Blog 8: Independent Component 1 Proposal

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

For my independent component I plan to watch at least 20 films that have to do with the criminal justice system. The films I will be watching will give me an idea of how the system works and hopefully its faults as well. I will be watching movies that are both based on true events and some that were created by Hollywood's finest. Each movie will range from an hour to three hours, and after I watch each film I will analyze them and write some notes and  a summary. I hope to gain a perspective of each angle of the criminal justice system and evaluate they way each position is done. 

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2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

I'm not entirely sure how I will prove my hours, but each time I will watch a film I can record the time and date onto a log. I can also have a system, like for example every time I watch a film I can write a summary and have my house teacher check it off.

3.  Explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

I'm a big fan of film, and this is a great opportunity to combine learning and something I enjoy. By watching the films I can get the chance to explore the different perspectives of the criminal justice system. At the beginning of the year I wanted to focus on just the defense part of the criminal justice system. As the research checks keep going by I'm starting to gain more interest on how each aspect comes together, and the way its changed over the years. Watching the films from different eras will allow me to really see how the criminal justice system has been viewed or interpreted over the years.