Week 11:
During this week we had watched a documentary titled "Unnatural Causes: In Sickness and in Wealth". This documentary was a real eye opener! It's very true that the wealthier you are, the better health you are in. I also found it very interesting that sometimes how wealthy you are does not matter, but the color of your skin does. It's a shame that the United States has all this money and is the richest world in the country, but that there isn't equal health care and health opportunities for everyone living here. During this week we also started more advocacy projects! Dr.V showed us how to use Thomas and the State and Legislative Bill website. I look forward to finishing this project within the next few weeks!
Week 12:
This Tuesday was centered around the advocacy project we are doing for Monday. We had discussed how it was important to know as much information about the issue we're looking into so that if or when we get a response for the person we send our letter to, we're prepared for any question they ask us or statement we need to make. This is a very important skill to have when working in the "real world" and having to explain/persuade people to agree with you, and fight for a change.
On Thursday Shar and Dr. V switched roles for the first half of class and we discussed reading 20. This part of class was quiet humorous :) We also took a picture and created a card for SuperOne! I feel like our class is starting to bond a lot more since a majority of people in class are beginning to feel comfortable sharing their opinions and opening up to everyone... I like it :)
I look forward to finishing off the semester with everyone! :)
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Nice post, Erika!
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree that it's a shame the U.S. has such large health disparities! I could hardly believe that 9-year difference in life expectancy that the documentary talked about. Wow.
Also, I really enjoy how many people share their opinion in class, too - we've had some great discussions!
Good job Erika! It was quite humorous when shar and Dr. V switched roles:) And I agree with both you and Hannah, its hard to believe that the the U.S. is one of the richest country in the world but we have so many health disparities!
ReplyDeleteI also thought that creating a card for Super One was a fantastic idea! It will definitely expose others to the ides of "re-purposing" objects!
ReplyDeleteI also think that the advocacy letters would be a good skill to have in the real world. I alsoa gree that it's fun to hear different peoples opinions in class...Good post!
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