CJH GCE Portfolio

 This is an action project for my core class Policy. This is the last action project for this class for the year. During this unit, we learned about different wars and how they have affected the world. We also took a look at if they are justified or not. We chose between wars fought in the past and decided to research that specific war. We also took a deeper dive into what makes a policy and who makes them. We looked at policies made by congress and some that are made by the president without the advise of congress. For this project I was tasked with researching a war in history and how it affected the US and if it is a justified war or not. The Vietnam War     The Vietnam War is justified by fighting against the spread of communism.  The Vietnam war took place during the midst of the Cold War from 1954 to 1975. The United States didn't join the war until eleven years after the start of the war in 1965. This war was fought in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and South East A...

This is an action project for my core class Urban Planning. This is the final action project of the year, and it was all about redesigning a certain area of your choice. We learned about areas and how they affect the neighborhoods they are in. I learned about architects and how they work/what they do. We had FE guest visits from Charles Hickox and Maya from Chicago Mobile Makers. Charles Hickox is an architect that shared his knowledge of certain topics we have been studying like what makes an area interesting or boring. Maya and Chicago Mobile Makers are a group that designs and reforms certain areas through making models. They were able to come meet us and help us redesign our own areas and turn our designs into models. We also learned about calculating area and how to measure distance on a gridded area. For this action project I have been tasked with finding and redesigning an area of my choice. I chose an abandoned gas station that I am going to turn into a dog park. Below shows th...