Assignment 5c
1. What difference did you notice in your choice of topics in the first part of the class versus the topics found in the texts My California and Train Go Sorry?
The difference between My California and Train Go Sorry was that My California was focused on many different people’s thoughts and feelings about why they loved California so much. My California allowed you to see California through the eyes of the reader and see how they perceive California and their experiences. It is a group of different authors sharing their California with you. In Train Go Sorry it is a more somber story of a girl who grows up in the shoes of a hearing person but wants so badly to be part of the deaf community. Train Go Sorry brings you into the deaf community and tries to explain what it is like to be a deaf person in a hearing world and also what it is like to be a hearing person who wants to be included in the deaf community. Both of the stories were actual events as portrayed by their authors yet they are two very different subjects one of a beautiful state and one of a beautiful community.
2. What difference did you notice when you read your classmates work regarding the same topics versus your own opinions? Did their works make you think of something different?
I noticed that sometimes they interpreted things differently than I did. It is interesting when two people read the same book and get two different opinions out of it. I like to know what my classmates are thinking. I think it helps to shape my own opinions when I have other people’s interpretations and I can combine and compare and contrast them with my own. I think that reading my classmates opinions helped me to enrich my own thoughts about our assignments this semester.
3. How would Freire and the idea of dialogue and scaffolding play into your answers?
Dialogue is what we were doing when we shared our blogs with each other and read what each others’ work stated. Scaffolding was our own evolution of thoughts when we learned from our classmates and were able to see other people’s opinions. When we read each others’ blogs and learned something that we never knew before we were scaffolding their interpretations with ours and coming up with new conclusions. I think that this is what Paulo Freire was meaning by dialogue and scaffolding.
4. What was your overall experience with these topics?
I learned that California means many things to many different people. I learned that everyone should have their California any way that they want. I think it signifies our hopes and dreams and reminds us that life is short and we should dream as long as we live. From Train Go Sorry my eyes were forever opened to the world of the deaf. I did not realize how much the deaf community was struggling to define its own culture and how the hearing world was sometimes an impediment to that culture. It seems sad but also I was happy when in the end James Taylor made it to college and was able to avoid a life of crime with his brother and Leah Cohen became a part of the deaf community as an ASL translator even though she was a hearing person.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Assignment 5b-Human7
Assignment 5b
Sierra Baxter –
I learned to think about the hospital situation where Sam dies of cardiac arrest differently. Seirra brings up a good point that maybe the hospital was trying to help the family any extra grief by not allowing them to use family as ASL interpreters. I did not think about that I mostly thought of the fact that they lost his father and then seemed uncooperative with the family and the family did not get to say goodbye to Sam. I think that I would be very sad if I was unable to have closure with my dying family members. I know that this was not done on purpose but it is sad to imagine what that must have felt like for Oscar.
Anthony Frye-
What I learned from Anthony was that Leah Cohen the author did not really have a chance to get really close to her grandfather because of the stigma behind ASL. How sad is that? I did not think about her writing about not being able to read any of his writings and mentioning his false teeth in a container as all she had left of her grandfather. I think that ASL has come a long way but definitely this book has made me aware of the struggles it has gone through to get here. Not being able to be close to someone because of a language barrier is difficult especially since you have wanted to learn your whole life as Leah had.
Elisabeth Laxton-
Liz wrote a great intro to her essay of a deaf student who goes to a convenience store and tries to buy some gum only to have the clerk get angry for not understanding what they were saying and then leaving embarrassed because they were kicked out of the store. I also learned to reconsider the fact that James had to take the Regents Competency Test. It is like taking a test in a different language than you use every day. Why is the test not in ASL? I wonder what changes will take place with the placement of college students if they do not have enough people pass this test. I think they would have to restructure it or schools will have to add more classes in English reading and composition for this test to work. It seems that until the deaf community and the hearing community start to work together more many of these students will get left behind and miss out on opportunities that hearing people take for granted.
Sierra Baxter –
I learned to think about the hospital situation where Sam dies of cardiac arrest differently. Seirra brings up a good point that maybe the hospital was trying to help the family any extra grief by not allowing them to use family as ASL interpreters. I did not think about that I mostly thought of the fact that they lost his father and then seemed uncooperative with the family and the family did not get to say goodbye to Sam. I think that I would be very sad if I was unable to have closure with my dying family members. I know that this was not done on purpose but it is sad to imagine what that must have felt like for Oscar.
