Ted Talks homework

http://www.ted.com/talks/zak_ebrahim_i_am_the_son_of_a_terrorist_here_s_how_i_chose_peace

Zak Ebrahim does a great job with the way he speaks. I think he spoke clearly, he projected, he didn’t fidget, and he made eye contact properly. The only part about his speech that was a little off for me was how he just stood in one spot the entire time. Was he engaging? Yes. But honestly, I feel like if I were in that crowd, I would have had a hard time keeping alert. The topic was very interesting and he made great points but the fact that the level of his voice didn’t change and he stayed in one spot may have lost me a little. He didn't use visual aides. I can maybe see why his volume didn't change at all though; he stayed on a serious subject and didn't give an option to change the way he addressed his audience. I think that part of what made the speech okay to watch and engaging was the camera angles and how they moved around.

http://www.ted.com/talks/isabelle_allende_how_to_live_passionately_no_matter_your_age#t-302985

Isabel Allende makes an all around great speech. She projects and speaks with a purpose. Isabelle connects with her audience on a personal level and uses a topic that is relatable with everyone: aging. She uses serious points and uses humor to get her point across. Visual aids and photos are utilized to better put her point across. Her eye contact is effective and she locks onto individuals in the audience and interacts with everyone to some extent. She uses a friendly and almost conversational tone while changing her volume levels and using appropriate transitions between ideas. She just did a great job overall with her presentation style.

In the article, "Jennifer Lawrence Nude Photo Leak Isn't A 'Scandal.' It's A Sex Crime" The author speaks of an issue bigger than just the nude photos of celebrities being leaked. He sort of goes on to talk about the ongoing problem paralleling this one. How this wasn't a choice on their part but a crime against them. Your phone should be a private place and a person shouldn't have to worry about someone hacking into their personal things and sending out information for their own personal gain. The author brings up the same situation in which Vanessa Anne Hudgens was caught in a few years ago. They treated her terribly and made the victim of this crime into the one who should feel guilty about it to begin with. She made a public apology for something that she was not to blame for. That shouldn't have been the case because she had nothing to apologize for. Those images were meant for private purposes, not to be paraded around the internet because some jerk doesn't care about what happens to others. I also liked the point that was made in the third paragraph where he says, "It is not on the (usually, but not always, female) victim to take “enough” measures to protect herself but rather on the (usually, but not always, male) victimizer to choose not to commit said crime." Sex crime is a growing problem regardless of what type. I mean, as college students we were made to take an online course before coming here about violence prevention and sexual assault. I agree one hundred percent with the author that these women who had their privacy broken into and publicized for the world to see are victims. They shouldn't apologize for anything because they did nothing wrong, they were wronged by hackers who hurt others for their own gain (whatever that may be).

Hello! I'm Alyssa Hiser. I'm from Louisville, Kentucky just around an hour and a half north of Lexington. I'm at UK because UL just wasn't going to cut it for me; UK is just better all around! I'm here for a Political Science degree to continue on track through Law school. The song that would describe my 2014 is "You're Gonna Miss This" by Trace Adkins. This is because with ending senior year and moving away from home and all I'm familiar with, 2014 was a major reflective year and you really do miss the simple things and being a kid. We're growing up and honestly, I do want that back. I'm looking forward to getting started with my college education and starting a new chapter here at UK.