Multimedia Presentations

This semester, you will be responsible for a 10-minute multimedia presentation.

Requirements:

• The presentation must be no more than 10 minutes in length.
• There should be 10-12 slides (including introduction and conclusion) and should contain least one video clip—absolutely no more than two minutes in length.
• On the day of your presentation, email your presentation (or a link) to me at dhdelao@gmail.com.

 Also:

• You must provide your own laptop.
• You may utilize any presentation program you like (e.g PowerPoint, Keynote). However, please sort out any technical issues BEFORE your presentation date (our room's projection system can be found throughout campus).
• Macs will require an Apple-specific adapter to connect to the university’s projection system. Newer model PCs with HDMI-only connections will also require special adapters. 
• You must present from a downloaded version of your presentation (e.g. PowerPoint, Keynote); DO NOT present directly from Google Docs online.
• Presentations without an introduction and/or conclusion cannot score higher than a C You may be docked for a lack of preparedness 

 Topics:

1. What is Karma?
2. End Times: Three Views on the End of the World
3. Ancient Deities: The Egyptian Gods
4. Will We Ever Have an Atheist President?
5. Who are the Jesuits?
6. Understanding Sharia
7. American-Born Faiths: Mormonism
8. What is Stigmata?
9. The Passion of Joan of Arc
10. The Crusades: An Historical Overview
11. Millennials and Religion
12. Who are the Amish?
13. American-Born Faiths: Christian Science
14. Angels Around the World
15. What Jesus Might Have Looked Like
16. The Victorian Obsession with the Occult
17. Were Jesus and Mary Magdalene Married?: The Case For and the Case Against
18. Possession Around the World
19. Ancient Deities: The Greek Gods
20. The Mystery of Bérenger Saunière
21. Acts of Faith: The Snake Handlers
22. Polygamy: A Worldview
23. Three Goddesses: Danu, Durga and Itzpapalotl
24. A Tragedy in New England: The Salem Witch Trials
25. What is Santeria?
26. Ancient Deities: The Mayan Gods
27. Who was the Buddha?
28. Controversy: von Däniken's Chariots of the Gods: Unsolved Mysteries of the Past
29. Mythical Creatures of the Bible
30. Understanding the Inquisition
31. The Gnostic Gospels: An Overview
32. Ancient Deities: The Norse Gods
33. Three American Indian Creation Myths
34. Animals Who are Worshiped
35. Honor Killings: A Worldwide Crisis
36. Who are the Mormons? 
37. Infamous Cults: The Branch Davidians, The People's Temple, and The Manson Family
38. Religion in Totalitarian States
39. Movie Uproars: The Exorcist, Dogma, and The Passion of the Christ 
40. Understanding Prosperity Gospel

Schedule:

Week 6: Tue 2.26/Thu 2.28 

1. Spencer G. - Understanding the Inquisition
2. Yarisel H. - Angels Around the World

Week 7: Tue 3.5/Thu 3.7

1. Diana G. - What Jesus Might Have Looked Like
2. Marina B. - Ancient Deities: The Greek Gods

Week 8: Tue 3.12/Thu 3.14    

1. Davis L. - Who was the Buddha?
2. Bowen Z. - A Tragedy in New England: The Salem Witch Trials 
3. Nikolle A. - The Value of Mediation

Week 9: Tue 3.19/Thu 3.21

1. Alden H. - Animals Who are Worshiped
2. Koushik M. - What is Karma?
3. Gerardo M. - The Crusades: An Historical Overview

Week 10: Tue 3.26/Thu 3.28        

1. Kevin F. - Ancient Deities: The Egyptian Gods
2. Cindy D. - .What is Santeria?
3. Allan C. - Who are the Mormons?

Week 12: Tue 4.9/Thu 4.11

1. Sukhvarsh K. - Honor Killings: A Worldwide Crisis
2. Vonny D. - Who are the Amish?

Week 13: Tue 4.16/Thu 4.18        

1. Noah G. - Ancient Deities: The Mayan Gods
2. Brian F. - Mythical Creatures of the Bible

Week 14: Tue 4.23/Thu 4.25

1. Ishina U. - Understanding Sharia
2. Jayden B. - Acts of Faith: The Snake Handlers

Week 15: Tue 4.30/Thu 5.2     

1. Waiyaki M. - Infamous Cults: The Branch Davidians, The People's Temple, and The Manson Family
2. Michael R. - Movie Uproars: The Exorcist, Dogma, and The Passion of the Christ

Week 16: Tue 5.7/Thu 5.9

1. Alexander C. - Ancient Deities: The Norse Gods