AC GCE Portfolio

      This is my final action project for the Fall term, in which we had to create a poem or song and make a video to go alongside it. I chose to create a poem. The poem is called "To Be Black." The poem discusses how Black people are often faced with injustice, and how we can turn that injustice into justice. Writing this poem was somewhat of a challenge, as I rarely, if ever, write poems. Despite this, I enjoyed writing this. Another challenge I faced was thinking of what I wanted my video to be. After a bit of thinking, I decided for my video to be shots of the Riverwalk. The Riverwalk is a very beautiful place, and I thought it would make a nice background for my poem. This project also helped me understand SDG 16.       Writing this poem made me think about how peace in our society feels unattainable. With so much injustice happening around us daily, it’s easy to forget the good things in the world, which makes SDG 16 all the more important. ...

This is my 5th action project, in which we had to select two songs and describe how one song is a modern recreation of another. The songs I chose are Sorry by Beyoncé, and Revolutionary Generation by Public Enemy. I remember looking for songs to do for this action project, and those two are the ones that stuck out to me the most. When I looked at both songs' lyrics, I saw that the message, at its core, was the same in both songs. Getting to write that out on paper was something very enjoyable. One of my favorite things to do is writing and analyze media, and this was the perfect thing for me. In conclusion, I found this action project enjoyable. Honestly, making posters over and over again was getting somewhat boring, so getting to do something like this was refreshing. https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSi8IA0BDsIyQ-K3-E4ocUetfmQ_P-htpV1UtWgt40iuHfuCX237eUkePaRdWQ0P4V1Vjmf0JIEEfYc/pub

     This is my second action project, in which had to create a PSA. The PSA had to be related to one of the 4 elements of hip-hop, graffiti, breakdancing, MCing, and DJing. The PSA also had to address one of the targets from either the 4th, 5th or 6th SDG. The one my group chose was SDG 5, gender equality. We chose this one because of how present misogyny was in the 4 elements of hip-hop. This was shown in one of our books for class, "Can't Stop Won't Stop". In the book, it is shown that women get treated less fairly than men in the world of hip-hop. For example, graffiti was often viewed as a men's activity. When the women tried to do it, people assumed that a man did the work, and the girl was just there. Everyone deserves to have their work seen, and gender shouldn't play a role in that. For the action project itself, my group made two posters addressing one of the targets for SDG 5. My target was 5.5, "Ensure women’s full and effective participati...