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America spends more than it is given in return when it comes to imperialism in my opinion.

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The question, Does imperialism benefit

the US was discussed in detail. The overall consensus to that was that the US benefited because it gained philippines, puerto rico and guam It gave them more resources. Benefitted outweighed the costs.

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I like how it was brought up that benefits of imperialism to other countries didn't compare to the losses they faced.

Rachael

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Cuba was touched on too and if their independence was a good thing. However, Spain came in and ended up killing lots of Cubans. So maybe having independence was not beneficial.

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Diego did a nice job bringing up specific events, and others like Brayden and Ari added statistics to the convo. I think this is really important to add to the convo, because it makes arguements stronger, and also paints a better picture of US imperialism.

Alice D

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I thought it was important that they talked about how the U.S. was able to gain more power during Imperialism because of all the new territories they gained.

- Emily

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Diego and Brayden brought up important conversation starters. They asked questions to others and dove deep into the conversations.

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I like how the truth about what imperialism did to other cultures and lands was talked about instead of only pointing out the good it did for America. Keeping the other places and people in mind and how much they suffered because of imperialism is really important to build good future relationships, as well as taking notes on what to do differently in the future instead of using pure force.

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The United States should only provide assistance to other nations upon request, as they want to benefit from it.

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An important idea they discussed was how America betrayed their values by helping different countries fight their wars however, they would then hold their power over the country instead of allowing them to now be free.

- Alinne

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Ari spoke a lot, he gave specific examples and explained his thinking clearly. He responded respectfully to people and participated alot.

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I like the point that the fight for whats right is reinforcing the quote to "secure those rights" by taking down countries who disobey these ideals

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brayden did a very good job of keeping the conversation going even when it went silent. He kept asking questions and giving conversation starters.

Emma

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They were stating their answers and replying back with agreeing with each other. Some people took leadership by bringing up questions and added more information if further explain their answer. J.B. 

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They were stating their answers and replying back with agreeing with each other. Some people took leadership by bringing up questions and added more information if further explain their answer. J.B. 

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I liked that many people referenced sources to further the discussion, and when people disagreed (or agreed) they had evidence to back up their point rather than just talking to talk.

Izzie

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I think that if America stands for human rights and unalienable rights then they should interfere with harsh dictatorships in other countries

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Good job Andrew, he spoke a lot in response to others. He had solid points and lots of examples. He did a nice job of explaining himself and getting his point across.

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I wanted to touch on the benefits of american imperialism. I would have added that US expanded its territories. With doing so this allows technology industries to become stronger.

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Makayla and Emma brought up a lot of good thoughts and they had a good respectful debate even though they thought different things.

Diego

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I like how group 2 got right into conversation, and started making points, asking questions, and pulling evidence as soon as the conversation started.

Ari

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I agree with the idea that if the U.S intervened with foreign affairs they would only use it for their own benefits and should instead stay mutual. - Andrew

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Alice(although laughing all the time) the idea of jingoism sparked conversations and helped keep the "fire" going
-brayden

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A very important idea that came up is that America is a global superpower, and holds the responsibility to keep world peace, and help out allies.

Ari

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"Do you think that the US is more idealist or realist?"

I think that was a great question.

-rav

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I like the leadership that Leticia has. She brought up the first topic to talk about. She gave the best feedback and add ons during the conversations.

-mya

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I like how Nick brings up idealist and realist. He got me thinking whether or not the U.S is a realist or idealist country.

sam

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I agreed with Leticia when she said that the US are idealist because they only got involved in things that could benefit them, while taking freedom from other countries.

Diego

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I think the conversation has been flowing nicely, people are adding on making it easier to keep the conversation going

Alice

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The most important idea discussed was if the United states should interfere with foreign affairs or not because it tied into the second question. If they do interfere with foreign affairs then they mostly support democracy and human rights to help and benefit other countries.

-mya

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An important idea that couldve been brought up is current wars that are going on like Israel Hamas and Russia Ukraine. These are very important topics that couldve sparked a good conversation on how the US should respond.

Ari

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I think the conversation about what would happen if the U.S gets involved is an important idea to discuss as it can happen in the real world. The fact that there are arguments made for both sides shows how important a topic this is. - Andrew

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There is a lot of conversation about the Independence battles of the Philippines. Like how, they fought Spain but also fought the US at the end in 1898 and gained independence.

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I have no clue what her name is, but she talked bout how source 5 had a lot of negative words

-rav

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I think they could have used a lot of nice current events going on in the world as great examples, in order to support their claims

-rav

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America's involvement seems real in the sense that getting mixed up in another country's situation or battle could make it worse for themselves and others. Theres some benefits that could be gained but overall theres a high chance of negative outcomes such as money, territory and a loss of trust. HH

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I liked that people were bringing up different questions instead of just focusing on the ones from our preparation assignment.

Evelyn B

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An important idea that was disscussed was having a balance between promoting democracy and human rights but also promote self interest. - E.P

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Alice Dube, did a great job on trying to get others to add their thoughts to the conversation so they were not left out. Yet, at the same time they all did a great job on flowing from one topic to the next, asking questions, disagreeing or agreeing and adding on to a topic. - AJ

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I like how Emma pointed out the Israel situation and her question was good as well.

EB

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I think they could have talked more about if the U.S's foreign policy should promote Democracy & Human Rights or promote U.S. self interest. - Andrew