Tag Archives: Global Chicago

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 Spanish class, Escuela, we are studying the content that students learned in the past, present, and future. We also looked at the culture of that time and the ways the world influenced what you learn in the classroom. For our final project we had to create a lesson plan in 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…

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…

Throughout our Civic Engagement term we have been keeping a journal about our project. Below is an entry I wrote this week. Through this process I have learned a little bit about my thought process and I’ve been able to reflect on my progress and my groups progress. I am proud of the effectiveness of my 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…

For my second action project in my Art of Rhetoric course, I focused on pathos. My assignment was to identify a problem, create a proposal, then take action! The problem I identified was that local coffee shops are being overlooked because Starbucks is buying them all out. I used pathos to support my argument by Read More…

In my Engineering and Design class, we learned about wind turbines and how they have the power to contribute a lot of natural energy. We were lucky enough to have the CEO of Windonics come in and explain more about wind turbines, how they work and their effect in our everyday lives. Windonics is a business that designs and sells wind and Read More…

In my design and engineering class, we learned about solar panels and its contribution to a better sustainable world. For our second action project, we created our own homemade solar panels from scratch. Next we explained our process using Prezi. Prezi is a great way of formatting projects. After doing this project I learned the Read More…