Culture Days – great presentations about Ireland and the US

Dear readers!

Last Wednesday and Thursday our English classes presented our Culture Topics. We spent almost two months dealing with and during that time we had the opportunity to do a lot of research. In the office hours we got the chance to ask our teachers for help or corrections. So that in the end every one of us had a decent final version of the essay. About the presentations I can say that really almost every one made quite an effort to impress the audience, although we were all really nervous. For my part I have to say that I'm quite sorry that I could not put as much enthusiasm in giving my presentation as I actually had for my interesting topic ("The Integration of Islam in Ireland"). I already had the flu at presentation day, which is why I was quite distracted. In fact I'm still bound to my bed – hope I get well soon.
Underneath there's a list of the presentations I watched and comments on them.


Ireland-related topics:

• Newgrange – A Treasure of Art
• Very informative! I like Ancient sights and art.
• Psychiatry in Ireland in the past with the case of Hanna Greally
• Really good presentation. Shocking pictures – unbelievable what has been done to people.
• Beyond Riverdance – A glimpse inside the world of Irish dance
• Nice. There even was an interview with an Irishman who started dancing with the age of seven.
• Appreciating Life – Donal Walsh's Fight Against Suicide in Ireland
• Informative and makes you think about live.
• The impact of the global warming on Ireland's agriculture
• Good explanations!
• Poetry in Irish schools
• Made me smile. Really nice.
• The ambivalent influence of King James II on the Irish
• Quite interesting, since I like history.
• Witchcraft in Ireland
• What a revealing and funny presentation. I liked it very much.
• Homophobic Bullying in Irish schools
• A problem that really needed to be addressed. Thank you.

US-related topics:

• Harlem, New York City
• NYC is cool – what else can I say.
• Scientology: A Religion Made in America
• Very nice presentation!
• The Amish country
• Cool pictures! The presentation was funny and very informative, because the girl presenting has already been to an Amish village.

My choice for the KGP:
* Witchcraft in Ireland
* Homophobic Bullying in Irish schools

* Poetry in Irish schools

* Beyond Riverdance – A glimpse inside the world of Irish dance

* Newgrange – A Treasure of Art