In English, we did an essay about The Great Gatsby. My topic was on the concept of the American Dream, and how Scott Fitzgerald used his personal life to inspire the book and talk about his perspective on the American Dream.
The Great Gatsby Spoilers Ahead!
Honors Biology Project:
For our Honors Biology project, we partnered up with UC Berkeley students to create a design that would resolve a current medical issue. Our research topic was the reliability of current treatments for pressure ulcers. While there are many factors that lead to the development of pressure ulcers, the most important is pressure. Our concept design was to create a bed that relieves pressure, along with detecting pressure.
English 1/2 Mock Trial
Of Mice and Men Spoilers Ahead!!!
In our 10th grade English class, we are presented with a hypothetical situation that occurs after the ending of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men; George Milton has been arrested and charged with the first-degree, premeditated murder of Lennie Small. My job was to play the role of prosecutor and try and imprison George Milton.