My name is Diane. I love people and cultures and am especially drawn to those in Africa, Latin America, and Europe. One of the things that brings me the most joy is talking with people. Hearing people’s stories is honestly one of my favourite things in life and is something that I believe is very … Continue reading Week One →
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My name is Diane. I love people and cultures and am especially drawn to those in Africa, Latin America, and Europe. One of the things that brings me the most joy is talking with people. Hearing people’s stories is honestly one of my favourite things in life and is something that I believe is very … Continue reading Week One →
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For deciding what best and worst videos, I believe that the video on “Towards an Uncertain Future” and “Commerce, Coercion, and America’s Empire” are the best ones. This is because both of these videos used various contents such as pictures, media and words from experts. For instance, the video on “Towards an Uncertain Future” had a […]
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After viewing last year’s student videos, I now have formulated different ideas and have a better understanding of what to do when the task is ours. I have stolen ideas that I believe will create a nice video and have ditched some that I think will deter a video. The two videos I found most […]
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The video made by last years student are interesting to say the least. Some can be seen as informative, clear, and easy to follow when others are not so much within that ball park. I will not go into detail about all the videos but I will state and argue for my two favourite videos […]
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I thought that most of the videos from last year were pretty well done, and that almost all of them at least managed to fulfill their main purpose, which is to provide the viewer with some information on Latin America. That being said, many of them did end up boring me, and I believe that had […]
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Overall, I was impressed with the videos made by last year’s students. They all presented interesting information about the chapters in the book. I found that there were similarities between the good videos and similarities between the bad videos. The better videos used similar features to present their information in a well constructed manner and […]
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While at the beginning of the term I can’t particularly comment on the content of the videos, as an avid watcher of media I can get a feel for what I want to watch, and what I don’t. Having said that, and bless their hearts, “The Meeting of the Two Worlds” comes across as a […]
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A Commentary to Last Year’s Videos: Doing it right!
A Personal Commentary on Last Year’s Videos To be honest, commenting on other students past videos, makes me feel a bit uncomfortable. However, since it is being ask of us and also knowing that it is very possible that this will happen to ours next year, here is what I think of them: After seeing […]
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