#3rdreflection

Hassan Ali

Academic session by sania hayat On Monday July 10th we had class with Mr tom on constitution. Me as student of plant pathology my basics about politics is zero but after that class I learn a lot from that ,like judiciary and public policy,framers,federalism and what standards do justices use to make rulings? 1.judicial activism 2.judicial restraint 3.political liberalism 4.political conservatives These four are the rules for the standards justices. I like the groups activity in the class because it’s really help in understanding the views of other. On Tuesday July 11th we had class with Mr obed pasha, he taught us application of compstat in U.S police department, this compstat was very unfamiliar for me at that time than we come to know that what that compstat actually is?compstat means computer statistics. There are four components of compstat i.e crime mapping,community area commanders,compstat reports,compstat meeting. Than in noon we had another class with Mr raz sebi which was very interesting class ….. what? Yeah interesting! Topic were about our own lollipop moment… hahaha o my God It was really fun after listening everyone stories ! On another day morning we had visit to Amherst Pelham regional high school, it was also one of best experience in my life. we met with experienced teachers i.e Ericke alschuler,Steve,Geoff,Liz haygood…. I also present one of my sketch to these lovely people….. On 15th July we had class with mike pens ( eeehaaaa) on presidential campaign…. Now we all are busy in our own campaign … good luck to our team … TRUMP THE BEST!

M.Idrees.Khan SUSI program is a perfect conglomerate of cultural exchange, with its dynamics spread over from integration into American life and experiencing it, along with getting it historical and philosophical construct inside the classroom. The academic sessions has a deep insight and bon-homie environment to exchange ideas and understand PAK-US public policy concepts. Leadership at the grooff park and academic sessions with Razvan Sibi were pivotal to find the inner leadership capabilities instilled within each student selected for the SUSI program. Apart from it, constitutional history of the USA with Tom Fricke, a quintessential step towards understanding the American history, considered as manifest destiny by the Americans. Secondly the academic session with Tom Fricke has also provided us with the opportunity to understand the basis of US policy making and the fundamental differences that separates between the public policy making context of US-PAK. The academic sessions are focusing in a number of ways in promoting the leadership of the participants and encouraging them to exchange opinions and even disagree to ideas, as it goes in the famous American dictum “Agreeing to Disagree” which is the great value of the American system where free exchange of views is appreciated rather than silenced. The one aspect that is bit murky is the fact that time for academic sessions along with those avid participants that are busy in exploring the US at doesn’t want to miss any event becomes a bit difficult therefore the time of the program must be restored back to six weeks.

Comparative USA-Pakistan by Mehreen Sitting at the corner of my room I was thinking about the world and its inhabitants. I was wondering how beautiful and diverse would be they. I always think about different things whether they are related to my life or not. This time I was thinking because I was going far away from my country. Hence it is a great opportunity to learn and to experience new things. Well, when we talk about culture of Pakistan and America we share many things along with some differences.lets talk about similarities first. First and foremost, we love each other. People are very friendly and whenever we meet anyone we greet them so do they. People are very kind and humble. We also have some differences. People here are very punctual which is totally opposite in Pakistan. People in America follow the rules while in Pakistan it is rare. We have different get ups. Most of the women in Pakistan wear shalwar, qameez and duppatta while in America they wear t- shirt and jeans. The food in Pakistan is very spicy while in America they don't use spices in food which was a big problem for us when we were new here, but its totally good now. People are very open here in America both socially and intellectually. They talk about everything and every issue openly, (straight forward)while we Pakistanis are bit conservative. Before starting a conversation a Pakistani would always think about the audience whether the audience is suitable for that talk or not. Furthermore, having a boyfriend and girlfriend in Pakistan is not considered good and it is even more severe for girls, because the honor is associated with girls in Pakistan. Hence, most of the marriages are arrange marriages. Till now I have observed these differences and similarities between Pakistan and America and it is totally my perception. Love you all❤️

The journey began 12 years from today, not just the journey but rather an experience of smart work, passion, dedication and quest for knowing people, hearing stories and telling some as well. For where I come from academic learning has always had huge impact on lives of people, and what impacts more is where does the knowledge come from. This program "Study of the United States Institutes" gives the platform to young leaders from Pakistan and around the world to gain knowledge from institutions which are among the highest ranking of universities. So, this program started with a lecture on understanding of culture as a concept titled 'cultural relativism' which tells us how relatively linked a culture is to another. Which reminds me; when I was a child when I was adolescent, books saved me from despair that convinced me culture was the highest of values and later on in the past week I experienced the relativity between the cultures of the world that is like home to us social beings. To understand this better, people from earlier times came up with a framework for effective dealing among themselves which later on was not just dealing among people but between the government and the nation which is today known as public policy. And the program helps us young leaders understand this in a much effective manner. This programme provides intensive analytical training in the systematic comparison of social and public policies from an international perspective. It helps develop substantive knowledge in a wide range of policy fields around topical issues such as policy evaluation, policy learning and policy transfer. Just as we understand public policy it has in itself an attribute which sets the vision for all to act upon, that's leadership. Leadership when studied as an academic concept tells us that it's important for a leader to set a vision for the people and for them to act upon it. And it's better when it comes from someone with a journalistic background which is exactly where we had our session from. And to understand leadership on an international level it's important to know the history of the leader of the international arena which is the United States of America. What surprising was 400 years of History in 90 minutes which in itself is something amazing. And I wish I could go on and tell you more about it but let us save some until next time. Stay tuned the story has just begun

Academic study Being on this journey which is filled with fun and learning academic experience is something I am interested in. I wanted to know how one of the most educated countries produce not only exceptional geniuses but also agents of positive change. Our first class was with the sam camera. It was an interesting one as she did some activities with us. Her class was not boring at all. She showed us some videos and some really good pictures that were portraying how Pakistan is really back there in our country.
Back there in my country, I teach students to get admission into top tier universities of Pakistan. So learning this that how the people of the developed countries teach their students to get good grades and become a good person in their life were really something that excited me. The other two classes that we attended were by Mike Hanahan and Dom Frick. These two are excellent professors. But somehow nearly we all managed to sleep in their classes. Initially I thought that I’m the only one who is sleepy in the class, But then after the class when I asked students, they shared similar experience. It is because these two teachers are really really polite and really efficient in teaching what they teach.
As we start it with the course of public policy, the two classes really helped us build ground on how to go about this course. Tom Frick told us about the history of US in 90 minutes and that was a pretty good experience. We traveled between Times zones and discovered really amazing things about different time periods in different parts of America. One thing I was concerned about, was that history is written by people according to their own perspective, according to what they see or saw. So how can you believe on one’s judgment that he may be wrong, but since he is writing this book on history which I have studied I can also be on the wrong path. That is what happens with us back in Pakistan, we study two different books when we study history of Pakistan in school books, we get the perspective that Pakistan has done really really really amazing things but India is our true enemy. Now in University when we study Pakistan history it gives a completely new perspective and horizon. It tells us that how horrible mistakes Pakistan have made in history, but again this history is written by someone who sees it according to his way.
Frick told us that how knowing about history of United States is important to us. In my opinion it is important because we should learn from America and how to be not only a developed state but also to have such and educated youth that can really prosper our country.

Eesha Khan