Monthly Archives: March 2013

Photo Credit to ARLIS The purpose of this action project was to understand the distribution process of an energy source, in my case, oil. It was also about explaining flaws and mistakes in the distribution process, and how they could have been prevented. The biggest takeaway from the Exxon Valdez oil spill is gaining an Read More…

G,K. (2013). There are many different components that are required when writing a good and effective research paper.  I have learned that you need many different parts, including an introduction, body paragraphs, graphs and images, and a conclusion. You also need to explain everything logically and clearly, so that someone reading the paper who may Read More…

The final action project in the Spanish course Escuela was to create a lesson plan for how class could be in the future. I believe staying informed about the current or ongoing issues in the United States and around the world is very important for anyone who hopes to be an engaged citizen. As more Read More…

Mantell, Gaby(2013). In Resource, the first unit of the Fuel course, the assignment was to make a presentation about the resource that we chose to investigate for the unit. The purpose of the project was to show what we learned from the unit. I gained a lot of insight about water over the course of Read More…

In this Unit we learned a lot about energy producing resources  where to find them, how do they become into energy, what’s their atomic number,  their chemical formula, etc. Everyone had to chose an energy producing resource,(I chose cellulose, trees) and find out all about them. Our Action Project was to make a presentation of all Read More…

For my Unit project in my Textile Cultures class, our end of term piece was to create a sculpture out of an original piece of textile, with inspiration from the patter we chose to screen print onto that textile. The purpose of this assignment was to help us think about Textiles in a different way, and to give a Read More…

For my final project as action, I chose to revisit the topic I covered in Season I, the Prison Industrial Complex (PIC). The PIC is the rapid influx in prison inmates due to several different deeply rooted systemic flaws. This issue is devastating the welfare of minorities and the poor. The purpose of my project, Read More…

The final project for our Textile Cultures class was to use the textile we had printed to create some sort of sculpture, installation, or garment. Since the theme of the pattern I created was travel and change, I chose to make six books that would each represent a place I have lived. It was a Read More…

In the final action project for the Hurricane Season course, I had to figure out an unatural disasters that I strongly demand for a change. I figured that there are many places that are going through tough times on growing crops and lack of air. In my research I found out that all of these Read More…

In my textile class, we created sculptures out of our screen printed fabric. I decided to make a stuffed animal in the shape of a cow. I chose a cow because on my fabric I told the story of the Chicago fire. When I screen printed each screen was a piece of the story. When Read More…