Jerry Joyce

I took a class called Rhetoric this semester. This class is about many different things, so far we have learned about how rhetoric is used for good or bad and how it plays into advertising. We have taken a couple Field Experiences such as a trip to the Chicago Music Exchange. We took this trip because we had to look up one of their antique guitars to make our own advertisement for so we needed to see it in person. Another trip we took was to an MLK memorial. We went there so that we could talk to the creators of the memorial to better understand why they felt the need to put a statue there. Finally for this project we needed to make a speech for a current mayoral candidate. We needed to make a video of us presenting our speech.

How Will you Address Violence In The City?

 

Chris Or Capt. America?

I took a class called Stories which is the first Humanities class of the year. In this class, we discussed many many different things such as how stories influence people, how stories are passed along different generations and, finally, how to write a story. During this class, we took a couple of different FE's (Feild Experience). The first field experience was when a professional storyteller came to talk to us about how a story is developed and we even ended up creating a story with her combining different people in the class. For this final action project, we had to compare two different people, one fiction, and one non-fiction. I chose Chris Kyle and Captain America. After choosing these people we have to compare their heroes journeys and how they are similar and different. In this slideshow, I'm going to take you through the lives of these two amazing people and compare them along the way.

These two heroes are actually very similar. First of they both fight for their country and have come from a childhood that wasn't the best. Both heroes rose to fame and power by being the best they could be and saving people. I think that this is the most prominent similarity because it is what has defined them and when we think of these two people you think of them as patriotic and a symbol of freedom. Some things that are not as similar are when they come back from war. Chris Kyle was super supportive and continued helping people but was eventually killed. On the other hand, Captain America is asleep for many many years but when he wakes up he doesn't help immediately and he doesn't die.

I chose these two people because, one, Chris Kyle is an inspiration in my life and I think he is a very cool person. I chose Captain America because he is basically the fiction version of Chris. I also thought that this would be a very interesting comparison because people react very differently to war and a comparison between a real-life vet and a fictional superhero would be an interesting topic.

The Story of The Stick

In unit 2 for stories class, we discussed different types of stories and how some of them teach lessons. The stories that teach lessons are called fables. For this action project, we had to write a short fable that teaches a lesson of our choice. In the class stories, we also went on a couple field experiences (which are simply learning experiences inside or outside of school). For example, we had a professional storyteller come in and we worked with her to develop a short story about the class. So far in this class, I have learned many new things and had many new experiences. I hope you enjoy my story.

Once upon a time, there was a Bald Eagle named Joe. Joe was a full grown, majestic, and tough eagle. Joe is a retired fisherman but likes to fish when he has the time. But unfortunately for him, the trail to the best spot cuts through a dangerous part of the woods called the Channel Of Death. Joe carries his heavy-duty wooden stick with him on a daily basis so that he doesn't fall into the hands of whatever lies in the woods. The only problem is that he also has to cross over a city to get there, and everyone in the city is afraid of sticks because they have never used them before. Sticks are banned everywhere, from the cafes to the grocery stores. Joe is left vulnerable to the predators in the woods.

Joe accepts the rules for a while, but one day he gets attacked! Joe instinctively reaches for his stick, but it's not there! The ferocious animal is actually not any stronger than Joe, but it has a stick of its own. Joe fights with all his might and manages to escape the deadly encounter but vows to never leave the house without his stick again.

Joe devises a plan to protest the horrible rules that banned the sticks. He created hundreds of posters to put up around the city asking to allow sticks. No one in the city listens. They just simply ignore him and continue with their preachings about how bad sticks are. Joe realizes how little the people of the city really know about the infamous sticks, so he devises a plan to show how safe they are when in the right hands.

Joe changes his posters to show how little people get hurt by sticks in comparison to other common activities. He couldn't understand why people couldn't just look at the simple numbers and understand what he was saying. One day, Joe overheard a group of foxes plotting to spread more bad information about sticks. Joe got very mad at this and confronted them. But before Joe could ask any questions the foxes all ran away to their homes, so they could continue deciding how to ban sticks. He decided to spread the word that the foxes were spreading rumors. Joe realized what was really happening, the people of the city had only one unreliable source of information, the foxes. Joe had to change that so he decided to start a channel on the most popular video watching website ever, animal views. On this channel, Joe discussed how to use sticks, how cool they were, and he portrayed them as not a device to hurt animals but as a tool. He saw the impact it had on the city because he was starting to see more and more people get angry at the fact that sticks were banned from so many places. That's finally when it happened, the stores took down there horrible anti-stick signs and started to let people carry sticks in peace. From that day on Joe realized that the best way to get your point across was not to force it in people's heads but to help them understand what you are saying.

