2nd Quarter Benchmark: Government's Impact on my Life
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For this project, I tried to choose items that were most prevalent to my life, even if they were slightly obscure. For example, Loving v. Virginia abolished statutes that prevented interracial marriage. I had never heard of this ruling before, but as a biracial young woman, it directly applies to my life. I utilized a lot of web articles that outlined important decisions or offices. Overall, it was a more difficult process than I thought it would be. In general, I believe that my government has my best interests in mind and makes decisions, laws and processes that are beneficial to me. Finding examples that negatively impact my life required significantly more research and analysis.
As I get older, the government will impact my life more frequently and severely. Currently, I'm just beginning to interact with certain offices, like Federal Student Aid and to be affected by laws, such as the Federal Uniform Drinking Age Act. Soon, I will have to pay taxes, one of the biggest impacts that the government has on anyone's life. When I begin to vote, purchase a car, get married, have children, etc., I will only increase my interaction.
This was a great way to conclude the learning that I've done it this class. I was able to apply what I've learned during the last five months about American government and directly connect it to my life. The project required me to take a long, hard look at my life and see exactly how it is affected my an entity that I often take for granted.
For this project, I tried to choose items that were most prevalent to my life, even if they were slightly obscure. For example, Loving v. Virginia abolished statutes that prevented interracial marriage. I had never heard of this ruling before, but as a biracial young woman, it directly applies to my life. I utilized a lot of web articles that outlined important decisions or offices. Overall, it was a more difficult process than I thought it would be. In general, I believe that my government has my best interests in mind and makes decisions, laws and processes that are beneficial to me. Finding examples that negatively impact my life required significantly more research and analysis.
As I get older, the government will impact my life more frequently and severely. Currently, I'm just beginning to interact with certain offices, like Federal Student Aid and to be affected by laws, such as the Federal Uniform Drinking Age Act. Soon, I will have to pay taxes, one of the biggest impacts that the government has on anyone's life. When I begin to vote, purchase a car, get married, have children, etc., I will only increase my interaction.
This was a great way to conclude the learning that I've done it this class. I was able to apply what I've learned during the last five months about American government and directly connect it to my life. The project required me to take a long, hard look at my life and see exactly how it is affected my an entity that I often take for granted.
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