false truths

This morning we gave our presentation, concluding our semester’s work and the False Truths group.

I have a great sense of achievement walking away from this. I feel that we achieved all of our aims and made a truly worthwhile solution.

I got a great sense of satisfaction out of the interest the audience took in our presentation (I wasn’t expecting so many questions). People seemed genuinely interested in our outcome, and also in our process. I thought it was interesting how the ‘t-shirt experiment’ we had performed seemed to captivate the audience.

After the presentation in the tea and scones room, the interest continued. I had a really interesting conversation with Di Lancashire about gaining information from different sources – she told me that she reads three different newspapers.

It was also interesting to see the other presentations we watched.

This semester has been gruelling. The past week, in particular, has involved late nights and serious dedication, but I’m glad we put in the effort and pulled through it to make something we both really believe in. Sorry for the saccharine, but I’m going to take this opportunity to thank Alex for all his effort – it really has been great to work with you. I think it was Tony said that we were really ‘in tune’ with each other. The experience of working with a good friend is quite different to any other.

I have gained a lot from this semester’s work. It has really been a thought-provoking experience. Everyone’s projects have been about pretty deep subjects. From the research we conducted, I have learnt a lot about politics and the media that I probably wouldn’t have otherwise looked into. I have also had my eyes opened, despite already being what I thought was pretty cynical. Everything has its biases, and in nothing will you simply find the truth. It is hard not to bear this in mind once you start to think about it. Everytime I watch the news and someone talks about ‘the war on obesity’ (just another in the long list of ‘wars’), I think about what they might really mean.

I have also learnt that I can do more than I expected. The workload has been heavy and at times tedious, but I know that it is doable. I think this is a valuable thing to know, and will put me in good stead in times to come.