CDH GCE Portfolio

 Through out the first class in my final term at GCE we have spoken largely about the oceans. The class "Frontiers" is all about the exploration of the unknown which in our "modern" society is limited to our Earths bodies of water, and the vast space above. Going forward in this class we have referenced several ideas like how tectonic plates work, the famous diver Cousteau, and mapping of the land underwater. In this AP we were asked to come up with a research question about how the future of our oceans will look.  I have chosen to once again look into oil, and how we have destroyed much of the ocean due to our own negligence. Oil spills have been a problem since the industrialization and modernization has grow in scale as it has become an extremely valuable resource. I said "once again" because I decided to look into the effects of oil spills in the 6th grade and wish to look back and see my lack of understanding.  My research question is "What are t...

 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...

When thinking of Equality the main things to first come to mind are race and gender, usually as separate matters. We quickly find that "class" is the third issue in there as well as all three being closely knit to create a bombardment of oppression. As one who seems to be at the peak of two of the three in terms of status (White, Male), I wanted to take this chance to listen as much as possible. We first discussed race, reading about different perspectives on slavery in that of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois. From there we researched the reconstruction period and why it fell. And finally in race we visited an exhibition of Robert Colescott who would depict minorities in place of white people; usually famous ideas or works were his targets.  Moving to gender we started by listing the privileges we each do or don't have. This also related to race as many privileges are associated with your outward appearance. We all said thing like being payed more or less and being...

 Social Entrepreneurship: In this class my mind first  drifts to the thought of building a business. Maybe through building networks of people. Maybe through creating a product or item coveted by the masses. Or maybe some intersection of each. However none of this was mentioned in our studies thus far.  Social Entrepreneurship as a class has been based on reading people - reading ourselves in personality and habit while categorizing both, then finding out how to properly evaluate...anything I guess. We evaluate in "SWOT" fashion: It is an acronym for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. We observe this method to resolve any specific issue or singularity pertaining to a person, group, or situation.  My class was given the responsibility to evaluate our school and decide what needs to change. Most have identified communications to be the issue. I considered the same but chose to advocate for reform in our advisory system. According to former Lincoln Park ...

Though I have not posted about it, I had a class in podcasting. I should probably tell you it all that means, right? We started with listing and listening to podcasts that we all listen to regularly. We looked for commonalities and different takes on what a podcast is. Then we were asked to start the process of making our own. First we decided on who to work with (if anyone) and what the podcasts topic and format are. I chose a chill, conversational approach because that is the main style I listen too. I don't have any partners but I want to bring on as many people as I can. The first episode is with a friend of mine JH, and we get into a few things including space, unluckiness, and an old sword.  Itsaatraap · Oddly Censored Podcast EP1 Episode two is with two other people this time: CJH and MM. In this episode we talk about eternals, a bear eating someone's chicken and the Harry styles concert in Milwaukee.    Itsaatraap · Oddly Censored Podcast EP2 I hope to record mo...