CDH GCE Portfolio

 In my last class of the term we studied relations in the US. We started with race relations, diving into what systemic racism is, microaggressions, and general inequities. After race was gender where we describe feminism as a concept and who it benefits, sexualization, and again general inequities. Finally and most recently we talked about class. Class defines who we can be and how hard it is to get there, but also demonstrates the real implications of having or not having wealth, power, or fame. Throughout this course we had to switch topics from race to class or gender to race and so on because they are all connected thus you cannot talk about one without discussing the others in their entirety. For this AP however, we were asked to imagine some large event that goes on in the future within these relations in the world. How far in the future you ask? One hundred years into the future, 2122, from anywhere in the world. I decided on an event to start the abolishment of the police,...

 This term one of my two lab classes was "digital fabrication". We used the entire term figuring out how these newer technological wonders work. 3D printers, laser cutters, vinyl cutters, CNC routers, and even some power tools, we learned them all.  We started the term still at home and worked with the software for the devices, starting with Tinker CAD for 3D printers. My first design was of a "master ball" from the game and anime series "Pokémon". After that we looked at a program called Cura that will "sliced" the digital design and sends the information to printer. We tried several times to get a 3D model from pictures and came out with a good one for a Lego but nothing else. Next was silhouette, the program for vinyl cutting. We could upload pictures online and have it identify the image to render; or you could create an image with the pre-saved images. All of the programs worked by rendering something online and then sending to the machine t...

 In my last AP for this class I mentioned that there had been no commentary on what exactly social entrepreneurs do or what one is. Since then we have managed to define one and declare ourselves such in a hypothetical setting that could very well become realistic. A social entrepreneur is a person that is able to identify a pressing issue and provide a service or product to sate the matter. Most students have decided on non profit organizations as it is much easier to provide solutions as one. However, I wanted to take a slightly greedier approach in trying to turn a profit in my merrymaking. I want to solve the artists dilemma, the problem that holds back many artist from being a creator full time. There are plenty of artists out there with the talent, skill, and diligence to succeed. However these efforts are wasted with few opportunities to display them. I want to create a centralized platform, similar to "LinkedIn", to link with artists and/or clients for commissions, job...