Paul Flores- Reflection #2

Every four years, we receive a president for office running. Every six years, we receive senators for office running. Why is that? Well, that comes to the power of elections. The elections have been a process ever since its beginning in the 18th century to present day. This year’s elections were very scary plus surprising with candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris debating to take the presidential spot. Where Trump’s ideology was full of immigrant hate plus increase of bigotry, Harris planned to fix our economy but also help with issues caused by Trump back in 2016. Sadly, with the results of the election coming to Donald Trump, safe to say it was ashamed that our country would fall for his antics once more. But before winning the election, our introduction to public speaking class was tasked with making a presentation with the goal to not just influence but explain why elections matter. In the end, this is what each group discussed and why elections matter. Here’s what we came up with:

Group One: Do Elections Matter in Democracy?

Group one is the first to present their idea on the electoral college and explaining why do elections matter in our democracy. Throughout their presentation, they discussed topics such as pros and cons of the electoral college, the history of voting in America, and more.

Comments:

Group one did very well with their slides. I love the use of the outline for their slides and how they used a specific design theme for their topic. Each of their slides kept on point with the message of the topic and each subtopic corresponding to its main message.

Group Two: Immigration Policies

Next, group two is up with their presentation on immigration policies which tackles immigration through its process plus the struggles that immigrants are given. They also discussed topics such as human rights for immigrants, policies on immigrants, and more.

Comments:

Group two did well with their presentations. Again, setting their main goal across to audience plus having audience interactions. One thing I enjoyed about their presentation is the addition of the candidates’ policies that have been mentioned.

Group Three: Education Policies

As the group leader of group three, we went over the topic of education and its policies. We discussed subtopics such as safety, economy, book banishing, rules and coding in public schools to school systems in general. In our safety subtopic, one of our members asked the audience whether they felt safe at school to transition onto the safety subtopic.

Comments:

My group this very well. While we finished it at the last minute, we still managed to get it on time and present. Each of my members did so well and each deserved credit as well.

Group Four: Gender Equality

Group four discuss the stage in presenting their topic: Gender Equality. Throughout the presentation, subtopics such as abortion, LGBTQ+, pay gap, and more. Abortion has been a huge topic in the past years since Roe V Wade was overturned in June of 2022. Throughout their presentation, they touched on abortion’s history such as its banned laws in the 1600s to the creation of Roe V. Wade to its overturn. Discussion of gender equality through pay wages and how men and women are treated differently based on gender roles.

Comments:

Group Four did very well this time around. Not only did they keep each slide short on its information, but also used pictures and videos on certain topics to have a better understanding of the subtopic being brought up. Interviews were interesting but the questions asked were very great in resort of the topic at hand.

Final Comments:

In conclusion, we all managed to speak on elections through topics such as education, immigration, the voting process through the electoral college, and gender quality. With each of the presentations, we strive to help encourage citizens to vote in the election and voice their voices out against the dangers of society and what can harm our wonderful home we call America.