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Keith Hodge Capstone

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My Capstone if you don't know already was a SLA Philadelphia Pro sports update website that I made using Google slides and Google sites and I updated this site every time a Philadelphia sports team played. As you can imagine this was a little difficult to complete sometimes because 2 or 3 teams played each night but as the year progressed it got easier and I was able to do updates in a matter of seconds. The website had multiple pages including one for the Sixers, Eagles, Phillies, Flyers and even a "This day in Philadelphia sports" page. I also did a Kahoot and went around school asking people different trivia questions based on the Philadelphia sports teams, Overall the Capstone process for me was very enjoyable but it also had its moments. 

My goal for the Capstone was doing something enjoyable because I was not going to do something boring or non engaging for 90 hours. I also think in the start of my process I said I want the community to come together with sports and I believe I did that. Because sports always bring people together I mean just look at the Eagles this year the whole team bonded when something went wrong and when they won the superbowl all the fans bonded as well. One last thing I think I picked the most perfect capstone because I chose a sports capstone the year the Eagles won the superbowl, the year the Sixers and Flyers made it to the playoffs and the year the Phillies are hot yet again.  

Link to my Capstone website: https://sites.google.com/scienceleadership.org/slaprosportsupdate/this-day-in-philadelphia-sports-history

Annotated Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v3sAJJH-i1JLtElKfgx0s66XqZ4z2EuRdwhwuPFtwrQ/edit
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Athalia Tan Capstone

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​ My capstone project is about how a sickness or illness could affect the whole family when one family member has it. I got to work with some family members at the Ronald McDonald House(RMDH) and see how they interacted with me and their surroundings. Volunteering at the nonprofit charity, gave me a feeling on what their community is like. To get to interact with them, I decided to do arts and crafts with them, while Tatiana Ream, played bingo with the kids. Through a fundraiser that we did, I bought a set of 8x10 canvases, paint brushes, and acrylic paint and Tatiana boughts items to make gift bags for them. Even though it did not go as expected, with only two kids showing up, I decided to use the rest of the material to  give back to my community church. 

Bibliography: 
"An Illness in the Family: Accounting for the Complex Effects of Illness on Other Family Members." AJMC. May 1, 2004. Accessed January 24, 2018. http://www.ajmc.com/journals/issue/2004/2004-05-vol10-n5/may04-1787p305-306.
Sometimes the families have to sacrifice a lot of their daily schedules to care for the patient. Their work schedules and leisure activities can get affected because they need to give more time to care, support and take the patient to the doctors. It also points out that an illness in the family can affect the health and happiness of the family members. This source talks a lot about the different illness that might happen at certain ages and how caregivers take part in the equation. Since some families have caregivers, they are also getting affected. They might not have a good health status but it gives the family a little rest. The sourcing is saying that there are more things other than the family itself that’s getting affected when someone in the family has an illness.

Edwards, Ben, and Valerie Clarke. "The psychological impact of a cancer diagnosis on families: The influence of family functioning and patients' illness characteristics on depression and anxiety." Psycho‐Oncology. December 02, 2003. Accessed January 25, 2018. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pon.773/full. 
If a family member is diagnosed with cancer, the people around them can suffer from clinical levels of depression, severe levels of anxiety, and stress. The characteristics of the patient and how the family function have a big impact on the family’s depression and anxiety. It also depends on how the family tackle the illness. If they’re positive, meaning that they act openly, they express their feelings and solve problems effectively, they will have a lower level of depression. To have lower levels of anxiety, the family needs to communicate with one another. Researchers and doctors need to be more family-focused because if the patient and the people around them doesn’t have the same mentality, it will have a negative outcome for them all. 

Golics, Catherine Jane, Mohammad Khurshid Azam Basra, M. Sam Salek, and Andrew Yule Finlay. "The impact of patients' chronic disease on family quality of life: an experience from 26 specialties." International Journal of General Medicine. September 18, 2013. Accessed January 24, 2018. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3787893/.
Learning a little about the experiment that was conducted, it proved that different illness have different effects on the family. It said that the physical effects, psychological distress and social problems quality in the life of the family can be reduced. Since the family members have a critical part in caring for the patient, they need to be prepared too. The emotional impact, financial aspects, social life, time commitments, personal relationships, and family activities are the most common to be affect in all of the chronic diseases. The studies described in this source is similar to what I want to do, they asked the people in the interview, “Can you tell me about any ways your life has been affected by your family member’s illness?” That is similar to my essential question, so this will be beneficial to me later on. 

