The Rise of Zes-May-Turn

I took a class called Stories which is the first humanities class of the year. In this class, we discussed different types of stories, features of stories and many other components of a good story. In this class, we also took a few different FEs. To name a few we went to the Field Museum and we had a storyteller come in. For this Action Project, we had to write a story that included metaphors, similes, and other things. Enjoy the story!

Once upon a time, there was a planet in the sky called Zes-May-Turn.  It was a beautiful place, but it was extremely cold. People had to live in a contained world built on top of the cold landscape. One day, the god of the land got fed up with his people not being able to go outside the contained world. He screamed so loud that the whole planet shattered. Similar to what the earthlings call the Big Bang. A huge part drifted away with everyone on it. The broken part was named Snara 8R after the noise the god made and the roar from which it split. This new world became warmer and warmer the farther it got from its original location. Therefore the people became happy These are not average people though.

As time went on, the people began to grow stronger, since they were able to go outside and actually do work, instead of machines doing everything for them inside an indoor world. These people evolved into much stronger creatures known as Annunaki Aliens. They were able to roam the Orhadious mountains that stretched across the landscape like the spine of a Spinosaurus. These mountains had been created when the god became mad and his horrid roar left the landscape in different unique shapes. The Orhadious mountains, and I quote, Annunaki Alien,  “Are the spine of an ever-changing landscape”. The mountain range is huge, thriving with life, colorful, mysterious, and glistening with water. The mountains almost looked like they had been accidentally placed because surrounding the range was a simple grass field that stretched for miles in all directions. This part of the world seemed to be the only part that wasn't endlessly changing.

Another thing that allowed the Aliens to grow stronger as the need to be able to outrun the fast flowing Amazon River which the god had named after the most amazing river on the closest planet to their home, Earth. The Amazon was created when the rocks that formed the mountain started to rise because they left a huge line of empty space in the ground. The river on planet Snara 8R was much faster, stronger, deeper, and much, much more dangerous. This river is the fastest flowing river in the galaxy. The river was never predictable because it was common for a massive piece of ice to run down the river at speeds exceeding two-hundred miles per hour. The currents would also appear with such force that whirlpools would randomly appear on the river. People said the river was like an out of control freight train made from water and ice. The aliens had to learn how to carefully navigate the river as to make sure they didn't get injured. To give you an idea of how daunting it was to cross the Amazon even when you get within one hundred feet of it, you start to feel winds that are colder than your freezer flying by your face fast enough to pick you up.

The last iconic part of the island is the huge glaciers at the far side opposite to the river. These were created when the god yelled and some of his ice teeth flew out of his mouth settling down perfectly where they rest today. The glaciers are like a mountain of ice. They never move and never melt. These glaciers are where the aliens go to collect ice and store large amounts of food. The glaciers are a freezer. They are one of the most beautiful parts of the island tall, white, sparkling, clean, and crisp. When the aliens first saw the glaciers they had walked carefully toward them since they were scared of the cold.

Below is a drawing of the mountain range that can be found on planet Zes-May-Turn. Along with the mountains is the glaciers (top left corner) and the amazon river (bottom right corner). These are three main features of the planet. Another, not so iconic feature is the field which surrounds the mountain range because it is literally just a flat area without any features. The field also never changes. I also included a compass on the bottom right so that you get an idea of which way is which. What you see below is drawn to scale. I would like to point out that the mountain range is about 25 miles wide so that should give you a good perspective of how large the rest of the features are.

S, D R. Map. Chicago, 3 Oct. 2017.

Bolar Pear

I am taking a class called Population which is the first STEAM class for my sophomore year. In this class, we are currently discussing animal taxonomy which is how we classify animals. We also have discussed some concepts such as Venn diagrams and set theory which is a way to write out the way a thing interacts with a set. So far for this class, we have taken one FE to the Lincoln Park Zoo where we observed our animals. I tried to observe the polar bear but unfortunately, it wasn't outside for me to see so I went to the brown bear to see a similar animal. On top of the polar bear not being outside, the brown bear was asleep. This affected me because I was not able to make observations about how these animals interact with the environment. For this AP, we had to study a certain animal and also research its taxonomy. Then we had to make a piece of art representing our animal and label what makes it the animal it is (spine, aquatic, etc). Below is my research on the polar bear and what I have observed about it along with my comparison to other animals.

