Gloria Gonzalez

Capstone, Dr. Andrepoint

2nd period
August 29th, 2016

September 2, 2016

Sharpstown International School

8330 Triola Ln, Houston, TX 77036

Dear Professor Deborah Andrepoint,

The topic that I have chosen for my capstone project is the civic engagement within the
millennial generation. Throughout the years this generation has had the lowest amount of registered
voters who actually go out and vote and I aspire to change that. During the summer I attended a program
at Rice University in where they taught many teens from a Hispanic background how they can be a
change in their community. I learned that even though Latinos make up about half of the populations in
Houston, we are the most under represented. We have had laws and programs implemented that affect
many families such as the 287(g) program, where officers are able to deport an undocumented individual
for a simple traffic stop. A program in where HPD and ICE partner up and are allowed to make such a
negative impact on many families by having their basic right of seeing their family being stripped from
them. This inspired me because most often the ones that go to the polls and choose a sheriff like Ron
Hickman are those republican baby boomers who know the power that their votes have. Thus, I would
like to have millennials know the power that their votes contain because they could have the ability to
stop this program by just showing up to the polls.

I will be researching about the way that the government works and what politicians can get
elected by the people. Furthermore I will conduct a presentation in where many of my class seniors who
are eligible to vote will get registered. The reason why would be because there's a low voter turnout
within millennials in polls across the nations and I believe that if i register many of my classmates and
encourage them to vote we can cause a slight change. Additionally, we will go around our communities
and register many people to get registered, and explain to them why it should be done. By the end of this
capstone I hope to spread awareness to the importance of voting.

This Capstone is a stretch for me since I dont typically contact organizations to come to school
and register people to vote. Furthermore, going door to door and speak to people is what will help me
improve my communication skills and get out of my comfort zone. Furthermore, speaking to an audience
of more than fifty people isnt something typical to me however I aspire to improve on my speaking skills
and presentation skills. I will do extensive research on the statistics of voter turnout and what local issues
can be fixed through voting.

Gloria Gonzalez
Capstone, Dr. Andrepoint
2nd period
August 29th, 2016

I understand that plagiarism is taking someones work and claiming it your own and its morally
wrong and unethical. None of my research will be plagiarized, Ill make sure to use my own words and
reword things when using other sources for my paper. I pledge to do my best work in completing my
capstone project and affirm that I will not plagiarize nor falsify any documents during the capstone
process.

1. What can be the results of millennials went to the polls for national and local elections?

Gloria Gonzalez
Capstone, Dr. Andrepoint
2nd period
August 29th, 2016
2. What are the effects of the low voter turnout for millennials?
3. How exactly can this be achieved?