It is hard to do any oral presentation, specially when I dont practice or prepared myself for it. I believe that the best thing that I can do for next time, is to give myself more time to prapare and not wait last minute to practice.  Also it is important to take the time to do any research and have enough information. I think having a plan writing and write all my ideas down, can help me. Practicing the presentation a couple of times, can help me not to speak fast and feel so nervous when it comes to public speaking.

In this assignment i aimed to be prepared. I took alot of time to make sure people we're able to my ideas very clearly by laying out a presenation that was easy to follow and i tried to speak as clear as possible. I was very happy with my techniques but i think i could have used a little more direction and a more defined purpose. i really do think the hardest part of the assignement was making a hard connection between my drawing and what i wanted to commucate.

For my representation assignment I drew a picture based on an idea expressed in the story, “On the sidewalk bleeding.” My picture illustrated a man breathing through an oxygen mask, surrounded by various medications. In the pictures he was throwing a pack of cigarettes in the trash can. He had realised the consequence of his choice of habit, and decided to discontinue it. It was obviously far too late to save himself from his self-destructive behaviour, the damage had already been done and he was now faced with suffering and eventual death. This was a similar moral to the class text I chose. The character regretted his chosen path and wished he could change his situation and lifestyle, unfortunately it was too late. This message really spoke to me personally because I have a family member who has died of lung cancer due to his years as a smoker. He quit smoking for ten years before he was diagnosed with the cancer. My illustration and verbal description was clear and I am over-all satisfied with the outcome.

 - Kari.