In 1974, Rebecca Norsworthy went from Texas to Alaska. Her husband had finished law school, but had a commitment to the Air Force. They requested to go to Alaska, a place of adventure, planning to stay for four years. Then they never left. She would spend the next 43 years of her life raising her kids in Alaska, a good choice she believes. “I’m wondering if it’s such a great place for kids right now, because we seem to be having an uptick in crime that I think I would be worried if my kids were out and driving around at night,” says Norsworthy. She is right; Anchorage has become one of the top cities affected by crime in the United States. With those 43 years of experience, she would see the changes that have affected Alaska, from the closing …show more content…
of the Anchorage Times to the oil boom. For years, The Anchorage Times and Anchorage Daily News had a media struggle against each other. They were the two biggest newspapers and competition was high between them. Norsworthy reasons that this competition between newspapers was a good thing. Each company would race to bring new stories to Alaska’s booming population. However, The Anchorage Times would later close in 1992. Without enough sufficient competition, there would not be better incentive for quality news, which has “dramatically declined.” She cites this as the reason for lower standard media. Norsworthy had worked as an on and off editor for The Anchorage Times until its closing. When asked about the likelihood of a possible new rival against the Alaska Dispatch News, the buyer of the Anchorage Daily News, she instantly replies no. With the rise of online papers and easy media, newspapers are not expected to be as popular or profitable and it is not probable that a new opponent will come around. She has seen the oil boom and the infrastructure and money that came from it. But she’s also seen how the money wasn’t used as well as it should have been. Corrupt officials would steal the oil wealth, hindering development and stealing it for themselves. Or they would bribe other important figures, such as state legislators. Regardless of where the money went, the wealth was not well invested into important sectors that would have made the state stronger. The money could have been put into education and drawn in young people to the state.
A advanced facility would make Alaskan universities a choice spot: incredible views and education just for students. “I don’t think our education is funded at the level it should be and I don't think our education institutions like UAA are where they should be because of the fact that they have not been given priority. We had so much oil wealth and so much wealth in the state. It’s a shame we don’t have a top university. Where people would look at it and say we have the best in the way of education in our state,” says Norsworthy. The money could have been put into healthcare and made it more affordable for elderly people. Most senior citizens have Medicare put as their primary insurance, but many Alaskan doctors refuse it. Medicare does not pay the prices they want. What is astounding is that medical costs are so high in Alaska. The higher costs of shipping is understandable, yet should doctors really cost thousands more? Norsworthy is distressed over these factors. “As long as I am working for the school district, I’m on the school district’s insurance but as soon as I am not, I’m on Medicare. Soon enough I’ll be looking for doctors that will take me.” Nevertheless, at the end of the day, oil is not a renewable source and we will all stand aside and wonder what is next for the state of
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...m fossil fuels, there remains alternative resources that can easily be taken advantage of. So why isn’t the United States taking this deeply into consideration and improving this dilemma? The energy crisis of the 1970’s continues on into the present as Americans search for new ways to fuel the consumption. This remains unresolved.
... California and New York. She says that they even got great jobs at places like Disney world and Coca-Cola, but they were able to do this because they always remembered their true home (Mason, 41). Even with people leaving small farms and towns for the big cities the never forgot where they came from and could return at any time.
Brown v. Board of Education, which was the 1954 Supreme Court decision ordering America’s public schools to be desegregated, has become one of the most time-honored decisions in American constitutional law, and in American history as a whole. Brown has redefined the meaning of equality of opportunity, it established a principle that all children have a constitutional right to attend school without discrimination. With time, the principles of equality that were established, because of the Brown trial, extended beyond desegregation to disability, sexuality, bilingual education, gender, the children of undocumented immigrants, and related issues of civil equality.
able to relate more closely to those whom she assisted in recovery from the tragedies
The issue of whether charter or public schools are more beneficial for students has been an ongoing debate. The question that arise is which type provides a better education. Having gone to a charter high school myself, I got to see and experience first-hand the benefits of going to a charter school as well as realizing the issues charter schools face here in Oklahoma. These problems need to address in order to guarantee that students are getting the best education that they can get. We are facing an epidemic today with our education system and charter schools could be the solution. There may be opponents to the idea of having charter schools, but they have been wildly successful lately and are quickly expanded throughout the states. This is due to the fact that charter schools can benefit people economically, educationally, and as well as socially.
Education is the most powerful weapon a person can possess. An abundance of examples could be given to further prove this statement as well. Albert Einstein used his to show the world that everything is made of atoms and that light is made up of energy called photons. Marie Curie used hers to discover radium. Martin Luther King Jr. used his to fight for equal rights for African Americans. The list could perpetually go on to describe many people who used their education to influence change in this world. However, one country’s list of influential people seems to gradually dwindle as the years go by. The reasons for this could be never ending, but the root of the problem is the education system. This country
Significance: The United States must face the fact that the world is running out of oil and with today’s rising oil prices, economic and political instability in regions where the United States gets the majority of its oil, this country must begin looking into alternative means of energy to replace oil and end our dependence on foreign powers.
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I chose this topic because education is all around me. I am literally surrounded by illiteracy. From the moment I leave my door, to the moment I return, I am able to witness illiteracy in my society. Therefore, I could connect well to this particular topic in detail. So many children younger than me, of my age and also people elder to me do not have access to education. Even though 86.1% of the world is illiterate (CIA World Factbook), the other 14.9% have absolutely no access to education!
Asehun 1 Senay Asehun Ms. McAlister Eng. 112 – 21 28 April, 2016.. Argumentative Essay on Education Reform The year is 2012. In the movie Back to the Future II, four years from now, in 2016. Marty McFly travels from the past to save his family’s future.
Proper school funding is one of the keys to having a successful school. Americans believe that funding is the biggest problem in public schools. School improvements revolve around funding. There needs to be funding not only in the successful schools but also the schools that aren’t doing as well. In documentary, Waiting for Superman, it talks about how smaller class sizes will help students. Funding is what will help the smaller class sizes. State funding mechanisms are subject to intense political and economic scrutiny (Leonard). Studies have shown that funding is inversely related to accreditation levels (Leonard). School funding needs to be increased, but there must be accountability as well.
What is special education? The common belief is that it a program only dedicated to helping students with disabilities, whether physical or mentally. This is not entirely accurate in regards of what special education is. While special education does provide assistance to students with disabilities ns meet their needs in quality education (Küpper 2009)—the program extends to all students facing difficulties keeping up with the pace of learning (Huerta 2009). This brings the next question onto the table: the importance of special education. Before 1970s, majority of students with disabilities were shun into isolation with little to no education in general classes (Bradley 2016). However, with the passage of Education for All Handicapped Children
In a time where educational principles are being scrutinized and numerous significant people are stressing the concept of reform, the main question stands: What is the purpose of schools and colleges? Given that American demographics are changing and the nation’s workforce is growing both older and more diverse, the value of a good education is higher than ever. The answer to the proposed question can diverge into two pathways; the first regards the most prevalent purposes of schools in the modern day, and the second refers to the goals that should actually be emphasized as well. Currently, schools aim to prepare children to become active members of society, but they also track their students and separate them into the categories of those
Imagine a family, a family that has it all. Good neighborhood, schooling, and robust health. Everything seems to be going right for this family, then all of a sudden one event changes the course of their future forever. The father makes a poor business investment which causes the family to loose their savings. Now that all of the savings are gone and they are living off check to check, they need to cut back on wasteful spending. The kids may need to attend a lower public school than the normal private school they once attended, thus causing them not to learn or advance at a level that they once could. Within the span of what could be not more than a year or two, this family has went from having a stable life to a family that is on the verge