Tag Archives: Goals

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 this action project we were learning about how we can become better activists for positive social change. We were asked to pick an unnatural disaster that is happening around the world. Then we were asked to figure out a way we can help find a soultion to this problem. I decided to talk about 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…

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…

In my Counter Culture class we discussed the meaning of a shout-out/invocation poem. A shout-out poem is a poem in which the poet usually calls to and appreciates a person, place or thing. Most of these poems relate to the people who go against or are not “normal”. They speak about the forgotten, unappreciated or Read More…

For student enterprise we got the chance to present our business plans to some employees at SandBox. Sandbox is an organization in which they create, invest and explore new business ideas. Sandbox represents a new model of business development. One that helps upuncoming entrepreneurs and is redefining the way great ideas are transformed into successul companies. Read More…

The purpose of this endurance challenge was to spend 24 hours investigating challenges in my life, using examples of my personal experiences to dive deeper into creating a better path. I was working on a mission I’m passionate about and want to continue to remember this project through out my entire life. I decided to Read More…

In the Endurance course, we are learning about an old military strategy called Kautilya. For our second Milestone Project, I created a mission plan with goals to myself and a lesson plan to teach the class about my mission. why? The purpose of my lesson plan was to teach my classmates to remember how valuable life is, as well as to realize the importance of somebody and of a moment in time. The purpose of my Read More…

For student enterprise, we got the chance to go to the casting of this television show called Shark Tank. Shark tank is a show where entrepreneurs from all over come to pitch their idea of to high end investors . In our student enterprise class, we are each creating our own business plans and making  it successful. Getting the chance to talk to experienced entrepreneurs defiantly got me Read More…

The purpose of this piece was to create a Mandala that is meaningful to me. A Mandala means “circle” in Sanskrit. These are usually made in the Buddhist and Hindu religious traditions, showing four gates with a center point that have spiritual and ritual significance. I decided to make a dreamcatcher, because to me dreamcatchers Read More…