This blog post is an Annotated Bibliography of my research paper. My research paper is about how Philadelphia should have public schools instead of charter schools. I have several sources that are relevant to my paper that shows the difference between the two systems. First Source: Michael Moore's film Where to Invade Next .
Third Source:Kate Harveston https://intpolicydigest.org/2017/11/14/fixing-america-s-public-education-system/
In this blog I'm taking what I talked about in my previous blog Summary and Rhetorical Analysis of Where to Invade Next. In that blog post I wrote an summary about the Michael Moore film Where to Invade Next. I'm coming up with three different arguments on why we should have universal healthcare, free education, and better employment in the United States. There are a lot more issues that need to be discussed but these three are my main focus of my blog post. Topic: Health care in the United States of America.
Research Question: Should the United States of America provide free universal health care coverage for its citizens? Argument: The United States of America should provide free universal health care coverage for its citizens because so many Americans go without coverage because the government makes it so expensive to afford. No jobs really offer it and if they do it takes about your whole check to make the payments and then the coverage does not cover everything. If the government would use the taxpayer’s money to go into healthcare instead of wars that they start with other countries, then it would work. They should make it so that we take some of our taxes that get taken out go into like a universal big bowl and that would be able to go to families that can’t afford care and families that work. If we stop worrying about ourselves and stop being selfish then we could help each other. If one eats, then we all should eat. We give celebrities our money for them to live, but we can’t give that money to a needy family that needs medicine. Topic: Employee benefits in the United States of America. Research Question: Should the United States of America provide better employee benefits for its citizens? Arguments: The United States of America needs to provide better benefits for workers. How do they expect people to come to work everyday barely able to make ends meet? While we slave at work for employers that get to go home and not worry about what they must eat at night. They have no debt because workers like us make money for them to leave like fat rats. They offer little to no time off. Not to mention when you get sick or family issues they want to fire you when you must take off. Its like pulling teeth to get off work because they want to work you like a machine. Then if you want to go on vacation it’s like you must save for a year because you don’t make enough money to cover the cost. Don’t think about extending you families then once you do that you lose your job. If we keep more jobs here for us to do, then we would do better because all the money that we would make here in America would stay in our economy. They ship the jobs in other countries because they pay almost nothing to pay the workers just, so they can keep more money in their pockets. Disgusting. Topic: Education system in the United States of America. Research Question: Should the United States of America provide better Education for its citizens children? Argument: Here in the United States the children here have poor education due to the lack of money that goes into the education system. The education especially here in Philadelphia is out dated. There aren’t enough textbooks for the children. My daughter cannot even bring home a textbook with her homework because there are not enough. She brings her homework in a paper packet. Then they give them test on information on things that they don’t even know or never heard of because they don’t have the proper literature to teach them. The school lunches are so nasty that my daughter doesn’t even want to eat it and she asks me if I can either but or make her lunch. Our country only worries bout war that they forgot about the future and that is the children. How can there be anything for them if we can’t help them get there. Schools with the best education here are the ones that families can’t afford. Why should a child be subject to not being able to have the best education just because their parents don’t make enough money? It saddens me to know that my daughter and other children can’t get the best because we don’t have enough money. In this blog post I am focusing on the Michael Moore movie Where to Invade Next. This film focus was to show us how us as a country need to get better with our healthcare system, justice system, education system, and our employment system. He went to different countries across Europe, Germany and some other small places to show us their systems and to persuade us the audience to possibly take their ways of life to make it our own by making our voices actually work for us by going to the government to make our way of life better for now and the future generations to come . In the documentary Where to Invade Next, Michael Moore went into different countries to find out all of their good and to persuade the audience on how we the people should use the examples for us here in America. He went to some countries in Europe, Germany, and other places to see how there systems work. in this film he showed us how their justice system, healthcare, education, employment are better than ours here in the United States of America. We seen how they treat their employees in Italy and give them 8 weeks off in one year for sick, personal, and vacation time. In France they give the children four course lunch no added sugars and real food that deserves to be in a restaurant. Finland had only public schools and it is illegal to even have private schools. No matter rich or poor every child's education was the same. This is just a few to mention. Every time he seen something good that he thought that we should be doing in the United States he would put his American flag down and say that he was taking the idea. · How does Michael Moore establish Ethos? In the film he shows us what everyone else does not want to show us. He does not try to be something that he is not. He is raw and does not hold any punches. Michael is not afraid to show the world or anyone that wants to listen what needs to be heard and what needs to be said. To show us that we as a country need to change.