Anthony Frye-
What I learned from Anthony was that Leah Cohen the author did not really have a chance to get really close to her grandfather because of the stigma behind ASL. How sad is that? I did not think about her writing about not being able to read any of his writings and mentioning his false teeth in a container as all she had left of her grandfather. I think that ASL has come a long way but definitely this book has made me aware of the struggles it has gone through to get here. Not being able to be close to someone because of a language barrier is difficult especially since you have wanted to learn your whole life as Leah had.
Elisabeth Laxton-
Liz wrote a great intro to her essay of a deaf student who goes to a convenience store and tries to buy some gum only to have the clerk get angry for not understanding what they were saying and then leaving embarrassed because they were kicked out of the store. I also learned to reconsider the fact that James had to take the Regents Competency Test. It is like taking a test in a different language than you use every day. Why is the test not in ASL? I wonder what changes will take place with the placement of college students if they do not have enough people pass this test. I think they would have to restructure it or schools will have to add more classes in English reading and composition for this test to work. It seems that until the deaf community and the hearing community start to work together more many of these students will get left behind and miss out on opportunities that hearing people take for granted.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Assignment 5A- Train Go Sorry
"I am a hearing student (or deaf student) assigned the book Train Go Sorry in my Introduction to Humanities Class. Other readings assigned in this class include several essays from the book My California. In both books, we examined the cultures of California that form a microcosm of the U.S. In this essay, I will incorporate 4 required questions."
In the book Train Go Sorry there is a school for the deaf named Lexington School in Queens, New York. There is a student there named James Taylor who is deaf and has come to live there in the dorms. He comes from a poor family in a bad neighborhood and has learned to overcome obstacles that he may have not been able to avoid had he not moved to the dorms when he did. His younger brother Joseph was not so lucky and did not have the support and encouragement that James had in the deaf community. Eventually, Joseph ended up in jail and James had tried to visit him once and missed him due to the fact that Joseph had a court date. In the deaf community the saying “train go sorry” means to “miss the boat” or “miss communications.” James made reference to this saying because he spent the whole day trying to visit his brother in jail only to be told that he had a last minute court date and he would not be back in time to have a visitor that day. On another occasion James succeeds in visiting his brother for the first time since he had been in jail and his Joseph tells him that he misses being at home or that home is better than being in jail. On that day James realizes that Joseph was the one who was “train go sorry.”
The main person in the story is the author Leah Hager Cohen. She is walking in the shoes of a deaf person even though she can hear. She grew up in the school where her father Oscar was at first the day care director and later the superintendant of Lexington. She always wanted to be a part of the deaf community even though she could hear. She grew up around deaf people at the school and her father’s parents were both deaf. She was always trying to learn to sign even though her parents wanted her to speak and not sign. She was hearing after all and they believed that she should not be in the classes with the deaf students since she was not deaf. When she started to go to school it was in the local public school. She secretly practiced signing whenever she could. As an adult Leah longed to be an ASL interpreter in the deaf community hoping that this would allow her into the culture she longed to be a part of since she was a young child. She realized that being an interpreter would be a difficult job and through the eyes of the deaf people she talks about in the book she realizes that she will never really be a part of deaf community because she can hear and even if they allow her to interpret for them that might be the closest she will get.
One image that I will never forget is in chapter 11 when Sofia and Irena are at home with their mother and the mother signs “thank you” to Irena for the first sign that she has ever attempted since the girls started at Lexington. Sofia and her family were immigrants from Russia. Their parents never tried to learn sign language and when they first heard that their daughter Sofia was deaf they were instructed to leave her at a deaf school. Her mother was devastated and left her at their doctor’s advice. After that, she had her sister Irena and she also turned out to be deaf as well. She left Irena at the deaf school with Sofia and vowed to never have any more children lest they also be born deaf. She felt bad and so this is the reason I believe that she refused to learn how to sign. Sofia who was very good at translating for Irena and could speak a little would interpret for Irena and her parents. When Sofia was headed for college she asked her mother how she would communicate with Irena now that she would be gone. Sophia’s mother responded by asking Sofia if she could teach Irena to have better speech and learn to speak Russian. Sofia told her that she could not do that because it would be too difficult. Later, her mother who this whole time refused to learn sign language used sign language with Irena to say “thank you” for helping her out. It was a breakthrough for their mother and both girls were elated and celebrated with their mother for taking this step. They asked her where she had learned that sign and she said from Sofia.
