Hey there
everyone! Last week has been a very tiring and strenuous one for all of us
first-year TKK students because we had to give a presentation as a part of our
Culture Project (like all of you can most probably remember). In addition, we had
to go and watch ten presentations apart from giving our own. To be honest, I was not
really looking forward to spending two afternoons in an awfully hot building
instead of being outdoors. As it turned out though, the presentation days were
much more interesting and exciting than I anticipated and I actually listened
to more presentations than necessary.
On Wednesday I arrived an hour before I had to give my own presentation in order to listen to some of the other Irish Culture Topics. After having given my own presentation I stayed a little longer and listened to a couple more people presenting their paper. These following topics were the ones I attended:
- Titanic- The fate of the Irish aboard (by Jennifer Latzka)
- Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly – Irish bands from America - Gaelic and its use in Northern Ireland (by Jens)
-Bloody Sunday for the GAA (by Johanna Jechart)
- The life of Irish Traveller Women
- Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann – Festival of music in Ireland (by Sabrina Michelitsch)
- Croagh Patrick (by Katrin WIesinger)
- The Irish Film Industry (by Dunja Devici)
- The Cliffs of Moher (by Blandine Leclere)
- Abortion Law in Ireland (Andrina Dolinsek)
- Ireland’s contribution to the world of video games (by Artur)
To be honest, I didn’t find it very easy to choose the topics that I will be tested on for my KGP but I managed in the end. These 5 topics are the ones I chose and the ones I considered most interesting of all.
- Titanic – The fate of the Irish aboard
I chose this presentation because it never even occurred to me as a possible topic. And when Jennifer presented it, I was completely astounded. I thought it was really interesting to hear about it because the fateful sinking of the Titanic has affected so many different countries and Nations. Seeing only one side of the story was really fascinating.
-Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly – Irish bands from America
Whenever I heard the name “Flogging Molly” by brain connected this band to the word “Irish”. Now, as you can image, finding out that they’re actually America came as a huge surprise to me. I am a huge fan of all kinds of music and that is why learning about those two bands will be something I anticipate doing.
-The life of Irish Traveller Women
I unfortunately can’t remember the presenter’s name, but I will never forget this presentation. She could barely speak because she had a hoarse voice so all of the people listening had to sit on the floor really close to her in order to be able to hear what she says. And despite her slight disadvantage, I think I personally never paid more attention than during that presentation. This topic was really something I’ve never heard of before and therefore it is something I gladly want to learn more about.
- The Irish Film Industry
Dunja really chose an awesome topic. Movies are generally something I am very much into and I strongly appreciate all the films coming from Irleand (e.g. “In Bruges”, written and directed by Irishman Martin McDonagh). For that reason I knew from the beginning that this topic would be among the ones I would definitely choose for my KGP. Good Job, Dunja!
-Abortion Law in Ireland:
This issue and its current situation in Ireland is something I am quite interested in. Andrina prepared it very well and gave a very clear and understandable overview of the topic. The reason why I liked this topic so much though is because it really shocked me the first time I've heard of it. It seems to be a very controversial issue that offers a great deal of topics of conversation you can discuss.
On Thursday I went to see the presentations prepared and held by the students learning about American Culture.
-Two Heroines of American Aviation: Amelia Earhart and Bessie Coleman (by Orsolya Csizmár)
-Religion made in America: Scientology (by Harald Pasch)
-Hurricane Preparedness (by Claudia Schwaiger)
-Racial Segregation as depicted in 2 movies (by Tiana Jerkovic)
I have to admit that all four of them were simply amazing because the presenters either chose really up-to-date topics or interesting pieces of American history. I gladly listened to them giving their presentations and I had fewer difficulties in choosing the three American Culture Topics for my KGP:
1)Two Heroines of American Aviation: Amelia Earhart and Bessie Coleman.
Orsolya did an amazingly good job. She dug up a quite unknown bit of American history and presented it to us in the best possible way. I never heard of those two ladies before but now that I do, I feel like having learned something really useful.
2) Hurricane Preparedness: Claudia
Claudia talked about something very up-to date. The chances of witnessing a hurricane whilst on a trip to the States is quite high. Hearing about how exactly people prepare for such a natural disaster and how they cope not only gives you an insight on people's personalities but also on how strongly they hold together in times of danger.
3) Racial Segregation as depicted in 2 movies
There we go again: Movies, something I am always tempted by. This presentation dealt with two movies called “The Secret Life of Bees” and “The Help” and both of them are centred around racial segregation. I unfortunately havn’t seen either of the movies but I think that the topic is a very important one everybody should be aware of.
