Junior Theme #2

This break i had some time to think about possible topics for my junior theme. Instead of a more suburbia related topic, i think i would like to analysis the differences of "city living" and suburb living and decide which is a better live style for children or place to raise a family. I could look closely at defining features of both areas and compare and contrast something like school systems or health care. 

Right now i think that the suburbs are the best place to have kids and raise kids in, they have better health systems and health cares. However i think i will skim "Price of Privilege" by Madeline Levine, It will hopefully give me incite to the child's thought and reasons of certain behaviors, and because the book is based in the suburbs it would tell me something about that as well. 

Right now i am really looking for a book that would tell me more about how children react to different environments, whether it be city or suburbs. Any help would be more than appreciated 

Junior Theme

Looking for topics on my junior theme, there were several things that came to mind. The first thing i wanted to focus on was right away something relating to geography so i came up with urban sprawl and suburbia. Then i decided well it would be cool to contrast the crime rates with the expansion rates and see if people are really moving away from crime. Then i thought it would be nice i include environmental effects of sprawl and maybe even heath changes. Are these all things i can include in my topic of sprawl? Is this a to narrow topic? Should i expand it to all of suburbia. I think i can find a lot of information on all of this, but i am no expert. Any advise would be helpful.  

The War of the Guns

 

With all the crazy things happenign in the world today, i decided to take a closer look at what i feel is a escalating problem in the United States. Gun Violence. Looking at the top countires with the highest murder rates. The United States ranks 24th. 24th!!!!!!!!!! That might seem low on the scale, but when you take into account that their are over 200 countries in the world, a 1st world country in almost the top 10% of most murderous countries blows my mind. Countries following our high rank go as follows... 

25. Armenia 

26. India 

27. Yemen 

28. Dominincana 

29. Azerbaijan 

30. Finland ( The only other 1st world country in the top 30 countries) 

I truly and full heartily believe that we need stricter laws that can be enforced with more ease. Though i do recognize that to some people guns are a way of live what else would gun store owners sell? How would hit men take out their targets? 

If I was president i would take away guns from all citizens, only law enforcement such as police, security, and other law enforcement agency's similar to those would have access to weapons. I can see no reason for a regular civilian to own a gun! The only thing i can see coming from that situation is a child finding it and learning to be comfortable around guns, maybe buying one later on and perhaps using it to murder or hurt people. 

This is an outrageous issue and their need to be updates laws supporting a better safer nation. If that means changing the 2nd amendment " right to bear arms" than so be it. Change is a part of evolution.