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5/2 Presentations

Amber Howe - Her Prezi was about finding true love in others,/family/yourself. It was a very interesting concept. She explained the Prezi well, citing the course reading, specifically readymades. She also used strong images. Perhaps she could make the transition to the school motif clearer. It seemed to come out of nowhere.

Deanna Browne - I liked how her project seemed to have a very specific audience in mind: Parents who are about to have a child/children. She used good images and effective text. Perhaps she could have elaborated on the resolution at the end better, perhaps by using more images/text showing how parents use their instincts.

Kelsey Shapiro - Her project discussed how music shapes people's identity. She used strong, colorful images. She also used musical notes throughout the Prezi. That was a nice touch. She also applied the course readings real well,citing, among other things, the heterotopian site and Barthe's messages. I don't think I have any suggestions. It was well-done.

Estelle Reider - Her images went well with text from the Poe poem. I like how she incorporated the poem. She had very strong images, and discussed how she had to defamilarize herself from them. Perhaps she could make the schizophrenic motif more clearer. I figured that's what she was getting at with those photos, but maybe she could elaborate on it more.

Charlotte Moyer - Her Prezi was very well-done. She used a lot of interesting images and visual metaphors, like brick walls and flowers. Her path was interesting. It related well to her argument that the creative writing process is a loop. The only thing I would suggest would be to make the text a bit clearer. The text was difficult to read at points.

Jenny Mascaro - She used very strong images in her Prezi. It was interesting that she based her whole project around a specific family that was on the Titanic. Perhaps she could apply some of the course readings to the Prezi. Perhaps she could discuss the historical significance of the Titanic, how it relates to human nature, how an audience would relate to this specific story, etc.