Jasmine Diaz Blog # 2

    Hey everyone!! I'm Back!! I'll be talking about the second project and going more into my opinion and what I learned while I listened to my classmates.

        The first to present was Group 4 I believe they did a great explanation of gender equality in ancient times, going more into ancient Egypt. I learned how women of high status were held to a greater esteem. In Egypt mothers and daughters were recognized as legally competent without the supervision of a male. In Greece and Rome, women had few rights which restricted them from political participation and from owning or inheriting property, referring to Greek mythology. They often realized women and deprived them of education and viewed policing female sexuality. I just think that this was truly interesting because I also went more into the history. They also went into how in Greece and Rome, distinctions concerning sexual identity and same sex relationships appeared after the rise of Christianity. There were no words in the ancient language that would translate to modern day, homosexual, heterosexual, and Transsexual individuals can also be traced back to this time. One of the interviews that I liked in this presentation was “Can you share your thoughts on how gender roles have evolved over time in society? How is that affected? How does that affect your personal or professional life?” “I feel like gender roles give society a certain perspective on how women should be. I don't think gender goals affected my life too much, but sooner or later the overturning of roe v wade will impact my perspective on women's rights.” I also believe with the interview question because yes women do have rights but with the abortion situation going on might affect some women's perspectives. 

        Group 3 went more into the policies of education, and the sets of laws and regulations that could show how education systems are run in the decisions that impact the area of education. I saw how they explained the presidential candidates' policies. They started with Donald trump's beliefs, he believes that we owe children's great schools, so they may have great jobs, will further our means for the workforce. Donald trump also plans to close the department of education in Washington in return all the education works to the states. Then we have Kamala Harris that said she will enhance public education and training as the means of reaching the middle class. You get higher education, which is more affordable. Apparently, she and the administration had increased the maximum pilgrim payouts by $900 invested in community colleges. I feel that I learned a lot about our presidential candidates' policies in education. Me and the voters are concerned about this. education especially among younger students and families burdened by student debt. Because some schools around the world are free so when you see that Americans have a mountain of debt it's kind of unfair in my opinion. 

     My group was Group 2, and we went more into the electorate and the election process. I started with the research and went back into the history of the before common era (BCE). the first formal electoral process was recorded in the 6th century BCE Athens, where Palestinians introduce direct democracy instead of electing representatives. Eligible citizens participated directly in the decision making. No citizens voted on laws and policies in the ecclesia, using methods like showing hands or pebbles. It comes from 500 bows chosen by law to prepare matters for the assembly. Though it excluded women, slaves, and non-citizens. This is some formalized voting as a way to make collective decisions and said it presented for future democracy. This talked a lot about how the first voting happened and how later it has been shown all over for years now. My group also went into more of the requirements of voting and some great questions. Some of the requirements are each citizen must be at least 16 years old to vote in federal elections. Some states allow 17 years old to participate in primaries if they turn 18 by the general election. The second requirement is citizenship. Only citizens can vote in most elections, although some level jurisdictions bring it non-citizens to build in a specific local election. Then we got the border registration on like many countries. The United States requirements also are that you can successfully register online or by mail. One of the questions I found great was when my classmate asked a question about how her interviewer voted for her first time and she said “The first question I asked was, how did you first register to vote? And how easy or difficult was the process for you? She answered. “I first registered online once I received my citizenship. It was a super easy and smooth process. I just filled out the information and waited for my voter registration card to come in the mail.” I believe this was very good information for first voters and to stay calm. 

        Group 1 talked about immigration policies. I believe that this is a really good explanation, not only because of the information that they gave but all the information they showed us as a younger generation or the future generation so we can research more about the policies. I learned things that I had not known, such as how asylum seekers protect refugees. It is outlined in the universal declaration of human-on-human rights. Migration is a complex issue that can be driven by a combination of push and pull factors. Another thing that I also agreed with was from resource centers and how they need legal aid programs, language, access services, which I believe is one of the most important things and being in the United States they would need assisting with the translation of documents and just understanding. There are professional individuals who are glad to offer these types of services. This group also had one of the best interviews. I was glad we were able to hear from a professor and lawyer perspective or opinions on the questions asked. The question she asks was “what do you believe is the most important change needed in the current us immigration policies? And why? He said from an academic standpoint, comprehensive immigration reform is overdue. We need a more streamlined, humane system that addresses both undocumented immigrants already in the United States and the broader issues of asylum and legal immigration. The current system is fragmented, leaving too much uncertainty. This I agree because there's just so much uncertainty and like I said in the beginning immigration is a complicated issue. 

    

        In conclusion I believe we did amazing! and we were all very informative I learned a lot from my classmates and doing the research for my part of the project. I had a blast thanks to our professor! 

Thank you!!