May 17: It’s strange to reflect. I can’t remember April very well. When I was compiling all the poems I had written for this project, some of them seemed to[…]
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Max Zinman: Final Update
I have thoroughly enjoyed my Senior Project. Every single aspect was an utter joy from beginning to end, and I learned a TON while doing it! First, some answers to[…]
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[…]
Oscar Chun Focused Writing Week 6 May.11- May. 17
I have gotten so much done with this senior project. I finished 5 chapters of a story which is something I had never been able to do. I learned so[…]
Street Sense, Entry 8 – Amouri Edwards
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[…]
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[…]
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.[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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,[…]
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[…]
Week 4
On week four of my senior project, I finished getting the body to shape with files and rasps working on getting out small imperfections and bumps. I then made the[…]
Michelle- Critical Reflection #5
EQ: How does the infant brain structure work? During these six weeks, I have learned quite a bit about the brain and its complexities, but I think the most learning[…]
CR5: Metacognition
Jacob McKinnon May 11, 2020 CR5: Metacognition EQ: What steps can I take to perfect my craft, so that I can become a better player and pursue my passion[…]
CR 5 – Brianna Adu-Kyei
With regard to metacognition, going into it, I was always somewhat aware that I, as a person, need someone to talk to. Not necessarily just in terms of conversation, but[…]