Topic 1:
A. Which topic did you choose to research? Why is this the one that interests you?
I chose to research the topic of nuclear weapons. this research topic interested me because if we aren't careful we can cause a nuclear war or world war 3 that might be the end of most or all life on earth.
B. What are ten interesting facts or ideas that you learned? You MUST put them into your own words.
1. I learned that there were two very close calls on starting either a nuclear war or killing many innocent people.
2. The first close call was in Russia when president Boris Yeltsin was told that a nuclear warhead was flying towards Russia. He waited for a moment before sending counter attack missiles back. While he was waiting he was informed that it was a false alarm so he did not send any missiles back causing a nuclear war.
3. the second close call was in America when they were about to preform a nuclear missile simulation. just before they activated it, they realized that they were about to launch a missile. so they shut of the machine.
4. I learned that America was trying to prevent the spread of nuclear warheads and silos.
5. I learned that there has been a number of treaties with other countries across the globe to stop producing and selling nuclear missiles.
C. Can you see this becoming your exit project topic? Why/why not?
No i cannot see this becoming my exit project because i am really not that interested in this issue as much as i thought i was. Also because it doesn't seem to harbor enough information to be a substantial exit project.
D. What is a question you have after doing your reading?
I am wondering why the whole world doesn't just agree to get rid of all their missiles at the same time by launching them in to space?
Topic 2:
A. Which topic did you choose to research? Why is this the one that interests you?
I chose the topic of arms control. this topic interest me because i think that the world doesn't really have a grasp on the control of where their weapons are being shipped to and who is buying them.
B. What are ten interesting facts or ideas that you learned? You MUST put them into your own words.
1. i learned that a lot of people think the same way i do.
2. i learned that it tuns out that the world doesn't really control the way it's weapons are distributed.
3. Some people think that the more weapons we make the weaker we become.
4. When nations feel threatened they make more arms then most of those arms are bought by hostile countries or groups.
5. If one country makes a lot of weapons then the others will follow so they wont be weaker.
C. Can you see this becoming your exit project topic? Why/why not?
No because i don't think that this would be an interesting or fun topic to complete my project on.
D. What is a question you have after doing your reading?
Why are almost all countries worried about being better than the others so much?