To: Professor Elizabeth Anderson

From: Kathleen Ekeberg

Date: February 27, 2015

Re: English 1102, Spring Semester 2015, Research Paper

Topic: Compare and Contrast the countries of Germany and United States

Team: Lincy Thomas and Kathleen Ekeberg

Educational system
Lincy is interested in researching the educational system and how it affects ones overall
life. She will also compare the two countries and what works and doesnt work.
Areas of interests:

test scores, elementary through higher degree education. How values

can be taught and learned at a young age to make better personal and financial
decisions.

Economic policies
Kathleen is interested in exploring monetary policies, economics and statistics,
specifically what works and doesnt work in each countrys economy.

Area of Interest: GDP, household income and dynamics, unemployment rates, labor
force rates.

Education and Economics

Together we will pull our resources and connect the two topics. For example, higher
education leads to less unemployment, better decisions, and an overall better economy.

The best investment for the economy? An education because the growth of the person,
leads to a stronger growth in the economy.