World's Fair Reflection
My country of choice was Italy, and I learned about its history economically, historically, and culturally. I also learned about the different advancements made in this country, and researched all the way back to Galileo Galilei and Leonardo Da Vinci. It was very interesting to learn about another country’s history and what difficulties and growing pains they had gone through. Some of Italy’s were World War 1 and 2, the Napoleon regime, foreign invasions, and economic struggle. They also had many successes such as the forming of a kingdom on March 17, 1861, the creation of luxury automotives, advancements made for philosophers and scientists (such as the ones mentioned above), and new inventions to help further the country’s growth. There are also lovely structures which bring such character to Italian architecture, such as the Colosseum - one of the eight wonders of the world. Their food is art as well, the pizza being created in the late 18th century and making its way to America’s top 10 list. Contrary to popular belief, the time period I was focusing on actually had a lot of people leaving Italy, many of them immigrating to the USA. I was able to find all of this information on reliable websites, and even wikipedia carried some useful information.
My group recreated the radiotelegraph, or at least our best rendition of it. We chose this item because it is arguably one of Italy’s most familiarized and innovation-creating invention. It is considered the Grandfather of the Internet, and is possibly the reason we have such advanced technology today. Using springs, wood, buttons, wires, and lightbulbs, we were able to recreate this complex item and even get our design to work and communicate morse code. Our design could not send and receive signal, but would use the lightbulb as a means of communication to whoever was looking at it. I’m very glad my group recreated this item because we had so much success with it and we were really able to stretch the potential of the recreation to its limit. I’m happy to say that I’m proud of my item and feel that it was overall a success.
The prototype process was in one word: simple. I thought it was going to be a lot more difficult to do, but because we had an idea of what it needed to look like and multiple people helping, it was a much simpler process. There was a bit of debate on certain parts since we each had a different version of the idea in our heads, but overall it came together to create one product which resembled the radiotelegraph. The process was definitely helpful because we got to step by step create and improve our item, get a 3D visual, and see what others had to say about what we made. Some people said ours looked like a catapult, so we changed the design slightly to show it wasn’t. It was also very helpful when creating the final product because we could see all of what we needed, and understood better how it would all layout and work.
From what I saw at exhibition, I would love to learn about Brazil. It seems to have many amazing structures and a very rich culture, and to delve into that would be a new experience. I think it would shock me how much there is to know about that country, and how much I could relate to it. For one, soccer culture is big there, and I used to play, and had played for 10 years.
I feel extremely proud of my booth, product, and participation at exhibition. My booth was well organized, filled up, and had many pamphlets and advertisements. The one thing I regret was not having a food item to draw more people in, but I think we still did fine considering our product, which worked 100% of the time and was complete and well done. I also talked a good amount, and if anyone needed help in my group, they could look to me. I also helped out at the welcome booth, and put time into making sure everyone knew the rules and felt welcome. I enjoyed sharing about my country and had a sense of pride when speaking about what we made.
I think exhibition went well, but it felt as if it came and went in a flash. I think it was also a bit crowded at times, which made it hard to have a conversation with someone visiting the booth. I enjoyed speaking about my product, but it felt as it everything was a bit pulled together. I do have to say, our exhibition looked pretty good for setting it up the day before. I think it would have been amazing if we were able to completely transform the room, and maybe have used a larger space, like the field outside, to have the space to speak to our guests and create an atmosphere.
My group recreated the radiotelegraph, or at least our best rendition of it. We chose this item because it is arguably one of Italy’s most familiarized and innovation-creating invention. It is considered the Grandfather of the Internet, and is possibly the reason we have such advanced technology today. Using springs, wood, buttons, wires, and lightbulbs, we were able to recreate this complex item and even get our design to work and communicate morse code. Our design could not send and receive signal, but would use the lightbulb as a means of communication to whoever was looking at it. I’m very glad my group recreated this item because we had so much success with it and we were really able to stretch the potential of the recreation to its limit. I’m happy to say that I’m proud of my item and feel that it was overall a success.
The prototype process was in one word: simple. I thought it was going to be a lot more difficult to do, but because we had an idea of what it needed to look like and multiple people helping, it was a much simpler process. There was a bit of debate on certain parts since we each had a different version of the idea in our heads, but overall it came together to create one product which resembled the radiotelegraph. The process was definitely helpful because we got to step by step create and improve our item, get a 3D visual, and see what others had to say about what we made. Some people said ours looked like a catapult, so we changed the design slightly to show it wasn’t. It was also very helpful when creating the final product because we could see all of what we needed, and understood better how it would all layout and work.
From what I saw at exhibition, I would love to learn about Brazil. It seems to have many amazing structures and a very rich culture, and to delve into that would be a new experience. I think it would shock me how much there is to know about that country, and how much I could relate to it. For one, soccer culture is big there, and I used to play, and had played for 10 years.
I feel extremely proud of my booth, product, and participation at exhibition. My booth was well organized, filled up, and had many pamphlets and advertisements. The one thing I regret was not having a food item to draw more people in, but I think we still did fine considering our product, which worked 100% of the time and was complete and well done. I also talked a good amount, and if anyone needed help in my group, they could look to me. I also helped out at the welcome booth, and put time into making sure everyone knew the rules and felt welcome. I enjoyed sharing about my country and had a sense of pride when speaking about what we made.
I think exhibition went well, but it felt as if it came and went in a flash. I think it was also a bit crowded at times, which made it hard to have a conversation with someone visiting the booth. I enjoyed speaking about my product, but it felt as it everything was a bit pulled together. I do have to say, our exhibition looked pretty good for setting it up the day before. I think it would have been amazing if we were able to completely transform the room, and maybe have used a larger space, like the field outside, to have the space to speak to our guests and create an atmosphere.