ASL stands for American Sign Language. It is the language of the deaf in this country. Deaf people think of ASL as part of their culture and many believe that it is the only way to communicate with each other. Deaf culture is the same as being in a minority culture. It cannot be cured nor should you want to cure it. The deaf believe that trying to cure it is like saying that Mexicans should bleach their skin because it would be easier to be white in a predominantly white society. Cochlear implants are controversial because once the implants have been placed in the ear there is no turning back and traditional hearing aids will no longer be an option. Also, the deaf community wants the implants to be offered after the child is an adult so that they can choose for themselves if they want to have the implants or not. Doctors disagree because they say that the implants work better when they are implanted at a young age. This is still a controversy and is difficult to understand if you are not deaf. To the deaf it is like trying to cure deafness.
Leah Cohen wrote this book through the eyes of a deaf person. One of the stories she tells is the story of James Taylor who grew up in a bad neighborhood to a mother who meant well but lacked the resources to provide a good home especially to her deaf son. It seemed that James’ deafness had saved him from a terrible fate that would have been inevitable had he stayed in the home with his family. The school and staff at Lexington were so supportive of James and he took advantage of his newly formed support group and worked hard to leave behind the days of yesterday when he would look to cause trouble with his younger brother. The deaf community kept a close eye on him and one time when he was not coming to school they came to see him at home and find out what was going on. This is dedication from the staff and the deaf community. They would not allow James to fall through the cracks.
I thought this was a great story and one that I would not have looked to find out about since in my own life there have not been many deaf people. I see that I would be one of the first to hand a deaf person a piece of paper and not try to first attempt to listen to their words. This was not in an attempt to be disrespectful but on the contrary in an attempt to be very attentive and make sure that I had everything that they wanted to communicate written down. I did not want to be rude and not answer anything that they wanted to ask me. I never realized that cochlear implants were so controversial in the deaf community. I as a hearing person would think that they would want to be able to hear. I realize that this would take them out of their culture and could make their culture seem negative. I understand how learning ASL is so important and being proud of being deaf is as important and being proud to be of Latin descent is for me.
In the book Train Go Sorry there is a school for the deaf named Lexington School in Queens, New York. There is a student there named James Taylor who is deaf and has come to live there in the dorms. He comes from a poor family in a bad neighborhood and has learned to overcome obstacles that he may have not been able to avoid had he not moved to the dorms when he did. His younger brother Joseph was not so lucky and did not have the support and encouragement that James had in the deaf community. Eventually, Joseph ended up in jail and James had tried to visit him once and missed him due to the fact that Joseph had a court date. In the deaf community the saying “train go sorry” means to “miss the boat” or “miss communications.” James made reference to this saying because he spent the whole day trying to visit his brother in jail only to be told that he had a last minute court date and he would not be back in time to have a visitor that day. On another occasion James succeeds in visiting his brother for the first time since he had been in jail and his Joseph tells him that he misses being at home or that home is better than being in jail. On that day James realizes that Joseph was the one who was “train go sorry.”
The main person in the story is the author Leah Hager Cohen. She is walking in the shoes of a deaf person even though she can hear. She grew up in the school where her father Oscar was at first the day care director and later the superintendant of Lexington. She always wanted to be a part of the deaf community even though she could hear. She grew up around deaf people at the school and her father’s parents were both deaf. She was always trying to learn to sign even though her parents wanted her to speak and not sign. She was hearing after all and they believed that she should not be in the classes with the deaf students since she was not deaf. When she started to go to school it was in the local public school. She secretly practiced signing whenever she could. As an adult Leah longed to be an ASL interpreter in the deaf community hoping that this would allow her into the culture she longed to be a part of since she was a young child. She realized that being an interpreter would be a difficult job and through the eyes of the deaf people she talks about in the book she realizes that she will never really be a part of deaf community because she can hear and even if they allow her to interpret for them that might be the closest she will get.
