1 3 FINAL PROJECT: SPEAKING NOTES Final Project: Speaking Notes Student Instructor Course Date Slide 1: Overview of my artifacts I will be working on the theme of beliefs. I will be looking into some past religious artifacts such as the classical art pieces of Jesus, Moses, etc. I will explain what the artworks mean to me and I will also allow the audience to give their interpretation of what I am showing. I will be able to portray the theme of religion, beliefs, and time by comparing the different pieces. Slide 2: Theme’s Impact on my audience I believe that as people grow up from birth, they do not have much power in the religion they would like to associate with. Parents have become the sole determinants of where our faith and religion lie and I would like to allow my audience to think through the choices that were made for them. I believe that this presentation will help my audience ponder and see whether they will still choose the religion and beliefs they grew up knowing. For instance, some of the audience members may have been brought up with the notion that there is only one God, a supernatural being, yet they probably doubt it and they would choose to be atheists in their adulthood. Slide 3: Evidence I grew up in a very strict family and my parents forced me to go to church every other Sunday. I never liked church because I felt like I lived a fake life. Besides, I noticed that most church members were not staunch and some did some actions that were against the church teachings. However, my mother could not hear it and I only got the freedom to do as I chose after I got my ID. Typically, my religion was forced and I am so glad that I am in a better situation now although my past experiences make me question my life choices from time to time. Slide 4: Importance of my theme and artifacts I chose this theme because I like exploring the past Roman culture and I also grew up as a Christian. I feel like this project provides a chance to explore the similarities between the two. Just like the languages that have the same roots, I think that religions are also tied and this research will help demonstrate this. My audience and I will get a chance to be open-minded and not just think within the religious confinements. Slide 5: Benefit of studying Humanities Humanities is a means for people to be open-minded about different things such as cultures, religions, etc., and helps us comprehend what sets us apart from other people. Personally, taking this course has helped me identify different artifacts and it has given me different perspectives on things. Slide 6: Importance to society One of the greatest benefits of studying humanities is learning how to express compassion. Compassion is wide and having it since childhood would help us appreciate and respect everyone's religion. Besides, our parents would not force religion on us but rather, children would have the freedom to choose where they truly belong. I believe that humanities teach ...