· How does Michael Moore use Logos? In the film Michael Moore showed a picture of a graph and compared the taxes in Italy to the United States of America. In the graph he showed us how even in Italy they may pay a little more taxes, but those taxes are shown to help their economy. Where as in the united states we the people pay a lot more and we don’t have any resources for schools and the likes and end up paying more money out of pocket then they do. · How does Michael Moore appeal to Pathos? There was a scene in the film that made me tear up a little and that was the jail scene. While he was in Norway he was showing us the way they deal with their criminals. And even their maximum-security prisons are better than our jails period. The men here were getting beat to a pulp and bit by dogs not only that but are also still not being able to keep their right to vote. Norway, they get debates done inside of their jail to get the votes of the inmates because their vote still matters like wow really. Their cells look like small little rooms with private bathrooms. · What is Michael Moore's Telos? His purpose was to persuade. He informed in a persuasive way. He was being serious, but it was very fun to watch how he would sarcastically ask them like well ‘’Why would you listen to your employees’’, and the person who would have to answer would be looking like for real are you serious. · What is the Kairos of this film? When he would hear the good things that another country was doing while he was invading he would take that opportunity to then compare it to our country to show us how we need to grow. One country Finland I believe said that their education system idea they got from the United States. How could you have an idea and don’t use it. Sad. In this blog post I am reflecting on my semester so far. I feel like I have done good but, I know that I can do better. In my previous blog I did a reflection about my life choice memoir. Here is a link to my previous blog to see the process that I went thought to write My Life Choice-Memoir. Happy reading! · How did you feel about English Composition before the semester started? How do you feel now?
When I first started this class, I was thinking here comes a bunch of writing about topics I don’t care for. I thought that I was going to reading a novel and writing about different point of views from the characters. I thought I was going to have a professor that was going to very stern and not nice at all. Now that I have been in the class I love it. It is not boring. I wouldn’t of thought that I would be doing my writing as a blog. Let alone making a website. It is a cool class that I enjoy very much. · In this class, how do we define composition? Our definition of composition is ‘’Combining two or more communicative elements to make meaning.’’ · In this class, we write so we can. I hope this is not a right or wrong question…I believe that we write to show another way to express ourselves. The power of the pen is deep. When I myself write it is like that I must pick my brain. This class makes you think deeper than just writing the first thing that comes to mind. · What have you learned thus far about yourself as a writer? I learnt that I have a lot to share. When I see my thoughts written normally its in my diary. Now that I write, and the topics give me a chance to share a part of me I may have not shared in possibly years. My writing seems stronger when I write from my heart instead of trying to write something that I must make up. · As a writer in this class, do you feel as if you are improving? How so? I do feel like it is improving I still see some errors though. I see that I am not trying to just make the quota. I am starting to put more effort into my writing. I feel like my writing is worth the read now. I am more excited to write my post and share my point of view. · What are your three primary English Composition I goal for the rest of this semester? The first is to make sure that I do all my assignments. I know that I sometimes wait until the last minute to do that. My second goal is to fix my web page without deleting things it needs to be cleaned up. I can see what needs to be fixed I just must take the time to do it. Lastly pass this class with at least a high B. I want to aim higher, knowing me I know I am about a B average student. Well I hope to be. In this blog I will do some reflecting on my memoir. I will go through each question and let you know what my process was. I will let you in to see how possibly it was easy for me. I had a little help with this reflection by watching Reflective Writing. while I was in class. Here is a link to my Life-Choice Memoir page. · Who did you work with to compose your life-choice memoir? Was this a good approach?