The moral of the story is to always fight for your rights.

S, D. Eagle And Fox. Chicago, 15 Oct. 2017.

The Rise of Zes-May-Turn

I took a class called Stories which is the first humanities class of the year. In this class, we discussed different types of stories, features of stories and many other components of a good story. In this class, we also took a few different FEs. To name a few we went to the Field Museum and we had a storyteller come in. For this Action Project, we had to write a story that included metaphors, similes, and other things. Enjoy the story!

Once upon a time, there was a planet in the sky called Zes-May-Turn.  It was a beautiful place, but it was extremely cold. People had to live in a contained world built on top of the cold landscape. One day, the god of the land got fed up with his people not being able to go outside the contained world. He screamed so loud that the whole planet shattered. Similar to what the earthlings call the Big Bang. A huge part drifted away with everyone on it. The broken part was named Snara 8R after the noise the god made and the roar from which it split. This new world became warmer and warmer the farther it got from its original location. Therefore the people became happy These are not average people though.

As time went on, the people began to grow stronger, since they were able to go outside and actually do work, instead of machines doing everything for them inside an indoor world. These people evolved into much stronger creatures known as Annunaki Aliens. They were able to roam the Orhadious mountains that stretched across the landscape like the spine of a Spinosaurus. These mountains had been created when the god became mad and his horrid roar left the landscape in different unique shapes. The Orhadious mountains, and I quote, Annunaki Alien,  “Are the spine of an ever-changing landscape”. The mountain range is huge, thriving with life, colorful, mysterious, and glistening with water. The mountains almost looked like they had been accidentally placed because surrounding the range was a simple grass field that stretched for miles in all directions. This part of the world seemed to be the only part that wasn't endlessly changing.

Another thing that allowed the Aliens to grow stronger as the need to be able to outrun the fast flowing Amazon River which the god had named after the most amazing river on the closest planet to their home, Earth. The Amazon was created when the rocks that formed the mountain started to rise because they left a huge line of empty space in the ground. The river on planet Snara 8R was much faster, stronger, deeper, and much, much more dangerous. This river is the fastest flowing river in the galaxy. The river was never predictable because it was common for a massive piece of ice to run down the river at speeds exceeding two-hundred miles per hour. The currents would also appear with such force that whirlpools would randomly appear on the river. People said the river was like an out of control freight train made from water and ice. The aliens had to learn how to carefully navigate the river as to make sure they didn't get injured. To give you an idea of how daunting it was to cross the Amazon even when you get within one hundred feet of it, you start to feel winds that are colder than your freezer flying by your face fast enough to pick you up.

The last iconic part of the island is the huge glaciers at the far side opposite to the river. These were created when the god yelled and some of his ice teeth flew out of his mouth settling down perfectly where they rest today. The glaciers are like a mountain of ice. They never move and never melt. These glaciers are where the aliens go to collect ice and store large amounts of food. The glaciers are a freezer. They are one of the most beautiful parts of the island tall, white, sparkling, clean, and crisp. When the aliens first saw the glaciers they had walked carefully toward them since they were scared of the cold.

Below is a drawing of the mountain range that can be found on planet Zes-May-Turn. Along with the mountains is the glaciers (top left corner) and the amazon river (bottom right corner). These are three main features of the planet. Another, not so iconic feature is the field which surrounds the mountain range because it is literally just a flat area without any features. The field also never changes. I also included a compass on the bottom right so that you get an idea of which way is which. What you see below is drawn to scale. I would like to point out that the mountain range is about 25 miles wide so that should give you a good perspective of how large the rest of the features are.

S, D R. Map. Chicago, 3 Oct. 2017.

Chopo Chicken Vs. Me

This class is called Food For Thought. In this class we discussed many things such as how animals are treated badly and how some restaurants try to pump food out vs some restaurants that try to make quality healthy food that is better made. During this class, we watched a documentary called Food Inc., which is about the food process and how bad it is. I learned so much from this because, before I watched it, I only had an idea of what the process was like, but after this, I felt that I could go as far as to teach others. For this action project, I had to go to a restaurant and get a dish then make the same dish at home. I chose to get chicken, rice, and beans from Chopo chicken. After eating both I have to compare them and after that make a recommendation. Hopefully, you learn something new!

