Friday, October 3, 2104

Today in class we watched a video called "The Newsroom, First Scene."
In this video, several things were discussed but one of the most important of these things brought up was a question asked by a young college aged girl. She asked the man "Why is the United States the best country in the world?" At first, he didn't respond, but then he did and furiously responded "IT'S NOT." He also stated that "the first step to solving a problem is recognizing that there is one." He stated why he didn't think the USA is the best, and became very upset and used some bad words. Next, after the video we discussed Ebola and how one person has it in Texas because he got it in Africa. After we discussed Ebola, Mr. Schick asked us "Do you think that the USA is the best country in the world, and if so, why?" We discussed the ups and downs of the US. One of the downs we discussed was that we have quite a few poor people. We talked about how most poor people are lazy and content with being in the situation they're in but how some poor people actually have mental issues and are incapable of leading a normal lifestyle. Some people also complained about Obama and how it's his fault that our country is failing and isn't the best. We also agreed that our country isn't as united as it used to be. Several people don't vote when it comes time to vote but they complain about who was elected. We all agreed that we have the right to vote when you turn 18 and then it's your responsibility to do so. Another thing that came up is that too many people complain and sit around instead of getting up and taking a stand for your beliefs. We debated about the ups and downs and voted on whether the US is indeed the best. We voted that it isn't and instead said that the best may be Japan or China because they have better politics and such. The only reason why we decided as a group that the US is better then China and Japan is because we have better and cleaner air.