Good, Byron J., Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good, and Bill D. Burr. "Impact of Illness on the Family: Disease, Illness, and the Family Illness Trajectory." SpringerLink. January 01, 1983. Accessed January 25, 2018. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4612-5433-1_6. 
According to this source, for a physician to treat a patient, they need to acknowledge the psychological problems of both the patient and the family of the patient. It needs to be recognized, diagnosed and addressed to successfully treat the patient. A study showed that more than half of the families with children that had cystic fibrotic experienced growth and returned back to stability. It is important to support the patients because to share the burden and try to stay positive has a big impact on the family. At times when a family member has an illness, it will most likely bring the family closer because they’ll find strength within themselves.

"How Chronic Illness or Disability Affects a Family." HealthyChildren.org. Accessed January 26, 2018. https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/chronic/Pages/How%20Chronic-Illness-Affects-the-Family.aspx. 
The parents and caregivers are placed with a big responsibility. They have to worry about their own health and fears and also carry the health condition of the patient. There are different ways that can help with the situation. For example, physicians, social workers, therapists, etc., can be a big help. Trying to solve all family problems associated to the illness or condition can end up isolating yourself from others. It’s okay to recieve help from others when it gets too much. Social networking is also a helpful thing because it allows the family to surround themselves with a supportive environment. 

"Impact of illness on the family." EuroMed Info. Accessed January 24, 2018. https://www.euromedinfo.eu/impact-of-illness-on-the-family.html/.
This source answers my essential question. It states that the lifestyle of the family are affected when a family member becomes ill. Everyone has to adapt to a new change because they have to take into account that they should function the way that’s best for the patient. Some families might even need counseling depending on what specific role they should play a part of the family’s function. The source also talks about how the extended family might be affected by the seriousness of the illness. It said that some illness might bring families closer but some might be a strain, so it’s important to identify the illness to the whole family.

"Individuals and Families: Models and Interventions." Health and Behavior: The Interplay of Biological, Behavioral, and Societal Influences. January 01, 1970. Accessed January 26, 2018. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK43749/. 
This source proves that if someone has an illness in the family, it will lead to a long-term stressor for both the patient and the family. To help with the emotional ride of having an illness within the family is to secure and support personal relationships with one another. Behavior also plays a big part because to have a stable, secure, and mutual family relationships helps enhance consistent disease management. It helps the family share the burden associated with the illness so that they will have each other to rely on. It also talks about how behavior plays a big part in other aspects of life.

International, Inc. Advanced Solutions. "Chronic Illness." American Association for Marriages and Family Therapy. Accessed January 24, 2018. https://www.aamft.org/iMIS15/AAMFT/Content/consumer_updates/chronic_illness.aspx.
The first line of healthcare that a person with chronic illness has is their family. The families are the ones that are there with them everyday and the one who do whatever it takes to help the patient. The chronic illness of one family member influences the lives of everyone around them. Their everyday lives change to find a way to help their loved ones. They might not be emotionally stable because it will be hard for them to adjust to a different lifestyle. The families might need help from trained professional for support, but they will always try their hardest to live a “normal” life. 

Reichman, Nancy E., Hope Corman, and Kelly Noonan. "Impact of Child Disability on the Family ." Medscape Log In. Accessed January 25, 2018. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/581577_2. 
There are pros and cons about having a child or a sibling that needs medical attention. It can bring out everyone’s inner strength, enhance family cohesion, and it encourage connections to the community around them. However, it takes a lot of time, financial costs, physical and emotional demands, and support. People might have higher stress levels due to the different effects that come with the responsibility of caring a disabled child. Most of the time, the mom stays at home and the dad’s work hour decreases. Parents that have a disabled child are found to be less social and they are less likely to have large families. 

Rusk, Howard A., and Joseph Novey. Marriage and family living; international issue on the family. Chicago, 1954. 
The chapter, “The Impact of Chronic Illness on Families,” it said that chronic illness contributes to family problems. Whether the illness is a something small, it will still affect the family because everyone is aware of it. The financial and emotional aspects of the family is the primary points that the illness will affect. The family’s social life will be affected due to the things that the patient need. Depending on the severity of the illness, it affects how the family function as an individual and as a whole. What they need to do and how they respond to things will be determined by the illness.

Emma Schwingel-Sauer Capstone

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For my capstone I wanted to expand the sport of girls lacrosse throughout Philadelphia. My ultimate goal was to create equal opportunity for girls to learn lacrosse without the financial impact so that girls from all backgrounds were able to join. As I grew up in Philadelphia there weren’t a lot of chances that I had to learn lacrosse either and I wanted this to change for the next generation. My goal to reach all of Philadelphia was a bit too optimistic right away, so I chose to begin by giving back to a local middle school, Greenfield School, that kindly lent us room to practice sports for our school in the past. After applying and receiving a grant from US Lacrosse that supplied me with equipment for everyone, I was able to plan out lacrosse clinics. Throughout the course of about a month, I held three sessions with the help of my mentor, Erin Giorgio, that taught girls the fundamentals of lacrosse as well as the impact it could have on them as because of the skills it teaches you. The collaboration throughout this process was very vital to helping me achieve my goal. In the future, I hope to continue this program so that we are able to expand it throughout the rest of Philadelphia. By starting at a middle school level, we will be able to grow the sport enough so that we can eventually implement high school programs too. 

