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.