One image that I will never forget is in chapter 11 when Sofia and Irena are at home with their mother and the mother signs “thank you” to Irena for the first sign that she has ever attempted since the girls started at Lexington. Sofia and her family were immigrants from Russia. Their parents never tried to learn sign language and when they first heard that their daughter Sofia was deaf they were instructed to leave her at a deaf school. Her mother was devastated and left her at their doctor’s advice. After that, she had her sister Irena and she also turned out to be deaf as well. She left Irena at the deaf school with Sofia and vowed to never have any more children lest they also be born deaf. She felt bad and so this is the reason I believe that she refused to learn how to sign. Sofia who was very good at translating for Irena and could speak a little would interpret for Irena and her parents. When Sofia was headed for college she asked her mother how she would communicate with Irena now that she would be gone. Sophia’s mother responded by asking Sofia if she could teach Irena to have better speech and learn to speak Russian. Sofia told her that she could not do that because it would be too difficult. Later, her mother who this whole time refused to learn sign language used sign language with Irena to say “thank you” for helping her out. It was a breakthrough for their mother and both girls were elated and celebrated with their mother for taking this step. They asked her where she had learned that sign and she said from Sofia.
ASL stands for American Sign Language. It is the language of the deaf in this country. Deaf people think of ASL as part of their culture and many believe that it is the only way to communicate with each other. Deaf culture is the same as being in a minority culture. It cannot be cured nor should you want to cure it. The deaf believe that trying to cure it is like saying that Mexicans should bleach their skin because it would be easier to be white in a predominantly white society. Cochlear implants are controversial because once the implants have been placed in the ear there is no turning back and traditional hearing aids will no longer be an option. Also, the deaf community wants the implants to be offered after the child is an adult so that they can choose for themselves if they want to have the implants or not. Doctors disagree because they say that the implants work better when they are implanted at a young age. This is still a controversy and is difficult to understand if you are not deaf. To the deaf it is like trying to cure deafness.
Leah Cohen wrote this book through the eyes of a deaf person. One of the stories she tells is the story of James Taylor who grew up in a bad neighborhood to a mother who meant well but lacked the resources to provide a good home especially to her deaf son. It seemed that James’ deafness had saved him from a terrible fate that would have been inevitable had he stayed in the home with his family. The school and staff at Lexington were so supportive of James and he took advantage of his newly formed support group and worked hard to leave behind the days of yesterday when he would look to cause trouble with his younger brother. The deaf community kept a close eye on him and one time when he was not coming to school they came to see him at home and find out what was going on. This is dedication from the staff and the deaf community. They would not allow James to fall through the cracks.
I thought this was a great story and one that I would not have looked to find out about since in my own life there have not been many deaf people. I see that I would be one of the first to hand a deaf person a piece of paper and not try to first attempt to listen to their words. This was not in an attempt to be disrespectful but on the contrary in an attempt to be very attentive and make sure that I had everything that they wanted to communicate written down. I did not want to be rude and not answer anything that they wanted to ask me. I never realized that cochlear implants were so controversial in the deaf community. I as a hearing person would think that they would want to be able to hear. I realize that this would take them out of their culture and could make their culture seem negative. I understand how learning ASL is so important and being proud of being deaf is as important and being proud to be of Latin descent is for me.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Assignment 4b- Human 7
Assignment 4b
Classmate: Megan Mullen (Group#2)
Author: Hector Tobar
When I read about the same authors as Megan, I noticed that we both wrote about the freeways being the central them in Tobar’s writing. Megan wrote about the necessities of the highway like cell phones, radar detectors, and CD players that Tobar explained as the reason people in L.A. have not fallen out of extinction. I thought that the entire paragraph was my favorite part of the story.
Megan compared the traffic thinning in the story to the stereotype people have about Californians always being in a hurry and never stopping but when the freeway thins it is like when we are calm and not in a hurry anymore. I did not really see this when I was reading the story but it makes sense now that I read it from her point of view.
Author: Thomas Steinbeck
When I was reading Megan’s interpretation of Steinbeck’s story she described the story about the myths of California. I thought that the story was more about the history of California and its history as a paradise and what that means to different people who visit or live here. It was interesting to see how two people view the same story but in a different way.
The story reminded Megan of how California’s society is diverse and ever changing. I on the other hand was reminded of my visit to Yosemite and how it was my version of paradise in California.
Author: Edward Humes
Megan wrote about how this story describes her experiences visiting Seal Beach. I was reminded of Rohnert Park and my first move to the North Bay. I think of how small the town seemed nestled next to Santa Rosa which is much larger in comparison.
