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project 3 proposal.

FFA in high schools

How does agriculture feed our nation?

I think the Future Farmers of America should be taught in high schools around the United States. I think it is important to have at least a basic understanding of where food comes from, and not just the grocery store. I find this topic extremely relevant to people across the world because who does need to eat? This topic hits home for me because I am an animal science student who has always some way been involved in agriculture, and I am dumbfounded when I hear people say that our food comes from the grocery store. There is a whole industry that is revolved around this one concept, feeding the world. I feel it is important to know where and how your food comes from especially on the topic of food safety and basic health nutrition. And no I’m not talking about processed foods such as the next Swiss cake roll or snickers bar; I’m talking about proteins and carbohydrates like meat and vegetables. This is crucial for our nation to give farmers the appropriate feedback for their needs and wants are, if the everyday person does not know or understand what they what for food, then how anybody will know what to produce. Agriculture in America is a vital part to human existence and without the proper nutrient based foods or population could not survive. So with this need FFA is a good resource that is underutilized and should be implemented into every high school and should be a part of the curriculum. This can ensure a population of informed people who will know how their food is made and then ultimately consumed.

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student debt and student employment.

My second article I chose to read for project 2 is called the path to student debt, written by Virginia Tech’s The Collegian Times. I feel that this article is a great article that coincides with my topic on student employment. This image is a pathway more like a board game showing the harsh realities and accumulation of student debt. Its starts put explaining Susie’s situation at Virginia Tech and then proceeds to illustrate the different financial opportunities that are rewarded to Susie. Although she is  rewarded a substantial amount of financial aid and work studies it still doesn’t seem to be enough to cover all of her costs, which in some cases could be the make or break deal in deciding where they will be attending college. With my conversation of student employment, I think that it needs to be   addressed whether you choose to work through college or not; the financial part needs to be talked about to figure some sort of plan to pay off student debt. This situation is a scary one but seems to be a never ending cycle that is revolved around tuition and cost of living that has every college student at a  cross road. This is something that needs to be addressed in a serious discussion to ensure a life after college that’s not solely paying off student loans, because let’s be honest who really wants to be working to settle off with lenders?

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Project 2

I read the article Students are Already Workers, wrote by Marc Bousquet. This article discussed how students are working horrendous hours at night to get paid minimally. Also he talked about where the money comes from and how? He explains how these part time student workers benefit UPS because they get paid minimum wages regardless of inflation and are cheap and disposable. Adding to the topic he goes to say that students a at a 30 to 40 percent dropout rate because they can’t handle this financial burden along with their normal lives, and some students have children and families to support while getting their education and working multiple jobs. On the second half of this article Bousquet exposes the question of where does this money comes from? It comes from the employer yes, but in actuality it really comes from the community. In logistics the community is paying for UPS services and then that money goes towards wages. Then next to be explained how the money comes from working class citizens (UPS workers) that funnel their money back into this corrupt system of unjust employment. I strongly agree with this article because in a way I am going through the same problem, although I don’t work the night shift I still understand the concern. I am an out-of-state undergraduate student who is trying to pursue to be a veterinarian. Now if you don’t understand where I’m trying to take you, it means I have at least 7 more years of tuition left ahead of me, and I don’t have a trust fund funding my higher education. So this is an extremely personable article that hit home. This article solidifies the idea that great things come from hard work and dedication.

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PSA ASSIGNMENT

- I choose to use Janet Reitman's article to use as my psa.

-My focus will be on Greek life corruption. I want to bring up the issues of Greek life and what these problems have on your academic career. I agree with Reitman in the way that she does not think that Fraternities have a significantly positive impact with academics.

-I am aiming my audience to be college students (boy and girl) around the age from 16 to 20 years of age. I think this audience is a good target because these people are living in the experience. They are able to make the choice to pledge or to think otherwise on joining a house. I think this is a good age to reach because their needs value and beliefs are starting to think about the next chapter in life and I feel they need to know and understand the reality of fraternity houses, and to make a good decision for their next stage of life.

- Most likely the PSA will be a poster of some sort, I think with my audience a poster would be most effective because if something looks good to the eye young people with start to pay attention and listen to what you have to say and then become swayed in some shape or form.

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ReAsons

My writing identity. Some would ask what or where it can be found, but my identity isn't just found inside the classroom. Of course we all have to take to the class that pertains to English composition and the random class that is severely strict with writing guidelines but yet has nothing to do with English...but my writing goes past the classroom and more into every day life and contests. Contests? Yes I say contest and judging contest. Like livestock and dairy evaluation  teams that travel the united states and compete with other schools. My contribution to this "writing" portion of these contest is something the call reasons. Reasons are orally given about why you placed a class a certain way, so its my form of written work. I construct a mini explanation detailed of every animal in the class and then recite what I have written to a complete stranger that is listening to reason at that particular contest. You see my writing is different from most people, I guess you can say it goes past the normal writing requirements and goes past the norm. I like the way I tie written language into my life, major, and passions. I think this is a great way to combine communications and enjoyment into my life.

Next question: I am expecting like every other English class, writing, and lots of it too. I don't mind the whole writing thing, but English composition is not my forte and I am guessing that that's the case for some of my other fellow peers. So far, I do not expect a numerous essays, but merely small free writes like this one, expanding our creative spark to ignite our conversation about higher education. I figure you can say that I am looking forward to that fact... I do appreciate Melissa because she seems like a great energetic person who will make comp 150 something interesting and not seem like a dry washed up piece of cardboard. So I appreciate her given the fact that these courses at pretty upfront and dry about the material, so her funk should be a great attribute to our success in this class.