Gonzalez Perspectives 20T by Denisse Gonzalez

Learning the basics of animation

25ajansma — 2024-03-04 16:10:42 UTC

As a final goal to end this project, I want to do a full 1-minute animation digital hand-drawn. I have done traditional hand-drawn animation but I want to dive more into the digital aspect of animation. Has anyone else done an animation before? What kind of art are you into/like to do?

Cooking home made food

24imeggers — 2024-03-08 15:44:51 UTC

As a final goal for this project, I want a picture of every recipe I created along with my recordings of how hard it was to make, how good it tasted, and if it is easily accessible. I want to write about how this can benefit me later in life and this can be in the form of a small essay unless I find another way to share my ideas. What things should I know about cooking? How can I manage my time since cooking can talk up a lot of it? Where should I start? -Ian Meggers

Learning how to write/perform sketch comedy.

24jvandonselaar — 2024-03-18 16:35:59 UTC

As a final goal, I want to learn how to write and perform sketch comedy. I've always known I'm funny, but I have never actually written or performed comedy. I've never even recorded it, so I'm jumping into unknown waters with this. Has anyone done this before? What kind of things do you like to see in a sketch comedy video?

Baking something new weekly

85abong — 2024-03-18 18:35:39 UTC

My final goal with this project is to gain new skills in an activity I enjoy doing. I've enjoyed baking for a few years now, but I usually stick to the same 3 dessert recipes. I want to be able to bake desserts I've never tried before and acquire new skills in baking. So far I've made peanut butter cookies and apple pie.

What types of desserts do you like to bake? Do you have any suggestions for what I should try baking next?

Natural Based Diet

24tscott2 — 2024-03-18 19:57:08 UTC

The end result for this project is to complete an analysis on how my natural based diet has impacted my health and well-being. Starting with implementing the diet itself, I will only consume foods that occur naturally and are unprocessed. Such as fruits, unprocessed meats, and vegetables. I'm having a hard time figuring out how I will track my day to day moods, perspectives, and energy levels. What quantitative data should I use to accurately describe my findings in my project? https://www.primalkitchen.com/pages/our-mission

Learning how to use clay to make things

96ladams — 2024-03-19 16:00:42 UTC

My final goal for this project is to be able to make things out of clay. I know there are different types of clay and each has their different ways of using it. What is the best home-friendly clay to use? What can I make? Where can I find this type of clay?

Learn How to Crochet

24jlehman1 — 2024-03-19 17:06:37 UTC

My final goal for this project is to learn the basics of crocheting and to see how taking up crocheting as a new hobby can positively affect my mental health. I have a little bit of experience with crocheting but it has been a few years so I hope I will be able to learn some new skills.

What is the best way to start? What should I try to create? What would be the best way to track how my mental health is being affected?

Keeping a log of my life

25dsullivan1 — 2024-03-19 18:21:52 UTC

As a final goal, I want to create a book that logs each day of my life and all the events the occur in that time. my idea behind it started from how much we forget things and just cant remember so many small details or even the big ones. what everyday events should i include? should i use photos in the book?

Teaching My Family Their Zodiac Chart

2024-03-19 22:03:21 UTC

For my final acommplishment for this project I will be teaching my mom, sisters, grandma, aunt, and my boyfriend all about their zodiac sign charts. We basically have more the one zodiac sign, we have a whole chart, & that whole chart has different meanings that make up our personality. I love learning about stuff like this but their not really into it but I really wanna teach them about our compatibility with each other and have them actually understand not only that but also themselves better afterwards. When I first learned about my signs it taught me so much and just clarified a lot of things for me and I'd love to give them that. But do you guys have any ideas on how I could present it all in a way that makes it interesting to them? Anything that would add more razzle dazzle? Or do you guys know anything about this?

-Madison Fuller

Journaling everyday to see how it benefits mental health

66kblockhus — 2024-03-20 16:27:03 UTC

As a final goal for this project, I want to be able to see a change in my own mental and physical health after journaling. I want to learn more about myself as a person, and even learn healthy coping mechanisms. I am also having a few friends journal with me and report back to me after every week to see if they notice any changes from journaling. I hope to improve myself as a person and learn more about my mental health along the way.

How can I start? If you journal, does it benefit you? What are some ways to make it fun?

Making a website about climate change

25cgilson — 2024-03-20 16:34:01 UTC

My final goal for this project is to have a fully functioning website that informs people about climate change and what they can do to help. I don't want anything too fancy obviously since it's just a school project. What should I do to inform others about climate change and how should I design the website for the easiest accessibility?

