journal entry

Think TanksCATO Institute at cato.org (libertarian-conservative leaning)Brookings Institute at brookings.edu (moderate-liberal progressive leaning)Possible Topic (pick one)Employment,   Healthcare, Immigration, Income, Finance, Trade, Housing, Education, Economic Development, Environment. 

All Instructions 1.   Pick a topic. What topic did you pick and why? 2.   Find 2 articles on your topic from CATO. Give the title of each one selected and a short summary. Pick ones that interest you.  3.Find 2 articles on your topic from BROOKINGS. Give the title of each one selected and a short summary.  4.Reflect on the information you have found. Possible questions you might ask yourself if nothing is coming to mind...Prompts: What did you learn? Does this effect you, your family or your friends? What questions did they raise that surprised you and why did it surprise you? What further questions would you want to ask about the topic?  5. Use Google to search for “Top 50 think tanks” and pick one more think tank to investigate. Look at two articles on your topic. Give the titles, summarize, and reflect.  6. How different were the three think tanks? Do you have a favorite? Why?   7. CONCLUSION: Based on what you have read, if you were a person in charge of the topic you chose, what do you think should be done? Possible questions you might ask yourself if nothing is coming to mind...

PromptsReflect on the various ideas you have read and express your opinion. Since reading, has your opinion changed? Why or why not?Were there ideas, not discussed, that should have been discussed?Overall, do you feel well informed? Better informed? Or still not well informed? Why?Do you believe any of the ideas you have read about could happen?With summaries and thoughtful reflection, this entry should be at least 3-6 pages. There should be at least 1-2 pages of summary to summarize 6 articles and 2-4 pages of reflection. I would expect this journal entry to take about three nights of reading and reflection all together.