Presentations

Here we are, back in that time of the year when, on the one hand we want to celebrate our month off college, but on the other hand, we feel anxious to know our marks.

Well, in the meantime, why not going back and remember this semester’s presentations?

First of all I’ve got to apologize for not having notes about everyone’s presentation, so feel free to add anything you want :)

DAY 1

*Andreia and Dalila came to teach us a lesson about advertisement, both on paper and on video. They brought loads of examples of both kinds, and explained them. I’ve got to tell you that, if they didn’t talk about the eleven types of advertisements, I would have never noticed how different they are from one another.

*Next up was Joana, talking about both Maya Angelou and her Names. Well, actually it would be almost impossible to talk about one without talking about the other, as Names is Maya’s autobiography, from all Joana explained. It is wonderful how she could condemn the racial segregation just by telling us the story of her name!

*Then, we were visited by the wonderful ghost-ship Mary Celeste, all thanks to Luis. The whole story is delicious, how the ship was first found with everything on it but people and suddenly all the alcohol had just vanished… Am I the only one who suddenly thinks of Roanoke? And yeah, literature also gives an amazing hand on creating myths!

*Paula came next with three cartoons about tobacco. She reminded us of the famous new Portuguese law about smoking. And gave crucial information that could be considered as a motivation to stop smoking: it only takes 24 hours without smoking to reduce the risk of having a stroke.

*I (Sandra) went next, with an extra-fast (but not quick) presentation about the writers’ strike. Why is there a strike, what do the writers want and who’s supporting them were the main topics I wanted to develop the best I could. Hope I didn’t scare you with the prediction of a 9/10 months strike!

*Raquel was the sixth person of the day, bringing us a bunch of cartoons about obesity. She gave us a definition, explained us some of the causes, told us the effects and gave some advices on what to do.

*Closing up the day we had Joana Carlos with some somewhat scary cartoons about technology. I mean, scary because they are true! Have you ever tried to read a 16-year-old-girl profile on hi5 or myspace? Or, on the other hand, have you ever been on someone’s luxurious living room and then visited the poor rest of the place?

DAY 2

I know I missed some presentations in that day, so, again, I’m sorry. Feel free to add information about those presentations that aren’t here :)

*When I arrived, Pedro was trying to load some videos about drifting (too bad he couldn’t… I really wanted to see them. What about posting the links?). He told us it history and its techniques. Oh, and wouldn’t it be great if FIA recognized drifting and we could watch on TV?

*Next up was Tiago and Maddie, who brought us some information about Egyptian Gods and Symbols. They showed us the main Egyptian Gods and explained their importance. Then they talked about the meaning of some of the most known symbols, and brought us some “living” examples, so that we could see by ourselves.

*After that we had Maria João talking about AIDS. She explained the origins, gave an overview of the problem and showed us some of the official statistics that are already terrifying, considering that they will never be complete!

*Closing up the second day of presentations, there was Rogério, who brought us a different sight over 9/11. He raised some unanswered questions that can actually make one think about what really happen that day! Vanishing plains, strange falls of the towers, suspect meetings… Well, I say: too much coincidence!