In this AP we compared a meal that we got from a restaurant to a home cooked meal that was similar. I compared chicken, rice, and beans from Chopo Chicken to my home cooked chicken, rice, and beans. In the end there was no clear winner, but I decided if you don't want to cook or you want a better meal and have money to spend than the restaurant meal is better for you.

Every bite releases juice and wonderful flavor. When you bite into it, you get tastes of light salt, lemon, and even a hint of garlic. But that's only the main part when you bite into the rest you get overwhelmed with a garlic, peppers, and light salt. Yes, I'm describing chicken, rice and beans, and not from any restaurant, these are from the wonderful Chopo Chicken. When I received my dish of the hardwood counter. I could smell the wonderful spices wafting off the plate. It made my mouth water even before I took a bite. When you think of chicken, rice, and beans what do you think of? Possibly strong scent, spices, juice, and maybe even some spicy flavor. When you eat this chicken you get a burst of all these (except for spicy). This meal is what you hope to get every time you order. Not only did it taste and smell amazing but it just simply felt good, it wasn't like a piece of fish that I had to worry about bones, and it definitely did not change texture throughout the piece. The whole thing was a constant soft piece of chicken that felt good and I was able to just savor and enjoy. The beans also felt good and the rice was soft and had a great flavor.

Chicken with rice and beans from Chopo Chicken

I am a fan of this meal, it is something that I get at least once every couple weeks. The place I got this from is rather new and only opened a couple of weeks ago. It is a small place called Chopo Chicken that has an outside eating area and a small inside area. It always smells good and it's definitely always busy. This was the first time I went there and it definitely surprised me. I usually get average quality food and this tasted much better than that. The menu size was not the largest and slightly resembled Chipotle's but without any other meats. I ended up buying a custom dish that allowed me to choose the ingredients. You may think this is a Mexican restaurant but actually its Peruvian.

This dish relates to Michael Pollan's five food transformations because it is a prime example of quality over quantity. The reason I think these two relate is that I noticed that they didn't have a large amount of chicken in the restaurant and the chicken they did have was less than average size (implying organic) but tasted really good. This shows that they aren't trying to pump food out as fast as possible but they are actually trying to put some effort into what they make. Chopo chickens food is fresh but they don't specify whether it's organic or not.

Home cooked meal

After eating the restaurant dish I really wanted to see how well I could make the same dish, so I bought chicken, rice, and beans. I figured this dish would be fairly easy to recreate since it isn't super complicated and the ingredients were simple. I cooked the chicken, added salt, pepper, and lemon. Then with the rice, I boiled it with onions to add flavor. When it was the beans turn I was slightly stumped since I have never made them before. I looked it up and they said I had to boil it so I did then I added garlic. After everything was done I put them all on a dish and invited my family to try the warm food. When I took the first bite I sensed that the chicken was delicious. The rice was very good and the beans also tasted flavorful. When I took a bite of the chicken I could really tell it was cooked just right because it was soft and it had a good constant texture. The rice was pretty flavorful and it felt like most rice would, soft and consistent. The beans tasted great and they had a great texture because they felt firm but not squishy or chewy.

I think the food from Chopo chicken was much better than the one I made because it was bursting with flavor and the way they made it made the chicken, beans, and rice taste better. Now there are two ways for me to do my recommendations because Chopo chicken was expensive compared to the home meal. I think if you're looking to save money the home meal definitely was not bad but you will save $10 at least. But if you really want good food and are willing to spend a little more than normal then Chopo Chicken is a perfect option for you. My food is fresh because the ingredients were not frozen and you can't consider frozen food fresh.

The food I made was pretty healthy, for example, the beans nutrition facts stated there was only 0g of total fat, 0g cholesterol, 430 mg of sodium, 20g of carbohydrates, 6g dietary fiber, 2g of sugar, and 7g of protein. The nutrition facts on the brown rice are as follows, 1g total fat, 0mg of cholesterol, 0mg of sodium, 33g total carbohydrates, 2g of dietary fiber, 1g of sugar, 4g of protein. The nutrients for the chicken are, 2g of total fat, 150mg of sodium, 0mg of potassium, 0g total carbs, 0g dietary fiber, 0g sugar, 27g protein. So overall this was a healthy and protein filled meal that I recommend anyone tries.

