Joelle Lee

Blog post #5 – Research round 3 (Protection without being controlling?)

Inquiry question: When does protecting people begin to limit their freedom? This round, I focused on solutions. After looking at surveillance, protest rules, and emergency powers, I realized the line isn’t only about what a policy does, but whether it has safeguards or not. Protection starts limiting freedom too much […]

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Blog Post #4 – Research round 2 (Examples of protection vs. freedom)

Inquiry question: When does protecting people begin to limit their freedom? For this research round, I looked at modern examples where rules are made to protect people, but they also affect rights like privacy, movement, or the ability to speak out. To keep this fair, I used the same line […]

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Blog Post #3 – Research round 1 (Decide the line)

Inquiry Question: When does protecting people begin to limit their freedom? In this post, I’m focusing on a sub-question that will help me answer my inquiry later with real examples: How do we decide when a safety rule is a fair protection and when it becomes too controlling? I picked […]

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Blog Post #2 – Project Plan

My question this semester is: “When does protecting people begin to limit their freedom?” I look forward to researching more about this question and the topics surrounding it. In this blog post, I will provide 3 steps of research and explain why the information helps address my question. I will […]

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Blog Post #1 – Inquiry Question “When does protecting people begin to limit their freedom?”

Hello everyone, this semester I will be doing an inquiry project. I wanted to research something that is relevant in the modern world and also somewhat relatable. My question is: “When does protecting people begin to limit their freedom?” This question interests me because I see it come up in […]

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Blog Post #5 – Short Story

This is a draft story. When we live, we perform. In Blancheur, truth is a document. Folded. Filed. Stamped. Put away. If it’s ugly, we call it “complicated” so it sounds less like someone lied. In Arenthe, truth is water. And water can be made to look clear even when […]

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Blog 4 – Research

For this post, I am doing my second round of research to support the later parts of my story about Jorin, Arenthe, and their justice system. This time I am focusing on the more mythical and symbolic layers of the story, like gods of justice and time, curses, the idea […]

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Blog 3 – Research

For this blog post, I’m doing some research to support the first half of my story about Jorin, Arenthe, and its justice system. This research round is mainly about how real courts are starting to use technology, how those systems can become biased or corrupted, how people lose trust in […]

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Blog Post #2 – Plot Outline

(So, I decided to do a fictional story. Still deciding on title though.) To live is to perform. Exposition: Who and what is my story about? My story will revolve around the costs and burdens of having a technologically advanced society, particularly of the justice system. It will be focused […]

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Story Brainstorm Blog Post #1

Confucius life story, life story fiction, explanation, exploring disorders explaining to others, how to, step by step tutorials, guide to ultimate hunts. Mythology greek mythology, achilles, how to properly differentiate between words that sound similar and spelled similarly but different meanings. Tragedy fiction, murder mystery, life story of a celebrity, […]

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About me – Joelle

Hello, my name is Joelle Lee. I am a 14-year-old student in grade 9 studying at Charles Best Secondary School. I live in British Columbia, Canada. My favorite subject is English, and although I am not in an English 9 class this semester, I am looking forward to it. One […]

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