Proposition 67 Reflective Essay

This first semester of my last year here at V.I.S.A has been tough. Whoever said senior year was going to be fun and easy never went through the rigor that V.I.S.A provides. I have grown so much both academically and globally over these 4 years and never thought there was more to learn. I was wrong because two events (me writing my research paper and the rally in the valley) have changed my perspectives and taught me more about a topic. I have grown as an academic student by writing my research paper in both English and A.P. Government. This research paper had us choose a proposition that was on the recent ballot on November 8, 2016. I went ahead and chose to write about proposition 67. Proposition 67 seeks to keep the ban on plastic bags that was brought up by Senate Bill 270. Before the project I never understood why I should be worried about something I couldn’t even vote on. I never had an interest in knowing about our government, but after the …show more content…
I grew as a global citizen by taking action. I took action by being at the tally and protesting for Charter schools. Before the rally I was unaware about Charter schools being criticized. I had always thought people appreciated all schools, but the rally showed me otherwise. I had learned that people thought that Charter schools were stealing money and not getting donations. That is untrue because Charter schools use the grants and donations given to help their students have better lives and a better education. After the rally I had learned to appreciate my school more. My school gets many grants because our students tend to be economically stranded. Our students sometimes only get to eat at school and that isn’t something that should be happening. Everyone should at least have the right to have proper meals with their families. It is obvious not all schools have the same students, but not everyone has the same economic status