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Homeless Jesus presentation

The groups presentation centered on the  homeless Jesus Statue’s found throughout the world. the statue was created by Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz. the statue was created with a sense of depicting Jesus in a state in which those who are financially oppressed could connect with. also the sculpture hope to acknowledge the fact that Jesus was homeless during all of his three year ministry. the group hopes to show where these statues have been placed around the country and the world. they also hope to find differing opinions from people in the communities where the statues are placed. the group also hopes to get understand how the statue was received by the homeless community.  

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Tobacco presentation video

as mentioned in the previous post, the main point of the groups presentation centered on the history of tobacco and it current state. to correctly display this evidence, the group conducted research on the history of tobacco production in the United States. to make the topic more relevant, they chose to base their primary research on tobacco growth on Kentucky farms. to show that their research was credible, the group traveled to the farm of a Kentucky tobacco grower. the group also interviewed the farmer and was able to extract his opinion on the tobacco buyout and how it effected Kentucky tobacco growers. during the interview, the farmer gave a walk-through on the process of how tobacco is grown and air dried so it can then be sent to manufactures. when asked about the buyout the farmer confirmed that it resulted in the loss of the total number of farms in Kentucky because for many, tobacco was their sole source of income. he also noted the with the money from the buyout, he was able to improve his farming equipment and facilities, along with growing a diverse array of other plants.  

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Tobacco in KY Presentation

During their presentation, one of the first things they mentioned was that the topic of tobacco production was foreign to all of its group members. because of this lack of knowledge, it allowed the group members to go into with an unbiased view on the topic. to get an idea of the history of tobacco production, the group studied the history of tobacco growth, specifically in Kentucky. during their research, they found that tobacco was a cash crop for the state of Kentucky and has been since it first introduction. as a result, over half the farmers in Kentucky dedicated their farms solely to tobacco production. after the buyout, this percentage dropped along with the number of farms in general.  in their presentation the group hopes to display an interview they had with a tobacco farmer to depict his opinion on tobacco farming, and the buyout.

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campaign ad

Ethos: approved by Ted Cruz, footage from Fox news

Pathos: encourages people who distrust Hillary to also distrust Trump because he supports her, displays Trumps support Planned Parenthood in a negate light.

Logos: the ad uses no facts or statistics, only Trumps own words to make an argument against him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aZuRoBtwo8

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During my first semester at the University of Kentucky I did a lot of exploring, mostly by bike. I remember waking up early on a warm Autumn Saturday morning, as the sun was just starting to peak out, and traveling beyond Transylvania College. On one of those mornings, I was heading past downtown a came across the memorial to fallen officers and firefighters in Phoenix Park. The Memorial itself is situated on the grounds of the once famous Phoenix Hotel, which ironically burned to the ground three times before it was converted into an apartment complex. The memorial contains two obelisks with words honoring those officers that have fallen in the line of duty along with the history of the grounds. The site sits next to the town’s law building.  

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After reading the article "moving mountains" by Erik Reece, the narrative of Larry Gibson and the adversity that has come with attempting to hold on to his land, despite coal companies using every known tactic to acquire it, brought to memory my trip to Washington D.C.. After visiting various memorials in the capitol, we finally arrived at the White house. Besides being smaller than what I expected, I also found a group of 2 protesters, one by the name of Concepcion Picciotto. They said that they had given up their normally lives to gives themselves to protest the government's excessive use of nuclear arms. They also advocated for cleaner energy and the promotion of renewable resources. And there they stood, just the two of them, having continued their protest for 35 years, until her death on January 25, 2016, being subject to the weather and  not being able to leave their sight for more than a few hours. After reading the narrative of Larry Gibson I asked myself, "Was their cause worth the cost? Were their efforts futile? Did anyone hear them... Similar to Picciotto, whose goals were during her protest, I believe Gibson will, with continuing persistence and unwavering faith, be heard by the people of the U.S. in his movement.

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This was my Architecture studio for first semester. It is on the third floor of Miller Hall, and is one of 8 studios within the building including grad year studios. All students are given a key to the building so they may work on their various assignments at any time and everyone in my studio needed it. I spent nearly every waking hour of first semester in this room completing drawings and working on models through the night while dreaming of sleep. And while it was tough, everyone in my studio got along with each other and made for a unique and unforgettable time.