model senate
what is model senate
For our project “Model Senate” we were each assigned a senator from around the country and dove into some extensive research about three extremely relevant subjects in our country today. The three topics we researched were climate change, immigration, and student debt. After we got a general sense of all three topics we were given one to go deeper with and find what our senator thought and what he would do. As soon as we had a grasp with that it was time for us to write a bill that we would try to pass on the senate floor.
Legislation
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David Perdue speech (Travis Vontersch)
Hi my name is David Perdue, a republican Senate from georgia and i'm here to talk to you about bill number 3-2016 about Visa Reform and enforcement. Although a significant number of illegal immigrants are staying within the American borders due to overstayed visas I agree with section six, line number 77 to increase the availability of T and U visas from 10,000 to 60,000. Giving 50,000 more immigrants the opportunity to claim some form of legality will not only benefit them but our economy as while. My hope is that these immigrants with T or U visas will become educated and become a helping hand in our workforce.
A major section I disagree with is section one, sub-section B, line number 14 stating the creation of unskilled work visas. I understand these visas will be shortened. However giving immigrants the ability to cross our border for a minimum wage job takes away those from hard working middle class and underclass families. I believe we need to keep these jobs in the hands of our own people before spreading them to immigrants. The approximate 5.5 million illegal immigrants in our country should be focused on before creating an unskilled work visa, because a number of those immigrants are unfairly taking American jobs already. As republican senate from Georgia I disagree with this bill in hopes we can focus on enforcing the laws already in place. Thank you.
A major section I disagree with is section one, sub-section B, line number 14 stating the creation of unskilled work visas. I understand these visas will be shortened. However giving immigrants the ability to cross our border for a minimum wage job takes away those from hard working middle class and underclass families. I believe we need to keep these jobs in the hands of our own people before spreading them to immigrants. The approximate 5.5 million illegal immigrants in our country should be focused on before creating an unskilled work visa, because a number of those immigrants are unfairly taking American jobs already. As republican senate from Georgia I disagree with this bill in hopes we can focus on enforcing the laws already in place. Thank you.
reflection
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Goal 1 - Structure
My largest writing goal this year will to learn how to write a sufficient TEA styled paragraph. For example if you read over my college essay it won’t be that difficult to see how unstructured the piece is. I have been taught this many times although I have never been able to understand the concept of how to make a excellent TEA paragraph. The way I am going to work on this to improve for my next writing assignment will be to talk with my teacher more frequently and try to get a lot of guidance while writing. I feel like if I stop being as self-conscious about my writing it will be easier for me to ask for help.
Goal 2 - Spelling
The second biggest goal I feel like I should have is that of my spelling. The best evidence I have for this would be in my hand written assignments because there is spell check on the computer. I think the fact that I have spell check a majority of the time is a big reason I do poorly with spelling, I don't see the reason to learn if I don't need to. I have come to the conclusion that the best way for me to fix this would be to read more becuase I have heard from several different elders that the main way you grow your literary skills is by reading not spelling tests.
Goal 2 - Topic
Lastly I feel like another goal I should work on is staying on topic during my writing pieces. I don't feel like this is as pressing as an issue as my other goals but due to my ADD I feel I can get off topic occasionally. The example in my college essay is when I tell the story about climbing the hill. I feel like the best way for me to fix this is to take my time more when I write, especially on the refining process I find myself rushing through it.
My largest writing goal this year will to learn how to write a sufficient TEA styled paragraph. For example if you read over my college essay it won’t be that difficult to see how unstructured the piece is. I have been taught this many times although I have never been able to understand the concept of how to make a excellent TEA paragraph. The way I am going to work on this to improve for my next writing assignment will be to talk with my teacher more frequently and try to get a lot of guidance while writing. I feel like if I stop being as self-conscious about my writing it will be easier for me to ask for help.
Goal 2 - Spelling
The second biggest goal I feel like I should have is that of my spelling. The best evidence I have for this would be in my hand written assignments because there is spell check on the computer. I think the fact that I have spell check a majority of the time is a big reason I do poorly with spelling, I don't see the reason to learn if I don't need to. I have come to the conclusion that the best way for me to fix this would be to read more becuase I have heard from several different elders that the main way you grow your literary skills is by reading not spelling tests.
Goal 2 - Topic
Lastly I feel like another goal I should work on is staying on topic during my writing pieces. I don't feel like this is as pressing as an issue as my other goals but due to my ADD I feel I can get off topic occasionally. The example in my college essay is when I tell the story about climbing the hill. I feel like the best way for me to fix this is to take my time more when I write, especially on the refining process I find myself rushing through it.
