Summer Reading Project: Blog 1

Prompt: What inspired the author to do this project?

The Pregnancy Project by: Gaby Rodriguez
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            One reason why the author was inspired to do the project was the background of her family. This helped inspire her, because every girl from her big family, including her mother, went through teen pregnancy. Gaby, showing the sign of being the most mature one, promised herself that she would never get pregnant as a teen, and focus on her education. When her senior year came around, so did her senior project. The senior project was a project that every senior had to do. It had to include research of some sort, and impact their fellow classmates when they later presented them. Gaby, being the bright student as she was didn't want to do any old project. Instead she wanted to truly impact the lives of her classmates and teachers. To do this she decided to fake a pregnancy, and collect data. The data she collected included the reactions of people from her school, and how people treated her, especially because of her family's background. 

             Another reason why the author was inspired to do the project was, because she wanted to have a different and impact full Senior project. What made her project different was how it wasn't just on paper or shown as a presentation. Instead Gaby decided to actually live her project to collect the data she needed for it. What she did was not only show her class, but show the whole school.  She held an assembly to reveal her secret fake pregnancy. After the truth was discovered by her follow classmates and teachers, many of them had different feeling towards it. Some of them were very upset that she had lied to them for so long about such a serious topic just for a project. Others felt bad, and regretful after hearing and spreading rumors over Gaby's pregnancy, and assuming things about her just because she was "pregnant", and now finding out it was all fake. In the end Gaby's project really did impact people's many lives.

          

            The last reason why Gaby was inspired to do the project was, because she wanted to prove to people that she would have a successful life, and not end up pregnant as a teen like her sisters and mother. As Gaby grew up, she would always be told that she would end up becoming a teen mom. Gaby wanted to prove them all wrong. When Gaby told the school that she wasn't actually pregnant, and she only faked it for her project, it showed the people who thought little of her that she was going to have a great future for herself. During the project many people thought that since she was someone who was smart, she had ruined her chance of having a bright future. This whole project taught many people about stereotypes.