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Proposal for my edit of the page Peace Corps
This article is in very good condition. It has a very large amount of information. What I have decided to focus on the most is the criticism section. That section has a banner above it that reads, "This article's Criticism or Controversy section may compromise the article's neutral point of view of the subject. Please integrate the section's contents into the article as a whole, or rewrite the material". I have decided to go about this in a new direction. I will not post new information as criticism. Instead, I will make a section as to why Peace Corps has been in the news lately and throughout the years. It will still share the same information but it will be perceived as much more factual and a more neutral point of view. I plan to also add some information throughout the article that would help make it easier to understand for the everyday reader. I also have more information about the director and their comments towards their own organization which I will put into the "In the news" sections i which to create. I want to add information from news reports, personal story articles and statistics from reliable sources. The Peace Corps explains all good, but i believe it should include some of the bad for it to be informative. In no way will I make this persuasive.

Current annotated bibliography
Crossing Cultures with the Peace Corps: Peace Corps Letters from the Field. Washington, DC: Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools, Peace Corps, 2007. Print.

The book showed me the good and bad while volunteering. It does not sugar coat anything. It talks of the bug bites and vaccinations and switches to the after affects of coming home.

Foster, Angel M., et al. "No Exceptions: Documenting The Abortion Experiences Of US Peace Corps Volunteers." American Journal Of Public Health 105.1 (2015): 41-48. Academic Search Complete. Web. 2 Mar. 2015.

In this I find reasons why Peace Corps has been in the news. Federal funds are not used to cover abortion care for the volunteers. Even in cases of rape and life endangerment.

Graves, Lucia. "Peace Corps Volunteers Speak Out About Rape, Violence." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, n.d. Web. 2 Mar. 2015.

This speaks about women getting raped and the actions taken towards it. supposedly they will be taken more seriously after the director apologized and said he would do more for them and their safety.

“Peace Corps.” Encyclopedia. Issues & Controversies. Infobase Learning, n.d. Web. 2 Mar. 2015.

This shows me all the basic information. What you must be to qualify and become a volunteer. It was created by John F Kennedy in 1961. 

"Peace Corps Worldwide." The Peace Corps Experience. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Mar. 2015.

This source has given me in depth personal stories of those who have volunteered in the Peace Corps. They are not horror stories but a great perspective into what is done when one is a volunteer.

In the News
The Peace Corps has recently been in the news that past few years because of a meeting of the House Foreign Affairs Committee where a few women shared their experiences with violence and sexual assault. At this meeting, it was found that between 2000-2009 there have been several cases of rape or attempted rape. That's about 22 women who are sexually assaulted a year. The case of Kate Puzey came back up during the meeting. Peace Corps has gained attention in the media for their directors being attacked for how they have handled situations. Kate Puzey's mother was one to make a comment at the meeting about how badly the situation was handled with her daughter and that's why it had a terrible outcome. One woman claimed that the director blamed her for getting raped, while other women have also had the blame put on them.

In 2009, the most recent year reported, 69% of Peace Corp crime victims were women, 88% were under 30, and 82% were Caucasian. 15 cases of rape/attempted rape and 96 cases of sexual assault were reported for a total of 111 sexual crimes committee against female Peace Corps Volunteers. This was all shared on ABC news 20/20. a majority of women who join the Peace Corps are in their mid twenties. In 62% of the more than 2,900 assault cases since 1990, the victim was identified as being alone....In 59 percent of assault cases, the victim was identified as a woman in her 20s. Media and news began reporting all these numbers and facts.

The Peace Corps has also been in the media for the topic of abortion. Women who have been raped in foreign countries while volunteering have wanted to get abortions. They then realize that Peace Corps will not help them with that. Peace Corps volunteers get paid $200 to $350 a month. Abortions can typically cost around $470. This makes it difficult for women who want an abortion while in the Peace Corps. It has been prohibited, since 1979, for federal funds to cover abortion costs for Peace Corps volunteers. Even in instances of life endangerment, rape and incest, volunteers are not financially covered. 433 Peace Corps volunteers were interviewed and it hit news that many thought the funding ban on abortion coverage should be lifted. This was a two month interview with no eligibility restrictions Abortion is such a controversial topic, that just made this that much more difficult for the Peace Corps to handle. Volunteers do receive health care, including prescription medications, routine examinations, and emergency care, free of charge. These services are provided in-country through a Peace Corps Medical Officer. Peace Corps volunteers don't make much money, which adds to this issue in the news. The abortion topics has something to do with the Peace Corps because when volunteers have gotten pregnant for any reason, they can no longer be volunteers and plenty of them want to remain volunteering. Plenty of volunteers have this same story.