College essay
I take a deep breath in and smell the wet shrub on the side of a local ski hill during the summer, although what I am about to do on this ski hill a majority of high schoolers would never even think of doing. I turn my head left and see my football family, I turn my head to the right and see my football family. We are getting ready to sprint this hill six time. “Ready!” my coach yells as we get a runner stance, and his whistle blows. I push all my fears away and just start sprinting, all I could think about was moving one foot at a time. On the third interval, the team About three times in is when the team really started to feel it. I would looked around and noticed that other kids were bear crawling up the hill while throwing up but we all persevered and pushed through it and when we got to the sixth hill springlast one we had learned to generate a great deal of energy and enthusiasm by lifting each other up and cheering one another on. As my bruised and battered hands crawled up over the top of the hill for the last time I sawee my coach standing with T-shirts for us that we earned for being disciplined and finishing what we started. It may have been the hardest thing I ever had to do but in my eyes it was worth it because I wasn't alone;, I was with my football family and if they are willing to do it for me I’m willing to do it for them.
The most significant lesson I learned while Ggrowing up for me the most extravagant thing I had to learn was respect and discipline and I had to learn it fast! When I was in third grade my dad put me into football, a year earlier than everyone else and that is where I learned respect. At that young age on the football field is where I understood thatlearned everything is answered with “yYes sir” or “Yyes ma’am.” Learning all that at a young age helped me exponentially when I started high school football. I was about to learn discipline fromthrough the most rigorous and toughest coaches in Colorado.
I was fully aware that playing a sport in high school was going to be difficult, I guess I just didn't account for how difficult. Our schedule consisted of working out in the morning before school as a team every morning followed by practice in the blazing sun after school. About a month into our normal schedule our coach announceds on a Friday that we would on Friday we will be starting boot camp on the following Monday. Now, Ccoach explained something to us that took me about three years to really understand, but which has fueled my passion for becoming and now because of it is why I would be ecstatic to be a Paramedic Fireman. He explained that during this one week of boot camp or “Hell Week” we wereare going to be broken down physically, pushed passed our mental abilities, and yelled at, but that the whole point iswas to get us out of an egocentric mindset. Their job wais to find our breaking point and teach us how to think about the team, not just ourselvesyourself. The part that took me three years to learn was that I was not going through any of this alone, and I wasn’tam not doing it any longer for myself. I am now doing it
for the guy next to me, my “family.” As soon as I learned that lesson all the voices in my head that had any doubt quieted down and it wasn't “I can't do this” anymore but instead “I need to do this.”
This is an essential great skill to have when aspiring to be paramedic fireman because knowing how to put your personal needs aside for the greater good is extremely important especially if I’m on call and someone needs help but anyone else would say it's too hard to help or would give up. Although I have been taught such discipline that I am confident that I would push pass that voice inside my head to do whatever is needed to help save this person.
The most significant lesson I learned while Ggrowing up for me the most extravagant thing I had to learn was respect and discipline and I had to learn it fast! When I was in third grade my dad put me into football, a year earlier than everyone else and that is where I learned respect. At that young age on the football field is where I understood thatlearned everything is answered with “yYes sir” or “Yyes ma’am.” Learning all that at a young age helped me exponentially when I started high school football. I was about to learn discipline fromthrough the most rigorous and toughest coaches in Colorado.
I was fully aware that playing a sport in high school was going to be difficult, I guess I just didn't account for how difficult. Our schedule consisted of working out in the morning before school as a team every morning followed by practice in the blazing sun after school. About a month into our normal schedule our coach announceds on a Friday that we would on Friday we will be starting boot camp on the following Monday. Now, Ccoach explained something to us that took me about three years to really understand, but which has fueled my passion for becoming and now because of it is why I would be ecstatic to be a Paramedic Fireman. He explained that during this one week of boot camp or “Hell Week” we wereare going to be broken down physically, pushed passed our mental abilities, and yelled at, but that the whole point iswas to get us out of an egocentric mindset. Their job wais to find our breaking point and teach us how to think about the team, not just ourselvesyourself. The part that took me three years to learn was that I was not going through any of this alone, and I wasn’tam not doing it any longer for myself. I am now doing it
for the guy next to me, my “family.” As soon as I learned that lesson all the voices in my head that had any doubt quieted down and it wasn't “I can't do this” anymore but instead “I need to do this.”
This is an essential great skill to have when aspiring to be paramedic fireman because knowing how to put your personal needs aside for the greater good is extremely important especially if I’m on call and someone needs help but anyone else would say it's too hard to help or would give up. Although I have been taught such discipline that I am confident that I would push pass that voice inside my head to do whatever is needed to help save this person.