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For this independent study, I was able to spend some time on something that I’ve been wanting to do for the longest time, which is being able to finally sell my art. My first goal was to be able to share my art and work as a young artist, which is what I would usually see artists do a lot on social media, online shops, etc. But as I was able to finally start with an art shop business. I wanted it not to be only me just selling my artwork. When going into this I hadn’t even thought about that aspect, and opinions on doing something like this. That’s why I wanted to create, R O M A N A R T. By creating my own brand, I don’t just want to be able to sell my work on various amounts of merchandise, but I want to be able to create a community and relationships through this outlet that I am creating. I want to be able to share my work that will inspire creators of all ages to start creating! I personally consider the word creator as a totally diverse and universal term that everyone has the

In this second unit of Urban Planning we dove deeper into the use and innovations of electricity. We first started by learning about the history of electricity, and how it came to be! The earliest time that electricity was being utilized was when the "War of Currents" had occurred this involved Nicholas Tesla and Thomas Edison in making the type of current, Direct Current (DC) or Alternating Current (AC). We then learned about circuits, and how they are used and what each function does. Circuits include resistance, power, switches, batteries, motors, etc. We then learned how to draw each source on a circuit diagram, and what the units are for each component. For this action project we decided to utilize our circuits by applying what we know to make an energy efficient device. I decided to create an electric car that solely uses solar power energy to power the lights of the car. Lights in general take up a lot of energy, and I wanted to dive deeper on how much light and energy

Through this first unit and final course of the year we care closing this school year by taking our class called, Policy. In unit of Policy, we have been discussing legislation and what it looks like. We dove deeper into what legislation looks like in the past around WWII and what it looks like now the 21st century, especially, with COVID-19 being a very large and global matter. As a field experience this unit we were able to and lucky enough to speak to Connie Jordan for the second time this year. Connie Jordan is a very insightful public defender for the state of Illinois. We were able to learn more about legislation through her eyes, and her perspective of what it's like being a public defender. For this action project we had the chance to choose a bill that has not been passed yet that we may advocate for and write a letter to whom it may concern about our opinion and idea of the bill. Throughout this we have to continue using rhetoric, policy, and a great argument! SR GCE