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Hello all! It's been quite some time since I last made a blog post. First I wish you all a wonderful Merry Christmas, and an amazing new year! This term, I was in a class called Global peace, this term we focused on methods that would and should bring attention to issues in our community, in nonviolent ways. Global peace also focused on the Gandhian principles of truth, nonviolence, Sarvadoya, and Satyagraha. In Global Peace, we went on some inspiring FEs like the neighborhood walk. On this FE we got to walk through two different neighborhoods and observe the differences between them. For this AP I had to make a plan to combat an issue, I chose gun violence, and the purpose of this is to promote a sense that we are all welcome, and we can all live in a community without violence. The purpose is also to show that we are on a united front to stand against gun violence. I hope you enjoy my slide show, and I hope it will help you understand why gun violence is a prevalent issue in all...

During Civic term, this year I am in a Global Peace class. In this course, we learned about Gandhi's 4 principles of non-violence. During this course, we served our community in so many ways, from packing lunches to sorting through books. Below are reflections from each of the civic engagement hours we did. Cradles to Crayons: It connects to Gandhi because we're helping others find their inner peace. I know it can be hard to ask for help and want to take things that people donate. However we are helping individuals, not only does this give us a sense of self-worth but a sense that I made someone's day, heck probably their life better. Feed My Starving Children: Feed my starving children is an organization dedicated to helping pack thousands of packs of food to send across the world. The food we packed will go on to feed one child for over 6 months. During that time, they will not only gain nutrients, but they will also not have to worry about what their next meal is going t...

In the final unit of my Humanities class, "Stories," we delved into the Hero's Journey, exploring how both real and fictional heroes undergo transformative journeys that shape them and leave lasting impacts. Our focus was on understanding how different art forms narrate these journeys and the unique ways in which we each walk our own Hero’s Journey. We watched  The Goonies , visited the American Writers Museum, and explored the colorful "Ofrendas" at the National Museum of Mexican Art, each of these experiences giving us fresh perspectives on storytelling. The exhibit "Our Stories, Our Voices" at the Field Museum stood out to me personally, providing a powerful look at personal histories and identities. For my Action Project, I chose to map out the journeys of two heroes who have profoundly inspired me: Vice President Kamala Harris and T’Challa, the Black Panther. Below, you’ll see a collage showcasing the paths of these two icons who represent courage...

Welcome to my AP Project on Population Dynamics In this unit, we explored the principles of population growth and how they vary across species and periods. My focus was on rabbit populations and their comparisons to human population trends. Through this investigation, I delved into the factors that drive population changes, such as periods of rapid growth and phases of decline. The video below offers a comprehensive overview of my findings, including the math equations that model rabbit and human population growth. These equations reflect the geometric sequence I applied to calculate the data in my graph, where each subsequent value is derived by multiplication or division – a core concept in population modeling. In addition, the video highlights the fascinating symbiotic relationship between rabbits and humans, examining how rabbits benefit ecosystems while also posing challenges due to their rapid reproductive rates. You'll find general facts about rabbits and insights into their...

We learned a great deal in this unit in our Spanish 2 course. We learned about new conjugations and how to apply them in conversation. These new conjugations include -ar -er -ir verbs as well as ser and estar. Learning these expanded our potential for sentence complexity, and allowed us to try more new and fun sentences. We also learned about comparatives and superlatives to further describe something. Finally, this action project was to create a travel brochure for the country of our choice. We had to apply what we had learned and creatively present it. This action project was honestly my favorite. It was very interesting to apply what I had learned and to refresh my brain on the subjects. I honestly loved researching Spain, I really hope you enjoyed learning about Spain like I did.

               In this second unit in Stories, we learned about what makes a good character, fables, symbolism, and lessons they encounter in writing. We read a lot of fables in this unit and looked into how each of them can teach a lesson and/or convey a moral. The fables that we read were simple but they were able to convey a lesson that you can use in different stages of your life. Stories also rely on symbolism, these stories must be able to teach kids/adults alike a lesson that they can take and use in the real world. It also allows a simple story to give a huge impact while also keeping them entertained.  Trust isn't always the best: Standing over a gilded marble tomb, looking down at the reflection pool atop it, the new King sheds one tear. Promising to his late mother, Queen Tiniya II, that he would fulfill his promise to her as well as the kingdom he has inherited. “I pledge, the remainder of my life, whether my reign be lo...

In the second unit of my class Population, we learned a lot about the evolution of the earth. We went to Lincoln Park Zoo, to see how different animals look alike and how closely they were related. We also learned about different math concepts such as standard deviation and how to categorize a data set.  My project is based on the King Penguin, the King Penguin is 1 of 18 members of its family. There are about 18–21 species in 1 family (Spheniscidae) with 6 species found in oceans of the Southern Hemisphere. The data I chose to focus on was the average life span of a King Penguin, so below I have data in the range of their life span. a) 10 b) 9 c) 3 d) 9 e) 27 f) 21 g) 13 h) 3 i) 19 j) 22 k) 10 l) 12 Mean  13.166666666667 Median  11 Mode 10, 9, 3 Range 24 Minimum 3 Maximum  27 The Box and Whisker plot helps show how the data is distributed, this also gives an idea as to the lifespan data. nPr : 12! (12 - 3)! = 1320 nCr : 12! (3!(12-3)!) 1...

I n our humanities class 'Stories' we have done lots of writing work and metaphor analysis. These past three-or-so weeks we have been working with figurative language, and etiology we examined Norse, Greek, and Roman mythology to find origin stories like the formation of man, in the garden of Eden with Adam and Eve. For this first AP, we had to create an origin story, I struggled with choosing a topic, but in the end, I chose, the creation of peace on a war-stricken planet. I hope you enjoy:  Regalia Before peace and harmony, there was death, anger, and hatred. On a planet named Regina, there was a society ruled by a tyrant. His name is Sunas, the son of the sun. His subjects were powerless to him; they were pawns in his war games. The planet of Regina, was a beautiful place, as beautiful as Narcissus. With rolling hills as far as the eye could see. In the capital city, the grand palace stood tall, ornate with the Royal standard of Regina. One day, one of the Regina’s moons, n...

In this unit in Population, we were mainly focused on Taxonomy, we then talked about the many different characteristics of animals. For our first action project, we had to choose an animal and examine its characteristics and taxonomy. Further, we were assigned to make a collage depicting those characteristics. We next had to compare each other's organisms to one another to create a Venn diagram comparing their features.  This chart shows the different taxonomic levels my organism is a part of and what characteristics they have as a result of being a part of that group. Taxonomic Level Your organism’s group Key characteristics of the group Kingdom Animalia Animal, animaux, animals  Phylum Chordata Cordés, cordado, chordates  Class Mammalia Linnaeus Mammifères, mamífero, mammals  Order Diprotodontia Family Macropodidae Gray Kangaroos, wallabies  Genus Setonix Lesson Quokka  Species Setonix brachyurus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1830) Quokka  The Quokka, is a smal...