For this project, I studied the Ursus maritimus which is also known as a polar bear. This creature lives in many different places such as Alaska, Greenland, Canada, Russia, and Norway. Polar bears are always found in a cold climate which is where they thrive. They have adapted for the cold because they have a thick layer of fat and lots of fur. Polar bears are carnivores which means they eat meat. A polar bear's main food source is ringed seal and bearded seals, but they also eat things like beluga whales, walruses, narwhals and bowhead whales. A polar bear needs to consume 4.5 pounds of food per day to survive.

This is the different Taxonomic levels of a Polar Bear:

Here is a visual of what makes a polar bear a polar bear

This is what my drawing was based on

I'm going to be comparing the Polar Bear to a Fennec Fox and a White-Cheeked Gibbon. I created a Venn diagram to compare the three different animals. You can check out CMs blog for the White-Cheeked Gibbon or RPs blog for the Bald Eagle.

In this Venn Diagram, I am showing what the Polar Bear, Fennec Fox, and White Cheeked Gibbon all have in common, what differences they have and what two of the three have in common (such as a Polar Bear and Fennec Fox). I also show you what none of the animals have in common such as the ability to fly.

Below is the polar bear's relations put in math terms

During this project, I had a great time studying polar bears, going to the zoo and finally drawing out my animal and labeling what makes it a polar bear. My favorite part was making the drawing because it was probably the most personalized piece and I am very proud of it. I also like the set theory because it is a fun challenge to tackle and probably gave me the hardest time to complete. Overall this project was super fun and I learned a lot of things about polar bears and other animals.

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Franczek Radelet

Over the summer I worked at a law firm named Franczek Radelet. I started the internship on June 19 2017 until August 10, 2017. During my time at Franczek Radelet I did many different things such as updating client files, sorting through documents and putting them in chronological order, sending files offsite, updating Excel spreadsheets, sorting and delivering mail, setting up conference rooms, copying and scanning, and finally court filings. I had a wonderful time meeting new people and learning so many new things. I would love to return to Franczek Radelet next summer!

Future Founders

I took a camp called future founders over the summer. This camp consisted of learning about entrepreneurship and how to make and plan out an app. We started off by meeting at the merchandise mart which is located downtown. When we all got to the correct room we introduced ourselves and learned more about our different backgrounds. We then proceeded to walk to the capital one building which was located down the street. When we got there we took the elevator to the 27 floor which was where to work room was. For the next two weeks, we worked with our designated partners on an app of our choice. My partner and I worked on an extreme sports app call sport-aid. Our app idea was to have the app download all the information necessary for basic medical or mechanical fixes that you could encounter on the trail when out of cellular range. Our idea ended up winning along with a few other teams.

Sea Scouts

I am currently in a organization called sea scouts. In this program we learn team work, how to sail, and how to be a respectful sailor. The first day I went on a short sail with my new teammates, Noah and Sean. Along with meeting new people I also took a vow and learned a ton of new things. This program has already helped me become a better sailor and teammate. I now can take the sailboat out and back into the harbour by myself. Another thing we do is respond to a emergency if its within a reasonable distance, this is another part of being a sea scout is that you have to help society. I plan on staying with the sea scouts for many years to come.

Leadership camp

At leadership camp, which was run by The American Youth Foundation we learned many new skills and we got to interact and learn with other people around our age for a full week. When we first arrived at camp I was a bit overwhelmed but soon realised everyone there was super welcoming and really fun to be around. The first day that I was there I thought it would be similar to a normal camp but I was completely wrong. After that first day they began to regularly give us tasks to complete as a group at random. One day they brought us to lunch, sat us down at specific tables, told us not to talk and started giving tons of food to the middle table who eventually realized we weren't getting food and started passing out food to the other tables. This was a good learning experience not only because we learned to use team work but we also learned what it was like to be a third world country. In all, this camp taught me to be a better team worker, be more organized, and plan better so that I was on time to all my activities.

Chopo Chicken Vs. Me

This class is called Food For Thought. In this class we discussed many things such as how animals are treated badly and how some restaurants try to pump food out vs some restaurants that try to make quality healthy food that is better made. During this class, we watched a documentary called Food Inc., which is about the food process and how bad it is. I learned so much from this because, before I watched it, I only had an idea of what the process was like, but after this, I felt that I could go as far as to teach others. For this action project, I had to go to a restaurant and get a dish then make the same dish at home. I chose to get chicken, rice, and beans from Chopo chicken. After eating both I have to compare them and after that make a recommendation. Hopefully, you learn something new!

