Homework Assignment: Homework Block D (April 19).

The past few weeks we have learnt a great deal about Ancient Egypt. To end this topic, we were all given a famous Egyptian Gods to talk and learn about. However, on the day that the presentations were to be made, I was not present in class. Luckily, the day after, I was not the only one presenting my speech. The following paragraphs are based on one speech, as I have not listened to all of them.

Although I only listened to one single presentation, I learned a great deal. The presentation I listened to was about Horus, the God of the sky. I learned that both of Horus’s eyes were the Sun and the Moon. Also, I found out that Horus fought a deadly battle against his own uncle: Seth the Evil. During the battle, Horus lost one of his eyes. As both of Horus’ eyes played a crucial part in the existing of the Earth, it was very important that both his eyes were intact. In addition to that, I gained knowledge about the fact that Horus was the son of Isis and Osiris. I noticed that the speaker completely got into the shoes of his appointed God. For instance, instead of referring to Seth as “Seth the Evil”, he referred to him as “Uncle Seth”. This not only sounded interesting, but it also made it much easier for the audience to understand what he was talking about.

If I were to re-do the assignment, then there would be numerous things which I would correct. For one, I would definitely name my God. I recited my entire speech, without once mentioning the name of my God. Also, I would try memorizing better, as there was a point in my speech, where I didn’t know what to say, and I had to improvise. In addition, I would try to wear a more “elaborate” costume as that would help the audience in understanding my character better and also I, myself would feel closer to the character.