Ecological Volunteer StewardShip

Through 2018, I attended the Palos Hill Forest Preserve in such task as cutting down invasive species, understanding the environment around myself such as plants and animals, and learning the perspectives of different volunteers at the forest. I worked with Jan Pietzak and Cindy. K. Kinda to polish these forests along with countless other volunteers in my area. I normally work on Sundays either between 9 to 12 or 1 to 4 depending on where the service is needed and have volunteer a total of 36 hours. There is no exact forest I normally Volunteer in, but I have gone to Black Partridge Woods, Swallow Cliff Forest, Hickory Hills Woods, and many more. The email of Mr. Pietzak is janaugust@sbcglobal.net.

JN, "Proof", Own Work, 2019

The Inconceivable Victory: Vietnam

War is hard to understand as it uses tactics to eliminate as many people possible for an idea or property of land. However, a challenge of a historian is to see the rhetoric of the war and the policies it had to see how the conflict escalated. This includes laws, resolutions, or acts any government has contributed to help the war keep going. This is what my class, Policy, has studied since the beginning of spring and will continue to study until the end of Junior year. We had also gone to several Aldermen throughout Chicago, read several books such as A People's History of the United States/ The Things the Carried, and read upon the Vietnam War.

For an assignment, class members had to pick a war they believed was unjust or just within US history. However, the problem was these papers couldn't include the war tactics or atrocities but rather policies/ law created to fuel the war. I wanted to, rather than looking online, read my sources on paperback since they contain more information compared to an only article, has been check by a series of people, and edited so the most important information could be placed. I also wanted to write on paper first and then type it out as an extra step for drafting. These were the challenges I faced when studying my war, the War on Vietnam, and I believe I made an convincing argument.

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Circuits of the Future

When looking at electricity, we sometimes forget how it works and how much we waste. This is what my class Urban Planning has been looking at during the second unit of our class. In this class, the students had learned about how Chicago once worked, how electricity travels/different types of electricity, and much more. We have also been to such important field experiences such as the Museum of Science and Industry to learn about the World's Fair and electric currents.

What students had to do for this project was to create a metaphorical circuit for a supposed home using visuals and an actual circuit kit. They also had to pair with partners to do this project. I would say the hardest problem during this project was the measurements and conducting of the decoration and the most admirable thing was the power of the circuit.

Understanding electricity is important when it comes to urban planning because you must understand how to save the most energy so it could be used for other things. So when you have an energy source that is free for the taking, you could use it to better the environment not only to yourself but also your community. That is my hope when people see this project.