Works Cited 

”Agility Training and Conditioning for Women’s Lacrosse.” YouTube, uploaded by Sports 
Nation Video, 19 Sept. 2012, https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=nLpMO1E7JxU. 
In this video, Veronica Dyer, the Syracuse University Strength and Conditioning Olympic Sports Director, gives step by step tutorials on agility and conditioning exercises. I can use these exercises to train myself as well as include in some of the clinics for the Greenfield students. 

“Athletic Administration: No Longer A Boy’s Club.” Ohio University, 18 Jan. 2016, 
https://onlinemasters.ohio.edu/athletic-administration-no-longer-a-boys-club/? g=infograhcs&t=maa. Accessed 24 Jan. 2018. 
This infographic gives lots of statistics of females in athletics after Title IX, which I will use to introduce my project about why I want to provide sports to girls. This brochure is reputable as it was created by Ohio University’s Athletic Administration program. 

“George Washington Strength and Condition: Lacrosse.” The George Washington University. 2012,http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/gewa/genrel/auto_pdf/2011- 12/misc_non_event/Lacrosse_2012_Summer_Packet.pdf. Accessed 24 Jan. 2018. 
This packet provides lots of training exercises and stretches to get in shape for a season. I will base my training and planning for Greenfield students with modifications off of this, which is trustworthy due to the fact that a university athletic program is having their athletes use this. 

Heywood, Leslie. “Addressing the Needs of Female Professional and Amateur Athletes.” Women’s Sports Foundation, July 1999, file:///home/chronos/u- dd35740fee8c2b3274a21abc97f08d87ce1f910a/Downloads/pro_amateur_athletes_full.pdf. Accessed 23 Jan. 2018. 
This report by Leslie Heywood, a professor of Sports Studies at Harpur College, shows results of coaches and athletes who are women and the need for more of them. This is important to my project because it’s a big part of the inquiry step, as I am stepping into the role of a coach as a female and the students at Greenfield are also girls and I am trying to open up opportunities and resources for them. 

Koeniges, Pete. “Conditioning Lacrosse Players.” Athletes Acceleration, 
https://athletesacceleration.com/conditioninglacrosse.html. Accessed 24 Jan. 2018. 
This source by Pete Koeniges, a certified athletic trainer, talks about the type of energy your body is using during lacrosse and exercises that will help raise your stamina for this. I will use this in my training as well as planning for the clinics for the girls at Greenfield. 

Pietramala, David G, and Neil A. Grauer. Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition. 2nd ed., The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. 
This book will be very helpful when planning out what to do for Greenfield students as it teaches the fundamentals of lacrosse which is what I want to teach them. David Pietramala, the head coach of the 2005 John Hopkins’ winning national champions, also goes into specifics about different types of plays for offense and defense.

Sabo, Donald. “Beyond X’s and O’s: Gender Bias and Coaches of Women’s College Sports.” Women’s Sports Foundation, June,
2016, file:///home/chronos/u- dd35740fee8c2b3274a21abc97f08d87ce1f910a/Downloads/beyond-xs-osfinal- for-web.pdf. Accessed 23 Jan. 2018. 
This report, written by Donald Sabo, a professor at D’Youville College who directs research on physical activity, sport and health, dives into research about women in college sports which I will use to conduct information on where I can progress after this project. As my mentor plans to keep this program running after I graduate, I hope to continue to play sports in college and will use this to reflect on what I want to continue to do in the future. 

Samaras, Crista. “Research: The Bravery Gap.” More Brave, 30 Oct. 2016, Brave 
Enterprises, www.morebrave.com/single-post/2017/12/12/THE-BRAVERY- GAP. Accessed 23 Jan. 2018. 
This blog post helps establish what bravery is and why we should approach it, which is important for my project because I’m helping provide resources for sport and often times people are scared of trying new sports. I also have a connection through my mentor with her and we are reaching out to Crista Samaras to see if she would be able to come speak to the girls. 

Tucker, Janine, and Maryalice Yakutchik. Women’s Lacrosse: A Guide for Advanced Players and Coaches. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
This book captures the essence of what it means to be a lacrosse player or coach, two things I am trying to tackle throughout this project. It also goes in depth to different skills of players that I can use to plan out clinics for the Greenfield students. The author Janine Tucker is the head coach of the women’s lacrosse team at Johns Hopkins University. 

