Exploration 3: Amber McLaughlin

Recently my grandmother got real sick and I had to help her get around and do the things necessary to live life. It happened right out of the blue and no one saw it coming. I had to take her to doctor appointments, help her get in and out of the bath tub, help her get up to use the restroom, and help her do things around the house so she wasn't living in a dirty environment. It taught me not to take life for granted, one day you can be completely healthy and doing the things you wanna do and the next you can be sick and not even be able to complete the most simplest tasks.





Issues of policy ask us what we should do and how we should implement our aims. They are usually pervasive and use the words should, ought, or must. They deal with all kinds of arguments and are the main points of the argument. They are what gets the argument going.




An issue that is important to me is the issue of lowering college tuition. There are a lot of people in this country that are struggling financially and cant necessarily afford college. I understand that there is government aid but that doesn't always cover the whole cost of the school. A lot of people now days base the school they want to go to solely on the fact of how much the school costs, and I don't think it should be like that. I think someone should base their choice of college on what that college has to offer: the education, things to do on the campus, ways to get involved. I understand that college isn't all about "having fun" and that the education is the most important aspect of the school but if you are paying money to go somewhere, why not go somewhere where there are plenty of ways to get involved, in not just the campus but the community as well. I lost my mom when I was 13 and I was raised by my father alone and going through high school we didn't have the most money in the world but we also weren't struggling to live, but my college had to be based on the cost of the school. I got help from the government but it wasn't enough to cover a big school. And even then I'm required to pay back the government after I graduate. Also someone who wants to go for something that requires a lot of schooling like my major (which requires 8 years) it becomes costly. How are we supposed to pay back these loans after we graduate if we can't find a job? We don't know what the economy is going to be like when we graduate. We don't know what fields are going to be in demand. So none of us are really guaranteed jobs.  I think people differ on this issue because everyone comes from different financial backgrounds.

                                            This caption shows that the person got their degree but
                                            in the background shows all the money they had to spend
                                            in order to get it.