Responses to Student Presentations

Ilene Lee
English 1b
10/8/09

Response to Itzel Diaz's Presentation

Itzel Diaz's presentation focused on the graffiti artist Jesus "Chucho" Rodriquez. I was really impressed with the background information she provided on the artist. His progression as an artist was phenomenal. Growing up as a young boy, he began drawing, then going into graffiti work, merging into tattooing and into other amazing art forms. Her poster board was filled with many of the artists'graffiti works and tattoo pieces. I thought it was interesting that "Chucho" asked people for permission to work on their walls. Most graffiti artists typically work on unauthorized locations and sneak around to do so.

Response to Jermaine Hughes' Presentation

Jermaine Hughes' presentation focused on Lauryn Hill, a respectable hip hop artist who changed her image during the course of her career. To start off the presentation, he gave a brief summary of what he was going to talk about and I thought it was helpful to direct the audience through his presentation. Lauryn Hill's growth as an artist definitely showed a sense of personal maturity. Beginning in a hip hop group in high school, she eventually moved onto her solo career. As an individual artist, her career reached its highest peak. She then decided to shed her popular reputation and come out as an artist who truely embodied herself. Jermaine did an eloquent job at describing her journey. His knowledge of Lauryn Hill's life was very impressive and made his presentation even more memorable.