Week of October 19th - October 22nd

Monday- (All information found on our presentation)

Our group began to present on Bernie Sanders.

Tuesday- (All information found on our presentation) 

Our group continued to present on Bernie Sanders and Chris Christe

Wednesday- (All information found on our presentation)

Our group began to present on Climate Change

Climate Change (Mr. Bruns info)

  • Republicans
    • Believe strong environmental laws harm economy
  • Is the globe warming?
    • Yes. Can argue if it is human caused or natural
  • Is warming man made?
    • Depends on what you believe
  • Is it a crisis?
    • Depends on what you believe
  • Can we really do anything about it?
    • Depends on what you believe
  • 97% of the Scientific Community believes climate change is happening
  • Temperatures have risen in a hockey stick shape
    • CO2 output has increased over the last 50 years
  • Problems of climate change
    • As oceans gain more heat, the sea levels rise 
      • Affects us all; especially coasts
    • 303 gigatons from the Greenland ice sheet; Antarctica lost 118 gigatons 
      • Partial cause of ocean rise
    • More droughts lasting 10 years or more
      • Lake Chad- Lost most of it's water
    • Loosing Polar bears
    • Wildfires
    • Coral reefs could die off
      • Coral reefs can help protect land from storms
    • Pollen allergies could rise
    • Deforestation
      • more bugs (warmer months) are destroying forests
    • mountain glaciers are receding
    • endangered species could become extinct or more endangered; trees and food sources are dying out
    • animal migration- animals are migrating earlier
    • extreme weather
  • the Pope is one of the most well-known believers in climate change
  • John Coleman
    • Founder of the Weather Channel
    • Believes that climate change is a hoax

Abortion (Bruns info)

  • Roe V Wade- Case to make abortion legal
  • Could only become illegal again- Supreme Court or Amendment
  • Preventions
    • Abstinence
    • Contraception
    • Morning after pill- Quite controversial
      • safe and effective
      • available at health centers and drugstores
      • costs vary from $30 to $65 for the morning-after pill
  • Options Other Than Abortion
    • Foster care
    • adoption
    • raise the child yourself
    • reach out to the father to see if he (or his family) would want to raise the child
    • Infant Safe Haven Laws
      • Leave baby at hospital (open 24 hours)
        • (Iowa) Baby 14 days or younger can be given away with no questions- parent cannot come back to establish relationship after a year 

Thursday- We finished all presentations.

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