Blog 14: Independent Component 1

• LITERAL
  (a)  I, Sydney Tieu, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
• (b) Tiffany Ho: (951) 317-0376
• I mostly did the independent component by myself but my mother was there as a witness of my grueling 100+ hours. 
• (c)  Log of Independent Component Hours
• (d) I researched the best vendors in the Los Angeles county area (from venues to caterers) and compiled a list of their contact information, their specialties, and so on. I then realized that it would be aesthetically pleasing if I could put all of these vendors in a scrapbook form so I can show "future clients" later. Little did I know, there would be over 90 pages.    
• INTERPRETIVE 
  Defend your work and explain how the significant parts of your component and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  
  
• First off, my independent took me FOREVER to do. Mrs. Ortega gave me the idea to compile a list of the best vendors but I took it to another level and made it into a scrapbook. The significant parts of my component is basically the research and knowledge of other vendors. I had to know what made a good vendor in order to put them on my list. It's like another essential question and figuring out ways to answer it. This is proof of 30 hours of work because really, how can you finish 5 scrapbooks in less than 30 hours? It's impossible!
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• APPLIED
  How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better?  Please include specific examples to illustrate how it helped.
• This component helped understand the foundation of my topic better by providing a possible solution to my second answer. Although I can't word my answer yet, it's forming. For example, I have a specific article on florists that tells me what florist I should hire and what qualities to look for in a florist. Another article tells me to beware in some specific photographers because they might be flaky. And the scrapbook further enhances my creativity which every wedding planner needs.