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About Me

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  Brailyn Carter is attending Prairie View University, where she is majoring in Political Science with a minor in Psychology. She is a Houston native, but Louisiana-bound by heart. She is an active student at her university, as she is constantly trying to build her network to become a better woman each day.  

Why Not Be Free?

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 Health care is often the top conversation in the U.S., the reason why is that people debate over cost, government involvement, and insurance. But when looking beyond politics, it’s about making a way for people to be treated with care, support, and love. Health care is not just about having to saving someone's life, but it is also about being present. By being present, I mean that every patient deserves to be treated with equal care as soon as they walk into the medical clinic. Just because someone does not have the financial compensation does not mean that they should be treated any differently. A person's finances should never dictate how someone is going to treat them. Health care professionals are not only required to treat them physically but also to demonstrate empathy and integrity. While during research on how corrupt the health care system is, I ran across this article.  Take A Look . This is a perfect explanation of the system putting things in place to not only see...

SHUT DOWN

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  Disagreements happen all the time in political parties or in basic conversations with someone. But have you ever known to disagree and can not come to a mends, then overall shut down the whole government because you couldn’t make a decision? Well, neither do I, but here we are with the U.S. Federal Government. When lawmakers can not agree, it doesn’t just fall on them, but that has to do with federal funding. Federal workers go without pay, communities are in disarray, and public services are disrupted. At this point, it is no longer about who is right or wrong, but it is about the people who rely on a functioning government. It is hard to trust a goverement who don’t even trust each other. While researching this shutdown, I came across this article that speaks more about it.  Take A Look . This article talks about how the government didn’t come to a common ground because they were making a decision on taxes for lower-class and upper-class people. Which should’ve resulted in...

Still Happening

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The systematic erasure of black culture, being erased and not broadcast, is a slap in the face to the people who paved the way for so many years. Throughout history, black culture has been the fine print instead of the forefront where it belongs. While politicians want to make a discussion about politics, when, in reality, it is just about the historical events that happen that are trying to be covered up and not talked about, when, in all black history has always been here. The mistreatment of people of color has been going on since BC times; it has never been equal. Even now, with people with authority looking down on African American people based of there skin instead of looking beyond politics and seeing their light, potential, and personality. While researching the event, the mistreatment from people in authority led me to a story about George Floyd, who lost his life just by being a black man.  Take A Look.  In all, while being on the sidelines for so many years and give...

Living In Fear

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  As recent events have shown, people are scared for their safety and well begin the reason why is that there are attacks every day. One major event is the cartels. This has to do with a multitude of things; my main point is safety and how ICE cares about undocumented individuals who are just living their lives day by day, instead of caring about the sex trafficking, misuse of drugs, and the whole dynamic of the cartels as a whole. The violence from the cartels in recent times is really frightening the american scarying the american people, as it is because of the burning down of homes, communities destabilized, and kidnapping targeting American people who are just traveling for a vacation but end up in a scary situation by being captured by the cartels. When reading about this, I came across an article that taught me more about how and why people are being scared for their safety.  Take A Look . This makes the American people more concerned about the board activiy of the cart...

Public Policy

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When thinking of “public policy,” people think of politicians arguing over the smallest things in Congress, but that is far from the truth. Public policy is more than just arguing for no reason; it is about our daily life decisions. When thinking of public policy, I like to think of the rights and needs that will benefit the people of a state or city. While researching public policy, education is a significant area, one reason being that funding schools involves a form of property tax, which can become a contentious battle between wealthier and lower-income communities. During more reserach an article that goes on to talk about more of the human rights portion of public policy.  Take A Look . This further federal accommodation sets broad requirements. A major policy in education is the No Child Left Behind Act, which increased standardized testing and accountability. This act is a significant one because it makes it clear that the policies we have in place are being implemented. Ul...