documentary to the paper. I enjoyed pushing myself and allowing myself to become a better writer by struggling at first. This documentary is one of my favorite things I have watched in a class so far and learning about the other countries has been amazing!
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Introduction
The video Reflective Writing describes a useful way to write a reflective writing piece. I just finished my first draft of my research paper Lunch-time Blues, and I have a lot to edit and revise. My research paper provided an argument on how America should change the school lunches being served to students. In this blog post I will reflect on my research paper, along with how I wrote it and how I can revise it.
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In France, children aren't served food from a large bin, they are served a four course meal that meats the proper nutrition recommendations. America is far behind in teaching education and you can notice this flaw in the obesity rate. In this blog post, I will provide four sources along with summaries, and evaluation on the sources that re-inforce my opinion. My research question is: Should America change their school lunches to follow the French model? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Source 1:
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Where to Invade Next is a documentary on how America can learn from other countries around the world to fix some problems. A summary father documentary can be found in my blog post: Summary of Where to Invade Next. In this blog posts I will write arguments on certain topics presented in the movie. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Topic: American Nutrition Education Research Question: Should America focus more on teaching nutrition in schooling? Argument: America should focus more on teaching nutrition in schooling because this may lead to better nutrition of adults. In America obesity is very common, being found in one in every three adults. Obesity leads to medical problems which can lead the life expectancy to decrease. If nutrition is taught more often at a young age kids grow up with a health background and know how to take care of their bodies. Topic: American Schooling Research Question: Should America change its education approach to increase scores? Argument: American should change their approach in education because kids need time to grow as people. America is considered mediocre compared to other countries, yet we spend a lot of money. In Finland kids go to school for less hours and are not given homework and they are amongst the top of the countries in education. Considering an approach like this may help to raise education levels in America. If kids are spending less time on school they have more time to spend on activities and grow as people to help develop their minds. Topic: America Woman Clincs Research Question: Should America make woman health clinics more available? Argument: America should make health clinics for woman more available because it allows woman and men to be equal. Also, when woman become pregnant and are not able to support the baby they should have the option to get an abortion. A woman should have the freedom to choose what they want to do with their bodies without men dictating them. In the documentary Where to Invade Next, Michael Moore “invades” countries around the world attempting to bring ideas back to the United States. He wants to find ways to make America better and allow the country to grow without going to war and fighting. To begin his journey he travelled to Italy where he discussed workers conditions. He met with business owners and learned workers in Italy are given eight weeks paid vacation each year(In America paid vacation is not required). They believe that vacation relieves stress and without stress no one will get sick, and this seems to work because Italy's average life expectancy is five years longer than America's. In his next invasion of France he went to learn more about what the kids are taught in elementary school. Their schools consider lunch a class where a chef makes them nutritious meals everyday, which teaches the kids proper nutrition and food etiquette. Educating kids in this area helps to promote lifelong health amongst the population. When Moore traveled to Finland next he wanted to learn how they climbed to the top country in education. There trick was revealed as it was to have the kids spend less time in school and give them no homework. They believed this gave kids time to do other activities and have them grow as people more which strengthens their brains. Before this change in schooling policies Finland was at the bottom of education with America but with these changes they reached the top in a few years. Next on his invasion, he went to Slovenia, where kids go to college for free. This country allows Americans to come and go to college for free along with everyone else, and offer a better education. In America most people coming out of college are drowning in debts which prevents them from having stable funds of money and this can hold people back from many things. His next tip he picked up was from Germany where workers are stress free. It is a law that people are not allowed to work more than 36 hours a week and when they leave work, they’re not allowed to be contacted. Having this policy helps workers disconnect from work ad enjoy their life and families more, but also leads to more production during work. In portugal, Moore learned about a different way the police worked. Here it is legal to have drugs and you will not be arrested for drug possession. Their drug rate is a lot lower than the United States and they believe this is because people are not criminalized for having drugs. Moore wanted to learn more about Norway, so when he travelled here he learned about their prison system. Here jail is about rehabilitation and letting people grow from their mistakes. Each criminal has their own room and takes classes from math to culinary arts. This allows criminals to grow and in Norway, their rearrest rate within 5 years is a lot lower than America's. Moore’s invasions continued as he traveled to Tunisia where women are treated equal with men. Women's health clinics are easily available and abortion is legal allowing woman to control their own bodies. In Moore’s final invasion he went to Iceland where woman are truly equal among businesses. Iceland was the first country to elect a woman democratic president and now women are equal in all businesses. After Moore travels to all these countries he realizes that all of these ideas are from America originally. America has the potential to grow without help but just needs to realize it.
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