The College Job

There is a difference when understanding a job and a hobby. Though both include working with effort and also bringing a person joy, a job can advance you to a higher position or different field while a hobby normally could not. This is what my class, Economics, studied for an assignment. This includes understanding how coding/calculations worked with jobs, history/events which lead to the downfall of the US economy like the Housing Crisis, and understanding why certain events came to be based on statistics. We also went to Chicago Lyft Headquarters and studied algorithms on Chicago Ideas Week.

For the assignment, each individual researched their own personal job interest and see what college or career paths they could use. The assignment has a short video and a slideshow describing the details of my person job interest (animation). 

What I enjoyed the most and struggled the most was the animation. Though I originally didn't intend to create an animation, I realized this would be the perfect assignment to create an animation. However, it was a struggle for me that didn't give me much joy was the spreadsheet calculations. The code would be confusing to follow.

 (Note: The figures stated in the video is incorrect. It is actually 23 years and 19 years for the schools)

Hellos Mice Trap

Evolution and nature have always been a grand inspiration for human beings, as they already had billions of years to use trial and error for all natural challenges. This is what my class, Biomimicry, and I are trying to learn (at GCE Lab School). What we learn for this class is evolution, different laws of nature, science behind plant/animal consumption, and much more. We have also gone to certain places such as Interface and Lincoln Park Conservatory in order to understand how humans integrated plants within society.
What we have to do for this project is create an item based around a certain plant each individual chose. For myself, I chose the Nepenthes Ventricosa, a carnivorous plant that lives in the Philippines. What I tried to do was to create an animal friendly mouse trap based around the plant. What I enjoyed the most from this project would be the animation, as it took a lot of work in order to produce it. I also enjoyed researching the science behind eye sight and light. However, the struggle I had was with time while finishing the project. Still, I hope you all enjoy.

Though most people don't realize it, biomimicry has been building and will continue to build most advanced societies throughout the world. My idea is only one out of the hundreds based around the natural world that we are fortunate to have. That is why I am proud of the extra work that I put into this project and all the visual that compliment the text in many ways. I believe this idea could be possible if one were to devote resources and time into creating the actual trap. For now, I believe it will just have to be an idea of many.

PA Propaganda

Propaganda has used rhetoric in order to gain certain emotions for its audience to change their political views. At certain times, propaganda uses certain figures in a negative light such as"the other" in order for people to rally. This is what my class and I, Art of Rhetoric, had tried to understand. The techniques on how to unite people by through emotion, logic, and trust.  Not only that, but trying to use writing tools such as hyperbola, chamois, metaphor, and much more in order for the audience to believe that our statements are valid. We also learned through politicians in Chicago to understand their rhetoric such as Ugo Okere, candidate for the 40th Ward. All the techniques have been highly useful within looking not only at political videos, but also observing my own surroundings and trying to make myself more approchable during work. What we had to due for a project was to create propaganda about our mayoral candidate, and try to convince people through the art of rhetoric. Not only logos, pathos, ethos- but also things such as undermining certain characters while also over-exaggerating others. We also had to state clearly on what our stance is within these art pieces and what audience this art piece was for. The struggle/ enjoyment I had with this art piece was the animation. It took me all day and few others to finish it, but I believe it enhances the experience for one and show directly what the audience should be rooting for. What will happen to this project would be that it will be sent around to multiple candidates and citizens across Chicago. The reason is quite simple; it will be used to entice people into a People's Assembly. A "People's Assembly" is where a group of citizens come together in order to talk about certain issues that have been affecting the community for so long. These ideas coming up as either the safety or freedom of certain individuals within the limits of the community. For GCE's People's Assembly, we will be focusing mainly on the idea that students should be allowed within Chicago's political battlefield and have their perspective shown. These being certain policies that relate to education, poverty, and much more.

                                              

Untitled from Jeimar Neiza on Vimeo.

When making "King of Thought", I had two ideas: 1. What types of rhetorical techniques was it going to use in order grab the audience 2. How is it going to grab the audiences attention.

I believe in order to answer these questions, I must first explain my artwork piece by piece. First, I would like to talk about the name. The name "King of Thought" given for three reasons. The first being is that it related to the situation in which education was handle, and how it could impact the next generation of students . That Rahm Emmanual was consider a leader within the video, and would rather have his own way then the way of the people. Such as a selfish king. This being a perfect metaphor for what is happening right now. 

