Tag Archives: Chicago

For my final action project in Policy, HM, GL, DC, GF, CA and myself worked together to prevent gun violence in Chicago through a youth-led organization called Project Orange Tree that affiliates itself closely with Lupe Fiasco’s foundation. Project Orange Tree is a campaign that wants to teach youth about gun violence and the roots Read More…

                In my Humanities class Policy, we worked on our final action project that was about getting our feet in the streets.  We had to align our self with an organization that was preserving a common. We were allowed to work in groups so I worked with 5 Read More…

Our first action project in Urban Redux was to build a bridge. My group decided to use bamboo for it’s well known strength. First we calculated the dimensions of the joints and members. With the proper calculations completed we began to construct the bridge. We used guerrilla glue and duct tape to piece together our bridge. Once it Read More…

For our action project we are asked if we had a chance to reshape a public place in Chicago to make it better in my city, what would it be and what would we do? I decided to take on an issue in my new neighborhood, the South Loop. Below is my issue and ideas Read More…

For our final project we were ask to conduct an argument on a political issue with an opposing view. Then we were asked to find a perfect medium for the argument. In american society cannabis has had a negative connotation. I enjoyed being able to get the chance to argue with someone. Usually when people Read More…

In my A Nation’s Argument course we are learning about inductive reasoning and how to use it in an argument. Inductive reasoning is the process of obtaining general principles from particular parts or instances. We then figured out how to find inductive reasoning within our U.S. Constitution and the book Beirut 39. For our action Read More…

In our Civic Engagement unit this year we worked on applying a certain value of GCE to create short films. Each film is very different from the others and displays one of the four values; Accountability, Autonomy, Purpose, or Gratitude. In our film we took two plastic figurines and made them come to life in Read More…

Civic Engagement is a four week term at GCE where we form into groups,work together on difficult projects and use the GCE goals through out our project. My group was the gratitude group, which was convenient because I learned a lot more about gratitude. I also learned that no matter the task as long as Read More…

For my Design and Engineering class, I did projects that help me become a global citizen by teaching me ways I can reduce my carbon footprint. At the same time, it allowed me to understand the full process and detailed designs used to become more sustainable. The purpose of this project was to use Google Read More…

In my Art of Rhetoric course, I am learning about the three modes of persuasion – pathos,logos and ethos – and how to use them in an argument or paper. Each of the modes are important to incorporate while discussing anything. For our first action project I focused on ethos. I created a professional resume, Read More…