SON GCE Portfolio

There are many famous books that maybe you have read that were banned in some places, at certain times. In this  Forbidden Books  action project, we were assigned to read a once banned book and write an essay about it. The essay needs to include a main argument, information on why the book is controversial, people who banned it (and why), places it was banned from, quotes from the book, quotes from its author, our own thoughts on the book, if it should be banned or not, and our thoughts on censorship. The book I chose to read was Lord of the Flies  by William Golding. If you have read the book before, you might be familiar with some of its somewhat graphic content. That content is the cornerstone of why Lord of the Flies was banned. Parents and school administrators were worried about children and students being exposed to the controversial content of the book, which is why they challenged to ban it. What you are about to read is my argument against them, and why William...

What if you had a so-called “normal” life, but there were a few things that challenged your daily routine? In Disease class, we have been learning about various conditions that can alter the way people live and experience life. In the second unit of this term, we have been mainly focusing on mental disorders and the DSM-V - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fifth Edition. The DSM-V contains lots of information about many categorized mental disorders. You can find just about any recognized disorder in this large manual. Each student chose a mental disorder to study and present as an action project - I chose Tourette Syndrome. What you are about to read is some basic information about it, what it would be like to have it, a quote from a professional, a social experiment, some math, and a flier. I hope it brings you closer to understanding this unique and complex condition. Meet Gregory McFlutter, he is an 11 year-old boy who is diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome. T...