Where is Equality Going?

This is the last unit of our winter senior humanities course Equality. In this unit, Herstory, we looked at what equality could be in the future. By investigating the history of equality, we were able to make assumptions on what equality would look like in the future. We read various articles about how inequality affects people today to get a better understanding of where we are coming from and where we need to go. We had a guest speaker from UIC come in and talk to us about how we see inequality in our lives. He talked to us about how our society still treats people like the school to prison pipeline, police brutality, and more. It was very interesting to hear about all of his experiences in life and what advice he gave us as young adults to navigate a world that looks down on young people and treats them like they are less. I really enjoyed listening to him. For our final Action Project, we had to imagine what equality would look like in the future. Our job was to think of an event that could happen in 100 years from now that would represent society moving forward. We had to write a newspaper article about it and then open a time capsule-like we were living 50 years after our fictional event happened. I chose the election of a physically disabled president. I hope you enjoy my project.

In conclusion, I didn't really like this project. I thought the newspaper part was interesting, but I think the rest was completely unnecessary. It felt forced and a little childish. I like the concept of the project, but I think it would be better suited as just a newspaper article or maybe an essay. Nevertheless, I am happy with how my project came out. I am proud of the visuals I did and the content.

9/11: An Educational Perspective

This is the first unit of Equality, our second Senior Humanities class. In this first unit called "History," we learned about inequality in history. Our main reading of the unit was Ta Nehisi Coates Case for Reparations. We explored different events in American history and looked at them from the perspective of race, gender, and class. Events like slavery, the civil rights movement, the suffragette movement were all key to look at in this unit. For a Field Experience this Unit, we went to the Gene Siskel Film Center to see the film, Harriet. We talked a lot about slavery in class and this movie directly related to what we were talking about. As a school, we went to the Goodman Theatre to see the play, Roe. This is about the Supreme Court Case Roe v. Wade. This also tied into our studies of women's rights in class. For this action project, we had to look at a historical event from a marginalized perspective. I am interested in 9/11 so that is what I chose. I looked at 9/11 from the perspective of a Muslim American. We had to write a textbook article and include the perspective of a marginalized person. Enjoy my project.

In the end, I am proud of how this project came out. I really enjoyed the format and didn't find it too challenging. I am proud that I was able to get this done all out of class and mostly on my own. I liked making the educational devices and formatting the project. I would have liked to go into more detail on the people who actually experienced 9/11. Overall, I am very happy with how this project came out.