In conclusion, both dishes were good and I recommend the restaurant if you are wanting better food but for more money and the home cooked meal of you want cheaper and possibly larger quantities. You can't go wrong either way. Thanks

GMO's More Like OMG's

This class is called food. In this portion of the semester, we learned about GMO's vs. organic food. I have learned so much and had some very difficult struggles. One thing that really stood out to me was a number of lies are told about the GMO industry. I never thought that people would criticize something so hard that they use every day. A hard struggle that I had was finding the time to finish this project. I found that trying to finish three projects within the last five days of school was a real struggle especially since I had interviews, outside classes, other homework, orthodontist, and doctors appointments. I overcame this challenge by staying up late and working whenever I had an opportunity. For this AP we had to choose a side (Pro-GMO vs. Anti-GMO). I chose pro-GMO because I feel that GMO's are very important to society.

Dream Catcher

I took a class called Who Am I. In this class we discussed doubt, memories, and dream. In doubt, we learned about what doubt really is and how it affects us. Then in memories, we learned how important memories are to an individual and how they can shape the way you are, for example, if someone you know passed away in a car crash because they didn't wear a seatbelt then you might always wear your seat belt for fear of the same thing happening to you. Then in the dream section, we learned about how dreams can symbolize thing that your feeling such as stress, happiness, or sadness. For this action project we had to make a dream catcher. I will go deeper in depth as to what my dream catcher meant and symbolized below. I hope you learn something new.

In the story of the great spider, the center of the dream catcher always symbolizes something that the creator has ties to. So that could be a flower, a cross, or even an animal. For my dream catcher, I decided to put wood beads as the center because they symbolize nature, trees, and forest. The reason I used nature, trees, and the forest is because they are some of my favorite things. I have always liked these things because they bring peace and comfort to me. So I decided they would be a great thing to put on a dream catcher. 

The story of the great spider also says that dream catchers are meant to filter out bad dreams and let the good ones through. The type of dreams that I want to get through are dreams that calm me, dreams that are of good times from the past, and dreams that inspire me. The reason I say dreams that have inspired me is because I sometimes have a dream where I feel like I am the best in a certain sport and ill get a taste of what it feels like to be known for something and I will want it more than ever when I wake up. I also like dreams that are calming because when I have those I usually wake up well rested and happy to get the day going. I also like dreams from the past because they remind me of good times and sometimes it makes me want to repeat them. The way that I decided to symbolize these elements are through wood beads because usually happy memories occurred somewhere in the wood or in a forest so wood beads are good at symbolizing that. I also used wood beads for calming because the forest can also be a calming place where I feel at peace. I also used wood because for inspiration because the most common inspiration dream I have has to do with either mountain biking or dirt biking which I do in the woods. Another thing I used to symbolize these elements are brown, blue and green pipe washers in the rings a the top and bottom because they represent the colors of the forest. 

The story of the great spider also explains how the dream catcher catches bad dreams. The type of dreams that I don't want getting through the net are varied, but one of the most prominent ones are those where your family gets hurt of even killed. These dreams are horrible because when I wake up I feel sad and am not as motivated to get my day going as I am when I have good dreams. But on the good note, it makes me more appreciative of having my family with me because I felt like what it's like to not have them, even if for a brief moment. I also don't like dreams where something is chasing me because they scare me for the time they last.

The way I decided to symbolize the negative elements was to put the gold wire at the bottom that is acting like it's choking the leather because sometimes something bad will choke you. 

During the making of this action project we had to interview someone to find out what their dreams are like. I didn't learn much about my partner's dreams that I could incorporate into this action project because it was mostly sad and depressing dreams so I decided just to make my dream catcher extra bright and anti-bad dreams so that I wouldn't experience the same thing he did.

I think this has to do with the id because the id is the primal instinct which probably takes over when im asleep, therefore I experience things the way I do. I think the ego is just not present because there isn't really any true decision making going on while I sleep so the ego must not be functioning while I sleep.

I hope you learned something new in this project or at least found it interesting. Thanks

Images: DS. (2017) Dreamcatchers.

How about education outside of school?

I took a class called Who Am I. In this class, we learned about different philosophers such as Plato, Socrates, Heraclitus, and many more. We dove deeper into what the philosophers thought and what their beliefs were, we also dove deeper into what our own beliefs were. For this action project, we had to make a podcast about something that we believe in. We had to describe why we believe in it and what drove us to believe it. I chose to talk about education because I feel incredibly strongly about how everyone should study outside of school and not just rely on the basic education that they receive in school because that alone won't be enough to succeed in the real world. I believe that you need skills that can't be taught in school but you can get from other places such as clubs, classes, teams, and other out of school activities. So enjoy the podcast and I hope that you learn something new, or at the very least get a new perspective.