Not only, but the second reason being there is certain hyperbole when talking about these Kings, showing a black and white perspective on the situation. Rahm Emmanuel is only seen once and is shown to be a monstrous being who enjoys the downfall of students. He has no face and only shows emotion when being presented as a negative thing, such as the video call in out for his actions. The reason I bring this up is because throughout US history, certain figures have been placed as "the other" in order to promote violence and gain power. The biggest example would be in WWII, where multiple signs showed racist depictions of the Japanese from across the world. Exaggerating certain facial feature glorifying actions in a negative way and nobody disagreeing because propaganda was the only demonstration of those people at the time. My piece is no different, as not only glorifies Rahm as a villain, but glorifies Paul Vallas(the rhetorical Challenger) as a person that is extremely pure. To the point that there is even light behind him in one point in the video. Thus enforcing the black and white perspective onto the audience.

Which bring me to my third point-that the name itself was meant to lure audience in without even known the content. For most people and myself "King" is mostly associated with British Kings, in which the bloodline was bested upon by some deity, and therefore stating that they had all the power. This situation is no different, expect instead of a god or gods, it is society itself that chooses who can rule. Thus the name "King of Thought" rather then "Kings of Thought" with a main group of people that vote for Rahm rather then Paul. 

In the video, I had to address a certain audience so that they could look into my political perspective. I choose the audience of middle working class that is patriotic for the city. You could see this with the line " the working class of Chicago". Not only that, but I focused more on how Chicago could improve rather than the families improving or each of them have a specific dream. I generalized the students to make them seem as if all of them wanted to be businessmen or doctors more then anything else. I also stated "40-60 percent of residents" not "families", because I am trying to show more of a logos that shows the affect of the people in general. I also state the fact people of "ages 17-50" could gain this training despite most people associating students with young people. This allows the idea that Paul isn't just looking for young people, he is looking for Chicago itself to better improve for most ages.

Finally, I wish to talk about the message of this video. If it wasn't clear enough, I wanted to show off the policy in which core classes should be added with city colleges and that it would benefit every one. How the video present this is through animation, making it extremely visual creating a certain point. I wanted to show patriotism throughout all of the video as explain before. The best example would be the shot where a person (who assumably lives in the south side) is hear the narrator talk about this system being unfair. As the narrator is talk, we clearly see the person face drag from sadness to anger. This is extremely important because this person is both metaphorically and literally a citizen of Chicago and wants to fight against "the other". This being Rahm Emmanuel. Thus, it breaks the sound barrier not because it addresses the lower class, but also tries to address most of the patriots within Chicago.

You gotta love the Tongue Spinner

The class Design & Engineering at GCE was mainly about the ideas behind creating/designing an item. It was also about being empathetic in order for that object to work with certain people. We studied concepts based around design such as angles, surface area, volume, force/distance, mass, and simple tools. In order for the class to further understand, the instructor had the class go to interview a gardener (user), look at tools in the market (Home Depot) and see the process of how tools are even made. All of this prepared us to create a project based around making a hypothetical gardening tool. My father, J.Neiza Sr, was my interviewee/user for this project to gain the empathy I needed for making said tool. What empathy is is a feeling where you could relate to a person or thing in some form. This relates exactly to my project, as it is an adjusted tool dedicated to helping out certain people in digging.

Still, I hope you enjoy.

What I learned from gardeners were three simple facts to help create the hypothetical tool. The first is that most people have a disability due to age when working with said tools, and designers normally don’t recognize that. The second is that the best tools are normally the ones that can still relate to simple machines.The reason behind this idea is from my father after he was interviewed. When he was ten, his favorite tool was a machete, a tool that in and of itself is a wedge with a handle. The machete is dedicated to not only its intended purpose, but also meant for taking away enemies, gaining fruit, etc. So the more complex a tool is, the less it could be used for a general purpose. The third idea was that technology is something that can always help improve a tool. However, my father would still prefer a tool that had done the work itself. Because of this, my hypothetical tool would have to include working with technology, or at least incorporate some elements in it.

