I will be the first to admit that political issues and anything involved with them are not exactly at this point one of my strengths. I did however, take the AP government and politics course because I aspire to learn, not only the basics, but also some in depth details about politics and government. Before this class I had taken all of the required history classes which, in most cases, barely scraped the surface of our government and how it works. My lack of knowledge in these areas has left me not only curious but also feeling, rather un-patriotic. Over the course of this class I plan on learning many details of politics and American government and hopefully develope my own thoughts, theories and opinions on the systems as well.
To answer the question in which we were assigned to blog about, I will try my best to take whichever issues I have any prior knowledge about and apply them. Most of the issues i know about have either been forced upon me by previous teachers, or brought to my attention because they apply to me. The issues that apply to me and my demographics are the same political issues that interest me, reason being that they are eventually going to dirrectly affect me. These specific issues would be debt of any kind, health insurance, job security and any politics involved in home ownership.
Seeing the fact that I am indeed a college bound high school student, it helps to know that all the money and debt I will be left with after college and loans will be worth while. If I am going and spending my valuable young life and money on earning a degree, which one day, will help me land a job with steady annual earnings, it is important to me that those job oppertunities will be there for me. These issues relate to the economy and also how debt is worsening these factors which can control job availability. In my English11 classes this year, the theme of the "American Dream" has been recalled upon as it was a trending theme of the 1950's. Basically, all I wish for is to have the modern "American Dream" to be a realistic possibility for my life; so that is why I show interest in any politic factor of our government which can either positively or negatively effect this wish.
I agree with your opinion and status on the issue of job security and debts. As both of us are now in the time of consideration for what we will do for our future, we should expect job security for after college students and lowering college tuition from our presidential candidates.
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