Writers Letter

In our Inquiry 3 we talked about a renovation of the space of Peabody Hall in order to make it less likely to be associated with paranormal sightings and happenings. We wanted to determine what aspects of the space itself were causing these ghost stories, and to propose changes that would combat the current situation. Since our group consisted of just two students, it was necessary for us to distribute the load of the project proportionally.

My main focus of the project was the 2,000 word essay, while Carson focussed on the movie and voice over. It was my job to go back and reiterate our presentation in words, and to describe the project in greater detail. Since the project was written about my Inquiry 2, I had most of the knowledge about Peabody Hall, and the paranormal space that exists between its walls. Even though we both worked on different aspects of the project, we both started at the same point. We walked through Peabody Hall, videotaping the spots that we thought would be appropriate for a movie, and recoding those spots from different angles. It was essential for me to be at the taping, because I have the key to the building so that we could tape the places that needed to be taped. The actual arranging of the photographs and movie clips was Carson's job, while I focussed on the  information behind the Inquiry. She had to put the visual aspects of the project together, and I had to put the informational aspects of the project together in an essay.

For the presentation itself, we both brought talking points and questions to ask the viewers. Even though the wrong movie was deleted, we still managed to procede through the presentation and talk about what kinds of things we would like to alter in the space.  It was also my job to go back and finish the 2,000 word essay after the presentation to take into account the viewers feedback and comments. Since there were only two people in the group, we were both were required to do a lot of work with the project. I feel that, overall, we both worked hard to complete the project to what it currently is. 

Box Town

It may seem like a simple task to put together a makeshift town of boxes, but that is not the case. There are so many variables that go into making a town that it is nearly impossible to account for them all. Therefore, it is vital to focus on the most important aspects. When we formed our groups, my focus was on preserving those important aspects so that the town would be inherently functional. We decided to structure the town around the physical landmarks that would be present in a fictional town. So, we created a city on one side of a curving river, and built a suburban community on the other side. In order for the city to be connected we placed a bridge over the river, allowing the residential areas to on one side to infiltrate the city on the other side. 

Then, it occurred to me that this city would need an independent power source to supply its massive electrical needs, or have a network of electrical lines coming from far away power stations. The first choice seemed like the most environmentally friendly choice, so I suggested that we dam up the river and create a lake. This lake could be used for recreation and as a source of power. The water falling over the dam would turn massive generators powering nearly all of the city's power needs. It must be assumed that this river has a large volume of flow per second in order to produce the intense current needed to meet the cities needs.

This started our trend toward making an environmentally friendly city. We decided to cover some of the roofs of buildings with soil to create rooftop gardens, allowing homeowners to grow their own organic foods on the roofs where they live. We also covered one building with solar panels, providing an alternative energy source to the hydrological energy from the dam. 

I was moderately active in my group and its discussions. I usually let people say their ideas and then critiqued them to determine the positives and negatives associated with that idea. However, I also took a leadership role at times to construct parts of the city and to orientate the buildings in a logical manner. The group worked together pretty well with very little disagreement on building placement or city design logic. 

Box Town

It may seem like a simple task to put together a makeshift town of boxes, but that is not the case. There are so many variables that go into making a town that it is nearly impossible to account for them all. Therefore, it is vital to focus on the most important aspects. When we formed our groups, my focus was on preserving those important aspects so that the town would be inherently functional. We decided to structure the town around the physical landmarks that would be present in a fictional town. So, we created a city on one side of a curving river, and built a suburban community on the other side. In order for the city to be connected we placed a bridge over the river, allowing the residential areas to on one side to infiltrate the city on the other side.
Then, it occurred to me that this city would need an independent power source to supply its massive electrical needs, or have a network of electrical lines coming from far away power stations. The first choice seemed like the most environmentally friendly choice, so I suggested that we dam up the river and create a lake. This lake could be used for recreation and as a source of power. The water falling over the dam would turn massive generators powering nearly all of the city's electrical needs. It must be assumed that this river has a large volume of flow per second in order to produce the intense current needed to meet the cities needs.
This started our trend toward making an environmentally friendly city. We decided to cover some of the roofs of buildings with soil to create rooftop gardens, allowing homeowners to grow their own organic foods on the roofs where they live. We also covered one building with solar panels, providing an alternative energy source to the hydrological energy from the dam.
I was moderately active in my group and its discussions. I usually let people say their ideas and then critiqued them to determine the positives and negatives associated with that idea. However, I also took a leadership role at times to construct parts of the city and to orientate the buildings in a logical manner. The group worked together pretty well with very little disagreement on building placement or city design logic.