Culture Presentations

The presentations are done now and I think we're all relieved the project is completed. All in all I was really impressed about how much effort everyone put into researching and preparing for the presentation - great job all of you!!

A list of the presentations I watched:

USA:
- Southern Hospitality - The Southern Way of Life (Julia Rauch)
- Monty Roberts: An Extraordinary Communicator
- America as a nation of narcissm (Maria Dorner)
- Does Race Still Matter in the US? (Lisa Ziermann)
- Ellen DeGeneres - a modern woman and her influence on America (Johanna Schreilechner)
- Two Heroines of American Aiation: Amelia Earhart and Bessie Coleman (Orsolya Csizmár)
- Hurricane Preparedness (Claudia Schwaiger)
- Harlem, New York City (Louis Nguyen)
- Scientology: A Religion Made in America
- Racial Segregation as depicted in 2 Movies (Tiana Jerkovic)
- How the Columbian Exchange changed the world (Alexandra Haunold)
- The Amish country (Anita Mužek)
- TV shows depicting social issues (Christine Hartinger)

IRELAND:
- Witchcraft in Ireland (Sabrina Krassnig)
- Homophobic Bullying in Irish schools (Shirin Mahrouzadeh)

In all this stress and nervosity I acutally forgot to watch a third Irish presentation - I'm ashamed ;) But fortunately only the American ones will be tested at KGP, so I hope it's not that bad ;)


TOPICS I WANT TO BE TESTED ON AND WHY:

1. Southern Hospitality: The Southern Way of Life by Julia Rauch
I really enjoyed watching this presentation because I think Julia did a good job on giving a short overview about the pecularities of the South. It's something I want to figure out more about, that's why I chose this topic.

2. America as a Nation of Narcissm by Maria Dorner
Maria presented what everyone might feel in some way - American's self-image and national proud goes too far. I was really impressed by this presentation.

3. Religion made in America: Scientology by Harald Pasch
I heard a lot about Scientology but I hadn't known that much details, therefore I found this presentation greatly insightful, especially because I always wanted to find out more about it.

4. Racial Segregation as depicted in 2 Movies  by Tiana Jerkovic
I've already seen the movie "The Help" and even blogged about it, so this topic is kind of a must-have. I'm looking forward to watching the second movie "The Secret Life of Bees" since I was really moved by the short clip Tiana showed us on Thursday.

5. How the Columbian Exchange changed the world by Alexandra Haunold
It was fascinating to realize what foods wouldn't be popular in Europe without the Columbian Exchange. I felt like Alexandra could have talked about this topic for hours since it has a huge impact on world's history. She did a great job at giving a short summary and I really want to learn more about this topic, so this is the fifth presentation I chose for KPG.


To anyone of you who actually read this article - I wish you much motivation for studying and good luck for your final exam! :)