“U.S. Lacrosse Physical Education Curriculum.” U.S. Lacrosse, 2006, 
https://www.uslacrosse.org/sites/default/files/public/documents/programs/pe- curriculum.pdf. Accessed 22 Jan 2018. 
This source, published by the US Lacrosse organization, will be used to help me create workouts and design the clinics as it as a PE curriculum, which is perfect for the age group I am working with. As my capstone is all about lacrosse, the US Lacrosse organization is very reliable as it is the professional program for the sport of lacrosse.

Eleanor Shamble Capstone

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My Capstone was originally intended to be something else, but I switched it to an art portfolio I was already working on throughout the year to be shared at Free Library Of Comic Con. The majority of the art in here was done while I was unaware that it would be my Capstone, so it wouldn’t have been stuff I would choose to present normally. However, when I chose to switch, I realized that I shouldn’t be ashamed of myself, my art, or the things I enjoy. If someone finds the portfolio or anything in it cringeworthy, it’s their problem, not mine.

Learning new mediums was challenging. When I originally invested in the markers I ended up using, I had absolutely no idea how to use them, and knew hardly anything about them besides their unpleasant smell.Learning how to blend was an experience, because in my traditional art before this year, I blended hardly anything. It was also a struggle trying to translate the way I shade hair to different mediums because of how heavily it relied on cell shading.

All in all though, I like how my art progressed this year, and I’m proud of myself for overcoming the anxiety of presenting art I drew when I thought not many people I actually knew would see it.This Capstone was a lot of hours of work, but looking back, I enjoyed it too much for it to feel like it.


Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mw3VftOVTML2ZrKV81Vi4yt3z8tShLrxlIl2NF9oq2E/edit?usp=sharing

Pablo Salvatierra Capstone

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My capstone was devoted to creating the foundations of a publishing company. I have always wanted to write my own books, and I saw the capstone process as a way to do it. Numerous students in Science Leadership Academy every year make written projects, and my idea was to harness some of this work being created. So I wrote my own piece entitled 2092, created a zine based advertising campaign in the school, created a target audience and publishing business model, made up contracts, and worked with several other students producing novel capstones. The following is the culmination of this work. Excerpt from 2092: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pk36dHEe_ZebMcprLop6jnvhj5O5uh0S6BWutoYhFcQ/edit?usp=sharing Annotated Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SEGsfGXIYF73TY9E22BE1zoW5AGBcvmKt2w8y0afOcI/edit?usp=sharing Image of advertising zines (left) and printed advance copy manuscript of 2092: (right)

​    My capstone was devoted to creating the foundations for a publishing company. I have always wanted to write my own books, and I saw the capstone process as a way to do it. Numerous students in Science Leadership Academy every year make written projects, and my idea was to harness some of this work being created. I wrote my own piece entitled 2092, created a zine based advertising campaign in the school, created a target audience/publishing business model, created contracts, and worked with several other students producing novel capstones. The following is the culmination of this work. 
 
Excerpt from 2092:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pk36dHEe_ZebMcprLop6jnvhj5O5uh0S6BWutoYhFcQ/edit?usp=sharing

Annotated Bibliography:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SEGsfGXIYF73TY9E22BE1zoW5AGBcvmKt2w8y0afOcI/edit?usp=sharing

Image of advertising zines (left) and printed advance copy manuscript of 2092: (right)
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Quran Riddick Capstone

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​For my capstone, I wanted to put my money where my mouth was. Just talking about making a change to friends and giving them my ideas was just to little I could do. Connecting racial inequality to my favorite sports seemed to show perfect timing as many stars that play the game are using their organization’s spotlight to create awareness. My first thought was I needed to create something that could be accessible to the public in and outside of my school. This would allow me to have a wide audience and a diversity of perspectives. This is my reasoning for choosing to make a website. However, I just didn’t want to create another typical website. My ultimate goal for my website was to be informational, yet energetic and interesting. Tell stories, give visual content, and much more to allow my members to be informed on an issue that has been affecting the world for centuries. To top it off, I put time into creating my slogan. SPEAK, SHOUT, & SHOW or #SSS! While working on this project throughout the year, I was educated more on the steps taken by the great men and women back in time who fought for the rights I am appreciative to have now that unfortunately they didn’t possess. I hope everyone can learn a thing or two from viewing my website. #SSS!!

Website Link: https://qriddick.wixsite.com/socialchangeinsports

Bibliography:

PBS, Public Broadcasting Service,”WHYY”  www.pbs.org/kenburns/jackie-robinson/.

After reading and watching some videos on this source, I came to a conclusion that

can be a reliable source because this can be a good example going off my essential

question. I can use certain quotes from Jackie Robinson and this educate me deeply

on what’s exactly he had to deal with as a black man in a white man’s sport and even

deeper than that, a white man’s world. This source provides sort of a timeline as well

which will contribute to my website’s organization and when I’m comparing what

happened back in time compared to modern times.


