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Introduction & Reflection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For our Junior Documentary Project, we were challenged with the question,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“How do you creatively and truthfully portray a significant person, group, place, idea or issue in the community?”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We learned how to write and develop narrative-style journalism by portraying an intriguing subject whose group, place, ideas, or issues were significant in the context of our community and world today. In order to effectively communicate a distinct perception of our subject, we used both primary and secondary research sources which included personal interviews and reliable articles online. The research-based article we thoroughly wrote in English was transferred into a number of visual communication arts after, including a short animation and a magazine article that we designed to artistically communicate the voice of our subject.<\/p>\n\n\n

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My dad, Ray, during his initial years in the US<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

For my Documentary Project, I chose to shine a spotlight on my dad, Ray Leihe, and how his early years in the US as an immigrant influenced his morals and values today. I was inspired to focus my documentary project on my dad as his views of success today help to defy societal pressures and encourages our generation to embrace and take on different paths to success. I think these important messages could be especially relevant in a world where many people are starting to explore different career opportunities and the ideas surrounding those that go through untraditional paths are beginning to become more lenient. My dad is someone who inspires me a lot, as he has worked incredibly hard and come a long way to build the life he has now. I believe his message can have a great impact on young communities and can hopefully influence the ideas that people hold surrounding their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ray during the summer of ’96<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

From the documentary project, I really valued being able to learn more about my dad and his past and revisiting old pictures from his early years. I developed a newfound appreciation for how fortunate I am to grow up in a stable household that had easy access to food, money, and more. His values expressed in my documentary of him also allowed me to reflect on how I plan to approach college applications as well as what my future career could potentially look like. I’ve learned to start taking on a “go for it” mentality, which was inspired by my dad and his ideas. Looking back on the visual content I created during this project, I’m really proud of each project I created about my dad(animation and magazine article). I worked tirelessly on these projects for weeks, and in the end I think my outcome really effectively communicated the stories of my dad while also incorporating eye-catching artistic elements. It feels really good to be proud to share my work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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