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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