Speech Unit Reflection

                In this speech assignment I learned different ways to cite my information and how to make my citations look more appealing, as well as organized. To create those citations, I used Easy Bib. I found online sources to be the most helpful, as a book source would have been hard to find because my topic would require an opinionated book. My topic was Why Homework Shouldn’t Exist; therefore, if I used a book source it would have to be supporting my opinion and I doubt that my topic is commonly written about. I read many online sources and ensured that all my information was credible. I don’t think my research needed any improvement, as I had a large amount of resources and researched facts. As I mentioned the content was accurate. Overall, I will be able to convert my learning from this assignment to my future academic classes. I think that I did well on this project and my hard work has paid off.

My Self-Portrait

In my visual self portrait I used muted tones to make mine distinctive from others work; however, I still made it simple enough that it wasn’t overwhelming. I have selected this colour palette because these colours compliment one another and all of my photos. The muted, pastel colours are some of my favourite. It’s not distracting and gives each piece its shining moment, grounded by the painters chip styled colour blocks. In the image you get a clear example of my personality, life and interests. Each picture speaks for themselves. For example, the pop of blue in the paint image and the star moment for the yellow in the sunflowers. The pastel filter cast over the images really helps show off the detail in the art. Creating a simple theme and grounding an image brings out the personality. The detail in the images and organization shows that, I myself, am a perfectionist and am detail oriented. However, the colour scheme exemplifies my sense of freedom, admiration for simplicity and my calm personality. The occasional pop of colour representing my energetic and passionate side.

This project gave me the creative opportunity to work digitally on organizing art and experimenting with the use of filters on the computer. Honestly, I couldn’t think of improving anything because this is far better than what I expected of myself to be capable of digitally. Overall, I am happy with my result and feel accomplished and successful.