In this AP we compared a meal that we got from a restaurant to a home cooked meal that was similar. I compared chicken, rice, and beans from Chopo Chicken to my home cooked chicken, rice, and beans. In the end there was no clear winner, but I decided if you don't want to cook or you want a better meal and have money to spend than the restaurant meal is better for you.

Every bite releases juice and wonderful flavor. When you bite into it, you get tastes of light salt, lemon, and even a hint of garlic. But that's only the main part when you bite into the rest you get overwhelmed with a garlic, peppers, and light salt. Yes, I'm describing chicken, rice and beans, and not from any restaurant, these are from the wonderful Chopo Chicken. When I received my dish of the hardwood counter. I could smell the wonderful spices wafting off the plate. It made my mouth water even before I took a bite. When you think of chicken, rice, and beans what do you think of? Possibly strong scent, spices, juice, and maybe even some spicy flavor. When you eat this chicken you get a burst of all these (except for spicy). This meal is what you hope to get every time you order. Not only did it taste and smell amazing but it just simply felt good, it wasn't like a piece of fish that I had to worry about bones, and it definitely did not change texture throughout the piece. The whole thing was a constant soft piece of chicken that felt good and I was able to just savor and enjoy. The beans also felt good and the rice was soft and had a great flavor.

Chicken with rice and beans from Chopo Chicken

I am a fan of this meal, it is something that I get at least once every couple weeks. The place I got this from is rather new and only opened a couple of weeks ago. It is a small place called Chopo Chicken that has an outside eating area and a small inside area. It always smells good and it's definitely always busy. This was the first time I went there and it definitely surprised me. I usually get average quality food and this tasted much better than that. The menu size was not the largest and slightly resembled Chipotle's but without any other meats. I ended up buying a custom dish that allowed me to choose the ingredients. You may think this is a Mexican restaurant but actually its Peruvian.

This dish relates to Michael Pollan's five food transformations because it is a prime example of quality over quantity. The reason I think these two relate is that I noticed that they didn't have a large amount of chicken in the restaurant and the chicken they did have was less than average size (implying organic) but tasted really good. This shows that they aren't trying to pump food out as fast as possible but they are actually trying to put some effort into what they make. Chopo chickens food is fresh but they don't specify whether it's organic or not.

Home cooked meal

After eating the restaurant dish I really wanted to see how well I could make the same dish, so I bought chicken, rice, and beans. I figured this dish would be fairly easy to recreate since it isn't super complicated and the ingredients were simple. I cooked the chicken, added salt, pepper, and lemon. Then with the rice, I boiled it with onions to add flavor. When it was the beans turn I was slightly stumped since I have never made them before. I looked it up and they said I had to boil it so I did then I added garlic. After everything was done I put them all on a dish and invited my family to try the warm food. When I took the first bite I sensed that the chicken was delicious. The rice was very good and the beans also tasted flavorful. When I took a bite of the chicken I could really tell it was cooked just right because it was soft and it had a good constant texture. The rice was pretty flavorful and it felt like most rice would, soft and consistent. The beans tasted great and they had a great texture because they felt firm but not squishy or chewy.

I think the food from Chopo chicken was much better than the one I made because it was bursting with flavor and the way they made it made the chicken, beans, and rice taste better. Now there are two ways for me to do my recommendations because Chopo chicken was expensive compared to the home meal. I think if you're looking to save money the home meal definitely was not bad but you will save $10 at least. But if you really want good food and are willing to spend a little more than normal then Chopo Chicken is a perfect option for you. My food is fresh because the ingredients were not frozen and you can't consider frozen food fresh.

The food I made was pretty healthy, for example, the beans nutrition facts stated there was only 0g of total fat, 0g cholesterol, 430 mg of sodium, 20g of carbohydrates, 6g dietary fiber, 2g of sugar, and 7g of protein. The nutrition facts on the brown rice are as follows, 1g total fat, 0mg of cholesterol, 0mg of sodium, 33g total carbohydrates, 2g of dietary fiber, 1g of sugar, 4g of protein. The nutrients for the chicken are, 2g of total fat, 150mg of sodium, 0mg of potassium, 0g total carbs, 0g dietary fiber, 0g sugar, 27g protein. So overall this was a healthy and protein filled meal that I recommend anyone tries.

