Grace Ferguson

  We decided to incorporate the 3-D feature of a head to resemble that of Rachael, representative of many of the themes we intend to discuss in the presentation. On one side of the head lies images of a piano, spider, and a photograph of Tyrell’s niece and her mother, all indicative of the memories implanted in Rachael. The eye on the left side of the face is that of the artificial owl, a nod to the multicultural symbol of an owl tied to knowledge. This is juxtaposed by a hand-illustrated model of a human brain, below which resides the blue eye of Roy as seen in his last moments, delivering his most “human” quote. Our presentation aimed to elaborate on the notion of human vs artificial intelligence, and highlight the gray area between the two (hence the black and white color scheme of our pictures); how it may be an impossible discernment.  After presenting to the class and having other groups display their projects, I think we realized a need for greater dimensionality in the...

 I have really enjoyed this class. It really pushed me out of my comfort zone and made me think about all different sorts of things. I got to see the perspective of all different types of majors and personalities which to me is the most important thing when learning. Being able to compare my major to topics that had nothing to do with my major taught me so many different things. I was able to see how my major impacted different aspects of life and how movies impacted my major. Approaching the topic of AI and futuristic technology was difficult at times but always interesting. I'm excited to see how I use this class in the future and to see where our future technology actually goes after watching all these movies.  

 This fashion show definitely pushed me out of my comfort zone. I am not a very fashionable person to begin with so trying to make something out of upcycled goods was very difficult. I really liked the idea of using upcycled material to make the outfits though. Millions of clothes go to waste every year and I think people forget how valuable thrift stores and the things lying around your house can be. The reason my group decided to use plastic bags was because of how much of a waster they are. Every you go plastic bags are seen floating down the street. We also noticed that many of the lower class people made their outfits out of whatever they could find and like said above plastic bags are easily found. In my opinion one of the most exciting things to look forward to in future fashion is the hair. I think no matter what the close look like crazier hair is going to become more and more accepted. In the future there is going to be hair in all different colors and shapes. Even now co...

 Exploring the world in 50 years I think was an easy task. The movie itself was not too far off about were our planet is heading. Everyone talks about climate change and how bad it is but I don't feel like anyone actually does anything. I will even admit that I am probably guilty of this too though. I do agree, though, with the movie where NASA had been shut down. I think that instead of spending all this money into running away we should be putting more money into saving our planet. More money should be put into recycling centers and initiatives to get people to recycle. The sad thing is if someone did tell us what the future was like I don't think many people would listen. I do think there would be panic for a couple of months but then everything would go back to the way things are. It's really sad that people don't care as much as they should. If everyone did work towards the goal of saving our planet I definitely think we would see a massive change.

I am not very big on fashion so I looked at some of the most famous fashion designers for this assignment. Christian Dior was one of the designers that stood out the most to me. Dior is mainly known for his extravagance in women wear which is what I really like. He designs are very gown like, enunciating dresses. All of his dress really show a women's shape and are very feminine. They are also very simple designs and there is not a lot of crazy patterns. A lot of fashion designers go for crazy shaped and loud prints which I am not a big fan of. Dior really keeps it simple and creates designs to make the woman look good. One collection I really like from him is his Designer of Dreams exhibit. I really like the pink and light colors and simple floral patterns for the clothes. I also like the form fitting bodice and flowing skirt. I think Dior really understands how to make a woman look sexy and how to show off their curves. He keeps it simple with his designs and colors which is some...

     I thought the ending of Interstellar was a mixture of happiness and sadness. It was happy in the way that Cooper did get to see Murph at least one more time but it was sad that they did not get to spend all the time they deserved together. The scene where we learn it was Cooper communicating to Murph in the past was very interesting to me. Past Cooper knew there was a message from someone saying to stay but he chose to ignore it. That makes me wonder why future Cooper thought he would listen when he knew he chose not to. I liked how everything came together at the end and you found out who was really communicating with Murph. I did think that there were some questions left unanswered at the very end. I do think it would be cool if they made another movie answering some of those questions.