Redo of Summary and Response to "What Could You Do With $20,000?"

Blake Boles

In “What Could You Do With $20,000?” Blake Boles enlightens students not to go to college and says they should spend their $20,000 on tutors and to visit different countries because students end up being in debt $20,000 after college. They eventually end up being overqualified and unemployed. Bole states that with $20,000 you can get a better education, life, and not be in debt. Bole says with $8,000 of his $20,000 he would spend travelling and going to new places, with $3,600 he would get books and private tutors, with $3,200 he would spend on new technology, with $100 he would spend this on portfolio postings on the web for the year, and with another $100 he would buy a new pair of running shoes. This totals up to $14,900 which saved him around $5,000. So after four years at four percent interest he would have earned $22,000. Bole wants future college students to spend their money on things that would help them to attain a brighter future rather than going to college.

"Better Than College" by Blake Boles

Boles is definitely wrong in his video “What Could You Do With $20,000?” when he says it would be better for future college students not to go to college because attending college prepares you for the future and the workplace. When you are in college there are a lot more resources like your teachers, your friends, and the library where you can answer your questions you have on something. You also get prepared for your job when you have to work more and you don't have as much free time. If you don’t go to college and you never have to work then when you get a job you won’t be ready if they give you an assignment or something big to do. Bole says that you might end up overqualified and unemployed. People hiring you would want you to have more than just the requirements of the job. This shows them that you did not do bare minimum in college. When people hire they also like to see if you went to college and having a degree can earn you more money. It is easier to get a job if you have been to college. When you are not in college it would be harder to make friends in other countries and you would not have the good experiences of college. You can visit other places and join the study abroad programs where you can travel to and have fun at a different country with other college students. College in the end would overall be more rewarding than not going to college.

Summary and Response to "What Could You Do With $20,000?"

Blake Boles

In “What Could You Do With $20,000?” Blake Boles enlightens students to not go to college and spend their $20,000 on tutors and to go to different places because students end up being in debt $20,000 after college and are overqualified and unemployed. Bole states that with $20,000 you can get a better education and life and not be in debt. Bole says with $8,000 of his $20,000 he would spend travelling and going to new places, with $3,600 he would get books and private tutors, with $3,20 he would spend on new technology, with $100 he would spend this on portfolio postings on the web for the year, and with another $100 he would buy a new pair of running shoes. This totals up to $14,900 which saved him around $5,000. So after four years at four percent interest he would have earned $22,000. Bole wants us to spend our money on things that would help us more than college would in the future.

"Better Than College" by Blake Boles

Boles is definitely wrong in his video “What Could You Do With $20,000?” when he says it would be better for us to not go to college because when you go to college you get prepared for the future when you get a big paper due or have to write a report on something. When you are in college there a lot more resources and a lot more opportunities than not going to college. At college you can you have a lot more reliable resources like your teachers, your friends, and the library where you can answer your questions you have on something. You also get ready for your job when you have to work more and not as much free time. If you don’t go to college and you never have to work than when you get a job you won’t be ready if they give you an assignment or something big to do. Bole says that you might end up as overqualified and unemployed. People hiring you would want you to have more than just the requirements of the job. This shows them that you did not do bare minimum in college. When people hire they also see if you went to college. It is easier to get a job if you have been to college. When you are not in college it would be harder to make friends in other countries and you would not have the good experiences of college. You can visit other places and join the study abroad programs where you can travel to and have fun at a different country with other college students. College in the end would overall be more rewarding than not going to college.

Summary and Response to "Bully"

Lee Hirsch

In the documentary Bully Lee Hirsch exposes that bullying has become an epidemic because very little people are trying to help the kids being bullied. Hirsch wants people to know that bullying is a bigger problem than people actually think. Parents and friends don’t think bullying is a bad problem until they connect to it. Hirsch informs everyone that kids even take their own lives because of bullying. Bullying is painful physically and emotionally. Hirsch shows people that if they work together than bullying can be stopped. If parents and teachers act and stop the cycle of bullying than it can be solved. Kids who were or are bullied are more likely to bully other kids. Hirsch wants to reveal that people don’t think of bullying as a major problem for kids and that this can be changed.

Alex from Bully

Lee Hirsch’s Bully is absolutely correct that people don’t realize that bullying is a big problem that needs to be fixed and changed. Bullying is not noticed by many people until it personally connects with them. The superintendent said in Bully that if it were her kids being bullied she would do something about it but she never acted to Alex being bullied and choked on the bus. Bullying keeps happening because very little is done about it. The vice principal only told the kids to stop bullying Alex but she never gave punishment. The principal for Tyler’s school wouldn’t admit that he committed suicide because of bullying. Tyler’s parents tried to do something about the bullying but nothing was done about it. Bullies don’t care what happen to their victims they just want to make fun of and hurt someone. Bullies need to be stood up to. Tyler’s friend used to be bullied but when he told them to quit bullying him they stopped bullying him. Bullying hurts people emotionally when someone gets hurt or killed because they were connected with it. When Tyler committed suicide tons of people were sad and depressed because of what happened. Bullying is a big issue waiting to be fixed, but with the help with other people bullying can be noticed and stopped.