The Collected Writings

Delivered at the first 'JohnnieTalk' event St. John's College, Annapolis - Sep 10, ‘18 Preamble: Good afternoon. My name is Cameron Byerly. I am a senior here at St. John’s College, and I am grateful to be speaking here to you for our first Johnnietalk, particularly amidst such distinguished alumni of our home. In my free time I create visual essays and other videos for a personal YouTube channel under the username ‘Space Feather’. My two most recent works are both visual presentations on two of George Orwell’s famous essays, unabridged. The first a filmed sequence on ‘How to make a Cup of Tea’ correctly, and the second an animated video on his post war experiences in occupied Germany, entitled ‘Revenge is Sour’. Last year, I gave a Ted Talk at the TedXCincinnati event on my experiences on Semester at Sea and this College. When I was approached by Ted, I had been working on a video on Ptolemy for my YouTube channel, so I happily adapted the video into my...