In conclusion, both dishes were good and I recommend the restaurant if you are wanting better food but for more money and the home cooked meal of you want cheaper and possibly larger quantities. You can't go wrong either way. Thanks

Spanish Project

Hay un chico se llama Bob. Tiene una bicicleta de trek. Se sienta en la bicicleta y comienza a pedalear. El chico esta volador bajo la colina. Al fondo de la colina ahi esta un agujero. Bob pega el agujero y vuelar encima de bar.  Bob llora y llora hasta que el va a casa. Después Bob va a hospital donde Bob es Tratado para un lastimado brazo. Bob va a casa y está enojado. Bob se cae en la escalera. Se meuere en la sofa. Los padres de Bob tenidon un funeral en el suelo para bob. Ellos ademas habl acerca de bob.

GMO's More Like OMG's

This class is called food. In this portion of the semester, we learned about GMO's vs. organic food. I have learned so much and had some very difficult struggles. One thing that really stood out to me was a number of lies are told about the GMO industry. I never thought that people would criticize something so hard that they use every day. A hard struggle that I had was finding the time to finish this project. I found that trying to finish three projects within the last five days of school was a real struggle especially since I had interviews, outside classes, other homework, orthodontist, and doctors appointments. I overcame this challenge by staying up late and working whenever I had an opportunity. For this AP we had to choose a side (Pro-GMO vs. Anti-GMO). I chose pro-GMO because I feel that GMO's are very important to society.

Chicago Fire

At Chicago Fire Soccer Club I practiced soccer, played games and learned to work as a team. I learned a lot about teamwork and how to play as a team vs playing individually. I made a difference to others because I was a good teammate and I helped them learn team work. This experience impacted future jobs or volunteering experiences because in future things I will have lots of knowledge to work as a team rather than a individuale. I will share my experience with others by teaching soccer and also teaching teamwork. At the present time I am planning on playing soccer all four years of high school. I have 140 hours because I have played 3 times a week and had 1 game per weekend every week since December 1st 2016.

MSI Science Achievers

At the Museum of Science and Industry I did many things. First I would come in and learn the content that I needed to know for presenting to guests on the floor. Second I would go to the fab lab (Fabrication Laboratory) and create diffrent things with diffrent machines such as laser cutters, vinyl cutters, 3d printers, and 2d printers. Third, after lunch I go to the floor to present the current topic such as bed of nails which we demonstrate with a balloon and a bed of nails, for this I talked about how surface area affects weather the balloon would pop or not. Another topic I presented was the heart anatomy where the guests had to guess the diffrent parts of the heart and I would let them know if they were correct or not then I would explain what the part does. Fourth I would go to a class where we learn teamwork and we bond as a community. I made a difference to others because I taught hundreds of people new things and they really benefited from this because this was their first time hearing what I was teaching so they got a great first impression and wanted to come back for more. I plan to share my experience with others by telling them about the program and  also teaching them things I have learned. I plan to stay in the program for all four years through high school.

Chicago Lights

I have been introduced to Chicago lights through my church that I attend, Fourth Presbyterian. I've found this to be a very useful resource for having a mentor that I look forward to meeting every week and talking about everything from math to working out. I have also been coached on my platforms such as my resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn all for future job prospects. I am grateful to be part of such a great organization and my mentor has coached me through a lot of learning. I am so grateful to be part of such a great organization. I look forward to staying with them until I graduate. My focus is to use my time wisely.

In this program, I learned about how to apply for a job, how to do interviews, how to dress for them, and we made different things such as LinkedIn, my resume, and cover letters. I made a difference to others because when I get a job I will be helping people in need or teaching people new things. This has impacted future volunteering or work I do because now I will be prepared for it and I will know what to do and how to do it. I will share my experience with others by telling them about the experience or even teaching them new things.

Death By Monoculture?

This class is called Food For Thought. In this course, we talked about death. We learned about everything from the Irish Potato Famine to where certain foods originated from. In this course I encountered many struggles, one was right now during this action project and my computer wouldn't work and I couldn't receive feedback. I solved this by charging my computer when I got home and asking my parents and sister for feedback. We also did multiple FE's which gave me more insight into what we were learning. For this project, I had to write about a problem that's facing our global food supply. I brought up the topic of monocultures. These monocultures are massive problems because they make it easy for a single disease to come around and wipe out all the crops. I also talk about solutions and why they are good. If you have ever heard or even don't know what a monoculture is then kept reading to find out.

