I thought that Taylor Williams did a great job talking about tattoos representing art. It was very insightful, especially with her technique with using an essay with a few pictures. As I listened to her speak and looked at the pictures, I got a clear picture of the point she was trying to get across. She made a great argument about why tattoos are art, because they have meaning and beauty. I never viewed tattoos in this way until I saw this presentation, because now I realize that the person who gets a tattoo is getting it for a reason, and that is truly beautiful. Taylor also included her friend who has tattoos in her project to show why she has tattoo’s and what their meaning/importance to them are. I think this helped strengthen her project by giving a real example of a friend who enjoys tattoos.
I really enjoyed Alexis Deguzman’s presentation as well. She presented it in a way that was very powerful and I even found myself to feel emotional. Alexis’s story was beautiful to hear, and I enjoyed how she formatted everything. Alexis described her sister and how her family misses her every day. I thought it was very special that her family has a song for her. She included many pictures, and also used an essay format. I think that this mode of communication was very beneficial and worked very well with her project and topic. Overall, I believe Alexis did a phenomenal job portraying her feelings and emotions, and describing why the song made by Aerosmith is art.
I agree with you about the choices both Alexis and Taylor made when placing their photos into their text. You will hopefully be able to put this insight to work in your final paper, as we will be working with more than just alphabetic text. Thank you for your thoughts! 3/3