Our City My View

This Action Project is for my first unit of the P'art of History class. For this project we looks a neoclassical art and what the elements are. Then we wrote a story or poem that explains what we think lays claim to our Chicago and make a image that explains your story/poem. I learn so much about the elements of neoclassical art and also how many art pieces in Chicago have elements of neoclassical art in them. I am very proud of the linoleum cut that I made because I was never very good at making linoleum cuts and I think that is came out good and also displayed what my story was talking about perfectly!



Title: Art rules Chicago

Medium: Soft cut linoleum

Size: 6x6

Date of completion: 7/2/2014

 

Graffiti..

I think that graffiti lays claim to Chicago and also lays claim to people that do and enjoy the art. Graffiti is a way to express your self, to show your voice in a world that has shut you out. Graffiti is just an idea that is not only trapped in your mind but it is put in the public for everyone to see and that's why I think people hate it because they say you should express your voice but when you do they don’t listen. I feel that graffiti is for the brave and the people that want to get known. that's what its all about, getting up in the streets and get recognized by everyone even if the recognition isn't always good.

 

I feel that my visual represents my story perfectly because in the linoleum I depict a piece of graffiti very large and the city small in the background to show how important I think graffiti is in Chicago. I also add minor details to spice up the piece because even though the piece is simple it is very clean and has a certain beauty to it and that is the same way I think of Chicago. The mouth is the most important element in the piece to me because, I state in my story "Graffiti is a way to express your self, to show your voice in a world that has shut you out" and I put the mouth to symbolize that graffiti itself can speak to the public. Graffiti doesn't literally speak to the public but every time a person sees a piece of graffiti thoughts start to circulate through their mind and they even might relate the piece to a memory or feeling. Even if the impact isn't always good, graffiti has an impact on each and every one of us even if we don't realize it and that's why I did that piece in the linoleum

When creating my linoleum cut  I first had to sketch my design on a piece of paper and shade in the parts that I wanted to pop out. Next I had to place the design on the soft cut linoleum and rub it until the design transfers from the paper to the linoleum. Next I had to take a carving tool and carve all the parts that were shaded in. then, finally I had to touch it up and make sure it is perfect and ready for making prints

• sketch my design on a piece of paper
• shade in the parts of the design you want to be cut very dark with a pencil
• place the piece of paper face down on the linoleum cut and rub off the pencil marks until you can clearly see them on the linoleum
• outline one more time so you have a clear image of what you are cutting
• cut very carefully. remember anything you cut in will pop out on the mold. also be carefull not to go too deep when cutting or else you will tear through.
• do finishing touches! make sure everything is exactly how you want it and there are no extra pieces that you forgot to cut.

Neoclassical art is imagery that is simple, symmetrical, have clean lines and it may depict a heroic figure or be emotionless. I believe that my art piece hits each of these points. The lines in my piece are clean and symmetrical. I believe that the "heroic figure" in the piece is graffiti itself because it is my hero. Graffiti has made my life better and gives me the drive I need to follow my passion. The only point I think my piece didn't hit is emotionless because I think that my piece has a ton of emotion even though it is simple. One example is the mouth, I feel the mouth is a very important and symbolic part of my piece.

I can relate my story to Jacques Marquette because he traveled to Chicago to convert the American Indians to Christianity and spread his message of religion and that is what I think graffiti writers try to do. I feel that graffiti writers try to spread their name and message and try to make people believe in graffiti and accept it. I could also relate my story to the British and the native Americans because I feel that the native Americans were like graffiti writers and the British were like the government. I feel I can relate the Native Americans to the graffiti writers because they were very outspoken and had no voice. And the British were like the government because they were very powerful and kind of like dictators

 

 

 

 

Prevention Of Stomach Flu

This action project is for my Math and science class called Cure. For the last action project of this class we had to make a normal conversation between a doctor and a patient. The purpose of this was to show the relationship between a doctor and a patient and also to have a conversation about either treatment or prevention. In the conversation we had to give at least three options the patient can take on his road to prevention or treatment. I learned a lot about different treatment and prevention a patient can take. I also learned about how a doctor and patients relationship be. I am very proud of my video because I took a lot of time on it and also it was well thought out. It was very hard to do the video because I had a lot of tech problems in the process but it ended up working and being a very successful video! Please see my video and script below!! ENJOY




Doctor: How are you feeling today?

Patient: I’m feeling...alright. but a bunch of my family has been getting stomach flu and I'm scared I'll get it!
Doctor: I think I can help! How often has this been happening?

Patient: It has already happened to 3 close family members..

Doctor: Well before I get into the details, I want to know if you have any questions for me?

Patient: Yeah. I've been wondering if there is anything I can do to prevent it?

Doctor: one important thing is you have to start eating better.. and also try to stay away for infected family members!

Patient: I will do that! can you please tell me more about the way I should eat to prevent this from happening to me!

Doctor: Well one way is to eat healthier and get the right nutrition in your diet!
Patient: What do you mean by that? can you explain?

