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 For this unit of Equality was focused on the future for humanity we with our final project being on what we think the world will look like 100 years from now told in a news cast format. I wanted to be optimistic for the future and for that good future for humanity involves the fall of autocratic states through out the world with democracy filling in to create a more successful government. so I focused on Russia and China more so as governments that need reworking. While these countries aren't the only autocratic states they are the biggest with China investing in other autocracies.  The Video: the Script: My political beliefs are that the best nations are the ones that give the most to ensure the expression of self. So there is no better than democracy where people will give rulers the consent to govern them. I feel that the world will become better if everyone can choose who rules over them. So this article is my thought experiment of how autocracies will fall in the 21st ce...

 For the winter term I took Digital fabrication a class focused around teaching students how to use machinery to create and manipulating them from a computer. For during this class we were encouraged to learn how to use as much machinery as possible. I choose to use a 3D printer to create a figure of a spartan from my favorite video game franchise Halo. and I took my interest in aeronautics to create a SR71A Blackbird and a D-21 Drone  Black Bird Timeline     When we first learned about CNC machines and SVGs is when I first started this  project I first took the profile & birds eye for view for both aircraft from bagera3005  and created the fuselage, chine & wings. I then I moved onto the refining the profile of the ramjets for the SR71. We didn't get the laser cutter working until the last week where this model was the guinea pig for the laser printer. after a handful of test I finally created the final model. if I had more time i would change...

 So an issue plaguing America is the issue of students under preforming when compared to other counties and legislation has made a series of baid aid fixes that has resulted in straining students even more and barely raising the average grade. The reason why grades are low in Americas is because of under resourced areas such as the south side of Chicago. there have been some programs wanting to achieve the same goal through the same means of creating resources for students in impoverished areas. Student Service Initiative is my attempt at solving this issue. The Mission of this service is to use government funding to create centers around the south side of Chicago. Each center will provide areas for one on one tutoring if the student cannot pay then the they will receive the tutoring for free. There will be an "internet cafe" provided to students needing internet to do school work or to connect to their online class. I want to start with helping high schoolers and gradually e...

We took Econ for our STEAM class and S.T.E.A.M stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Architecture, and Mathematics. What part of the acronym dose Economics fit into? If you think Mathematics your wrong and this project will so you why Summary Work with Clay, not Metal (HP 2021) Once economics was thought of as a science, economists have become obsessed with making models. Many of these models are based off of physics. This is helpful for making simple models as a branch of mathematics but it distracts from everything else. As anybody who did high school math knows, the more variables there are in a formula, the less people want to work with it and that's exactly what economists did. They rendered down and loose ends into “external factors'' and used formulas to describe what was left. They turned economics into physics’s deliberately obtuse little brother.  Those models also use the constant of “The man” or Homo economicus to create a world populated by this money d...

 For this project we studied audio in journalism learning about radio and its reincarnation as podcasting. we also took the time to recognize what makes a voice unique and make a podcast about what the voice repusents. CJH and I collaborated and focused ours on Stevie Wonder. For our podcast we divided the work by first recording us talking about Stevie and CJH would edit and upload then I would write the transcription. We choose Stevie Wonder because of his impact on both of our early lives and our respect for his work. We wanted to show our mutual appreciation for his talent and dedication for his craft without letting his visual impairment hold him back.  CJH · Stevie Wonder Voice Podcast. CJH, HP Transcription: (Isn't she Lovely plays) [00:20] - CJH Stevie Wonder's voice has a huge impact. Like, it's one of those voices that you can recognize immediately. [00:27] - HP  You hear them everywhere in every, like, halfway, like, large thing. Like in the past couple of de...

For This unit of coding we learned how to use if statements and to prove we understand them we created a chatbot I had an easy time working this project considering I wasn't trying anything crazy so i got difficulty and fun out of helping others with their projects

 For this unit in journalism we focused on photography and understanding the intent behind this form of art. of course the AP is focused around trying it for our selves. Caring for the World: The meaning of life is the least helpful but best known question to the layman. The fascination with this question has given everyone their own question ranging from high concept abstract spirituality to 42. I asked my mom the same question and had a conversation with her about her exact philosophy. My mother is a recently retired environmental engineer that worked for the EPA. she has currently been dedicated to redecorating our house while planning and budgeting future renovations. “What is the meaning of life?” I asked. “Everyone has different philosophies from different religions but I'm coming from a christian religion perspective.. The meaning of life is to help other people and to make a world a better place by being in it through .. caring about other people raising your children well ...

