Tibeau Ferguson Concrete Monsters: The Beauty of Brutalism Brutalism is an architectural style created right after the second world war. It comes from the word ‘Béton brut’, in French this[…]
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Critical Reflection #6: Final Reflection – Tibeau Ferguson
At the start of this journey, I wanted to be able to take interesting photos of brutalist buildings. I didn’t really know why I wanted to, it just came to[…]
Last CR Jonathan Ziebarth
Jonathan M. Ziebarth Final Critical Reflection 5/19/20 So this is my final critical reflection, and in some ways I am very glad that it is, and in another way[…]
Mawena- CR 6
I’ve learned a lot over the course of my senior project. My essential was: how can I best learn Twi, and how are language and culture connected. My plan was[…]
Sophie SF’s CR #6
My essential question is, how does a non-profit organization develop and implement a sustainable solution to global hunger and poverty? Over the past 6 weeks, my experience interning at The[…]
Sophie Kielian CR #6
Essential Question: How are the limitations on exercise and physical activity during the coronavirus pandemic impacting mental health? Throughout the six weeks of senior project, my essential question has[…]
Mawena- Terms of Endearment
I’ve spent some time learning terms of endearment, and they are very commonly used in Twi- much more than they are used when speaking English in the U.S. My mother,[…]
Sophie Kielian Blog Post Week 6
I had a successful final week of senior project. I did a lot of culminating work and reflection, so it was interesting to think and look back on the everything[…]
Critical Reflection #5: Metacognition – Tibeau Ferguson
Over this course, I learned that when it comes to doing projects that I feel fully invested and intrigued in, I will lose my idea of time while working on[…]
LAST BLOG POST – JONATHAN ZIEBARTH
I finished my project a week earlier then I intended, however this has allowed me to read, read, read, & read. Learning about and being able to finish my books[…]
Mawena- Paralanguage
Language and culture are intertwined because when you learn a language, you have to learn customs and practices, in addition to learning the alphabet, words, and grammar. One thing that[…]
Update # 8: Sophie SF
During my last week at my internship at The Hunger Project, I presented my main takeaways in front of a group of THP staff and investors. One idea that I[…]
Critical Reflection #4: Connect to Outside Sources – Tibeau Ferguson
Throughout this entire process of creating a book, I have learned and looked at multiple sources. All of them are books. One is called “This Brutal World” by Peter Chadwick.[…]
Mawena- Pronunciation
In Twi, proper pronunciation of words is extremely important. Tones vary from word to word, and like many languages, the way that one says a word can have more meaning[…]
Mawena- CR 5
Over the course of my senior project so far, I’ve learned quite a bit about myself. I’m more productive when I set aside a time to work everyday, and stick[…]
CR#5 Jonathan Z
Over the Course of Senior Project I’ve learned that for me as a student I need structure, and that I work really well with it. So much so that I’ve[…]
Pandemic Painting and Pondering — Somewhere in Another Universe…. (Wriley Hodge)
A majority of my senior project has been painting things around me — namely birds and little landscapes — so for the end of my project, I wanted to step[…]
Sophie K. CR #5
Essential Question: How are the limitations on exercise and physical activity during the coronavirus pandemic impacting mental health? After completing 5 weeks of senior project, I have learned a lot[…]
Sophie SF CR#5
How does a non-profit organization implement a sustainable solution to global hunger and poverty? Since I have been interning at The Hunger Project remotely, I have sometimes found it difficult[…]
blog post 8
I am on the third book of the trilogy. The book is getting very weird and complicated. I don’t really want to explain the science the book is explaining so[…]
Jonathan Ziebarth Blog Post #11 – Think
So this will be brief. This week I finished my business plan, which combines the main business plan, the business model, some light financials and the competitor analysis. I’ve come[…]
Foster Hudson CR #4
Essential Question: How can I express the last four years of my life through poetry? I’ve learned that it’s not a chronology. I think I went into this project[…]
Sophie K. Blog Post Week 5
This week of senior project, I focused my research on outdoor vs. indoor exercise. Throughout the rest of this project, I have been doing only indoor workouts, so it was[…]
Update #7: Sophie SF
This past week during my Senior Project, I had the opportunity to interview several Hunger Project investors and staff to learn about what keeps them engaged. I also wanted to[…]
CR #4 Jonathan Z
Connect to outside sources (article/book/podcast/ted talk/blog/website/etc) [CR4] The outside sources that I have been using have consisted of 3 books & several Master Classes taught by world renowned professionals from billionaire[…]
