May 17, 2020 So this is officially the last entry to my project. We’ve hit highs, we’ve hit lows. In recap, the first three weeks ran smoothly, they flowed[…]
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[…]
Blog post #8
After many hours of trying to figure out how I wanted to form my song, making each section a separate song or have them all be one, and I have[…]
Peter Mamaev senior project update 5/14
5/14/2020 Alright, so, ink washing turned out to be a little more therapeutic than expected. After a month or so of drawing with an infuriatingly minuscule pen, a large, broad[…]
The Never Ending Story
In an attempt to switch things up from my usual routine of writing and reading, I was invited to talk on Nate and Kamara’s podcast about movies! I had been[…]
Michelle- Week Four Reflection
EQ: How does the infant brain structure work? In week four, I spent a lot of time watching “Babies” a Netflix docuseries explores the groundbreaking science that reveals how infants[…]
Michelle- Week 6 Reflection
5/16 EQ: How does the infant brain structure work? I am still finding it hard to believe how fast these past six weeks have been, and though I know we[…]
Jaquie’s Week 6
Throughout my final week, I started to put everything together, organized everything into a final document, and started to put them into paragraphs along with some notes. Although my original[…]
Layne – Week 6
Nick Monologue Above is the monologue that is currently the beginning of the play/collection of scenes I have written. I started this week by compelling all the work I had[…]
Olivia Week Five: Blog Post #6
Today I thought that I would take the time to re-cap on what I have learned from the Coursera classes I have taken so far. My course is affiliated with[…]
Ian Reyes Critical Reflection 5
Essential Question: How can reverse engineering help me better understand the way certain electronics work? Over the course of my senior project, I have discovered that it is easy[…]
Ian Reyes Reverse Engineering Week 6 post 2
I recently decided to take apart a broken Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini in order to vary my phone knowledge. I started by prying off the back of it which was[…]
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Ian Reyes Reverse Engineering Week 6 post 1
I decided to take apart the iPhone SE again because the last time I did, I never confirmed whether or not the problem was in the screen or in the[…]
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.[…]
Molly – Week 6 Post
How can communities stay engaged during a global pandemic? This week, I have been touching base with different communities and people about their experiences in their communities being engaged. I[…]
TheLastBlogpost – Nate Simon
May 15th: It’s like the end of The Last Picture Show right now (the part when Duane leaves, not the kitchen scene); everything’s packed up and ready to be shipped[…]
Nika’s Blog #8
This is my final weekly assignment. It was about internal communication. Internal communications is all about promoting effective communications among people within an organization. It involves producing and delivering messages[…]
Nika’s Blog #7
This week I learned about benefits and the importance of having benefits and rewards in business. One of the things that I was given to think and read about was[…]
Nika’s Blog #6
This week I worked on setting goals. Some of the things that I learned are that goals trigger behavior. Having a clear, compelling goal mobilizes your focus toward actionable behavior.[…]
Senior Project – Friday, May 15th by Kamara
Today was the last day of the senior project experience, and I feel very fulfilled, to be honest. Working on this podcast was one of the most fun self-guided experiences[…]
Skyler: Blog post #7
This week, since I’m not with my siblings, I’ve been taking the Intro to Psychology lectures (which I’ve been taking throughout the course of the project). I’m finding that the[…]
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[…]
Week 6 Elisabeth
This week I made croissants. It was definitely one of the more stressful things I’ve made because I felt like there were many things that could go wrong very easily,[…]
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[…]
Nika’s CR #5
One of the things that I have learned through my senior project is the need for structure and outside motivation. At first I thought it would be great to have[…]
Ariella Blog post
Taco Recipe Ingredients: lettuce, Mexican cheese, soft corn shell, taco sauce, green tabasco, ground turkey, black beans, onions Step one: caramelize onions step two: cook turkey and black beans step[…]
Onaje #8: Expanding the Concept
On Monday, I completed “Chaos’ Proclamation”. I feel pretty good about it. In the last hour of my time working on it, I felt this drive compelling me to make[…]
Street Sense, Entry 7 – Amouri Edwards
May 13, 2020 Today was cohort meeting so I was able to share some more of my work. My peers and cohort leaders seem to be impressed so that’s[…]
Alex Pearlroth – Critical Reflection #5
The past six weeks have been interesting. At first, my plan was to take a bunch of classes that were sort of related to my project, hoping that the answer[…]
Alex – May 13th
I don’t know if I just had a breakthrough, if my project just fell apart, or if I’m way too hopped up on coffee. Either way, I have an idea. […]
Nika’s CR #4
I watched a Ted Talk by Dan Airely about behavioral economics. He starts off by saying that in the US, we spend between seven and eight hundred million dollars a[…]
Jane Olsen Post #8 Wellness Exploration
Recently I have been thinking more about how to maximize the wellness of those around me, as this is an important part of my essential question. Through the research I[…]
Writing a Screen Play #3
Now that I find myself traveling in a different direction in terms of plot and storyline, I decided to share one of my earliest outlines for my screenplay. This is[…]
Final Proposal
This was originally finalized on the first day of Senior Project: FINAL PROPOSAL Name: River Magee You have already written versions of your responses to many of these[…]
CR # 5 Cassia’s Metacognition
I have realized that I have used the same method to complete both my upcycled shirts and my article. At first, for sewing, I tried to jump into sewing without[…]
Pierre’s CR #5
Essential Question: To what extent does the role of Excell play in businesses and how much more efficient does it make work for people who use it? As one[…]
Hanna Provost– Week 6 Blog Post (#14)
Anna and I have decided to create a moment where deliveries across the US stop, so they have to stop sending each other letters. Because of this, they start emailing[…]
Hanna Provost– Week 5 Blog Post (#12)
This week in my journal, my character’s father catches the virus and is hospitalized. Astrid (my character) is unable to see him, not only because it would be dangerous to[…]
Hanna Provost– CR #5
What have you discovered about your process, your habits? Now, what do you know you don’t know? Circle back to your essential question. Throughout the Senior Project process, I think[…]
Hanna Provost– CR #4
*in response to a text* I decided to take two different routes to answer my essential question. First I read a book called Go Ask Alice, which I wrote[…]
Critical Reflection #5 – Kamara Duruaku
Through my senior project, I’ve discovered that it’s really easy to stay focused on something that you wouldn’t normally do during your everyday life. When I say this, I am referring to[…]
CR5 – Metacognition
What do I know about my habits? After going through high school in an environment that taught me to constantly be thinking about this, I feel I’m pretty aware of[…]
CR #5
My essential question was how can music reflect an emotion and what I’ve discovered is that each piece of music may be centered around one specific emotion but it reflects[…]
Documentation Post #3 (Week 2)
Alas, Carine!! Since the first day I came across her and her work, I was immediately drawn to her. There is something about her stance on womenhood, liberation, and expression,[…]
cr #5
What I have gained during this senior project is something that I am rather proud of. That is the desire to read uninterrupted for hours, and not get distracted and[…]
Documentation Post #2 (Week 1)
The life and career of André Leon Talley has been a golden and much needed example of inclusivity and diversity in the fashion world. Known for his eccentric capes and[…]
Documentation Post #1 (Week 1)
I’ve received my copy of Grace Coddington’s memoir! Frankly, I hadn’t thought it was going to be so lengthy – but I am so happy it is! I started reading[…]
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[…]