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

For the documentary project during our junior year, we were told to portray an interesting individual, place, idea, or issue by cultivating both primary and secondary research sources, with the overarching goal of developing a perspective on the subject’s significance in the community and the world. I created a research-based paper on my subject in English, later using that writing for a magazine article in Digital Media, and a more detailed documentary book in design. This unit emphasized narrative-style journalism in all three classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My documentary subject is Animal Assisted Happiness, a Bay Area-based organization that seeks to better the community through its animal-based interactions. My choice of this subject was heavily influenced by my experience volunteering at the organization, which I had to quit due to my eczema and allergies. And now, even though I am a volunteer elsewhere, BGCP, I still fondly remember my time volunteering at Animal Assisted Happiness. So, when I was lacking inspiration in finding a subject, I remembered  Animal Assisted Happiness and knew it would be a wonderful subject to document. And through initial research, I realized that many in the community cannot see that they are so much more than a petting zoo, but a pillar of the community, compelling me to explore this subject further.
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English And Digital Media Production<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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My research paper is organized into three chapters. More specifically, the chapters focus on the founding story of Animal Assisted Happiness, the therapeutic impact of animal interaction on disabled children, and the real consequences of the petting zoo misconception. Within the paper,  I explore how the organization has quietly changed lives, while remaining misunderstood by the community it chooses to serve. So,  I hope readers walk away knowing that Animal Assisted Happiness is not just a petting zoo, but a strong, necessary resource for the community.
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For my documentary magazine article production, I utilized the same color scheme from my Design book, which you will see later. Also, I utilized the same graphic elements and the same images as they worked well in my book, compelling me to reuse them. For my photos, I composed them within circles to blend smoothly with the text, and I used fences, which helped maintain my Table of Contents as lines to make headers more visible.
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