Doctor: I mean that a lot of these so called healthy foods sometimes have additives such as GMO’s or unnecessary sugars that can destroy it natural nutritional value. Also you have to watch out with buying fruits because a lot of these supermarkets advertise “fresh food” but most of the time the fruit isn't really fresh!

Patient: Maybe that is the cause! A lot of my family shops at a near by corner store and all of the food they get is…….. well not that healthy.

Doctor: Another way you can prevent it is to stay away from infected family members so you don't also have the same stomach flu. Another thing you can do is wash your hands so you are not exposed with harmful bacteria that can give you this flu or any other infections.


Patient: I will try that also! thank you so much. I was really worried about getting the stomach flu my whole family has been getting but now I'm feeling confident that I can do things to prevent it!

Doctor: Thank you for coming to see me today. I wish you the best with your situation. Your next steps on your journey for prevention would be to go home and check your food labels and stay away from things that seem bad for you. also when you go shopping try an all organic shop. It is a little more expensive but it is worth it if you want to stay healthy!

Patient: Thank you so much! I will make sure to try the things you taught me as soon as possible!+

Doctor: Thank you. Have a great day!

Patient: You too. Thank you!

 




  

Do You Listen To The Chorus In Your Life

This project is the last Action Project for the Drama course. The purpose of this project Was to act as the chorus to one scene from The Raisin In The Sun. we were challenged to choose one scene that had a conflict in it. We were supposed to write what we see going on in the scene and also what the characters did wrong. we studied Dramatic chorus in Greek tragedies and i learned that as the chorus talks the characters that are actually in the play cannot hear them in the end, the chorus is supposed to teach a lesson, such as "don't be like.." "remember how…", “instead be like…” I learned a lot about what a chorus was and also i learned what a matriarch is. I did have fun putting the opinion of the people in the text. I am very proud of the chorus my group created because it shows the level of care we put into this project. The biggest challenge of this project was having to re-type the scene we chose from A Raisin in the Sun.

Saving Lives And Proving Equality

This project is for my History class called Drama. for this projects we had to pick a woman of historical signifigance and have them play a role in a short story we were writing. The story was a conversation between myself Nora from A Dolls House and a historical woman of our choice, in my case that woman was Sacagawea. during the process of writing this story I got to address my thoughts on women's rights and also got to express my thoughts about Nora. I learned a lot about the role that Sacagawea played in the world and also I learned how to format a script, persona page and title page. I am proud of my work mainly because I put a funny twist to it but still got down to business and I think it was an all around smooth script to write and read.

The Horrible Bacteria

This project is for my science and math class called Cure. In this unit we had to pick a medicine and show how it affects the body and also we had to show how the medicine works and also a collateral affect through a comic. In my case I chose antibiotics and penicillin in specific. I learned so much in this unit about how medicine works and how it can be harmful. I am mostly proud of the work I did on the coloring of the comic.

Boy: I don't feel good Doc

Doctor: what symptoms do you have?

Boy: Well, I had a huge cut on my arm and didn't clean it and then a couple days later I had a bad infection.

Doc: Here Take this penicillin pill. It will help.

Mother ship: Alright crew, we are looking for the infection keep your eyes peeled.

Soldier: I'll keep an eye out Mother ship

Soldier: bacteria has been spotted Mother ship.

mother ship: Pilot, navigate to the stomach

mother ship: Go troops Go!!!!

Soldier: There's the Bacteria!! Kill them all!

After some time, all the bad bacteria was killed and some good bacteria turned on the antibiotics and destroyed them all

The Modern Day Shakespeare

This is the first Action Project for the Drama course. In the first unit, we read "The Taming of the Shrew" by Shakespeare and we paid special attention to Kate, one of the main characters' monologue. For this Action Project, we were asked to write a sonnet addressing one of the characters from "The Taming of the Shrew". This was our chance to give them a piece of our mind after reading the play. I learned a lot about Shakespearean language and the problems going on during that time through a poet and playwright's eyes. One problem they saw was the equality and gender issues. An example of the problem was that women could not act in the plays. Shakespeare also wrote about socio-economic inequalities. I am very proud of the sonnet I wrote because I took the form of a traditional sonnet and modernized it by turning it into a rap. Please enjoy the video of my sonnet below, and if you would like please write one of your own and leave it as a comment in the comment box.

Thank you, BKJ

Kate you say you should "OBEY"
Like Andre the Giant
But little do you know
Petruchio has been lying

Petruchio talked bad about you
Put your emotions in a ditch
Because you had the whole town saying
"Kate is such a witch"

Kate you need to wake up and open your eyes
and stop believing this incompetent fools lies.
please do not marry him, he is not the one
the first thing he'll do is take your cash and run

so take my advice, I hope you heard
get up and go, don't say a word

C-Section

this project is for my science and math class called cure. the purpose of this project was to go in depth and explain the elements of a surgery that we picked, in my case it was a C-section. I learned a lot in this project like what happens during a C-section and also got inside info from my mom and sister in law. I am proud of the prezi I made even though I am not good at prezis but, I am also proud of all the research I did to complete this project