The Soccer World Goes to South Africa: Sport and the Making of Modern Africa | Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective,

www.origins.osu.edu/article/soccer-world-goes-south-africa-sport-and-making-modern-africa.


This source is a great example of how sports creates awareness and social change is

big in sports. Because of the celebrities having so much popularity and attention

surrounding them it makes their comments on issues greater as a wider audience

listens in. There are movements made throughout the sports which I can include on

my section of how to continue improvements and the change from before to now.

This website talks about poverty, inequality, and goes into detail about the many

issues that surround sports in society, even to this day. This source is reliable because

it gives me examples of movements now and before which is important for my topic.


Fierro, Nick. “Newsmaker: Malcolm Jenkins, Philadelphia Eagle and Social Activist.”  Themorningcall.com, 27 Oct. 2017, www.mcall.com/sports/football/eagles/mc-spt-newsmakes-eagles-malcolm-jenkins-20171028-story.html.


Because I follow the Philadelphia Eagles so much, I am very much aware of what the players do off the field too in the sense of creating awareness. Recently, we have been involved in separation and disagreements because of our new president. Because of how big social media has gotten, many NFL players have used this foundation to use their freedom of speech rights to dwell in on what’s being going on socially and politically throughout the country. As an African American, he’s doing something was rare back in time as stepping up as an advocate for change. He’s been protesting the national anthem as well as a protest of social justice and it’s working as it’s gotten the attention of players, fans, and even the president.  


History.com Staff. “Jackie Robinson.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/black-history/jackie-robinson#.


Jackie Robinson being the first African American major league baseball player played

a huge role in not only sports, but the world period. This was a example of how a

minority was as good if not better than the majority, which in this case white people.

Racism played a huge role during the time he was at his peak in his baseball career.

His presence on the field created movements, awareness, and the inequality everyone

tended to live by during this time. This source is reliable because it provides me with

all the information on him so I could put my feet in his shoes and get his perspectives

on the environment he was living in.


JReidESPN. “How Colin Kaepernick Became a Cause for Activists, Civil Rights Groups and Others.” The Undefeated, The Undefeated, 22 Aug. 2017, www.theundefeated.com/features/how-colin-kaepernick-became-a-cause-for-activists-civil-rights-groups/.


Colin Kaepernick alongside of Malcolm Jenkins is another famous football player

that’s used his rights to create awareness on the social injustice for minorities.

However, Colin Kaepernick has a bigger foundation as he was the first one to take a

knee or sit during the national anthem. Unlike Malcolm Jenkins, Colin received more

heat. Some speculate it even lost him his quarterback position and is the reason he

can’t get a job opportunity now. Owners don’t want to deal with the negative

responses from their audience. The fear that the decision will cost them money but

lack of attention and there will be conflicted protests. This will be a good story to

include in my blog section of my website.


NationalGeographic. “Sports Gender Controversy - Bonus Scene | Gender Revolution.” YouTube, YouTube, 5 Feb. 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFFPcIcAUUs.


I found that website touched on the topic of international sports which gives me

another point of view of my topic. This source is important for my capstone because

it’s talks about another point of view on unfairness in sports. There has been many

cases when a girl is built or performs similar to

a male, her rewards are up for debate as she may be cheating, or a male that’s has an

unfair advantage playing in a women’s sports. Sometimes, it’s understandable as

people have been caught hiding behind their real gender for the glories behind

winning. But there have been other instances where women have been questioned for

being “too good” in their sport.   


“Progress and Inequality: Women's Sports and the Gender Gap.” CEHD Vision 2020, 3 Jan. 2018, cehdvision2020.umn.edu/blog/progress-inequality-womens-sports-gender-gap/.


This source is reliable because this will be the section where I include how things is

progressing in women sports, yet there is still room to improve. It speaks on the

discrimination in sports, specifically with being officials or females having coaching

jobs. It’s rare. Now that I think about it, this is one of my feminist aspects I can touch

on. The idea of a woman doing a “man’s” job, especially in a sport that’s mostly

played by men. This source allows me to touch on how females are looked at

compared to how male players are looked upon.    


Rubin, Mike. “Muhammad Ali: 4 Ways He Changed America.” Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2016, www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/muhammad-ali-4-ways-he-changed-america-20160605.


During Muhammad Ali career, he became the people champ because he wasn’t afraid to use his voice and his hands back in time. Comparing this Jenkins and Colin, back in time it wasn’t rare for black stars to go against and create controversy. This was and still is one of the main difference of not only sports celebrities but the world now compared to them back in time. Freedom of speech for minority groups weren’t taken seriously or even listened but now minority groups have bigger representation. He created a reputation of cocky and better than many, which many people hated but also made people pay attention to his every move. This is where he used his popularity to create awareness on the issue of inequality and how he dealt with being black and great.