 

Did you know that during the Irish potato famine according to encyclopedia Britannica the population fell 25% in 1872? A monoculture is when you plant clones of the same plant in the entire field. The global food system relies on people all over the world to help produce food and if any place has a monoculture then the entire system can collapse because of one simple disease. Monocultures make the global food system extremely susceptible to failure and so if everyone changed to a polyculture then everything would be safer. I will be proposing solutions to SDG 2 which is no hunger.

Our food system depends on farmers to produce food. Three reasons that monocultures are not good are monocultures fail really easily according to control freaks they are 94% more susceptible than normal crops. This can become a massive problem for obvious reasons. Another reason is when monocultures destroy places they are known to kill thousands of people. A good example of this is what happened in Ireland and they lost thousands of people. The last one is monocultures use way more pesticides than average crops. All these things combined create a really dangerous crop that is susceptible to disease.

Ireland is a good example of a place that suffered from monoculture but there are other examples. California had a monoculture problem with their grapes and they were forced to replant 2 million grape vines. China also has one,“For instance, China is now a vast “sea of monocultures” dotted with little islands of native rice.” (pg. 488)

If you decide to depend on a single monoculture that could spell disaster for your country. The only way you could say Ireland addressed its problem, after the fact, was to stop planting monocultures and start planting polycultures. There is one really simple thing that we can learn from history and that is to never and I mean never plant monocultures. The safe way to go is to plant a polyculture. In case you're wondering the reason places are still planting monocultures is that they are what are considered cash crops which simply means they are produced for their money not for the farmers use.

There are a few things farmers can do to address this problem. First, I think that the government from where you're from can subsidise farmers who grow different crops so that a disease doesn't come through and wipe everything out. In the past governments have subsidized farms many times. According to Wikipedia the U.S government has given farms $1.4 billion in subsidized money. Second, Eat locally grown foods because small local farms don't grow monocultures. You might be wondering how we will get everyone to eat locally grown food and a solution is for more people to start their own gardens, especially in the city. You also may be wondering how we'll make the prices affordable, if enough people buy local then the prices will start decreasing since the farmers are getting more business. Third, don't buy from places that plant monocultures because it supports these farms and allows them to keep growing monocultures.

Our planet can't afford a mess up to the scale the Irish did, it wasn't just the Irish people's fault that they're crops messed up but I just am pointing out how disastrous it was. So we should never grow a monoculture. What you should take from this is that the best way to avoid the effects of planting a monoculture are to plant a polyculture. Polycultures are way safer and they create a nice variety of plants for people. Polycultures don't use nearly as many pesticides as a monoculture because they aren't as susceptible to disease as monocultures are. One way for you to support polycultures is by buying local since local farms aren't normally monocultures and you won't be supporting a farm that relies on a monoculture crop.

It will be addressing SDG 2 because it is zero hunger and if we find a more sustainable way to produce food then we will be able to feed everyone. When you're in a grocery store and are ready to pick up the cheap generic potato remember how many people died from something just like that.


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Clash of the Leavening Agents

This class is a STEAM class where we discussed food. To be more precise we looked at baking, leavening agents, the history of mankind related to food and fire, and we even got a chance to bake our own foods. I especially found the part about mankind's history to be interesting because I didn't know the impact that food and fire had on us. I definitely did not know that we used to have massive arms since we had to live in trees and we had super strong guts so that we could combat bacteria that was in the food that we couldn't cook before. I really like learning about how we completely changed after we figured out that we could create fire and cook our food, it's the reason our brains are so large now. For our action project, we had to bake bread to see what kind of leavening agent rose the highest, my group cooked sourdough bread which uses the sourdough starter as a leavening agent. The other two groups were baking soda and yeast. This was a difficult project because my group had a very hard time getting the bread to bake correctly and in the end, we did not manage to make it work. It was still a valid experiment and we used it which meant our bread grew the least.

