Miranda v. Arizona

In the last unit of Policy at GCE, we learned about the Judicial branch of the US Government. More specifically, we explored the similarities and differences between federal and state courts, looked at how court systems work, and talked about the supreme court and the duties it holds. As we got deeper into the unit, we learned about specific and notable supreme court cases like Brown v. Board of Education. For our Field Experience, we visited the Cook county criminal courthouse and got to see first hand the happenings in a courtroom. For this Action Project, we were asked to choose any supreme court cases, decide weather or not we though the decision that was made was just, and support our conclusion.

Redesigning an Urban Space

In my last unit of Urban Planning at GCE, we learned about the history and purpose of both modern and ancient cities. In our Internal Investigation, we experienced a more history focused unit to analyze what cities did to thrive and survive, what worked, and what did not. In our External Investigation, we chose a city and did research on its urban planning. Then, we compiled our findings and explained how we think the city could have done better. For this Action Project, we were asked to pick an urban area that we wanted to redesign and improve.