https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er WRD 110 Ongoing Research Project en-us 2023-09-01 13:56:51 UTC 2023-09-08 01:27:42 UTC hello@padlet.com johnfulks https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er/wish/2685259113 Notice: Eastern Kentucky is one of the poorest region in the United States
Problem: The problem is a lack of job opportunities in Eastern Kentucky, causing families to live in poverty and have a hard time getting out of it.
Questions: Has Federal economic aid reached Eastern Kentucky? Is it possible to bring more jobs to the region? How much do jobs affect poverty?
Stakes: Without sufficient income, living conditions, diets, and overall quality of life suffer. People will leave the region to go elsewhere to find better jobs.]]> 2023-09-05 17:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er/wish/2685259113 johnfulks https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er/wish/2689224832 #2
Notice: Georgetown has dense and often dangerous amounts of traffic.
Problem: Georgetown has outgrown its existing infrastructure, there aren't enough roads and lanes to support this large of a population.
Questions: How should the town go about fixing the problem? Does the town have enough money to afford it? How much work would it take to fully resolve the problem?
Stakes: The traffic makes the roads dangerous, slow, and could encourage some who work here to live outside of Georgetown.]]> 2023-09-07 17:17:59 UTC https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er/wish/2689224832 johnfulks https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er/wish/2689238525 Notice: Georgetown lacks any true seafood restaurants.
Problem: The problem is Long John Silvers, formerly the only seafood place in town,  closed down quit a while ago, and nothing is planned to replace it.
Questions: Why did Long John Silvers close? Is there a market for seafood in Georgetown? Where would a new seafood place go? Would it be best as casual or sit- down?
Stakes: Without a seafood place, Georgetown residents who want to have seafood will be forced to spend their money in Lexington, outside the local economy.]]> 2023-09-07 17:27:48 UTC https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er/wish/2689238525 johnfulks https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er/wish/2689250765 Notice: Everything, from groceries to gas costs a lot more than it did 4 years ago.
Problem: Since Covid, an excess in spending, government handouts, a lack of competency of the Federal Reserve, and continued supply shortages have led to inflation.
Questions: Is the government doing what it should to prevent inflation? How much is the people's spending to blame? How much did the Covid stimulus packages affect inflation? How bad of a recession would it take to curb inflation? Wouldn't drilling for our own oil instead of buying it be more cost effective?
Stakes: Families can't afford food or gas, a strain is put on the poor and working class, and the US currency is devalued and at risk of becoming not the worldwide standard currency.]]> 2023-09-07 17:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er/wish/2689250765 johnfulks https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er/wish/2689265820 #5
Notice: Businesses that didn't use to ask for tipping, like even movie theaters, now do.
Problem: To help get around inflation, many businesses have taken to tipping to keep their food prices lower.
Questions: Would fixing inflation help this problem? How much more would everything cost without tipping? Do employees make more or less from tipping? How many people actually leave tips? Is the tipping worth the work the employee does?
Stakes: Tipping makes eating out more expensive, and it is a dangerous philosophy which could spread to other industries.]]> 2023-09-07 17:47:09 UTC https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er/wish/2689265820 johnfulks https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er/wish/2689277045 Notice: Every time me and my family are on the lake, we see people catching Asian Carp.
Problem: These carp are an invasive species that are detrimental to native wildlife, are not useful for any real purpose, and clutter the lakes and rivers of Kentucky.
Questions: Who brought them here? What exactly are the long term impacts? How hard and expensive would it be to get rid of them. Is getting rid of them even possible?
Stakes: If they continue to expand, they will evermore take the food supply from native fish and become the dominant type of fish with no natural predators.  ]]> 2023-09-07 17:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er/wish/2689277045 johnfulks https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er/wish/2689289333 Notice: Even in the past few years, obesity rates in America are on the rise.
Problem: Americans have better- than ever access to unhealthy junk food, and many Americans do not have physically active jobs, such as office jobs.
Questions: Is pointing out the problem enough? Is government intervention recommended? What are the countries' long- term consequences if the problem isn't resolved? Is it okay to be critical of someone's weight.
Stakes: America could be in a public health crisis, with life expectancy incredibly low. The everyday live of many Americans could be negatively affected.]]> 2023-09-07 18:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er/wish/2689289333 johnfulks https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er/wish/2689297452 Notice: Drivers from Ohio ride the left- hand lanes in Kentucky stretches of interstates.
Problem: People in Ohio don't know how to drive, and with the state being so flat, when they get to a curve here in Kentucky they don't know what to do.
Questions: What makes them ride in the left- hand lane? Why is it only drivers from Ohio? How could we fix the problem? Would the solution be within Ohio traffic law?
Stakes: Buckeyes riding in the left- hand lane slows down the traffic on our interstates. Bad driving also poses a safety hazard for all drivers.]]> 2023-09-07 18:09:15 UTC https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er/wish/2689297452 johnfulks https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er/wish/2689701392 Notice: On a lake, wake boats throw the largest, most awful wake to go through.
Problem: The wakes make life for other boaters harder, and destroy the water and even shoreline of lakes.
Questions: Does someone really need a wakeboat? How detrimental are wakeboats to marine life? Are wakeboats dangerous to other boaters? How hard would it be to regulate wakeboats?
Stakes: Lakes become less enjoyable and less popular, and the shorelines of lakes become eroded due to the wakes.]]> 2023-09-08 01:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er/wish/2689701392 johnfulks https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er/wish/2689709779 Notice: Drug use is at all time highs in America, especially in poverty- stricken areas.
Problem: Drug have become a "cure" for peoples' problems, poverty, depression, breakups, and overall dissatisfaction.
Questions: How hard is it to ban opioids? What do we stand to gain from taking action against drugs? Is this problem a deeper reflection of our own societal struggles or the cause?
Stakes: Tens of thousands will continue to die, millions will remain addicted, and society will become evermore disfunctional.]]> 2023-09-08 01:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/johnfulks/k6azmmnrcn75b8er/wish/2689709779