Amending the Code

This is the last Action Project for the Winter term of our Humanities class, Argument. In the last unit, we focused on the Declaration of Independence and ultimately, made a declaration of our own. For this unit (unit 2), we learned about The U.S. Constitution, and 14 of its amendments. We focused on learning and distinguishing logical fallacies, along with, applying those fallacies to real situations. We had multiple FE guests that all did work for the city of Chicago, in some capacity. Those guests were: Alderman Andre Vasquez (40th ward), Alderman Walter Barnett (27th ward), and Public Defender Connie Jordan. We looked at crucial parts of history (primarily the 1850's), and we studied the amendments to the Constitution around that time. We also learned about important people of the time - The Dred Scott Case and the poems by Phillis Wheatley. For this AP, we looked at highlights from the Chicago Municipal Code and were tasked with finding our own ordinance that we thought was unjust or in need of amending. After some time of research, I finally found the topic that I wanted to amend, even though it wasn't much. I chose the topic of the Limitations of Purchasing Handguns in Chicago, and below, you will see my argument! 

 

 In conclusion, I really enjoyed amending my own ordinance and going through the process of finding a topic. The Municipal Code was very lengthy and already pretty sound, so it was difficult to find a topic, but I am proud of what I did with mine. I hope you enjoyed my project!