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Vaccinations Because many children are unable to vaccinate due to illness, we must require that
all healthy and able children be vaccinated in order to have herd immunity.
2. Educational Resources for Low-Income Students Schools should provide educational
resources for low-income students during the summers so that they don't forget what they've
learned throughout the school year.
3. School Uniforms School uniforms may be an upfront cost for families, but they eradicate the
visual differences in income between students and provide a more egalitarian atmosphere at
school.
4. Populism The rise in populism on the 2016 political stage was in reaction to increasing
globalization, the decline of manufacturing jobs, and the Syrian refugee crisis.
5. Public Libraries Libraries are essential resources for communities and should be funded more
heavily by local municipalities.
6. Cyber Bullying With more and more teens using smartphones and social media, cyber bullying
is on the rise. Cyber bullying puts a lot of stress on many teens, and can cause depression,
anxiety, and even suicidal thoughts. Parents should limit the usage of smart phones, monitor their
children's online activity, and report any cyber bullying to school officials in order to combat this
problem.
7. Medical Marijuana for Veterans Studies have shown that the use of medicinal marijuana has
been helpful to veterans who suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Medicinal
marijuana prescriptions should be legal in all states and provided to these veterans. Additional
medical or therapy services should also be researched and implemented in order to help them re-
integrate back into civilian life.
8. Work-Life Balance Corporations should provide more work from home opportunities and six-
hour workdays so that office workers have a better work-life balance and are more likely to be
productive when they are in the office.
9. Teaching Youths about Consensual Sex Although sex education that includes a discussion of
consensual sex would likely lead to less sexual assault, parents need to teach their children the
meaning of consent from a young age with age appropriate lessons.
10. Whether or Not to Attend University A degree from a university provides invaluable lessons
on life and a future career, but not every high school student should be encouraged to attend a
university directly after graduation. Some students may benefit from a trade school or a "gap
year" where they can think more intensely about what it is they want to do for a career and how
they can accomplish this.
11. Studying Abroad Studying abroad is one of the most culturally valuable experiences you can
have in college. It is the only way to get completely immersed in another language and learn how
other cultures and countries are different from your own.
12. Women's Body Image Magazines have done a lot in the last five years to include a more diverse
group of models, but there is still a long way to go to promote a healthy woman's body image
collectively as a culture.
13. Cigarette Tax Heavily taxing and increasing the price of cigarettes is essentially a tax on the
poorest Americans, and it doesn't deter them from purchasing. Instead, the state and federal
governments should target those economically disenfranchised with early education about the
dangers of smoking.
14. Veganism A vegan diet, while a healthy and ethical way to consume food, indicates a position of
privilege. It also limits you to other cultural food experiences if you travel around the world.
15. University Athletes Should be Compensated University athletes should be compensated for
their service to the university, as it is difficult for these students to procure and hold a job with
busy academic and athletic schedules. Many student athletes on scholarship also come from low-
income neighborhoods and it is a struggle to make ends meet when they are participating in
athletics.
16. Women in the Workforce Sheryl Sandberg makes a lot of interesting points in her best-selling
book, Lean In, but she only addressed the very privileged working woman and failed to speak to
those in lower-skilled, lower-wage jobs.
17. Assisted Suicide Assisted suicide should be legal and doctors should have the ability to make
sure their patients have the end-of-life care that they want to receive.
18. Celebrity and Political Activism Although Taylor Swift's lyrics are indicative of a feminist
perspective, she should be more politically active and vocal to use her position of power for the
betterment of society.
19. The Civil War The insistence from many Southerners that the South seceded from the Union for
states' rights versus the fact that they seceded for the purposes of continuing slavery is a harmful
myth that still affects race relations today.
20. Blue Collar Workers Coal miners and other blue-collar workers whose jobs are slowly
disappearing from the workforce should be re-trained in jobs in the technology sector or in
renewable energy. A program to re-train these workers would not only improve local economies
where jobs have been displaced, but would also lead to lower unemployment nationally.
21. Diversity in the Workforce Having a diverse group of people in an office setting leads to richer
ideas, more cooperation, and more empathy between people with different skin colors or
backgrounds.
22. Re-Imagining the Nuclear Family The nuclear family was traditionally defined as one mother,
one father, and 2.5 children. This outdated depiction of family life doesn't quite fit with modern
society. The definition of normal family life shouldn't be limited to two-parent households.
23. Digital Literacy Skills With more information readily available than ever before, it's crucial that
students are prepared to examine the material they're reading and determine whether or not it's a
good source or if it has misleading information. Teaching students digital literacy and helping
them to understand the difference between opinion or propaganda from legitimate, real
information is integral.
24. Beauty Pageants Beauty pageants are presented with the angle that they empower women.
However, putting women in a swimsuit on a stage while simultaneously judging them on how
well they answer an impossible question in a short period of time is cruel and purely for the
amusement of men. Therefore, we should stop televising beauty pageants.
25. Supporting More Women to Run for a Political Position In order to get more women into
political positions, more women must run for office. There must be a grassroots effort to educate
women on how to run for office, who among them should run, and support for a future candidate
for getting started on a political career.