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 Hi, my name is Paola D'Orazio. I'm a sophomore taking AICE Media Studies at Fort Lauderdale High School.  I've been wanting to take this class ever since my friend took it her freshman year. She would always tell me about how creative she can get with her projects and I admired this class because of that. I'm a very hands-on learner so I like doing projects where I can learn by myself through trial and error. While she explained the general idea of this class, she always talked about how you're allowed to incorporate your own ideas/opinions in some of the projects and assignments. Personally, I'm a very passionate person. I have strong opinions on most ideals, politics, and philosophies on how to live life. I love to have a creative perspective on common and ordinary matters. I'm a very go with the flow type of person but I put my all into my ideas. I'm a very physically active person and I love being outside in nature either with friends and family or by myself. Out of school I love to travel, surf, skate, or be somewhere in the ocean. Learning about new cultures and having extraordinary experiences are what I love most about traveling. Going on adventures and taking risks are what naturally make my life more enjoyable and complete. To pass time I try to rarely use my phone. I'd rather go to the beach, or longboard around my neighborhood. I've also been spending alot of time recently on trying to learn new tricks on my skateboard. I love going to the beach to just swim around and hear the waves crash against the shore. I'm very lucky that I live so close to the beach where I can just bike or skate over whenever I want. I'm excited that I can convey my ideas and visions in creative ways in this class.



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