In our tenth blog post, we were asked to pick three topics from the movie Where to Invade Next, and follow up those topics with a question and short response. I picked my three topics to be education, law, and employee rights .
Topic- Education Question - Should the American education system follow the same Sex Education teachings as the schools in France? Response - The American education should change the way they teach sex to follow to teachings in France. Throughout history, american schools try to shove abstinence down the throats of teens, and used fear to create the illusion that sex is abnormal or negative. This only makes it harder for teens to talk to adults when they are ready for sex. Abstinence never works, instead it just leads teens and young adults into being naive on how to stay safe during intercourse and how to use protection. France talks openly about sex, the good and the bad. They normalize it because sex is normal. If abstinence ever worked, we wouldn’t have one of the world's highest teen pregnancy rates. Topic- Law and Punishment Question- Should America model their prison systems after the prison in Norway? The prison system in Norway is based off of our American forefathers. They wrote in the Constitution the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. However, our country can’t seem to follow its own rules. The American prison system consistently treats prisoners as if they are animals. Prisons are suppose to punish criminals by restricting their freedom, not their humanity. Topic- Employee rights Question- Does America exploit their workers? In 1906, the meat industry was exposed in a film called The Jungle. It showed how workers were forced in such horrible conditions, that they would have to stick their feet in animal blood just so they wouldn't get frostbite. As much as we believe that America has come a long way from that, it isn’t by much. Discrimination against sex, sexual orientation, race, and religion are just as bad. Even with laws in place, women and minorities are still openly paid less for the same job as a white man. Employees in America are paid barley enough to live comfortably and enjoy life. This is shown by the endangerment of the middle class. In countries such as Italy, they recognize that people need time to not only live their lives, but they also need the salary that allows them to have a life.
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