coffee shops & travel books
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
bSitting on the floor of a quiet, small bookshop, I began to learn and discover new things about the culture of Amsterdam. What is it about this Dutch country that allowed for the openness permitting the culture of the Red Light District? What differences exist in the control of drugs in Amsterdam and Seattle? Are there major disparities in the public policies of Holland and America in handling homeless and poorer populations? Finding myself coming back to this last question, I think it would be interesting to study the urban youth population in Amsterdam, and perhaps compare it to the troubles afflicting the teenagers living on the streets in and around the University District of Seattle. Are these two groups faced with different obstacles, given different opoortunities, or able to obtain access to varying types of resources? Do the urban youth in Amsterdam have the same drug and alcohol dependencies so common to the younger homeless populations in the United States? With research, I hope that I would be able to find answers to such questions.
bBecause of my new pursuit of majoring in business, in hopes of one day pursuing a career in Hospital Administration, I think that it would also be very intriguing to look at the varying health care systems of the United States and Amsterdam, or more broadly the economic and business practices of the two countries. I might explore questions related to the structure of the systems, underlying aims (to make profits, or provide the broadest coverage to all its citizens), and places where the systems in place fail to make ends meet.
bNo matter the research question around which I focus my research, I am sure to increase my global consciousness and cultural awareness.
bBecause of my new pursuit of majoring in business, in hopes of one day pursuing a career in Hospital Administration, I think that it would also be very intriguing to look at the varying health care systems of the United States and Amsterdam, or more broadly the economic and business practices of the two countries. I might explore questions related to the structure of the systems, underlying aims (to make profits, or provide the broadest coverage to all its citizens), and places where the systems in place fail to make ends meet.
bNo matter the research question around which I focus my research, I am sure to increase my global consciousness and cultural awareness.
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