WH GCE Portfolio

In this first unit of our Humanities class, Stories, we learned about grammar and a little bit about the history of words as well as various stories about the creation of the universe and Earth. Our AP for this unit was to write out our very own creation story. Below is my story, along with a drawing to go alongside it. Before all else, there was nothing except Him. The Him we speak of has no name, but He is that which came before all else, that which lives in the void, that which is able to exist before existence. He is that which creates and destroys, the one who lazily rules over his creations, like it’s just a hobby for him. He only has the name he calls himself by, with no true name. The void gives off a cold feeling, maybe something like the feeling of nothing being there or no one being there for you. The void wasn't very bright or colorful at all, so He decided to create the stars in the sky. How he created them is by taking space dust left over from that one time he ...

In our STEAM Unit, Population, we learned several things about set theory and taxonomy mainly, as well as a handful of other science and math concepts, with the main focus being on the first two. We also went to the Lincoln Park Zoo on a FE, to choose an organism to read up on for this AP. Grey Seals, or Halichoerus grypus , are usually found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. It’s also known as the Atlantic seal or Horsehead seal. Males seldom live past 25, because of the constant fighting between males, but the females can live up to 35 years. They usually live along rocky coasts, and aren’t very sociable with each other, despite living together in large colonies and gathering together in large groups. They instead keep a distance between one another. They eat a wide variety of fish, but will also eat whatever’s available, such as octopus and lobster. However, they may also prey upon larger targets, such as harbor seals and harbor porpoises. The table below shows the fu...