Pecha Kucha - Response

1. What does the presenter do well? Are there any aspects that were particularly effective?

My presenter, showed fluency in the topic and also was very well spoken. The aspects that were particularly effective would definitely have to be speaking clearly and with diction. This allows the viewers to understand and follow along better in the presentation.


2. What might the presenter do to improve? Are the visual aspects interesting? Do they talk too quickly?

Only thing I would say that the presenter would need to improve on, would be the pictures moved a little to fast. On one of the slides, I just would advise presenter to watch and listen to their presentation, and make sure the speech and the picture fit together.


 3. What did you notice about the presentation as a whole. What are your feelings about the Pecha Kucha as a presentation form? Do you think you'll be able to fill in your 10 slides?

I thought personally the overall presentation was pretty good. In addition, I think this is a cool new way of presenting, and it captivates the audience allowing them to use their senses more , in a way that they have to listen and watch. It's like watching television! I think I will be able to fill my 10 slides my topic is detailed and I should able to show different styles and forms of my topic. I definitely see myself using this in the future.

China Research Idea: The Wooden Stick

The Wooden Stick

    I choose this topic because I wanted to learn more about why the culture made this invention called, Chopsticks a standard or tradition in the Chinese culture.

   

 The culture saw it as an extension on their fingers. The chopstick started out as a twig and then quickly evolved to a wooden stick, it was said that they were not afraid of heat or cold, they soon turned this idea into a tradition and a normality of the culture. My opinion I thought this is a interesting idea and they way they believed it was an extension of their fingers. The way the Chinese culture incorporates different styles of their everyday life intrigues me.

 

    I found this topic by researching some old traditions of Chinese culture. I really like to see the way of an idea so strong that it has lasted throughout generation to generation that became a set standard or like I said normality of the Chinese culture. Overall, cultures outside of anything American really peeks my interest to see how they do this tradition on a daily basis, and the way they have always approached it. If you think about it seems so normal to their culture now but years ago they used fingers and someone came up with an idea to use a chopstick to express their culture and turn it into tradition!

 Chopsticks are more than a tradition in China, they are a symbol of the Chinese culture. They go beyond just eating; most things in China always carry some type of legitimate meaning behind them that go beyond just a simple object, such as a chopstick. Chinese culture has always been something that I'm interested in. The culture is a way of life that provides meaning to everything they do.

Sources:

John, "Autobiography Correspondence" Message to Anzley Arline. 6 Nov. 2014. Email.

"Chinese Traditions and Cultures" History of Chopsticks. Chinese-traditions-and-culture.com.  nd. Web. 10 Nov. 2014
http://www.chinese-traditions-and-culture.com/chopsticks.html 

FACE-TO-FACE

  

   In taking one of the tests, I cam across racial question that were asked. I wasn't offended buy it was a little weird with the question they were asking us. Face-to-Face was interesting to see how peoples lives were different from ours, because of their religions. I learned a lot from the cultures and varieties they gave examples of each and I saw things that showed a different view of cultures and the way they interact, with other beliefs/religions.

     I saw the video of the class being divided last year, I thought it was very cool to see how the kids reacted to the different situations and the tasks they were given. I thought this was a very cool experiment and it showed the kids not to treat others differently no matter who they are or what they believe in; or even how they look. The way people are treated today because of how they look, or act or even what they believe in really makes others hurt inside. People might seem like they are fine on the outside but you never know what's going on, on the inside.

     Most of the tests were very interesting, and intriguing and I was very interested to learn more about the way people react to different people and cultures!

Reading Response (EXTRA)

How to get Away with Murder.

 

 

  
    When reading this script I have enjoyed the most is show different of a read it is you can see the amount of detail the writer put into this book and yes because of the fact its a  television show. But, also because it shows the value they have put in the show. The writing fluency really show throughout the story and they keep it fresh and up to date. The kids in the class all share a common goal to be like Mrs. Keating. Also, the writer use an imagery technique to flash forward through time and show the kids struggling through covering up the murder. The guy they have killed is actually Mrs. Keating's husband.

    This really sets the stage within the first few scenes. I was really excited to see the way it was scripted so differently from the show. It shows things that were not even in scenes such as wording, some characters words are changed from the script, based on the character. This is a good read and also good to watch that way you see if your imagery, matches the on screen image. I've really enjoyed watching and seeing this story unfold and come to life.

Quote: "I defend what's just and what abides to the law." I chose this quote because it was a very important line in the script, because it gave a really jaw dropping exit. Mrs. Keating was giving a very important line by saying that she chooses a to defend those to provide a just and abide by the criminal law.
 



 

How to get Away with Murder

The script for this show I really enjoy because, its captivating and has very good story line incorporating all the characters strengths and weaknesses. What I read recently the story line has continued to unfold with the teacher Mrs.Keating she is still sleeping around with the cop, and now the other main character Wesley is getting into trouble. His friend is in prison for accusation of murder and she says she didn't do it. Wesley tries to get her out buy going undercover as a DA to get down to what really happened but she tells and gets him in trouble. This then gets Wesley angry, but he still wants to help her. Wesley then asks Mrs. Keating. for assistance and she agrees to help. But before they get to the pre-sync Amanda has already told the prosecutor everything. The quote I picked was "Doesn't look like this case will take that long, your client just confessed." I chose this because it gave a piece of the dramatics within the script; also it expressed a very key piece to how Mrs. Keating will handle this case now. How will she solve it?

Reading Response

How to get Away with Murder

           

I have been reading a script from the television show “How to get away With Murder”. This story is about a teacher for the University of Middleton, teaching Criminal Law, her name is Annalise Keating. She teaches her students real-life events and what happens in a court room. The students work on the cases with her and each year she pick four students to come and join her law firm, but this year she added an extra student; one of the main characters Wesley Gibbins. He is not the brightest student in class but he overall tries and she sees a great effort in him so she gives him a chance. The story flashes back and forth from the future 5 months ahead. In the future they show the 5 kids that she picked to be on her firm are in trouble and have killed someone and are trying to get rid of the body. Soon to find out the person that her students have killed is Annalise’s husband. The quote I have chosen is “Do you really know who anyone really is”.  This quote really stood out to me because it gave a piece of advice but also gave the reader something to think about. I have really enjoyed reading a watching this story unfold. I’m excited to see how it will conclude.

 

Anzley R Arline

THE UGLY DUCKLING

I am reading a One-Act play called the Ugly Duckling it’s about a King and Queen who want to get there daughter Princess Camilla married. Her conflict is that she is ugly to everyone one else but not really. When she was younger her Godmother put a blessing on her that she would be humble and instead the blessing turned into a curse to where her beauty became bliss and everyone become ignorant to her beauty.

The King and Queen get suitors to get princess Camilla married off, all of the suitors obviously turn her down because she was ugly and they were all ignorant to her real beauty. This story really tells a story of what it means to be humble and show that all your beauty is on the inside. It’s a comedic fairy tale and throughout the writing the author uses his sentence fluency. A.A. Mline tells a goofy and children’s theatre style of writing showing all the aspects of what it is to be humble and to have a good heart. Most people don’t understand what it means to be humble, and in a broader picture he uses color words and imagery to express a simple idea of what it is to be a good person, and to have a good heart.

I have really enjoyed reading this story and being able to see different sides of this character (Camilla) and sees that even though she is not pretty on the outside she is beautiful and humble on the inside.