In this project, we compared how much sourdough, baking soda, and yeast rose compared to each other. There were a few different variables in the bread such as the baking time, leavening agent used, and the baking temperature. Leavening agents are what are used to make the bread rise. All the loaves are going to be compared with rising height, taste, and texture. The research question we will be asking is which leavening agent makes the bread rise the highest. My hypothesis is that the baking soda will rise the highest because we created baking soda to replace natural leavening agents, and I don't think that we designed something that can't perform as well as natural things so I'm guessing baking soda. There are also different things called control groups and experimental groups. The control group was the yeast and the experimental group was the baking soda and the sourdough. A control group is a group we know the outcome of and is more predictable. The experimental group is the group that we not sure of the outcome so we compare it with the control group to see what changed.

Control Group: Commercial Yeast Bread

Ingredient	Calculations	Revised Amount
Water	3 x 1/4	¾ cup
Flour	7 x 1/4	1 3/4 cups
Salt	1 x 1/4	1/4 tablespoon
Yeast	1 1/2 x 1/4	⅜ tablespoon

Experimental Group 1: Sourdough Yeast Bread

Ingredient (copy from the recipe)	Calculations	Revised Amount
3 ½ cups flour	3 ½ x 1	3 ½ cups
2 cups of buttermilk	2 x 1	2 cups
1 teaspoon salt	1 x 1	1 teaspoon
1 teaspoon baking soda	1 x 1	1 teaspoon
1 teaspoon sugar	1 x 1	1 teaspoon

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Experimental Group 2: Chemical Leavening Agent Bread

Ingredient (copy from the recipe)	Calculations	Revised Amount
4 Cups Water	4 divided by 4	1 cup
10 Cups All-Purpose Flour	10 divided by 4	2.5 cups
3 ½ Teaspoons Salt	3 ½ divided by 4	.875 teaspoons or ⅞ teaspoons
¾  cups of sourdough starter	¾ divided by 4	.187 cups or 3 tablespoons or 3/16 cups

Directions
-Yeast

1. Mix all the ingredients in the bowl to form the dough.
2. Cover the dough and let it sit for 2 hours then put in the fridge for 2 hours.
3. Make loaves out of the dough then let it sit for another hour.
4. Cut the top of the bread and put it in the oven for 10-15 minutes at 450 degrees.

-Sourdough

1. Put all the ingredients except for salt into a bowl then mix it.
2. Mix all the ingredients into the dough then let it sit for 15-60 minutes.
3. Knead the bread and add salt as your kneading it.
4. Let the dough sit for 4-6 hours.
5. Form the dough into loaves
6. Cut the top of the loaves then put them in the oven until the bread is 195 degrees.

-Baking Soda

1. Combine all the dry ingredients then put in the buttermilk.
2. Mix all the ingredients then put shape them into a loaf shape.
3. Slit the dough.
4. Bake the dough at 450 degrees for 30-40 minutes.

For this action project, we needed to make 1 loaf of each type of bread so we needed to convert the recipe to make 1 loaf. I put the conversion below.

Conversions

-Yeast

Everything x 1/4

1. 3x1/4=.75 or 3/4 cups of water
2. 7x1/4=1.75 or 7/4 cups of sugar
3. 1x1/4=.25 or 1/4 tablespoon of salt
4. 1 1/2x1/4=.375 or 3/8 tablespoons of yeast

-Sourdough

1. 4x1/4= 1 cup of water
2. 10x1/4=2.5 or 5/2 cups of flour
3. 3 1/2x1/4=.875 or 7/8 tablespoons of salt
4. 3 1/2x1/4=.1875 or 3/16 cups of starter

-Baking Soda

1. Already makes 1 loaf of bread so there isn't a need for a conversion.

-Results

Yeast: The yeast bread turned out really well and it smelled, looked, and felt perfect. This loaf of bread rose from 2 to 3 inches tall after being baked.

Sourdough: The sourdough bread was a complete failure and could not have turned out worse. Neither loaves rose at all and I think the reason for the failure the first time was because of incorrect kneading technique, dead sourdough starter, and incorrect baking temperature. The second time failed because of kneading and dead sourdough starter. The first loaf of bread we cooked I wouldn't try but the second loaf tasted a lot like salt.

Baking Soda: The baking soda bread turned out very well. It smelled, looked, felt, and tasted good. It rose the most going from 2.5 inches to 4 inches. So it turns out that my hypothesis is correct. 

RP, Sourdough 1, (2017)

DS, Sourdough 2, (2017)

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