Mawena – Two Articles (Critical Reflection 4)
The first article I chose was an article about the Akan Twi alphabet. This article detailed the creation of the alphabet, and talked a bit about the sounds the letters[…]
CR#4 Wriley Hodge
CR # 4 Relating Learning To See by Barry Lopez and Why Look at Animals by John Berger to my Senior Project. One of the first times I feel[…]
Pandemic Painting and Pondering — Bird Paintings (Wriley Hodge)
A large part of my project has been photographing and painting the local birds. Sometimes, as was the case with the wood ducks, I get very acquainted with the subject,[…]
Olivia Week Four: Blog post #5
This week my project really started to come together. I organized my notes, mainly focusing on extracting the main ideas. Doing so helped me identify which parts of my notes[…]
Sophie Kielian CR #4
Essential Question: How are the limitations on exercise and physical activity during the coronavirus pandemic impacting mental health? Recently, I have been trying to focus my senior project research[…]
Mawena – Tafa on being a polyglot
Mawena: I chose you for this interview because you’re a polyglot. You speak 7 languages, correct? Tafa: Yeah. Mawena: Which languages do you speak? Tafa: I[…]
Mawena – Tafa on how culture impacts language
Mawena: Sometimes when Mami is saying something, she says “please” beforehand. For example she might say, “please, have you finished doing your chores” or “please, for dinner we’re having[…]
Mawena- Twi words and Phrases
During the first week of my senior project, I continued to learn the Twi alphabet, and basic phrases in Twi. I was already familiar with some of them through talks[…]
Olivia CR#4: Creating Commercials During a Pandemic
As a whole, my project is centered around advertising. Specifically, my essential question aims to investigate what makes a successful advertisement, along with what constitutes that success. To me, this[…]
Sophie SF CR#4
My essential question is, how does a non-profit organization implement a sustainable solution to ending hunger and poverty worldwide? The first source I read was a recently published article on[…]
blog post 7
I am almost done with the second book, The Dark Forest. About the last 5th of the book, around 150 pages takes place 2oo years in the future. And just everything about[…]
cr #4
A big part of my project has been engaging with outside sources. The most interesting thing I have been researching have been protons, what protons look like in other dimensions,[…]
Critical Reflection #3: Describe a moment and analyze – Tibeau Ferguson
Through my experience this trimester and senior project, I have learned a lot about both brutalism and photography. My essential question is: How can I depict brutalism through photography? I[…]
Post #7 Jonathan Ziebarth
This week I worked on my business plan, and it’s almost finished. The only thing I really need to figure out now is how I market my product. While I[…]
Update #6: Sophie SF
This past week during my internship I have continued creating a comprehensive online booklet for future Hunger Project interns and employees. My main focus for this week was researching The[…]
Sophie K. Blog Post
This week of senior project, I did a combination of research, interviews, and tried out new types of exercise. I continued with the Science of Exercise course that I have[…]
Foster CR #3
Essential Question: How can I express the last four years of my life through poetry? Every once in a while I will get a question about influence. It’s a[…]
Poetry: April 29
April 29: Over the past couple days I have written the same poem many times. Or more accurately, the same three verses many times. One or two images threatened to[…]
Olivia CR #3
EQ: What makes a successful advertisement? SQ: What influence does advertising have on our culture? How does our culture influence advertising? Writing on your essential question: What have you learned[…]
CR#1 Wriley Hodge
This week, a lot of my time was focused on finding, observing, photographing, and painting a couple of wood ducks in prospect park. It started when I got a picture[…]
CR#2 Wriley Hodge
CR #2 Wriley Hodge Today, while sitting on my back porch, I saw something I have never seen before nor expected to see ever. I saw a squirrel running[…]
CR#3 Wriley Hodge
Mimi’s Hummus CR#3 4/28 It has been both sad and inspiring watching the restaurants and stores in my neighborhood adapt to COVID. Many are closed, many seem to be[…]
blog post 5
My books are going well, I am half way through the second book. It is getting very interesting. Lou Ji, a scientist, was made a Wallfacer and thinks the answer[…]
Cr #3
During my project my essential question is being answered but I’m also answering very different questions. However, through my books you can definitely see the affects communism and the cultural[…]
Pandemic Painting and Pondering: Wood Ducks — Wriley Hodge
One of my favorite birds that I have found and photographed thus far is the wood duck. The males have these green headdresses and red breasts and the females are[…]