Argumentative AOW

Now take a moment to reflect upon your impressions of what you have learned from the array of articles in at least two well written paragraphs, using evidence from your graphic organizer.
 In this gallery walk there were a lot of great articles with topics ranging from the pros and cons of nuclear power to  GMOs in food. For example one pretty interesting article was the one that Sofia used which discussed the impacts of the CIA giving the torture report out as information.  Kezia's article was about US recycling programs and whether or not they were too expensive.  Connecting on that was Jackson's article about how nuclear power could fix climate change and be less expensive.

  There was also Max's article about regulating e-cigarette's, which in a way connected to Lorin's article about abortion. It may seem odd, but they both connect to the health of a  certain group of people. Mainly people who are younger such as young moms or minors who buy e-cigarettes.  It seemed rather amazing that two things that are kind of on opposite ends of the spectrum  could be connected in such away. But then again when you think about the wide variety of topics that was had this week it's not all that surprising.

What seems to be the most pressing argument from what you learned today? Does this topic/argument affect you personally?
All of the topics that were brought up have the potential to be huge in the future. However. The one that seemed the most pressing to me was Lorin's article about abortion. It is currently a hot topic in the media since its legalization in 1973. People are usually on one side or the other. Those for abortion are called "pro-choice" and those who are against it are called "pro-life". Often times it boils down to a human rights debate, with the main question being: Who's rights should be more important, the mother's or the fetus'? It is especially important now, as our current president is pro-life. This could mean bad things for people who are pro-choice.

This does really affect me, because as a girl these decisions have the potential to really affect my future. I've seen instances of situations like this in my family, and it made me pretty confused. About six years ago two of my  cousins got pregnant and they decided the babies. This time they decided to keep the babies even though they weren't ready for it. There so many cases like this where the mother doesn't want to keep the child and is having an abortion was illegal they might have to go through less savory  means to get it done.