Attention Getter: According to dosomething.org America ranks 36th in the world in quantity and quality of high school diplomas

Preview: Our nation should focus more on K-12 Education to become a stronger nation

MBP1 We have some of the best colleges in the world so why do we have such a weak education

• Sub 1: Recruit elite educators to teach K-12
• Sub 2: Find ways to give incentives for people to be educators and have campaigns to encourage people to be educators  

MBP2: Educators and schools should have more money in order to have higher quality educators and facilities

• Sub 1: Starting teachers salaries get paid starting at 40000 a year while the governor of Pennsylvania gets paid $187000 a year according to the washington examiner
• Sub: 2: Instead of publicly funding private businesses they can use that money for teachers salaries

MBP3: Schools should focus on STEM program in order to be a more successful nation

• Sub 1: Invest in labs in K-12 schools
• Sub 2:  Have frequent competitions in the STEM field

Aaron Rodriguez

Attention Getter:According to propublica.org “Time is running out. There are 35,000 missing who experts say are findable from WWII. But the MIA’s closest relatives are dying off — and often with them so are the chances for using DNA to finally identify their long-lost loved ones”

MBP1 :America should spend as much money as possible in order to find fallen prisoners of war.

Sub 1: Soldiers paid the ultimate price for their country so their families peace of mind should have no value put on it. They spend half a year to a year away from them and if something as tragic as death happens to them and their families the government should do everything in their power in order to  make sure that they get back home to their families.

Sub 2: We call America the land of the free and home of the brave so those who were the bravest should be brought back home. The government puts them in harm's way and if we can't find them right now we don’t do anything about it. It is extremely disrespectful to those who fought and died for our freedoms to just leave them in a foreign land and not do everything in our power in order to bring them back home.

MBP2: Those who were POW’s closest relatives are close to dying. POW’s relatives are close to the end of their lives because the last big war with POW’s was in the 1980’s. The relatives of these individuals are in their 60’s and 70’s and they may not be able to have their peace of mind in their last days of life.  

Sub 1: We should allow those people to lay their loved ones to rest before they die as well and allow them to do any ceremonies which they please. America is a country where we respect any forms of religion or ceremonial practices and we should allow those families whose family members fought and died for their country to have their ceremonial practices done for them.   

Sub: 2: POW’s should be able to be laid to rest in the country that they fought for because they fought for the freedoms that the country enjoys. They should be laid to rest in the country that they fought long and hard for their values

MBP3:There is so many old documents and new technology that can be used to find soldiers

Sub 1: There is so many old documents and journals that can be compiled to find the general area where an individual died by using the last place they were seen and who captured them and known POW camp locations can give insight to where the bodies are.

Sub 2:  The technology has significantly advanced since the time when POW’s were captured and we can use that forensic technology to find where their remains are. We can now solve decade old murders and this can be used in order to find remains of POW’s and bring them back home.  

Conclusion: We should spend as much money as possible in order to find the lost POW’s because they have sacrificed everything for our country and it would be disrespectful if we didn't bring them home. This would also give their family the closure that they need to move on with their lives and in some causes family members will be able to rest in peace.