Pirate Party

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fLYeg0qZA48zJ7Ja7Mxh1e87KPHAblSaiRhYM-JUNyE/present#slide=id.p18

After finding out who was in our group for the project, we all exchanged emails during class. We decided on doing a Google Doc page to upload when everyone’s availability was. Getting a group of 7 people together, in college, with all of our busy schedules between classes, transportation, and work, is frankly almost impossible. A few of us finally found time to meet up on Tuesday for a couple of hours in the afternoon and another part of the group found time to meet up Tuesday evening. We did a lot of sharing of information through the Google Doc page. One of our group members put the PowerPoint together and before class most of the group met up one last time to go through who would talk about what slide and last minute additions. Although we ended up with a finished product and everything worked out it was stressful trying to figure everything out through email, especially when the emailing was mainly between 4 people of the group. Overall I would have to say that the group communication was not the best and many things could have gone better, but it is what it is. I don’t mind group work, but after experiencing our first project on the states and now this project on the political parties, I much prefer smaller groups. It is easier to find a time that fits everyone’s schedule. Learning about the Pirate party proved to be very interesting. I was surprised to find out that it had only recently been established in 2006. The most valuable resource out of our research was Wikipedia, it had the most information that we used on our presentation. One of the things that stood out to me, maybe even shocked me was the fact that the Pirate Party did not have a clear stance on what they stand for. They don’t really have any clear stance on how they feel about major topics such as; gay marriage (rights), abortion, etc. I was also interested on how they are so unorganized yet still gaining popularity. I believe they gain the popularity by how open they are; wanting everything broadcasted and available for the public to comment and contribute to topics. A lot of the Pirate votes and contributors come from the younger aged group of people (ages 20-34). Another thing I was intrigued by was the fact that the Pirate Party was predominantly made up of males.