Even with the interview, I still needed to research from various sources. From what I could learn, the tool I had(trench shovel) had certain flaws. For example, my tool had a certain angle to it, and users would have to be in a certain position depending on their height. This could be extremely problematic to the user if they are elderly. I also learned that you need to have physical force in order to operate a shovel. This isn’t just for my tool, as it is for any tool that doesn’t have assistance in any way. This I believe is a major problem, as most gardeners over the age of 50 cannot compare to the strength they had when they were forty.

My final observation regarding the tool could be resolved easily, and wouldn’t need much force to add on.There could simply be a plank on the flat end of the shovel to push the tool down. This is especially important since most shovels are expecting you to plunge the shovel into the dirt with full force. With a plank, you could get the weight of your body or a hammer to nail the shovel into the dirt.  

Since this is a hypothetical tool, I added new features that might seem impossible, but compared to other classmates' tools, are more realistic. There are multiple features to my new tool that have been improved on compared to brands such as Razorback, etc. For one, the biggest feature would be the twisting shovel head, where the head of the shovel twists with the crank that is located on the top handle. This way, it could allow digging to be done, and could clean/smooth the sides of the hole. There’s also the simple yet effective part or rectangular prism that allows the user to connect or move the shovel in a certain angle, which would make it far easier for a person to dig trenches in a certain way rather than a person risking their health in order to change their position. Finally, I added an extra large plank dedicated to distributing the force of a human body or a hammer into nailing the shovel. The main difference is that this plank is larger and therefore has a larger target to push down on.

For the most part, these add-ons allow the user to have less problems with the tool. The first is the position of the body thanks to the joint allowing certain angles between the shovel and handle. The second improvement is that the shovel is built for ergonomic purposes. This is shown through the crank and plank. For one part, it uses a wedge, which a simple tool that has a force being pushed to so that the tip can make a precise cut. In other words, it separates the two pieces of the object. The wedge, being the shovel, is connected to a joint which allows certain angles or vectors.

Personally, I enjoyed working on the project, mainly because it’s creative and didn’t include the hardest math. I did learn however that working with a partner can actually take more time than working alone, only because you cannot see eye to eye at times. What I enjoyed the most from it was the design, and how the model would move due to animation, as it took time and effort. The voiceover was also hard, as my partner had to do multiple takes in order to get it right. Still, I believe the effort paid off in multiple ways, and I would change he amount of time my partner and I had to work together in class. Still, thank you all.

Citations J.N/K.S “AP Design The Best” vimeo.com, Vimeo, Web, Sep 28, 2018

JN "Interview" no website. Sept 28, 2018

JN “Trenching Shovel Labeled” no website, no publisher, Sep 27,2018

J.N, “Vectors”no website, no publisher, Sep 27,2018

Unknown Photographer. “Razor-Back 47.5 in. Wood Handle Trenching Shovel” homedepot.com,HOME DEPOT INC, Web May 1, 2015

Unknown Photographer. “Razor-Back 47.5 in. Wood Handle Trenching Shovel” homedepot.com,HOME DEPOT INC, Web, April 8, 2015

With you have problems understanding the video or need exact words for reference, please click this link to see a script of the project.

I cyst to be.

Any time of being sick, two things could happen. One is which the illness could go away, and the other where you would have to take medication or even surgical procedure to take out the disease/infection. Which is what my class, Cure, has been learning about. We had also been focusing on the fundamentals of cells, disease, and some history on medicine/surgery. We have gone to multiple field experiences, one of them being the ISMM. There, we and learned a great deal on the history of medicine and how some important health benefits came to be.

          What was the original assignment was to create a Prezi to show a handpicked surgery each student of the class researched on. However, the teacher was able to bend the rules, and allowed us to do any medium we want as long as it didn't stray too far away from the original rubric. I decided to create a video that had my own gifs to represent the surgery I chosen. That being a cyst removal. What I found the hardest to do while constructing the presentation was the format shift, as it was extremely time consuming. But, at the same time, it is what I am the most proud of. The reason for this was because it allow myself to visualize interesting movements. It also allowed to make the presentation look more interesting then it would on a Prezi. Still, I hope you enjoy watching my video.

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Transcript of a Withering Diagnosed

When death comes at one's door, the worst effect might not be to the diagnosed, but rather to the people around her who must face the absence in their lives, especially when that person had a lasting impact. In some cases, it's always best to understand the disease rather than try to avoid it. That is what I am doing in my STEAM class called Disease. In it, we learned about certain body systems as well as certain disease that affect the body. We also learned about how to categorize a disease, and where they are placed in the world.

