YEAR 2117

The last unit in my Humanities course is called Herstory. In this unit I learned about issues that are in race, gender and, class. We predicted the future and what it might look for equality. I really enjoyed taking this course, it opened my eyes about gender, race, and, equality all around the world. I hope the future has better people leading countries and, people will live in happiness and don’t have to worry about what gender they are and, what skin color they are. The purpose of this Action Project is to imagine what our society will look like in the future. I had to create a time capsule filled with a series of elements that foretell what the struggle for equality might look like 100 years from now. This Action Project was tough because it was hard and scary thinking about what the future might look like. I wish I could live to see how it would be. Overall this course way by far my favorite, I can’t wait to take my next Humanities course. Down below is me opening my time capsule.  

                               

CHICAGO TRIBUNE JULY, 16 2117

DIFFERENT AMERICA

Hispanics are the fastest growing race in America. They are the largest majority beating Whites and African Americans. Spanish is the leading language in America; immigrants aren’t looked down on anymore. The President of the United States is a Latina. Her name is Luciana Zelaya; she is creating new laws which benefits everyone no matter race, gender, or class. There are more jobs in the United States because of President Zelaya. People aren’t in poverty anymore; everyone came together, and they made a change in America. Women get equal pay. Zelaya wants to show everyone that anything is possible as long as they put their mind to it; America is thriving. President Zelaya believes that everyone is equal and should be treated fairly.

President Zelaya’s great-grandparents were immigrants and struggled living in America. They were considered aliens; they couldn’t get good paying jobs, health care, or good housing. Many immigrants struggled and some races and religions were even banned from the country. They worked hard, and now, their great-grandchild is the President of the United States. The country has come a long way and it has definitely improved.

President Zelaya wants America to keep growing and improving, she knows she wouldn’t be where she is now if it were not for the past, her family, and the people of the United States. President Zelaya loves hearing what the people has to say, she wants to provide everything she can and stay true to her word. Zelaya listened to her people and she doesn’t want anyone to struggle when it come to money and providing food for families. She has recently passed a new law. Benefiting every household in the country making sure everyone has the right needs in order to fully live the “American Dream.”
           
Down below are two interviews of citizens; one voted for President Zelaya and, the other one is against President Zelaya.

Dear Editor,
I am beyond happy that I voted for President Zelaya, I had so much faith in her. I believed in her and knew she will be a great President. I never thought I will see the day that a Latina will be a president. I am a young woman and my great-grandparents were immigrants, so many will say, “You only voted for her because she is Latina.” Well, that is not true President Zelaya qualified to be the president we all needed. Since President Zelaya passed a the new law unemployment rate is much lower. People aren’t in poverty anymore, and are doing much better and many Americans are happy. President Zayala is doing an amazing job being the first Latina President of the United States. There are people that are mad about a Hispanic being president and on top of it’s a woman. Some are even protesting holding signs that say “Women can’t run this country.” I think it’s rude and uncalled for, they need to realize that America has changed and it’s going to keep changing. America has many people with different nationalities and religions it is important to embrace that as a country. 

Dear Editor, 
I do not accept that a women is leading our country. This country was founded by men and it should stay that way. I think the reason why she won was because only women voted for her. The law she passed is great but a man should be President. Hopefully she only last one term. 

                                     First Latina President Barbie Doll of 2117

      

This is Barbie President Luciana Zelaya she is 36 years old, and was born and raised is from Chicago, IL. Barbie President Luciana Zelaya teaches girls that they can be whatever they want. They can change the World and bring acceptance to all girls. She helped people out of poverty and continues to change the United States.

German Shepherd on Mars One?

During this Unit in my population course called From/To, which means where did we come from and where are we going. In this unit, I learned about Darwin and his theories of Natural Selection. For this action project, I had to pick a organism that would be best suited to live in a new environment which would be Mars One. The animal that I picked came from a dog rescue. What I enjoyed most about this action project was learning about the history of different organisms and how they died off, and our future to life. What found most challenging about this unit was the math, I always struggle with math, but I am practicing and feel like I’m getting much better. What I am most proud of is my research for my project and how it all come together.


While looking at the animals online at the rescue shelter, I chose to record my information about the weight of dogs and cats, in lbs. The box -and-whisker plot is representing my data. 

Created by JV "Box-and-whisker plot" 2014*

This is my standard deviation chart. My chosen animal is 21.82 standard deviation which is below the mean. I did have a outlier, the animal is 80 pounds. 

 Created by JV "Standard Deviation chart" 2014*

Citations: 

"Alive Rescue". aliverescue.org. Kristen Gerali. Greg Raymond. Web. 2008. October 13, 2014. 

"German Shepherd Hope Rescue". gsdhope.org. N.A. Web 2014. October 13, 2014. 

Food Production.

In the last unit of Food for Thought, our humanities course, we were assigned to team up in four groups to demonstrate the understanding of our four units in pictures. The main points of the whole drawing are agricultural history, and to envision a sustainable future of food production. Each group had to have 3 topic points to demonstrate in the drawing. My group was assigned the first unit which was Life. This unit talked about the beginning of agriculture and ancient civilization and how different foods were found and domesticated. For inspiration the whole class looked at a very interesting piece of artwork done by "The Beehive Collective," called the "True Cost of Coal." The major challenge of this drawing was to connect all the units together through different styles of artwork. The other challenge was thinking about the future of food, with all the experiments that scientists do with food, is there really a bright looking food production ahead of us? 

Created by JV, DR, NVA. Unit 1, 2014*

This drawing is based on the first unit, called “Life.” The main focus of this unit is how and why humans transitioned from hunter-gatherers to agrarian societies, and how different ancient societies domesticated and found food. In my group, we decided to make a road timeline to connect all the units together. For our unit, we drew an assortment of different foods on the road. The reasoning for this is to symbolize how people grew crops to survive. There were no chemicals or fertilizers, so societies grew organic gardens. In 10,000 B.C.E, people were hunter-gatherers, which means they hunted animals and fish support their diet.

We drew trees and plants on one side of the road to represent life and peaceful times. We used keywords to guide our drawing. We used organic, domestication, and life. On the other side of the road we drew trees and plants to represent life. We also drew hunter-gatherers to show them hunting for food, and how they lived a natural lifestyle. We showed the society by water and we showed the people farming and hunting. 

The beginning of agriculture is where the word “life” comes from. We wanted to show in our drawing, how our ancestors settled where they did and how they domesticated their foods. The importance of this unit is vast and it all comes together since this is the first of four units. Unit 2 revolves around monoculture, death, and colonization. Unit 3 revolves around this world’s food industry and the way that our food is made and treated today. Unit 4 revolves around the modification of the food industry and how life has transitioned through all 3 units, and imagines what the future of food might look like.

GS. Food for Thought 2014*