Walters, John. “A Lawsuit from the U.S. Women's Soccer Team Reveals Deeper Issues with Gender Equity in Sports.” Newsweek, 2 June 2016, www.newsweek.com/womens-soccer-suit-underscores-sports-gender-pay-gap-443137.


One major problem in sports when it comes to the difference of men and women in

sports is the pay rate. Some argue that there is the unfairness when it comes to the

WNBA and NBA for example. Women put as much effort and dedication into the

sport as men and attract as much attention as guys sometimes, compared to men they

are being paid change. In this source it talks about in this soccer tournament the

women were being paid much less than the men even though the girl’s game were

more competitive than the men’s competition. The men were even receiving extra pay

because of their performance and not the women.


guyjohn59. “Muhammad Ali - Racial Integration.” YouTube, YouTube, 9 July 2010, www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqiWFLsgVi4.


Touching back on Ali’s classic cockiness, it gave him the attention he needed to speak

on racial inequality. This source is reliable because I can include this video on my

website and use his quotes to prove me inquiry question to be true of sports being an

way of expressing social change. This source helped me get Muhammad Ali’s

perspective of the racism and inequality in sports and in the world during this time and

I can compare it to famous sports players like Malcolm Jenkins and Colin Kaepernick,

and this is where I can include the differences of responses from the people who have

the same goal and are advocates of social justice, yet in completely different times.


Sydnye Misero Capstone

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​For my Capstone I chose to give back to the SLA community. I wanted to address the most challenging class that presented itself to me: Pre-Calculus during my Junior year taught by Sunil Reddy. I knew that going into my senior year I wanted to become a math lab tutor and help my peers, but specifically those we were beginning their calculus journey. I took this math lab time and expanded what I learned, encompassing it into a student resource in the form of a website. This website will be available to those who are taking Mr.Reddy's course, or even those who are beginning calculus and require a refresher. I learned that collaboration is so essential, as tutoring is no easy feat. Collaboration has helped me broaden my horizons and meet new people during this Capstone. I also learned that research came to me the hardest, but was so essential if I was going to give my peers outside resources to help them. This project has continued to open my eyes to how deeply math aty SLA has impacted me. 

My Website: https://smisero18.wixsite.com/reddysurvivalguide  

Bibliography: 
Ellis, Jon . “Tips for tutors: Using Learning Maps.” Tutorhub Blog, 9 Mar. 2014, blog.tutorhub.com/2014/01/22/tips-for-tutors-using-learning-maps/.

“General Guidelines for Conducting Research Interviews.” Free Management Library, managementhelp.org/businessresearch/interviews.htm.

Halbrooks, Glenn. Create a Successful Website in 10 Easy Steps. The balance, 3 Nov. 2017, www.thebalance.com/create-a-successful-website-in-10-easy-steps-2315329.

How to remember the Unit Circle, Moo Moo Math, www.moomoomath.com/Easy-way-Learn-Unit-Circle.html.

Mineo, Ginny. “10 Design Tips to Create Beautiful Excel Charts and Graphs in 2017.” HubSpot Blog, blog.hubspot.com/marketing/excel-graph-tricks-list.

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“10 tips on how to make slides that communicate your idea, from TED's in-House expert.” ED Blog, 1 May 2015, blog.ted.com/10-tips-for-better-slide-decks/.

Anthony McDonnell Capstone

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​In 2012, the artist and photographer Zoe Strauss gave a talk to my seventh grade class at Andrew Jackson Elementary. Because she found my questions to be interesting and prescient, she asked to see me afterwards; there, we bonded over the last photograph taken of William McKinley before his assassination. Our friendship and partnership has continued unabated through the years, with a few lulls; but things started back up last August when I went over to her house after watching the solar eclipse. 
Afterwards, we decided that we should work together on my capstone. She had recently received a Guggenheim Fellowship, and decided to use part of the grant money to construct and learning space/reading room/experimental classroom at SLA Beeber. She spent at least half of the school year setting up the room and getting to know the students, and then the other half of the year teaching a class there on Wednesdays. These classes were generally more freeform and experimental than usual high school classes, with Zoe or one of the group - called the 3212 (Three to Midnight, a reference the current “time” on the Doomsday Clock) Think Tank - starting with a discussion topic of interest and then running with it, with everyone eventually learning something in the end.
This was heavily inspired by the discussions she had with me, and the gathering of internet links useful for her project. Above all, it prizes the usefulness of a semi-random exchange of ideas, and is proof that ordinary people - even high school students in West Philadelphia - can create meaning for themselves and something else greater besides.



Dewey, Melvil. “A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging The Books and Pamphlets of a Library”. Dewey Decimal Classification: Centennial 1876-1976. Amherst, MA: 1876. Kingsport Press, Inc., Kingsport, TN: 1976. 44 pp.

