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Model UN
Model UN
Four year participation at numerous Model UN conferences, both domestically and (soon) abroad!
NHD
NHD
Independent Research for four years in the National History Day Competition.
World Affairs
World Affairs
Two Years as Co-President of ND's World Affairs Club, with the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia.
Columbia Model UN Conference (CMUNCE)
Model UN
Model UN
My participation in Model UN did not begin my freshman year, but in the seventh grade. I have attended well over ten conferences locally and even a few at established universities like LaSalle and Columbia. I have not only utilized Model UN as a opportunity to develop my skills as a speaker, but as a voice for groups of people or countries who are marginalized and underrepresented. These conferences serve as a reminder that sometimes serving the greater good requires making hard decisions that may not align with your personal beliefs.
Some examples of my work from Saint Andrew's School Model UN (SASMUN) (Delaware, 2019):
Some examples of my work from Saint Andrew's School Model UN (SASMUN) (Delaware, 2019):
Position Paper Representing Costa Rica, Committee: DISEC
Position Paper Representing Costa Rica, Committee: DISEC
This is my pre-written position paper that represents Costa Rica on the issue of Regulating Small Arms Trade across borders and domestically.
Background Notes
Background Notes
These were the notes I took before the conference itself in order to gain a better understanding of the topic at hand.
Some examples of my work from Columbia Model UN (CMUNCE) (Harlem, NYC, 2020):
Some examples of my work from Columbia Model UN (CMUNCE) (Harlem, NYC, 2020):
Position Paper Representing Melinda Katz from Queens, NY, Committee: (Crisis) Amazon HQ2
Position Paper Representing Melinda Katz from Queens, NY, Committee: (Crisis) Amazon HQ2
This is another pre-written position paper based on District Attorney of Queens, NY, Melinda Katz and her take on the past implementation of Amazon HQ2 into the neighborhood.
Background Notes
Background Notes
These are the notes I brought with me to the four-day conference that describe the both the benefits and disadvantages HQ2 would have had on the community.
NHD
NHD
I have participated and placed in the National History Day competition throughout all four years of my high school career. During my freshman and sophomore years, I wrote and performed individual 10 minute monologues at both the regional and state levels. In my Junior year, I wrote a research paper that centered around Irish history that my extended family is familiar with. These are some of my projects.
State Competition in Harrisburg ,Freshman Year
Collateral Damage
My monologue freshman year is a piece is based on the Salem Witch Trials and the executions of innocent women, especially widows, with the annual theme of, "Conflict and Compromise." Collateral Damage
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Colors of Cancer
My monologue sophomore year was important to me because I focused on the same war and chemicals my grandfather fought through: The Vietnam War. This piece is in the perspective of a pilot who speaks to the problems he has to face after chemical warfare and little support from the American people while overseas. Colors of Cancer
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A Feeling Called "Obligation"
During my junior year, I spent time writing a long research paper based on the Nationalist vs. Unionist conflicts in Northern Ireland in the early 20th Century. This piece was also important to me because my mom's extended family has come from Ireland and always reminded me of the history we share there. A Feeling Called "Obligation"
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I've also done numerous science research projects independently... and while they're not quite global, here's the link!
Cybersecurity as Cory GardnerAn example of the prep-research I do before all of my conferences.
World Affairs
World Affairs
I have been the Co-President of ND's World Affairs club in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia for two years now. I have attended numerous conferences in every year of my high school career and had vastly different experiences each time. My participation developed into Student Leadership positions up until the point in my Junior Year where I was given the opportunity to be the single Chairman of my own committee sessions. My time as a member of this community has greatly improved my public speaking and problem solving abilities and I look forward to continuing this kind of leadership in my college career as well.
Being a Host Student (November 2018)
Being a Host Student (November 2018)
Xinning Seow and I
Xinning Seow and I
This is my friend Xinning from Singapore! I applied to be a part of ND's host student program for a day in November of 2018 and am still in close contact with her today via email. We oftentimes discuss current global issues from our countries' different perspectives and talk about our favorite things to do, see, eat, and more. She has been a great way to learn more about Asian culture, as I have never travelled over the Pacific and found myself interacting with the rich Asian culture she experiences everyday. I am really looking forward to see her again someday if I can make the trip there!
A Global Education: How My Classes Have Helped Me Gain A More Complex Understanding of Global Issues
A Global Education: How My Classes Have Helped Me Gain A More Complex Understanding of Global Issues
See below to find various presentations, extensive research, and reflections on some of the ways my classes have influenced my knowledge of the world and my perception of the United States on the World Stage.
AP Human Geography (2018-19)
AP Human Geography (2018-19)
AP Environmental Science (2019-20)
AP Environmental Science (2019-20)
AP U.S. History (2019-20)
AP U.S. History (2019-20)
New England and the Chesapeake: Two Distinct Colonies From One British Empire
New England and the Chesapeake: Two Distinct Colonies From One British Empire
This DBQ depicts how two estranged colonies in different parts of the New World became so vastly different after coming from one country. It also describes the push factors that caused hundreds of citizens to leave.
The Sun Also Rises Dialectical Journal
The Sun Also Rises Dialectical Journal
Over summer break in 2019, I read the 19 chapter novel, "The Sun Also Rises, " by Ernest Hemingway. This novel has a seemingly pointless plot and simply documents the vacation of Americans living abroad in Spain. The overarching theme in this book may be hard to find, but it fully encompasses the depressed and wandering attitudes of wealthy Americans in the 1920s.
Honors British Literature (2018-19)
Honors British Literature (2018-19)
What Makes Agatha Christie So Popular?
What Makes Agatha Christie So Popular?
World Literature (2017-18)
World Literature (2017-18)
What Effect Did Greek Mythology Have on Ancient Civilizations and Future Cultures?
What Effect Did Greek Mythology Have on Ancient Civilizations and Future Cultures?
The focus of this class was Greek and Roman Literature. These are some shorter analytical essays on classics like The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Spanish (2017-21)
Spanish (2017-21)
Las Cartas
Las Cartas
In class one day, we presented Christmas messages in Spanish for children living at Amigos de Jesús, a school, chapel, and working farm serving impoverished children in rural Honduras.
World History I (2017-18)
World History I (2017-18)
Similarly to the ways in which my World Literature class focused on Ancient Greek works, this World History class also included the first civilizations (ie; Mesopotamia) that led up to that point.
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