I didn’t work with anyone during my writing because I went through this experience alone. No one was there to there to say what I should put inside my writing. I believe this was a good approach only because no one can tell me anything about how difficult of a decision that was for me. I needed to be focused while writing. The only thing I know I did do was re-read what I wrote aloud to my husband. · What rhetorical mode and genre are you using? I am using a narrative approach. I want you as the reader to feel and see what I felt and seen hopefully I can get that done by the third draft. I would call this possibly a tragedy. Reason being is because it is about my daughter’s death. As hard as it is for me to write I still want to share my story. · When did you write this project? Good approach? I wrote my first draft possibly the night when it was do. I think it may have not been. I don’t like rushing my writing. I knew my choice already it was all about how I was going to write it. Since I have already completed the first draft I have a feel of what not to do for the second draft. · Where did you write this project? Good approach? I wrote my first draft downstairs in my living room. My cat was sitting next to me. He is always around me when I am writing. Well while I am doing my blog posts. My living room is the only place that I can get quiet because the tv up stairs in my bedroom is on most of the time thanks to my husband and daughter. So yes, that is the best approach if I need a piece of my mind writing my thoughts down. · Why did you choose to write about your chosen topic? Good choice? I going to start off by saying yes that I know that my topic was and is personal. I have not had any decisions in my life that have ever made me think like this one has. This is something that I think about every day. This topic makes me feel like my writing has meaning in a sense if that would make sense. · How did it feel to write this narrative ("during, after, and since")? Do you have any "if only" moments that can help you revise the draft? During my writing I felt a little nervous, this is a sensitive topic. It was like trying to figure out how I am going to tell my reader or readers what I went through. I was trying the timeline process, but I don’t think I going to use that technique. After I wrote it I was in tears. To see it on paper and sharing my thoughts I had to relive a painful memory. Since I wrote it I don’t regret writing about my daughters’ death. As I am getting older I realize that death is something that no one is going to be able to get away from we just as people must prepare for it. · How will you revise your narrative? I am going to possibly start my memoir with the pain and end it with the pain. I don’t know what is going in the middle. I must think that part over only because I don’t know where I want to take it from after I deal with the action and hurtful part. I have an idea for the middle but closing it to end where is started I’m working my brain for that. In this blog post it is about to people who are on a vacation waiting on a train to arrive so they can get to there destination. While having a few drinks the couple have a few disagreements that causes the women to look at him in a different light. Possibly in my eyes leaving the relationship. Hills Like White Elephants (Ernest Hemingway) Does she stay in her relationship with the man?
I believe that she leaves him. The story itself did not provide much detail or information. From the text it seems to me that she may be pregnant, and the man wants her to get an abortion. A simple operation and blowing air in seems like that to me. During their conversation she was saying that the both of them would be able to enjoy all of these great pleasures of the world. His argument was that their lives would be better if she gets this operation. She made a statement that compared to the drink that they were both tasting for the first time saying that, when you wait a while for something and it tastes like licorice. I'm going to assume that she is talking about black licorice. To me she saying that she may have wanted a baby and maybe after finally falling pregnant the guy didn't want it. So its like a bitter sweet moment and she feels like her happiness is going away. As for him she has to get this ''operation'' it may be leaving a bad taste in her mouth just like someone who does not enjoy licorice. As the argument progressed she started to feel frustrated with him to the point that she wanted him to be quiet. I believe that once she had sometime to herself while he was moving their luggage to get ready for the train to come she made her mind up to leave the relationship. I guess from her look when he asked if she was okay and she said I'm fine. I know when a woman says she is fine she is fine and over the relationship. When have you made a important choice to stay in a relationship or leave a relationship -- OR -- stay or leave a difficult situation? When I was 16 years old I was a mother to a month old baby. During this time I was still with my daughters father. He had graduated high school and started furthering his education. Once he left high school our relationship started to get