Blog VII: Ambition

Once again, we sharpen our intellectual pencils in a renewed effort. After a lull in enthusiasm for the project, we have returned to finish what we started. Acceptance to the D.C. Historical Society is no longer the objective; we seek to answer the question and contribute to the historical narrative in a holistically productive manner, no matter the result. Three days ago, the entire team met in the choir room and covered the entire mirror with dry erase markers. We were thinking, scheming, and designing. Creating. And for the first time, we have instilled a sense of discipline within the group. Each member has been assigned a very specific task, and we have eliminated all forms of indolence and  are progressing in a very definite direction.

The Wikipedia team continues to modify their thesis based on the tides and flows of crowd sourcing software. Our Wikipedia page is drawing attention from students at Howard University, as well as many other scholars of varying credibility.

To help with our ongoing frustration with Mapstory, we have brought in a Mapstory expert to evaluate the situation. She has significantly alleviated our stress, and we now seek to use Mapstory as a vital component to our mission rather than an experiment.

Victoria Robinsion is currently compiling all of our data and videos onto a website. Soon, everything we do will be in one singular location for convenient access.

We are ambitious, and we will finish what we started.