Preparation is the key to successfully navigating any writing assignment. Thus far, I have found this class to be beneficial in this regard. To start, the readings that we have discussed have been very stimulating from a creative standpoint. This is important since imagination is necessary to properly convey one’s thoughts and feelings. Likewise, the responses and subsequent class discussions have further served to promote abstract and analytical thinking. Also, by considering the opinions of others, it has further enabled me to examine and refine my own beliefs. The summary assignment made for good practice at interpreting information and then relating that material to others. Building upon that was the synthesis essay, which was a useful exercise in consolidating multiple sources into one complete and coherent article. Finally, the Blackfish documentary served to illustrate what can be achieved when one utilizes all of the aforementioned skills in their work (Blackfish). Altogether, I believe that I am well equipped for my research paper. …show more content…
A universal health care system is a health care system that provides all citizens of a specific country with health care coverage. My focus is not on the financial ramifications of implementing universal health care (although they will undoubtedly be discussed, albeit briefly, at some point in the paper), but on the personal consequences of doing so and, contrarily, of failing to do so. It is my argument that universal health coverage is not just essential to the welfare of a country, but that health care is a fundamental and inalienable human