Outline

Topic: The differences between the education system in the United States and the education system in Britain.

Thesis: Because studies in Britain are generally more narrowly focused and in depth than studies in the United States, which tend to cover more subject areas and don’t go into as much detail, the structure of Britain’s education system is preferable to that of the United States.

Goal:

In this paper, I want to convince the reader that the education system in the United States can be improved. I will do this by comparing the United States’ education system to Britain’s. I will also provide suggestions as to how this can be done.

Outline:

1) Provide statistics to show which states in the US have education departments that are below standards.

a) Which states have school systems that are not in need of improvement?

b) Which states have school systems that are in need of improvement?

2) Compare/contrast secondary education drop out rates in Britain vs. the United States

a) Show statistics for drop out rates in Britain

b) Show statistics for drop out rates in the United States

c) Compare

3) Compare/contrast education requirements in Britain vs. the United States

a) List education requirements in Britain

b) List education requirements in the United States

c) Compare

4) Compare/contrast course curriculums in Britain vs. the United States

a) Provide rough course curriculum in Britain

b) Provide rough course curriculum in the United States

c) Compare

5) Compare/contrast government funding for grades K-12 and for post-secondary education in both countries

a) Where does funding come from for grades K-12 in Britain?

b) Where does funding come from for grades K-12 in the United States?

c) Where does post-secondary education come from in Britain?

d) Where does post-secondary education come from in the United States?

e) Compare

6) Compare/contrast overall job openings for someone from Britain vs. someone from the United States

a) How many available job opportunities are there for high school graduates in Britain?

b) How many available job opportunities are there for high school graduates in the United States?

c) How many available job opportunities are there for college graduates in Britain?

d) How many available job opportunities are there for college graduates in the United States?

e) Compare

Outline

I. History of Women's Rights and Abortion
A. Views held by early leaders
B. Beginnings of feminism
C. 1970's pro-choice movement

II. Process of Abortion
A. Different methods explained
B. Pro-life perspective
C. Pro-choice perspective

III. History of Liberalism
A. Beginnings-liberty, equality, and human rights
B. Views on violence: war and the death penalty
C. Views toward the disadvantaged: poverty and unemployment
D. Pro-choice tradition and pro-life movements

Conclusion: Pro-life advocacy being considered a conservative viewpoint is a result of a complex history of abortion, liberalism, and women's rights, but being pro-choice is inconsistent with other liberal stances on human rights and equality. The view persists because of the inertia of partisan politics, but recent movements suggest it may shift direction in the future.

The outline is not very detailed because this topic will require a lot of research that I have only just begun. I guess I haven't explained it well, so what I am trying to say with this paper is that being pro-life should not label a person as right-wing, republican, or a religious fanatic. Really, I don't think abortion is a right-left issue at all, but that is the system we have. So I'm trying to argue against abortion from a different direction than what is normally seen, in order promote a closer examination of the issue itself, rather than a continuation of the usual divisive arguments.