 For this starting unit of econ we have been covering the basics of money management, literacy, and use. for FEs we have been fortunate enough to talk to experts in the field like the representatives of capitol one. Now for this project we have tackled what we are going to do after high school.  The project:

 For this last unit we have learned about investigative journalism and its purpose in society acting as a detective force open to the people. So for this units AP we tried to write a story. I decided to focus on socialism and by extension communism and run poll on opinions about the economic systems. Money in America:      On June 23rd a man was handing out that days copy of The Challenge newspaper that represented The Progressive Labor Party and this inspired me to gauge opinions about communism and socialism gathering misconceptions about the economic systems and seeing if Bernie Sanders campaign has any staying power in american politics. For the definition that will be used communism is a economic system where the state owns most property with resources will be given to citizens as needed. Socialism is either giving ownership of community resources to the entire community or an in between of communism and capitalism.      This poll is taking inform...

          For this unit in Art of Rhetoric we focused on the early history of America and the hardships Native Americans faced along with their portrayal to Europeans and how visual rhetoric painted them in a biased false light.  Aside from that we studied various opinion pieces and more importantly how to establish your self as credible with out a formal education in the topic. So below this paragraph is my shot at an Op-Ed by expressing my credibility without an masters in the economy, or experience creating a game in the current industry Op-Ed:          G aming is a highly opinionated topic. Hypercritical and hypocritical gamers will write a manifesto on r/gaming on Reddit about how some small indie horror game is the pinnacle of gaming. Alternatively, they will treat recent popular releases as the worst games to ever exist and how the entire fanbase is toxic, while being toxic themselves. But every gamer will agree on ...

 For this unit in Design & Engineering we spent our time studying and understanding Simple machines, basics of physics and insight to an engineering career. for this project our task was to redesign an existing gardening tool for use for elderly people. We also practiced empathy or to understand each others point of view so we can cater our redesign better to the elderly. While researching I've realized a handful of things such as automation, force multiplication, weight, & durability are all important aspects in every tool. with automation intruding spring to release blades or finding the Goldilocks weight for a tool. for my project I based my project off this hatchet: Some of my changes are :     filling in the holes at the head to increase the  weight so less force from the user is required to apply the same force with a standard model.      a second idea to apply more force to the second handle is to make a lever system to catch a branch an...

 For this first unit of Art of Rhetoric we covered the basics of rhetoric. for the project we attempted to apply what we learned to a candidate and speak with there voice. I chose Joe Biden and him apologizing for his comment "If you don't vote for me are you black" and how it was him trying to confirm the black vote.  Script:     To be the next leader of this great nation, especially when I'm up against a such an unbalanced system I have to do everything to any vote even if the phrasing is undesirable. After 36 years of serving as a Delaware senator I know how to get people into the polls, I know how to gain the African American vote, And I know how to appeal to american citizens. And now more than ever we have to band together not as races, not as genders, not as allies, but as a party because w e can never risk man like Trump ruining our nation. We be sure everyone will do everything to ensure a peaceful land of the free. Even if my statements are crude...

For the past couple weeks we have been researching and discussing racial history in Chicago. We had the opportunity to discuss prejudice and how to legally deal with it along with a discussion on why the south side housing is cheaper and how black people have been confined to the area. We also spent the time reading A raisin in the sun to get further context of the past. This project we made a letter from the PoV of on of the main characters to state our opinion about one of the main plot points, If the black family should move into a white neighborhood. I decided to take the side of moving into the neighborhood for the project. I made this letter from the PoV of the youngest of the main characters Travis. Hey Dad, It's me, Travis. I want you to at least listen to me. I think we should move into Grandmama's house. I think we should be the first black family to move into Clybourne Park. We can make ourselves part of the community. You owe it to Mama because it...