Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Diorama Commentary

1) This diorama evoked a strong emotion in me: Children in poverty. It accurately illustrates the issue and reminds us to be thankful for what we do have. There is always, always someone who has less.

2) This diorama taught me something I did not know: Deaths due to Iraqi Invasion. I agree with the Iraqi invasion. But it did give me a strong statistic that I wasn't previously aware of.

3) This diorama is very creative: Heart to Heart-Childhood Education. I think it's safe to say that this one had a little bit more time put into it than some of ours.

4) I have something to say about this diorama: Barrack Obama. I couldn't see what exactly it was arguing. It simply had a collection of information about our president. The diorama didn't include any opinions or ideas. At least, I felt that way.

5) The message in this diorama could be considered propaganda: Deaths due to Iraqi Invasion. It's using a strong death toll number to sway the public opinion without giving the statistics on the MASSIVE death rate in Iraq when Hussein was in control. Also, it didn't give the death rate in the Middle East during the Kuwait invasion. It's very one-sided.

Shoebox Diorama

I did my diorama on the theory of global warming. My main concern is the fact that we, as nation, (and as a world on a smaller scope) are dumping an insane amount of time, thought, and money into it, though it is still just a theory. As you can see (hopefully), I created a beach with lawn chairs and a beach ball (or yellow ping pong ball). There is a penguin hanging out in one of the beach chairs. This is to show the irony of the polar ice caps supposedly "melting" hurting the animals. Polar bears and penguins both are almost just as much water-dwellers as land mammals. There is also a severe lack of research in this field. So, even though you might not agree with me, I hope you at least enjoy the creativity.