At SLA Beeber, Zoe will be organizing both her own and school library books using the Dewey Decimal System/Classification, created by Melvil Dewey in 1876. It has since become standard in most American libraries. This source is a reprint of Dewey’s original pamphlet on the centennial of its publication. While the Dewey Decimal System is not the most straightforward kind of classification and has been dogged by ideological criticisms over the years, it is the most widely used of all library classification schemes in the United States, and knowledge of its workings is a useful life skill. 

Strauss, Zoe. America. AMMO Books, Los Angeles, CA, and New York, NY: 7 November 2008. 192 pp.

This source was Zoe’s first major art book. It contains all of the important photos of her early years, with most dating from the early-to-mid 2000s. Most of the photographs dwell on the lives of the underprivileged and poor in America, often through portraits of working class individuals, ironic signs and words, and post-industrial vistas of factories and decaying neighborhoods. The main focus is on Philadelphia and environs, but other regions are covered, including the Southern Gulf Coast; Las Vegas, Nevada; West Virginia; and the Muckleshoot Indian Reservation in Washington state. It offers a searing look into the USA you don’t see in the tourist brochures and suburban sitcoms.

Strauss, Zoe, Stein, Sally, and Ambrose, Grace. Zoe Strauss: 10 Years. Philadelphia Museum Distribution, Philadelphia, PA: 28 February 2012. 270 pp.

This book was produced as the catalog to the special exhibition of the same name at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2012. It marked the tenth anniversary of her ad hoc exhibitions of photos under I-95 in South Philadelphia, which brought her to wider attention in the art world. Like America, some of these photos are disturbing or confrontational, and most center on the ravages of American capitalism - with a few detours to some foreign locals like Madrid, Spain. Both of these books are highly necessary to understanding Zoe’s work in the past and how it relates to her current efforts at SLA Beeber.

Liv Cooper Capstone

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My initial influence for the topic of this project was a video I came across on Facebook a few years back. It was about a girl who recorded the reactions of her classmates to her complimenting them. Although the basis of my project is the same as her’s, I decided to take it one step further by analyzing and graphing them different aspects of their reactions. Throughout the process I had a bit of trial and error where I realized that if I told some of my peers I was taking a picture rather than taking a video, they would stay still rather than react. On top of that, while analyzing the reactions I attempted to graph three different physical aspects of each person’s reactions; their mouth, their hands, and their eyes and there ended up being too many different motions to categorize them efficiently. Overall, I think that after my trials and errors I came out with a project that I’m happy with and proud of. My favorite part of this entire project was that I got to contribute to my community and hopefully make some people smile and feel happier than they were. It made me feel good to compliment people even if they didn’t seem to appreciate it but also, the people who had overwhelmingly positive responses, I was so happy to have made an impact on them even just for a minute. Through all of this I learned that small things can make a person’s day but also, my opinion on compliments isn’t too different from others’ and that made me feel more secure in my perspective.

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Brice, Makini. “Science Explains Why Compliments Feel so Good.” Medical Daily, 9 Nov. 2012, collegeboard.org/?TST=0d7a6828t82e5tsabbtbedst3f0a382beab1&userName=LUVLIVI9098.
This article talks about the scientific explanation as to why compliments feel good. The brain reacts in the same way as if you were being given money or a social reward. All of these things, receiving compliments, cash and/or a social reward, activate the same part of the brain. They all make people strive to do better. So this made me begin to question why it is that I, possibly as well as many others, have a negative response to compliments if they have this is true. I feel like the group of students I use is a good test group to possibly disprove this explanation of why compliments feel so good.

Coughlin, Sara, et al. “How To Give A Compliment Someone Will Really Take To Heart.” Nice Things To Say - Giving Genuine Compliments, Advice, Refinery29, 7 Dec. 2017, www.refinery29.com/giving-compliments-nice-things-to-say.
The difference between complimenting a stranger and someone who you value more and put them on a higher pedestal. The difference between complimenting someone’s outside and someone’s inside. These differences make all the difference. You can tell anyone that you like their jacket, something they’re impartial to, but complimenting someone’s eyes or something that makes then nique or that they can’t control it enacts something deeper within. It’s just a jacket that 700 other people have but everyone’s eyes look different or their smile. The response for an external compliment could be, “oh I got it as a present for christmas,” or, “I’m borrowing it from a friend.” That aesthetic is something they can control by wearing it or not but somethings you can’t change.