Altogether, I think everybody did a great job during the Culture Presentation Days. All those weeks of preparation for the paper and the amount of work we put into researching it really paid off in the end. I can say without a second of hesitation that everybody really tried hard to write an awesome paper and to prepare an even more awesome Prezi or PowerPoint presentation. The only thing we have to worry about now is whether or not our teachers were also as positively surprised. But keep your hopes up, I am 99% sure that everything will work out perfectly well.
On Wednesday I arrived an hour before I had to give my own presentation in order to listen to some of the other Irish Culture Topics. After having given my own presentation I stayed a little longer and listened to a couple more people presenting their paper. These following topics were the ones I attended:
- Titanic- The fate of the Irish aboard (by Jennifer Latzka)
- Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly – Irish bands from America - Gaelic and its use in Northern Ireland (by Jens)
-Bloody Sunday for the GAA (by Johanna Jechart)
- The life of Irish Traveller Women
- Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann – Festival of music in Ireland (by Sabrina Michelitsch)
- Croagh Patrick (by Katrin WIesinger)
- The Irish Film Industry (by Dunja Devici)
- The Cliffs of Moher (by Blandine Leclere)
- Abortion Law in Ireland (Andrina Dolinsek)
- Ireland’s contribution to the world of video games (by Artur)
To be honest, I didn’t find it very easy to choose the topics that I will be tested on for my KGP but I managed in the end. These 5 topics are the ones I chose and the ones I considered most interesting of all.
- Titanic – The fate of the Irish aboard
I chose this presentation because it never even occurred to me as a possible topic. And when Jennifer presented it, I was completely astounded. I thought it was really interesting to hear about it because the fateful sinking of the Titanic has affected so many different countries and Nations. Seeing only one side of the story was really fascinating.
-Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly – Irish bands from America
Whenever I heard the name “Flogging Molly” by brain connected this band to the word “Irish”. Now, as you can image, finding out that they’re actually America came as a huge surprise to me. I am a huge fan of all kinds of music and that is why learning about those two bands will be something I anticipate doing.
-The life of Irish Traveller Women
I unfortunately can’t remember the presenter’s name, but I will never forget this presentation. She could barely speak because she had a hoarse voice so all of the people listening had to sit on the floor really close to her in order to be able to hear what she says. And despite her slight disadvantage, I think I personally never paid more attention than during that presentation. This topic was really something I’ve never heard of before and therefore it is something I gladly want to learn more about.
- The Irish Film Industry
Dunja really chose an awesome topic. Movies are generally something I am very much into and I strongly appreciate all the films coming from Irleand (e.g. “In Bruges”, written and directed by Irishman Martin McDonagh). For that reason I knew from the beginning that this topic would be among the ones I would definitely choose for my KGP. Good Job, Dunja!
-Abortion Law in Ireland:
This issue and its current situation in Ireland is something I am quite interested in. Andrina prepared it very well and gave a very clear and understandable overview of the topic. The reason why I liked this topic so much though is because it really shocked me the first time I've heard of it. It seems to be a very controversial issue that offers a great deal of topics of conversation you can discuss.
On Thursday I went to see the presentations prepared and held by the students learning about American Culture.
-Two Heroines of American Aviation: Amelia Earhart and Bessie Coleman (by Orsolya Csizmár)
-Religion made in America: Scientology (by Harald Pasch)
-Hurricane Preparedness (by Claudia Schwaiger)
-Racial Segregation as depicted in 2 movies (by Tiana Jerkovic)
I have to admit that all four of them were simply amazing because the presenters either chose really up-to-date topics or interesting pieces of American history. I gladly listened to them giving their presentations and I had fewer difficulties in choosing the three American Culture Topics for my KGP:
1)Two Heroines of American Aviation: Amelia Earhart and Bessie Coleman.
Orsolya did an amazingly good job. She dug up a quite unknown bit of American history and presented it to us in the best possible way. I never heard of those two ladies before but now that I do, I feel like having learned something really useful.
2) Hurricane Preparedness: Claudia
Claudia talked about something very up-to date. The chances of witnessing a hurricane whilst on a trip to the States is quite high. Hearing about how exactly people prepare for such a natural disaster and how they cope not only gives you an insight on people's personalities but also on how strongly they hold together in times of danger.
3) Racial Segregation as depicted in 2 movies
There we go again: Movies, something I am always tempted by. This presentation dealt with two movies called “The Secret Life of Bees” and “The Help” and both of them are centred around racial segregation. I unfortunately havn’t seen either of the movies but I think that the topic is a very important one everybody should be aware of.
Altogether, I think everybody did a great job during the Culture Presentation Days. All those weeks of preparation for the paper and the amount of work we put into researching it really paid off in the end. I can say without a second of hesitation that everybody really tried hard to write an awesome paper and to prepare an even more awesome Prezi or PowerPoint presentation. The only thing we have to worry about now is whether or not our teachers were also as positively surprised. But keep your hopes up, I am 99% sure that everything will work out perfectly well.
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