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  Hello reader,  As part of my "Policy" class at GCE Lab School, I had the opportunity to explore the Executive and Judicial branches of the US government and their historical context. Our class had the opportunity to learn about the role of the consulting firm Deloitte in politics and to visit the Dirksen Federal Courthouse to better understand these concepts in practice. Inspired by these experiences, I chose to investigate the legality of wars throughout American history. I researched several historical conflicts, focusing on World War 1 and examined a Supreme Court ruling at the time to determine whether this war was deemed "legal" by the Supreme Court. Through this project, I gained a better understanding of the role of the Supreme Court in interpreting the Constitution and the laws of the land, as well as the complex interplay between the different branches of government and the changing social and political contexts in which they operate. Enjoy!   Was World W...

 Hello reader, This is my action project for the "Urban Planning" unit 3 class at GCE Lab School. During this unit, I learned a lot about city infrastructure, the history of it, the math of it, and how it applies to almost everything. My classmates and I got to dive further into the topic of city infrastructure. My classmates and I got to talk with a real life city planner from houston. For this project, I chose an area of a city to redesign and build a model of said redesign. This is how it came out. Enjoy!  For my redesign I wanted to redesign an intersection that I use quite often. Its the 4 way residential/school zone intersection at Lemington and Quincy in Chicago, IL. To quote a fellow user of it they said "everyday being dropped off there is a battle" and I agree. Due to 3/4 of the streets at the intersection are one ways, it makes it very difficult to get back to a main street. So to fix this issue, I took insperation from the argyle night market witch has t...