How to keep motivation and a healthy mind while working out

24twyatt — 2024-03-20 17:19:17 UTC

My final goal physical is to get over my benching max. But mentally I want to figure out ways to keep my motivation/mind healthy. I also do hope that some of the research I do can help other people out on their work out journeys. How can I motivate myself more to workout? - Terranae Wyatt

skateboard video

25rwebster — 2024-03-20 17:33:15 UTC

My final goal for this project is to get better at videography and film a skate video. I have a little bit of experience in both filming and editing but I want to expand my knowledge more. I started researching videos online of the style I want and they all closely resemble the video linked above. I've already got someone for the video but I want advice on places I could film, as well as songs that you might think suit the video?

How physical therapy affects young athletes and the elderly.

2024-03-20 17:42:36 UTC

As a final goal for this project, I want to display all of the benefits that come with physical therapy. I want to learn myself but also show others the effects it has towards young athletes specifically coming back from injury. Not only the physical aspects but mental as well.

How physical therapy affects young athletes going through injury, both mentally and physically.

24jscott2 — 2024-03-20 17:51:54 UTC

As a final goal for this project, I want to display all of the benefits that come with physical therapy. I want to learn myself but also show others the effects it has on young athletes specifically coming back from injury. Not only the physical aspects but mental as well. What should I use for the best type of research? Online websites, shadowing a physical therapist for a day, or other ideas?

Political Polarization

04jbilyeu — 2024-03-20 17:55:54 UTC

My project is learning and researching into political Polarization in America. As a final goal I want to bring to light, not that either political side is wrong, but how divided and competitive our politics is. Some things that would help me is emailing me if you want to be interviewed on your opinions on the subject (04jbilyeu), or giving me some questions to ask my interviewees.

Stopping Military Veterans Suicide

2024-03-20 18:07:45 UTC

As a Final Goal Project I want to help Military families and veterans from suicide from what they comeback from when on scary deployments. I want to meet with veterans to see what I can do to help them out and in the community. I was thinking of an idea of making like bracelets or wristbands for veterans to wear to know that they are enough and worthy. any thoughts or tips of advice to help me out?

Reducing my screen time.

03sdhakal — 2024-03-21 14:57:10 UTC

My final goal for this project is to reduce my screen time down to like 2 hours on average. I have recently started to notice how much time I actually spend on my phone, tv, computer etc.. and have even tried to lower it by putting timers on my phone that stop me from using certain apps, but this hasn't worked for me.

Has anyone had experience with something like this, and if so were you successful?

Does anyone else feel like their screen time is a problem?

Making the Perfect Tortellini

24sgarcia4 — 2024-03-21 14:59:48 UTC

Ever since the becoming of my birth all I ever envisioned in my future was to master the skill of making the Perfect Tortellini. As a final goal I want to be able to compete against Master tortellini chefs. However, I am a complete beginner, and my knowledge is limited by youtube videos, and I would like to know what are some things I should know about making pasta? How are some ways I can practice to become a Master Tortellini chef? What is the best possible way I can extend my knowledge to learn about tortellini?

Designing a website

58dsnyder — 2024-03-21 15:31:59 UTC

Ever since I got access to the internet, I always had an interest in designing and developing my own website. I have never had any knowledge behind this and that's what makes me interested in doing it. I will be using a free pre coded website, with installed features to make an interesting and impactful website for everyone in class to see.

Any ideas for what the website should be?

Learning to tattoo efficiently and effectively

24srichards1 — 2024-03-21 16:31:01 UTC

Tattooing has always been something I wanted to do. It is a good outlet to help my mental health by expressing my feelings through the art style. My end goal is to tattoo (on fake skin) something that looks like one of my recent drawings. What are some things that could be helpful for tattooing? How could I manage my time between everything and tattooing?

Making Molasses Cookies: My Family Tradition

2024-03-21 17:03:07 UTC

As I get older I realize how meaningful spending time with my loved ones is. Some of my favorite memories growing up stem from cooking and baking with relatives. My grandma and my mom kept a little container full of different recipes we've found and loved over the years, and one of my favorites was always molasses cookies! My mom and I actually got the recipe from the Czech and Slovak museum and we've found that it's the best! My final goal for this project is to spend time with my family and make more memories. I also want to see if the cookies were REALLY as good as I remember, as I haven't had them since I was 12.

mental health project for kennedy high school

24tfortune — 2024-03-25 14:44:11 UTC

As my final goal for this project I want to present the kennedy high school student with facts about how many people struggle with mental health issues and try to end the stigma behind mental health. I want to create a kennedy mental health instagram page and create awerness on the topic. I will create a survey to see how many kids have struggled with mental health realted problems and how many students have gone untreated. What is a good way to gain awerness for the instagram page? do you think having a student run page will help people? How do you think I can present my findings in the ted talk.

