9) Summary of Where to Invade Next [Category: Where to Invade Next, Summary]: Please complete the following:
In the documentary Where to Invade Next, Michael Moore visited the Western countries to take the things the Americans need from them and bring them to United States of America and convince fellow Americans. Through his journey, we found out how America is different from the world.
First, in Italy, employees got the paid eight-week holiday and the total thirteen-month salary for a year. However, in America, there are no paid vacation unless it is the wonderful job which gives two weeks. Not only they get the long vacations but also, they get two-hour break that they can go home and enjoy their meals. In America, employees get only half hour break and got no paid. Even with long vacations and extended lunchbreaks, Italy is one of the most productive countries in the world, and have four-year longer life expectancy than average American. The next country, French have the school cafeteria which provides the healthy meal to eat in town. Once a month, the school chef gets together with city officials and dietician to go over the daily menu. The reason why they care the school cafeteria is that they regard the lunchtime as a class, where the students can learn how to eat in a civilized manner, enjoy healthy food, and serve each other. French also supports free health care for its people and nearly free day care. They can afford to provide all of that because they must pay more taxes. In America, we pay less taxes than they do, but we spend a lot more money for the services they get from the government. Moreover, every high school teach the sex education to control teen pregnancy. On the other hand, since there is no sex education, teen pregnancy rate in America is twice more than French. The kids in Finland are ahead from the rest of the world, which is why, they have no homework that means they have more time to enjoy being kids, and to do other things. Finland has the shortest school days and years, but still their students are ahead. Their teaching depends on what their students want to be when they grow up. In America, we use the standardized test and eliminates the Arts and poetry because they are no longer useful enough. Slovenia, one of the country which provides free education. College students are free from debt because of free college and university for anyone. American students have to pay tuition fees, lab fees, none residency fees and so on. Michael Moore mentioned that all colleges should be free to anyone. In Germany, it is against the law for employers to contact the employees while they are on vacation or after work. When work time is over, work is done. They also take the responsibility what they did in the past by teaching the young what their predecessors did and installing the ‘Jews Forbidden’ sign from 1930s. Until 2015, US never had a museum of slavery, hiding our sins. The police don’t arrest people for using drugs anymore started from last fifteen years in Portugal. Plus, regardless of the color of people, every prisoners or drug users can vote. In America, no people with criminal record can vote anymore. Also in Norway, their prisoners can vote during their sentences. The prison system follows the idea that the former American founding father put in the constitution, ‘No cruel or unusual punishment.’ In contrast, US is not following that way. Norway has no dead penalty and the longest possible prison sentence is only 21 years. Even with that system, Norway have one of the lowest murder rate in the world. Indeed, the women right started from America, until now, we still don’t get it yet. However, in Tunisia and Iceland, they already got the same chance with men. Government provides free women’s health clinic and abortion in Tunisia. Iceland didn’t bail out their banks but instead prosecuted the bankers and turned much of the financial decision-making over the women. In that way, their economy has recovered. Finally, Michael Moore discovered the wonderful ideas, the other countries using, are truly the American dream. However, it seemed to be alive and everywhere but America. It is never too late to start our dream!
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