In my last Unit for my STEAM class Cure, we wrapped up what we learned from all units in the Disease and Cure classes. We delved into what it means to prevent a disease or illness. We only had two weeks to get into the unit, so we studied probability of getting a disease and how medicine can change the outcome. We also made a family tree about diseases that run along the generations. I loved learning more about my family and how to prepare myself if I get one of the diseases they had. Our field experience consisted of a Yoga Nindra instructor to help guide the class through a very relaxing meditation. It was my first time meditating, but I had an amazing time. It gave me more energy and made me want to try again. The instructor lead us to the point where you are on the brink of falling asleep, so it’s a very calming state. Meditation can help heal your mind from stress and other worries in the world. I never thought of mind exercises to be helpful, but this field experience changed my mind. Literally.
For this Action Project, we had to create a fictional patient profile. In the profile, we had to write about their lifestyle, behavior, diet, habits, concerns, and family medical history. This resulted in a consultation, in which we had to advise positive changes to their lifestyle, and therapies to help their concerns. I wrote a consultation on someone dealing with alcoholism for ten years. I picked this because I wanted to do an illness, not a disease.
In conclusion, I loved this entire class. I didn’t think I’d be interested in genetic and medical history,
but it really stood out to me. I think that I will take what I learnt in class to the real world, and incorporate it to become more knowledgeable on medical science. I worked really hard on this Action Project to look professional and clean. Hopefully, someone with alcoholism will take my research and advise and take it to their daily life and make better change.
In my Humanities course called “Drama”, we studied gender roles in two different societies in plays we read. We read “The Taming of the Shrew” by Shakespeare and “The Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen. In Shakespeare’s play, a man takes control over his wife without her realizing it. In Ibsen’s play, a women is stuck in an abusive relationship and a fake happy mindset, but she leaves her family to find her true self. I liked reading these plays because it gave me insight in society hundreds of years ago. I’m glad our society isn’t that controlling nowadays. The class got to visit the Goodman Theater and learn about acting and writing a script. This made me become more interested in theater and what life skills I can learn from it!
In this Action Project, I wrote a play about women being put down often a couple centuries ago, with DS and OL about gender equality. Here it is!
In conclusion, I loved writing a play and performing it. I wish I would've taken the time to memorize the lines. I enjoyed working with my partners.
In my STEAM class named Cure, we learned different ways on how to treat illnessin everyday life. There are three basic ways on how to treat yourself- over the counter drugs, prescriptions, and remedies. I loved learning about the scientific way that drugs work in our body, and how effective it is to our bodies. I only go to the doctor when I am extremely sick, so it was interesting to learn about new home remedies that I can try on myself. Our class performed a lab in which we had a pill that closed off our sour tasting taste buds, so that sour foods tasted sweet. It was a mind blowing experience because I ate hot sauce with ease after I took the pill! And I can’t stand any spicy foods. This lab was to demonstrate how drugs work on our bodies. When you take in a drug, it's molecule fits into it's matching shaped receptor site, just like how a key matches it's lock. Biological events occur within the body, such as chemical reactions or nerve impulses. This mechanism is called "Lock and Key".
For our Action Project, we had to find an illness or symptom that appealed to us and research 3 treatments to make it better. Then, we had to create a medicine box that sold the symptom and its remedies. Each treatment option had its drug facts and instruction on how to do it.
JMP, German Measles, (2018)
JMP, Codeine Phosphate, (2018)
JMP, Acetaminophen, (2018)
JMP, MMR Vaccine, (2018)
JMP, Chart, (2018)
JMP, Ingredients, (2018)
I loved this AP because I am very interested in graphic design and gathering ideas onto an organized platter. I tried very hard to make my box eye catching. Im very proud with the end product and my collected research. I learned useful information that’ll I use in my future!
In my Humanities class called Drama, we read Taming of the Shrew- a famous Shakespeare play about the effect of social roles on individual happiness. In the play, a man named Petruchio ventures out to win the heart of Katherine, one of the two daughters that a rich man named Baptista has. Her sister Bianca is often wanted by the men in the land. Bianca acts like how a woman “should” behave back then: quiet, obedient, and happy. Katherine was viewed as a shrew because she is rowdy, rebellious, and out-spoken. Being called a shrew was a big insult. Petruchio just wanted to marry Katherine because she was born into a wealthy family. He challenges himself to tame her to be a calm and collected woman by their wedding day, and he succeeds. The whole fiasco drives him crazier than Kate herself.
For the first Action Project of Drama, my class was asked to write a sonnet concerning one of the play’s characters. I chose Katherine because I wanted to write about her experience being wed to a crazy guy like Petruchio.
