꧁Blog post #3 ꧂

I have finished my project and I’m feeling okay with it. I feel like my subject was difficult because of the ultra political climate we live in, which made me mildly uncomfortable and nervous about my project. I did not want to offend anyone but I also did not want to downplay the importance of the truth. The overall feel of my project is both positive and negative. I associate positivity with the actual design of my project.

The main external problem was that multiple people were working at the same time so I kept losing progress. The internal problem I faced was I was trying not to offend people who support the president, which seems sort of ridiculous but since my project is ultra political it’s a genuine struggle for me. I’m pretty liberal and opinionated so it’s also very hard for me to stay objective. 

I did not use any new skills or knowledge during this project since almost all of the information I was already familiar with. The main thing I learned during this was to pace myself and to tell myself not everything is going to be 100% perfect 100% of the time. I feel like the way I did my project, the digital aspect was not an afterthought or the central part, it was just kind of there.  

If I had to redo my project I would either do it the exact same or completely different, there is no inbetween. In the end I know for certain that my project is successful while if I did it differently I would not know for sure. I could have had more quotes to improve my project but I still think it works well.

This project changed my view on authority. I used to believe you should always trust the authorities even if you do not  agree. I always knew the president (he’s the authority I’m referencing) was not honest but I did not realize how much he lied until now. It also makes me aware that past presidents also have lied (maybe not as much but they have). This will help me be hyper aware of possible mistruths in the future when studying the past or when I get to voting age.