a little bumpy. He was starting to act distant. One day I went to call him I asked him ''Can you come over its been a while since you visited your daughter.'' He said ''Yea when I get the time plus my homie wants to see the baby.'' I was a bit irritated because I felt like why can't you come by yourself and not bring people to my home. I spoke back and said ''Well I need to talk to you as well so could you come by yourself.'' He says ''Ard cool.'' As expected he did not come over to visit. Now during this time period he has not called or I have to call him. By this time my daughter is four months old. I knew that at that time I had feelings for him but not like before and I knew that our relationship was over. It hurt but I knew it was best. Our last conversation went like Me ''Can we talk about us?'' Him ''What about it.?'' Me ''Do you still want to be with me?'' Him "I mean Mosha I'm out of high school and I'm not dating no one that is in high school.'' That statement crushed me I was so hurt I just didn't understand why. Me ''So is the reason why you haven't been here to at least see your daughter.'' Him ''Mosha I don't have time for this.'' That was the end of our relationship. I thought that he was the love of my life. I thought that he was going to be my husband. That was one of my most difficult situations that I had to leave from. This blog is about a girl named Lulu Wang who spoke on a podcast about her family withholding a serious secret from her grandmother. She is torn between keeping the secret or telling her grandmother because she doesn't feel like she can with hold something from someone that she loves dearly. Learning that keeping the secret kept her in good spirits and possibly alive.
What You Don't Know Lulu Wang Did you agree with the family's choice to deceive Wang's grandmother? I agree only because it is a tradition in their culture. I'm sure her grandmother knew she had some kind of sickness since she was already diagnosed with breast cancer before. Knowing that it is a possibility that the sickness could spread. I understand when you are close to someone and not wanting to tell them they are dying, but talking to someone that you love and hearing their voice knowing that they have a sickness that could kill them. Could hurt anyone. I guess that is why the family decided to not say anything. I wonder if the grandmother knew that her family was hiding something. It makes me think what they may have done prior for her late husband. I guess that her grandmother had no choice but to tell him once he was already in the hospital dying, which was sad. Me personally that would have been hard to not tell someone that I love. Looking at them knowing that they are going to die. We all know that life is not guaranteed and that death is certain. When have you made an important choice to tell someone a difficult truth or you made an important choice to tell a lie that had a major impact on you and/or someone else? When I was fifteen years old I was in foster care and my mother was away in rehab. I had a boyfriend at the time and I thought that was someone that I loved. I was four months into the relationship and found out that I was pregnant. I was excited but also scared. I couldn't believe that I was going to be someone's mother. So not only did I have to tell my mother but i also had to tell my foster mom at the time. I didn't want to tell her knowing what she was already going through being in rehab. I had to though so I remember calling the place that my mom was living at. I asked for her and I remember being so scared. She finally got on the phone and she said ''Mosh I can't be on the phone long I'm still on my thirty day blackout''. She said'' I also have to talk on speaker''. I said I really don't want everyone in my business. She said ''you gon have to or talk to me in thirty days''. I just blurted it out ''mom I'm pregnant '' she said ''well how are you feeling'' I said I can't believe that I'm pregnant . She said '' did you tell your dad'' I said no way he is going to be so mad at me. What I didn't know that was not the end of my worries. When I hung up with my mom I told my foster mom at that time. She told me that i couldn't live there anymore because she doesn't do care for mom and babies. That was the first time in my life I truly felt unwanted. My difficult truth caused me to be in eight other foster homes up until i was eighteen years old. My blog post is about a reading from the late and great Maya Angelou. Reading this made me feel a little upset to see the injustice of the African Americans after slavery. I would suggest you read this short story for yourself. It is a nice read enjoy.My Name is Margaret (Maya Angelou).
When I read through these readings I read some interesting things. Hopefully while you are reading my blog I hope that one of these quotes will stick with you. Here are a few quotes from myself enjoy!
'' Writing is like healing to your mind, you be surprised how it can distress you.''-Mosha Martin ''Once the pen has been lifted the ink has dried'' - Mosha Martin ''Don't think of writing as a chore think of it as a way to escape reality''-Mosha Martin
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