About me
I am Ishmael Brown, a senior at Science Leadership Academy, and for my senior project, I wanted to explore the issue of the disconnect between the average citizen and the political process as a whole in the country. My entire life I've been raised on the principle that before anything, politicians and government officials worshiped cynicism and a maneuvered under the preface of dishonesty. It had became apparent that the divide between the cultural values and beliefs of the everyday person and those who work in government had widened into a state where cooperation between the two groups had become inconceivable, or at the very least impractical, whether opinions had changed or not. As a firm believer in the power of democracy, in my capstone I seeked to try to bandage the rift created within sides of the country as created after generations of struggle and corruptness by first, starting to raise political awareness in the youth of our country. I believe that with the advantage of everyone's opinion, and participation, we can create the best version of ourselves we can be.