The question that I chose for the essay #2 is “What social issues and differences do the European Union immigration policies cause compared to the ones in the United States?”

Immigration issues in the United States compared to the European Union is a major topic in today’s world. Both the United States and the European Union have been largely impacted by illegal as well legal immigration throughout history. Nonetheless, each of them have different systems and ways of controlling the people into their countries. I find this topic to be very interesting because it is something that I constantly see on television when I’m back in Europe and it’s also something that is constantly talked about in social media as well all platforms in the United States. I’m also very interested in the different approaches that both of them have on this matter and how the migration policies put in place by the European Union for all its members affects each country compared to the United States. In addition, there needs to be a different policy for each country which will be easier to coordinate and not cause geopolitical problems. The essay “Is there a Common Migratory Policy in the EU?.” ukessays.com. 11 2018. UKEssays. 10 2021 <https://www.ukessays.com/essays/politics/common-migratory-policy-eu-2133.php?vref=1>, gives thorough explanation on the immigration policies and fluxes surrounding Europe as well as the European Union whilst citing the multiple problems that the migration policies put in place provoke on the multiple European countries.  I believe that the audience for this topic can vary, but it is mostly targeted towards the people who are not well aware of this issue or the complete opposite: people who want to learn more of this topic. 

Source Bibliography:

1. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/11/13/how-european-and-u-s-unauthorized-immigrant-populations-compare/
2. https://warsawinstitute.org/us-eu-immigration-policies/
3. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2019/05/13/the-emigration-election-why-the-eu-is-not-like-america/

For esssay #2, the research question I chose is “how has voting been a difficult process for young American citizens”? The sources I found so far demonsartes the difficult process of voting for teens that aren’t educated enough to vote as well as not old enough to have the ability to use their voice. The article emphasized how and when we vote in America had always been a complicated process for young individuals. To vote today in the United States, individuals must be an American citizen and at least 18 years old during voting day, the first Tuesday of November. To register how to vote claims to be an easy process; voters can follow clear instructions and still result in insignificant changes at the last minute. Voter suppression demonstrates many methods used to interfere with the final vote results. In another article, the author Drew Desilver, describes that one of the solutions for citizens to vote is by having all states to enable mail-in voting. The research data shows more than half of the voters in the most recent election came primary from the mail-in ballots, this proves that mail-in voting is one of the effective ways for citizens to use their voice and exercise their rights. What is missing in my reaseach is more sources because I need 4 article and 3 social media. 

Mail-in voting became much more common in 2020 primaries as COVID-19 spread

https://www.vox.com/21497637/election-2020-youth-vote-young-people-voting

For essay two research proposal, I choose to stick with how social media positively affects teenagers. Most people believe that social media has been found a distraction to teenagers. However, to some it is, it has been an excellent source to express themselves and sometimes escape reality. I wish to explain how social media has been of great use for many teenagers and how it can be used as entertainment, show awareness, and use responsibly. Of course, there are negative impacts when teenagers use social media, but there are always two sides of a story that I will cover, mostly in part of how it has help teenagers today. I have seen many ways how social media has been used and not just only for entertainment. The model essay I was able to find has lists of positive and negative effects to social media; it would help by giving me two points of view of social media. Notably, it mainly states out to everyone, but it explains how it uses good use. To the audience I will be writing out to is parents, especially those to think that social media is a bad influence/distraction for their kids. Although I am still in the search of my sources to help me write this essay, there are also ways that can help parents set certain rules for their children when using social media. This article I found gives some techniques that can help parents and their children. So far with this model essay and article, it has help me deepen my research to find actual teenage users on social media that uses social media as positive effect for them.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/tween-and-teen-health/in-depth/teens-and-social-media-use/art-20474437

model essay:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Waseem-Akram-19/publication/323903323_A_Study_on_Positive_and_Negative_Effects_of_Social_Media_on_Society/links/5ab1c064a6fdcc1bc0bfefef/A-Study-on-Positive-and-Negative-Effects-of-Social-Media-on-Society.pdf