MY FOCUS
The environment is the worlds number one concern. If our home isn't taken care of, how are we supposed to live there? The land that the National Parks system has saved and taken care of is important to our country and they need to be protected. I researched how the pandemic has affected our environment, specifically our parks. I was working with the thinking skill perspective and I was able to learn what
History
I was able to travel to a National Park in West Virginia called Harpers Ferry. I learned about their littering problem, specifically masks, and how the pandemic has affected their park as a whole. For more research locally, I went to a park in Manchester township and spent one hour picking up trash. After this, I decided to write a letter to the township that you will find below.
I also composed a slideshow of quotes I found during my research. Below is an explanation and my sources.
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ART
Andy Goldsworthy is a British artist that creates artwork on-site with different organic materials. He uses leaves, sticks, water, rocks, and more to create these pieces. The magical concept of his art is that he brings out the beauty of the world. Seeing his artwork in nature brings the idea that the world can be beautiful too if you just look at it from a different perspective. While creating my art piece, I wanted to bring out the perspective of the forest. In York, we have many parks that are being polluted with trash and they need to be given attention. This piece was me being able to give the forest a voice with its own materials. The magical idea of Andy’s art is that he spends hours creating these pieces of art and leaves them there. Before I created my piece, I purposely left home without a plan. I wanted to get there first, see what spoke to me, and go from there. I was so excited about this because usually not having a plan would scare me, but I loved this. It took me about 2 hours to complete. After collecting all of the leaves, clearing the walkway, sorting the leaves by color, and finally laying them out, I completed my piece. It was very different from what I was used to and it was so much fun to try a different technique in a different setting. After finishing and taking pictures, I wished it would’ve been bigger and more colorful, but I had to remember the space and environment I was working with.
English
I wrote a college research essay for english. This was a requirement that I needed to complete and I learned more than I expected during this process. Below is my research paper including information from three different colleges.