Perfecting my landings

24nallen4 — 2024-03-25 15:06:29 UTC

As a final goal for this project, I want to be able to land a plane with no bumps while it's centered on the runway. I fly at the Marion airport once or twice a week in order to work towards this.

What else could I do outside of flying to get better at landings?

learning to crochet - Calista Kelly

2024-03-25 17:59:48 UTC

As my final goal, I want to be able to make crochet animals and learn the basics. I'm new at crocheting but hope I can catch on quickly. I dont have a lot of free time so how do i make sure i reach my goal? What should i start out making? do you have any advice that could help me learn?

Managing my time and setting multiple goals while staying mentally stable-Charlotte Thephravong

2024-03-25 20:40:19 UTC

My goal for this project is to see whether or not I will be able to complete multiple goals while continuing my everyday life activities. I have taken pictures of my work and recorded my current grades for school before the project. I also kept note of how busy my schedule is and everything I do throughout my day and I plan it out accordingly. This is to either prove teenagers are capable of multitasking and over achieving or if it's not possible, I can prove how mental health can be expressed through teens due to the amount of stress they have. What are possible ways I can plan breaks when I'm overwhelmed by the work and when should I take them?

Learning ASL

25klampe — 2024-03-27 17:17:12 UTC

As a final goal for this project, I'd like to know the basics of American Sign Language. I've always wanted to learn a language on my own, and ASL is one that connects with english so I can use it without going to a different country. Does anyone else know how to sign ASL? How long did it take to learn? Any tips?

Kindness Rocks Project

30dsteenblock — 2024-03-27 17:36:40 UTC

For my final project I am planning to paint a ton of these rocks and place them around Cedar Rapids for others to find. I have done research that shows and supports that small acts of positivity and happiness, like brightly painted rocks with uplifting statements on them, brings those who are struggling help and happiness. I want to bring these good feelings to others using the outlet of Kindness Rocks. Is there anything that I haven't thought of making to bring people joy? Any suggestions as of where I should put these rocks in Cedar Rapids? Do you think seeing one of these would make you happy?

Reading (at least) one chapter of a book daily

25jturner3 — 2024-03-28 17:46:02 UTC

My 20-time project is going to be reading one chapter of a book daily. Reading is a hobby that I enjoy, but I feel as though I do not read frequently enough. This project will give me an excuse & motivation to pick up reading again. Along with that, I would like to try and document if there are any changes since I've begun reading more frequently, such as feeling less stressed, learning new vocab, etc.

I would like recommendations on how I could document & keep track of these effects.

Learning to draw - with Sumarion Kellum

2024-03-28 18:27:28 UTC

Learning how to make the perfect board game

24trogers — 2024-03-29 03:13:43 UTC

The final goal of my project is to have a complete board game that is fun and/or appealing for most people's modern day tastes. I start by trying to answer these simple questions, "What is the role of a board in modern society?" "Why have board games existed for so long?" and "What do people look for when it comes to a quality board game?" Of course these questions are some that I have already been trying to answer. According to We’re in a golden age of board games. It might be here to stay. Despite our addiction to screens, the card and tabletop games industry is thriving by Jaclyn Peiser board games fulfill their role by socially strengthening you and your favorite people, and has existed for a long time because they do a great feeling like you bond with those people. And of course it is a good sign of a quality board game. Then, this podcast is called The Landlord's Game by The Dollop presents the history of Monopoly and it helped me consider the gameplay and how the issues were reflected in a popular game. It also helped me conclude that a board game with simplicity is most popular because of the amount it adapts in the rules throughout the years. So, with this I ask, What's your favorite board game? and Why so (doesn't need to be complicated)? What's another good question I ask about the qualities of board games?

Raising awareness for the lack of mature clothing for smaller people

25bthatcher — 2024-03-30 19:42:05 UTC

As a final goal, I want to raise awareness by writing to a well-known clothing company and asking them to consider adding smaller clothing to their apparel lines so that I can buy the clothing I want to buy. If I'm feeling antsy, I'll ask the principal if I can set up a booth in the school or something. What are ways that I can achieve this?

Designing a travel website.

