This visualization was created as a project for CS441: Data Visualization in which I focus on the topic of the history of school shootings in the United States. I received feedback and guidance from Instructor: Dr. Emily Wall, Artist: W.J. Lofton, and TA: Thomas Davidson. This course encourages students to utilize data and visualizations to drive social justice issues.
In my poem, "Have we forgotten," I am focusing on the social justice issue of gun violence in America with an emphasis on school shootings and the lack of action taken to protect the lives of our children. Additionally, I wanted to point out that until it is someone that they know who has died by a bullet, many Americans can separate themselves from the issue and tend to sympathize from a distance, eventually forgetting the importance of the lives that were lost and the root of the issue--gun laws. Because of this, I have created visualizations that appeal to logos, pathos, and ethos.
To run on your local computer clone or fork this repository to your local device. Use a code editor(I prefer VisualCode Studio) or terminal/shell that supports Javascript, CSS, and HTML to run the code (Note: visualizations will only display correctly with internet connection). Ensure that the current working directory is set to the cloned folder.