Glover, Shea. “People React to Being Called Beautiful.” Youtube, Shea Glover, 27 May 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW8BDgLpZkI.
This video is the main inspiration for this entire project. I saw it on Facebook a while back and in that moment I decided that’s what I wanted to do. I want to recreate the idea of thi video by complimenting my classmates on camera. Personally I hate compliments. They make me extremely uncomfortable. It is also because of this that I decided to do this for my capstone. Along with the compilation video of my classmates reactions to being complimented, I’ll be adding a statistical component to it. I will be rating their reactions on a scale from 1-10 on how similar I would react. I’ll be doing this to see how unusual my reaction/opinion on compliments is compared to other people my age.

Marano, Hara Estroff. “The Art of the Compliment.” Psychology Today, 1 Mar. 2004.
“Compliments derive from taking notice of praiseworthy situations and efforts. So they are a mark of awareness and consciousness. We need to cultivate awareness of the good developments that are all around us.” While this is true, a possible reasoning behind my negative reaction to compliments is that I dislike that there is a mark of awareness made and it makes me uncomfortable. I can’t say that over time I’ve developed a dislike or I’ve become more comfortable with them over time because I haven’t. Like honestly, I can say that I’ve never seen myself be comfortable with receiving a compliment.

Manning, Margaret. “Want to Feel More Positive? Learn to Give Genuine Compliments.” Happify.com, Happify Daily, www.happify.com/hd/learn-to-give-genuine-compliments/.
This article talks about the positivity expressed with compliments but imagine the exuberance in just everyday normal positivity. That takes it above and beyond can light up people from just being around you. Not only can it bring others up but also you can gain more self confidence from it. It can change your aspirations to something positive or realistic. I think that this is good because for some people it’s hard to be nice but the lasting effects can persuade them to be better and maybe compliments are not their forte so they just exude confidence, positivity and happiness.

McKay, Brett & Kate. “How to Give a Good Compliment.” The Art of Manliness, The Art of Manliness, 27 Nov. 2017, www.artofmanliness.com/2012/12/13/too-seldom-is-heard-an-encouraging-word-why-and-how-to-offer-more-compliments/.
The reason I read this article is because I enjoyed the main focus of why you should give compliments. It encourages you to be more positive and encouraging to other people and it can make you feel good. When recording my clips, I loved seeing the genuine reactions people had because even though I hate receiving compliments, I love giving them. I love seeing people light up when they hear it. It make me feel warm inside and it makes me react the same way that they do. 

McNamara, Brittney. “People React to Women Saying "I Know" to Compliments.” Teen Vogue, 16 May 2017.
I think this article is about empowering women and not just against things that are blatantly objectifying them but also exposing people with bad intentions. For example, a screenshot in the article showed a woman agreeing with a man’s compliment on her hair and it led to him suggesting that her agreement with him could possibly persuade him to like it less to which she responded, “why would the fact that I like my hair too make you like it less? Of course I like my hair, its on my head.” This fuels the idea that women should be grateful for the compliments they receive from men which is wrong especially when masking bad intentions.

Millward, Jon. “Your Noun Looks So Adjective: The Science of Compliments.” Jon Millward, 23 Apr. 2015, http://jonmillward.com/blog/psychological-subtleties/the-anatomy-of-a-compliment-and-art-of-giving-one/
This article talks about the art of forming a compliment that suits the person you wish to compliment. I think that this article makes a  lot of sense and can be helpful but it also encourages the idea of using compliments to gain something from the person you compliment. Anyone can give a compliment but this article, to me, teaches people how to format a compliment to exceed basic flattery. Again, on the topic of cat calling or hitting on someone in general, this could be used to help formulate a compliment that could get you farther than shouting things to people on the street or the cheezy, and sometimes disrespectful, pick up lines.

“The New Era of Positive Psychology.” Performance by Martin Seligman, The New Era of Positive Psychology, TED, 21 July 2008, www.ted.com/talks/martin_seligman_on_the_state_of_psychology.
Positive psychology is basically the study of human prosperity. It was founded by Martin Seligman in the 1990’s. In this TED Talk, he talks about how positive psychology can help patients within themselves. They can do this by being as concerned with their strengths as they are with their weaknesses, as interested in building building the best things in life as they are repairing the worst, and it should be just as concerned with making the lives of normal people fulfilling, and with genius, with nurturing high talent. I think that this can impact perspectives on compliments because this relates to the idea of thinking more highly of yourself and accepting compliments rather than to feel uncomfortable.

Yahne, Rachael. “The Scary Reason You Can't Accept a Compliment.” The Huffington Post, 21 June 2016, www.huffingtonpost.com/rachael-yahne/the-scary-reason-you-cant_b_10580720.html.
This article does a good job at developing a reason why some people can’t accept compliments. With all the media around us or even the people in our everyday environments sometimes we compare ourselves to them and it makes our self worth go down. Even if there is no direct pressure to become like the people we see, we put it on ourselves. I also think that the analysis behind this reaction is accurate and can help others determine what the best solution for this is. The solution stated in the article is to just see yourself in a better light and think more highly of yourself.

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