SPC 1017-2462 Group 3

Joslin Fernandez Blog Post #2 After watching my classmate's presentation about James Baldwin, I learned that he was much more than just a writer. Before the presentation, I had heard his name but did not know much about his life or why he was considered a changemaker. The slides explained how he used his books, essays, and speeches to speak out against racism and inequality during the Civil Rights Movement. I thought it was interesting that he believed people needed to face difficult truths if they wanted society to improve. One thing that stood out to me from the presentation was how much courage James Baldwin had. My classmate talked about the challenges he faced growing up and how he experienced discrimination because of both his race and his personal identity. Even though many people disagreed with him, he continued to share his opinions and fight for equality. That made me realize that being a changemaker is not always about holding political office. Sometimes it is about havi...

 Michael Navarrete                                                        SPC1017-2462                                                                Prof. Sinkoff   This second and last blog post will be going over my thoughts on each groups theme presentations on Changemakers from the 1700s to present time today. I found this idea interesting because there may be some opportunities for some group members to talk about people who we have probably never heard about like James Baldwin or Aaron Burr.     Starting with group one’s presentation, they chose to work on the 1700s to 1800s of Changemakers in the United S...

 Hello there! Today I will be talking about how our presentation day went! We first divided ourselves into the same 3 groups as last time and we each were assigned different eras and had to choose an important change makers from that time line that we were interested in. Starting with group 1 who were assigned years 1776-1830s. They said between 1776 and the 1830s, America was a nation in motion. The American Revolution had marked a dramatic break from the British rule. My peer Zebadiah Mckenzie was able to explain and show some examples of the important things that’s happened through those years. For example 1776( Declaration of Independence), 1787 ( Constitution signed), 1789 ( Washington’s presidency), 1791 ( Bill of Rights/ National Bank), 1803 ( Louisiana Purchase), 1820 ( Missouri Compromise), 1830s ( Trail of Tears/ Reform Movements). After that they each started presenting their changemakers. Dylan Rodriguez takes about Thomas Jefferson and how she helped shape American dem...

In my Introduction to Communication course, we had an assignment to do a series of group presentations on various changemakers and how they impacted society. All groups had researched influential persons and presented information about their lives, achievements and contribution. The presentation wasn’t as stressful as the last one because we had about two weeks to prepare for it. Everyone had more time to research their topics, work on their slides, and rehearse their presentation. I enjoyed all three presentations because they were informative, visually appealing and helped me learn about people I didn’t know much about before. I also liked the way they linked her achievements to conversations about inclusion and social justice today. One thing I really liked was that each presentation had at least one short video about the changemakers being presented. The videos helped me picture the people we were learning about and provided me with more context that made the information easier to ...