- What was the most important/interesting thing that you learned during the presentations of your peer, and how does this change your perspective on the world.
During my classmates' presentations, there was one that stood out to me as something unique, but at the same time obvious. It was an issue that everybody knows about, but nobody really knows why. Opinions are formed based on conversations with parents and friends, and the issue at hand is handled in a pseudo-economic bias. The issue I am talking about is the debt in the US. This issue is so common but nobody really knows why it is happening in full detail. My classmate James did a fantastic job in presenting his findings in a completely concise yet detailed manner. I learned so much about why the US is in debt and what started the whole thing. Having the entire argument along with all the facts laid out helped me to understand the issue and how it effects me.
James' presentation also opened my eyes to the reality of the 1st world vs. developing nations. We see developing nations as impoverished nations who are constantly at civil and political unrest. This image lingers for us, because we don't know what is happening so we go with what we see most. The interesting thing is that those developing nations are looking at us and seeing our problems, and judging us base don those. This made me realize that just because we have different kinds of problems, our reality and developing nations realities are similar, in a way that we have immediate problems facing us. This helped me relate to how some nations are suffering. Of course, being in the midst of a civil war is much more devastating than an economic crisis, but it still shows how our society is not perfect.
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