Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Project

          The Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Project was an interesting one for me.  I loved reading the book, and even read it twice.  However, when it came time to do this project, I was stumped.  I had a lot of quotes that I liked and a lot of themes and events that I found intriguing, but no ideas popped into my head immediately.  When I really racked my brain for ideas, though, I managed to create a great project.

C-SPAN Documentary

For the C-SPAN Documentary project, I worked with Miles and Matt, and focused on taking a closer look at the importance of reversing the physical inactivity epidemic, especially in schools.  One thing that we had to do was narrow down our topic.  First, we had a lot of ideas, and we were not really sure which was the best.  I suggested doing something involving obesity, because that is what my dad works on so we would be able to get high-profile interviews.  We were not very interested in the idea of obesity on a topic until I suggested taking the angle of physical activity in schools.  That seemed to be an interesting and relatable topic, so we decided to use it as our main idea.