“If you are educated, you should not be proud of it. No matter how much you have learned, there is always someone who has never read anything yet knows two times as much as you”.

I believe that if you don't take education into your own hands you won't succeed. I believe this because my mom has always encouraged me to do my best. Her teachings have helped me in life already. I am in many programs that only accept certain people. They tend to accept only the kids who have a wide range of knowledge. I once enrolled in a program called Science Minors, which was a competitive enrollment process that does not accept many kids. We had to write an essay and I was fortunate enough to be able to write many things on it because I have the wide range of things that I do outside of school. It is important that you are engaging in different places because you get other people's views and perspectives, it also prepares you for the real world where you will need to know things that you weren't taught in the average school. I don't think that anything that happens in the future can change that.

I think education and learning is a priority and I place it at the top of my list. My family is very pro-education and encourage me and my siblings to learn and try new things. I think this is because my mom is from a different country and she saw how bad it can be if you don't educate yourself. Once my mom told me a story about a person who she grew up with. He always did well in school and got good grades, but he never did anything outside of school. He was smart but only in the things that everyone else was also good at. He wasn't special in anyway. So when it came time to choose a job he was only qualified for things that the average school prepared students for, while the kids who did their own studying got ahead and got jobs that were better and paid more.

I would like you to leave this podcast with a new perspective. Maybe I'll even influence your ideas. Thank You

Fighting Obesity Through biking

I took a class called Global Peace. This class was about looking into problems that we might not have even known exist and figuring out where they originate from. We learned about many problems such as racism which is very common in Chicago and many other places, affect our lives. Another massive problem is the clothing industry's way of producing clothes. What they do is have people in third world countries such as Bangladesh go to really bad factories that could collapse at any moment and have them work for hours. What we had to do for this action project was find a problem in our neighborhood. Then we had to try non-violent way to protest the problem and pose a solution. I chose obesity because I really don't like when people are overweight and could do something about it. This issue could be fixed with some simple exercise. What I did was make a video about how to mountain bike and hopefully, it will inspire people to go out and get exercise and get healthier. I posted my video on youtube so that people watch it and more people see it.

I'm addressing child obesity which falls under cultural and structural violence. It addresses culture violence because we don't put enough stress on being fit and healthy then people won't try and be fit. The reason this is also structural is because their neighborhood might not have parks or clubs that they can join so that they can exercise. So it doesn't encourage people to be healthy, and many parents don't encourage their kids to be fit. This leads to millions of children being overweight and unhealthy. This is a form of violence because many of these kids are unhealthy because they are being stopped from getting access to easy exercise.

This problem falls under mutual learning on the ladder of tolerance because they are learning but they aren't doing anything. It also could be understanding because understanding is a lot like mutual learning but a little better. Neither of these is good enough, we have to be at a celebration because that takes action. The reason this problem is happening is because people know the problems and how to fix them but they don't do anything about it.

There is an organization named Let's Move that is also fighting to decrease the number of people with obesity in the U.S. This website has a few different sections containing different information about obesity such as facts about obesity, how to eat healthy, how to get active, and how to take action. They give you activities that you can do such as the Fitbit challenge which is when you have a set workout goal and you have to achieve your workout goal by the end of the two weeks.

I used the Iceberg Model of Conflict Analysis. The first problem was infrastructure, that's a problem because there aren't enough safe roads and facilities for kids to go and get exercise at. My second problem was culture because American people don't put enough stress on being fit so people don't try to be fit and aren't encouraged to go outside and get exercise. Another problem I came up with is the lack of easy access to healthy food, and the easy access to fast food, fast food is a huge contributor to obesity. Possibly the biggest problem is the lack of information that is available on schools, schools need to have more information regarding health and have more health classes.

The purpose of this intervention is to bring attention to a growing problem and to encourage obese people to get out of the house and exercise. I put together a video teaching my sister how to mountain bike. I put this video together so that she gets a taste of something that she can do other than to sit indoors. This video is meant to encourage others to go outside and ride bikes, It's especially directed at those who need it. There are different ways of peacefully protesting these problems so I chose to do a teach-in which is number 50 on the list of 198 ways to peacefully protest. I chose this because it's a great way to bring attention to a problem such as obesity.