For this assignment, we had to categorize a disease from someone who we knew that was either a family member or a friend. Since I didn't know anyone who had a disease at the time, I thought the best course of action was to interview people who knew a relative that had the worst case of cancer/sickness in the past decade. Eventually, I decided it would be an aunt of mine, who died in 2010. The problems and struggles I found was trying to translate the piece, as well as trying categorize the best information. Still, I believe it was a successful audio, as well as a transcript/essay. I hope you all listen and enjoy.

Aunt Lida from Jeimar Neiza on Vimeo.

  

There can be manly systems in which the diagnosed could be affected by. Since it was stage VI, it would be possible that her cancer had left her original organs, and could enter into different organ systems. This includes organs in the digestive system and the respiratory system. The images below show where each organ in each body is in the system, and well as the name of the organs.

J.N, "Digestive System", Own Work, Created Feb 16, 2018

J.N, "Respiratory System" Own Work, Created Feb 16, 2018

Of course, it was believe that cancer had affected mainly the stomach and surrounding organs in the digestive system. Here is where the cancer spread.

J.N, "Cancer" own work, Created  Feb 16, 2018

In conclusion, there is a lot to be said about stomach cancer, and how it could affect one's self and one's relatives. We see that it isn't the happiest ride, and that there is a lot of emotional baggage when dealing with this. The problems I had with making this project with the construction of audio. There was a lot of good information that had to be cut do to time restrictions. There was also the transcript that was hard, considering that most of the interviewees spoke in spanish, so I had to translate through most of it. Still, I am proud of the work I had created, especially the video, and that whomever sees this will learn more about stomach cancer. 

Belsley S., “Stomach” Laparoscopic.MD, Web, Published: Unknown, Found: Feb 4, 2018 

“Causes, Risk Factors, and Prevention” The American Cancer Society, Web ,Published: Dec 1, 2017, Found: Feb 4, 2018 

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Found: Feb 4, 2018

Melker Emi. “How Gastric Cancer Affects Other Organs” Debbie's Dream Foundation, Web, Published: April 2, 2014

Found: Feb 4, 2018

“ Signs and Symptoms of Stomach Cancer” The American Cancer Society, Web ,Published: Dec 1, 2017, Found: Feb 4, 2018

“ Stomach cancer risk factors” Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Web, Published; Unknown, Found: Feb 4, 2018 

“Stomach Cancer Status”, World Cancer Research Fund International, Web, Published: Jan 16, 2015, 

Found: Feb 4, 2018

“What Is Stomach Cancer?” The American Cancer Society, Web ,Published: Dec 1, 2017, Found: Feb 4, 2018 

Fennec Fox, and how Taxonomy rules them all.

In STEAM class, we learned and studied the behavior of animals such as Chimpanzees and other primates. We also about set theory, taxonomy, and much more. On a field experience we went to the Lincoln Park Zoo. We studies animals such as primates, birds, and much more. This is why for our first Action Project, we had to research and make an art piece about an animal we choose. The one I choose was the Fennec fox, mainly because it was related to canidae(dog,wolf, etc). I also believe it was more unique that a wolf or a dog since it lives in hot climates.

As for the project, what I did was I made a video with still images rather than a single image. The reason I did this was to give my project more of an identity, as well as help with my portfolio. Even if it doesn’t look ideal for portfolio, it still looks unique. What I’m most proud of is the video, and what I’m least proud of is shooting for the film. I didn’t have any tripods, so I had to shot each frame by hand. Still, I hope you enjoy the video, thank you.



After working after this project, I have to admit it was hard. I mean it was already difficult to do what I was supposed to do, and I want to take it three steps up. First, I would like to say that what took me the least amount of time would be the actual research. It was also the most critical part, as well as the only necessary part. All the other work from the video to the audio to every image was all because I wanted to do this. The hardest part was drawing every single image and every single frame. After I did the project, I was so relieve that was able to finish it on time and that I was able to create everything I could. I am extremely proud of this project, and I hoped you all liked it.

If you didn't see the chart, here it is. The bottom is snowy owl.

J.N Chart 9/26/17

Heres an image that inspired a part of my video.

Charles Barilleaux Fennec Fox Cub flickr.com “Flickr” 9/23/12