Melissa

Ideas: Value: a booth for HIV & AIDS during Lunch. Possible Project:knowledge quest/Presentation. Possible Mentor:Ms. Frasca//Planned parenthood worker(s) Audience:School.

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Proposal:

4431 Mt. Herbert Ave. San Diego, California November 15, 2010

Dear Senior Advisory Committee,

The problems of HIV and AIDS have been of great interest to me. In order to learn about these topics, I have decided to research the reasons why people get and how to treat HIV & AIDS. I would like to better understand how someone with AIDS/HIV lives their life. I believe that learning more about these diseases would be both interesting and difficult for me. I plan to closely examine other people’s personal tragedies.

Did you know that there are approximately 1.1 million people living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S.? My research paper will discuss what people with HIV&AIDS go through and all the things they have to do to make sure to do so they don’t spread it. In my research I would be using websites that contain statistics, books and I would also go to clinics and personal interviews with nurses so they can tell me more about HIV&AIDS.

For my physical project I will make an AIDS Awareness Day in school and pass out brochures with information on HIV & AIDS. I would also make a banner with pictures and information about it. My audience is going to be anyone who is interested in learning information about HIV & AIDS. I am not sure yet who my mentor will be, but I will contact my old teacher from Mission Bay. She is a peer education teacher and works with Planned Parenthood.

To make an international connection. I will post my brochure on a website that has to do with HIV & AIDS. I understand that copying other people’s work is the same as stealing someone else’s work and ideas. If I don’t give any credit to my sources, I understand that I will fail the entire senior Project. Therefore I plan to do original work and cite all sources used.

Sincerely,

Melissa Guerrero

Anne: This project could be important for many people Rachel: This is a good project idea. Mr Loessel: Good project. Suggest you talk to the School Nurse. She may have additional resources.