Final Blog Post!

           Our group covered the Mexican Drug Wars and how it has had a negative impact on Mexico and its citizens. As a group, we discussed topics that might be able to narrow down our topic. At first we spoke about narrowing the topic down by region, but we found this too difficult since regional material was not always available. In my first blog post I wrote about the effects of one person and the violence that can be perpetuated by one person. My second blog post had to do with the rising death toll and the lasting effects this war will have. Both posts were under the theme of violence and the way government was intervening (or not). My fellow group members followed similar guidelines.

I did my research for my post by looking through Mexican Drug Wars section on my Google news feed. Every week there was coverage on something that went on throughout the week; typically reports would be on the rising dead toll or a significant drug deal or dealer that had been thwarted. My group influenced me on my approach to the issue by discussing topics we would like to reflect on before we started working on our blog posts. Having their feedback on my blog posts was also helpful because they pointed out what I didn’t see.

            I learned that making time to meet with a group was difficult. Working with other people takes an active effort and every person needs to put in an equal amount if effort for the happiness of the whole group. Working together is not and easy task, but when it is done right it is rewarding. I also learned and clarified fact and fiction between my topic. It was great was to stay active to the news and dig deeper into a topic.