This plan directly aligns with Gandhi's Sarvodaya principle because it is definitely non-violent and it seeks to rise up from the bottom. My plan targets the people who are in bad neighborhoods as well as everyone else.

First I'm going to gather the parts to make my video. I'll have to gather bikes, cameras, students, and warm clothes to wear. Then I'll have to go outside and videotape my sister my mom and I riding bikes and me teaching them how to ride properly. After I gather enough video I'll make a final video that I'll post to blogger later. In this final video, I'm going to put together my videos into one longer one that has facts about obesity in it. This should bring awareness to the people watching it.

For this project, I will need two bikes that we already have, warm clothes that we already have, two students one above twenty-five one under eighteen, and finally, I will need a camera, I used a GoPro hero 3 black edition for this project. This project didn't cost me any money because I didn't have to buy anything separate from the materials I had.

I did my project in Lincoln Park by the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. I carried my plan out on Sunday, December 4th.

There wasn't really anything that could go wrong. But I did plan against the possibility of my sister or my mom injuring themselves before the project started. What I did was I contacted two of my closest friends who also mountain bike and I asked them if they could go if I needed them, they both said yes so even if the unlikely situation of my students getting injured did occur then I would be covered by them.

The method I'm using is very good way to fight against a health issue because youtube is a very popular site. People are constantly on it so attracts many many people that hopefully will click on my video and will be encouraged to try something new and hopefully learn something. They might realize how important and big this issue is and they might even be inclined to donate money towards this cause.

For the intervention, I made a video that showed me teaching my sister how to bike and it is meant to inspire others to go outside and exercise and try and get more fit. My props would be my bike and my sister's bike.

I documented my invention using my camera that I had a chest mount for. I also used an iPhone for the second part of the video.

I hope you learned something about either biking or obesity, get out and get some exercise!

Are you for Women's Equality?

The class I took was MDG's and You. This class is about the 8 MDG's and one of them is women's equality. That's what this essay is about. We learned how women are objectified and how they are paid differently than men. There are many more subjects of inequality such as domestic violence, education, and military all these are covered in my essay.

Have you ever seen your father hurt your mother? Have you ever wondered how America's education for females compared with China's? Have you ever wondered how China’s military treats women in comparison to the United States? The United States and China are two of the most powerful nations in the world, so how do they treat their women?

Domestic violence is a huge problem in most places around the world, we are going to focus on America and China. In America 1 in 3 women have been victims of physical abuse by a partner during some time in their lifetime (Statistics). 1 in 5 women have been victims of extreme physical abuse (Statistics). That means over 33% of America's population has fallen victim to domestic violence regular or severe. Education is another problem in the US. Education for women in the U.S is getting better, but it's still not how it should be. When Harvard first opened in 1636, no schools allowed women. It took 200 years since it has opened for any school to allow women (dosomething). Does that give you an idea of women inequality? Women equality in the U.S military is improving, but it's still not 100% equal (Globalfirepower). Right now, about 220,000 positions are closed to women (Globalfirepower). But next year, all jobs are open to women (Globalfirepower). So it is getting better in the U.S.

In China, 61% of Asian women report experiencing physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner during their lifetime.That equals 3 in every 5 women (Statistics). 83% percent of perpetrators were men (Statistics) . There is obviously a massive problem with domestic violence around the world it has become a virus, but it's not the only problem. In China the situation is even worse than the U.S education women have a lower literacy rate than men (25 surprising facts about china's education system). Also, the percentage of women students at high-end universities in China is falling (25 surprising facts about china's education system). In China there really isn't any women inequality in the military because women have been in the military for a long time (Globalfirepower).

These two countries are fairly similar they both have domestic violence problems that are on a similar scale. They also have similar education problems, but the only difference is one is getting better and one is getting worse. America has been getting better for many years but China is going down in women inequality and education. They also currently very similar in military and the reason I say similar is because China has allowed women to fight since the time they started but the U.S is only now letting women become troops. As of next year the U.S will become as equal as China in terms of military.

In conclusion, the two countries have a few thing they can learn from each other. First off China needs to learn how to keep their women in school, the U.S knows how to do this. Second China has something to learn about domestic violence because the rates in China are much higher than the domestic rates in the U.S. And third the U.S has to learn about letting women in their ranks, as China has been doing for Centuries.

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