Symposium

The symposium presentation I went to, was actually my brother, Tyler Kirk. He presented his research on what he called "Our Gentle Father: Soft Stalinism and the Historical Development of the Stalinist System." I learned about how in today's culture there is still a focus on the figure of a man that Stalin was. Children of my time are saying that he did good things for Russia and created opportunity. Tyler's presentation didn't focus on the negatives of stalin, but how Stalin developed Russia. I liked the presentation because I knew he had been working on this topic for a long time, but I finally got to hear just what it is that he was working on. It was interesting to hear a different side of Stalinism.

If I did a presentation at a symposium, I would present something that I was interested in. I think I would present on how music from the past, like the Beatles, 50's doo-wop, and Elvis, is present in today's music. There is influence from the most basic music.