58dsnyder — 2024-03-31 04:40:38 UTC

My idea and final goal with this website is to able to design a perfect vacation for anyone's desires. there will be many things that have to be put into thought when it comes to designing this website such as locations, and the budget according to the individual. interests this individual would have and want to do while on vacation. such as hiking, biking, sightseeing, restaurants, and many other things as well. I want to be able to make it accessible to all people. This will be difficult because this is something that I have no knowledge of so I will have to learn new things, and features to make this process easier. Do any of you have ideas on locations I should choose or certain activities?

kickflip

24otegeler — 2024-04-02 16:38:18 UTC

The end result of my project would be, Preferably: Consistently able to Kickflip. Realistically: Comfortable with the fundamentals of riding a skateboard. Does anyone know how to kickflip? or if you know where any good concrete/pavemnt is. Thanks.

Creating a podcast that raises awareness on what it's like being a women in America .

25jbenson3 — 2024-04-03 06:51:14 UTC

Learning to play a song on the guitar

25kburk — 2024-04-03 19:11:24 UTC

As a final goal I want to be able to play a full song on the guitar. I've always wanted to be able to play songs on the guitar and make music so I thought this would be the best time to learn how to. Does anyone know any tips or tricks I could use to make it easier to remember the notes? Is there any useful resources I can use?

Learning Gay rights History In The U.S- Caylee Keller

2024-04-03 19:13:06 UTC

My end goal with this project is to know more about the community I am a part of. I want to know what has affected the LGBTQ+ community in the past and now. From learning people's views on that history being taught in schools, to learning the struggle for rights in the U.S. History has always interested me. But I may struggle to find other people's views on it.

What could I do to find more on this subject? Any resources?

Learning how to read, write, and speak chinese.

2024-04-03 19:16:19 UTC

as my final goal i would like to be able to read, speak and write basic sentences in chinese. i have always been very interested in learning different languages and this project has been a perfect gateway for me to do so. I hope to someday be trilingual (not including english)

Creating a Youtube Channel (with a friend)

24aadams — 2024-04-03 19:21:50 UTC

The final goal we have for this is to reach 150 subscribers. We want to learn new things and continue to build our skills while sharing our raw experiences online. We plan to keep things as real and down to earth as we can to build against the fabrication media puts onto our society.

The question I have is what kinds of things would you - as students, teens, and friends - like to see? We have a couple lists of things we want to do, and we've been wanting to do a channel for ages.

Learning how to read, write and speak chinese

25pealum — 2024-04-03 19:22:06 UTC

Making a Youtube channel with friend

25fzeien — 2024-04-04 15:24:48 UTC

Our final goal is to reach 150 subscribers, this could very easily change if we go over that goal. Both of us have wanted to make a channel and share our ideas for awhile so this really worked out well. We want to keep it as real as we can as both of us have seen what kind of things people place online like its a good idea.

Question I have for you all, if you where watching (which you can click the link) what would you like to see? Is there a content creator you enjoy watching you think we could take insperation from?

Consistency within myself and others.

24aperkins4 — 2024-04-04 19:53:12 UTC

to Graduate school

24swills — 2024-04-06 03:47:09 UTC

I know I might be different from the others but honestly one of my biggest goals is to graduate school so I can finally be done with this place no offense but this place is too stressful

Writing a Chapter Book

84cscroggin — 2024-04-06 14:07:50 UTC

My goal for this project is to write, and publish a book. I hope to one day actually make a profit off of my book that I'm writing for this project. Has anyone written or published a book? Does anyone have any articles they know of to give me some tips for coming up with plots and characters?

Understanding fear and why it's so popular

2024-04-10 14:59:23 UTC

The final product of this project will be for me to have obtained a genuine understanding of not only how fear works and what inspires it in people, but also why it's so commonly used for entertainment. Horror movies, novels and games are some of the most popular of their respective mediums, which doesn't make any sense, as fear is an emotion the vast majority of people seem to be negative.

Understanding fear and why it's so popular

25ksullivan2 — 2024-04-10 15:14:11 UTC

Up cycling clothing

43amason — 2024-04-11 03:02:19 UTC

My plan for the 20 times project is to learn how to upcycle clothing. I already know how to sew things from new fabric and I would like to learn how to make old clothes into new clothes This also helps with the environment This will be expanding my current skills into new skills as well as expanding my current sewing business. If anybody could give me any tips on what fabrics work the best. Should I make accessories too or just clothes. Should I wear the clothes to present?

getting better at photography

24stesdahl — 2024-04-12 11:28:40 UTC

As my final goal for the 20-time project, I want to get better at my photography skills. I´ve always liked photography but I feel I´m lacking a bit on the technical part in some ways, like what settings to have my camera on or what's good lighting to shoot a photo. What are some tips to help me improve my photography skills? - Savannah