Jan 30th

Today in class we looked at a poster you made on p90x. You showed us different components of it. Today we started creating a practice poster that we will continue working on, on friday as well. We brainstormed ideas like deformed frogs, toxic symbols, birth control, atrazine, molecular shapes, plastic, and baby bottles. Colors like red, black and yellow with a grunge effect.

1/28

Today in class we discussed hormone disruptors. We are going to create posters that advocate/persuade people to attempt avoiding the chemicals that are causing harmful effects. I kind of feel like a hippie right now, about how the government can't do anything right - because they can't- and how it's up to the consumer to make a difference or freak out about anything harmful. Life is full of harmful things, its a fact, but I agree that chemical should be nowhere near food and water.

1/25

Today in class we discussed the different ways that P90X marketed, advertised, and sold their product. It was based off of what we found on the website and broken up into four different categories. My group looked at the 'science' behind it...there is none. But that helped to give a sort of an idea of how a website could look for the capstone projects.

My Capstone Project

For my capstone project I am creating a day long curriculum to educate and raise awareness to the severity of eating disorders. This includes what may trigger it, signs of someone suffering from it, and different ways to get treatment. There is a separate paper for the professor/teacher to read that details signs of a student having an eating disorder and things to possibly not say as to not offend someone or make it worse.

TOP 3 PROBLEMS WITH CAPSTONE

1. The course did not focus on the project until the second half of the semester and then we were rushed to make decisions.

2. Capstone takes up valuable time that is needed to focus on other things of higher importance.

3. If I am to fail capstone, I will fail the capstone class, and will then graduate undistinguished, even though all of my other course work gears me to graduate with a distinguished diploma.