Author: Matt Warshaw
Megan wrote about how she felt like learning how to surf after reading this story. I also felt the same way and thought that this story makes surfing seem fun and exciting even though the story was about Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay. I think that this story gives a lot of history on both California cities and Moriarity’s adventure that made the front page of a surfing magazine and put Half Moon Bay on the map as a surfing destination.
2.
Goup#1 Sierra Baxter
Author: Mark Arax
I learned through Sierra’s writings that Arax wrote about his grandfather and the farm they owned in Fresno. He was very proud of his farm culture and loved the farm life.
Author: Aimee Liu
From Sierra’s writings I learned that Aimee Liu’s story was about how she hates Beverly Hills and the people that live there. I did not know that there were no garbage dumps, hospitals, junkyards, or cemeteries. It makes sense if you think about it; the elite do not want any of these things in their backyard. Of course, all of this should be elsewhere where they do not have to worry much less think about it. I thought this was very enlightening. I think I am a little mad that this happens but am definitely not angry at the people. I think that a lot of cities send their garbage elsewhere and do not have hospitals. It is not entirely unheard of.
Author: T. Jefferson Parker
I learned that fisherman can hire someone to catch a shark for them and have it mounted so that they can display it. Isn’t that cheating? If someone else catches the shark then why would someone else claim is as their own? That makes no sense to me.
Author: Mary Mackey
From Sierra’s writings I learned that Mary Mackey wrote about her adventures trying to ignore the background traffic noise while studying the animals in American River. She tried to enjoy the animals with her husband while they studied the wildlife together.
3. Group #3: Lori Sargiotto
Author: Firoozah Dumas
I learned through Lori’s writings that Dumas wrote about as 11 year old boy who has moved multiple times and his latest move is from Whittier CA to Newport Beach, CA. His new move has many new rules with the Homeowners association but despite all of the rules his family thinks its heaven compared to where they have lived before.
Author: Devorah Major
I learned that Major wrote about her experiences at Playland at the beach. I think she was trying to describe the lessons learned there as a child during the summer.
Author: Michael Chabon
I learned that Chabon wrote his story about Berkley, CA and how different it was compared to the many different cities he had lived in before. Chabon also noted the distinct culture of the city and how people there are not afraid to tell you their opinions and give them freely without you asking for them.
Author: Kathi Kamen Goldmark
Through Lori’s interpretations I learned that Goldmark used to be a folksinger thirty years ago. She did not really have a band together but had a gig and decided to go ahead and perform that night. It seemed as though she narrowly escaped a man trying to take advantage of her and survived the night despite their unpreparedness for it.
Classmate: Megan Mullen (Group#2)
Author: Hector Tobar
When I read about the same authors as Megan, I noticed that we both wrote about the freeways being the central them in Tobar’s writing. Megan wrote about the necessities of the highway like cell phones, radar detectors, and CD players that Tobar explained as the reason people in L.A. have not fallen out of extinction. I thought that the entire paragraph was my favorite part of the story.
Megan compared the traffic thinning in the story to the stereotype people have about Californians always being in a hurry and never stopping but when the freeway thins it is like when we are calm and not in a hurry anymore. I did not really see this when I was reading the story but it makes sense now that I read it from her point of view.
Author: Thomas Steinbeck
When I was reading Megan’s interpretation of Steinbeck’s story she described the story about the myths of California. I thought that the story was more about the history of California and its history as a paradise and what that means to different people who visit or live here. It was interesting to see how two people view the same story but in a different way.
The story reminded Megan of how California’s society is diverse and ever changing. I on the other hand was reminded of my visit to Yosemite and how it was my version of paradise in California.
Author: Edward Humes
Megan wrote about how this story describes her experiences visiting Seal Beach. I was reminded of Rohnert Park and my first move to the North Bay. I think of how small the town seemed nestled next to Santa Rosa which is much larger in comparison.
Author: Matt Warshaw
Megan wrote about how she felt like learning how to surf after reading this story. I also felt the same way and thought that this story makes surfing seem fun and exciting even though the story was about Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay. I think that this story gives a lot of history on both California cities and Moriarity’s adventure that made the front page of a surfing magazine and put Half Moon Bay on the map as a surfing destination.
2.
Goup#1 Sierra Baxter
Author: Mark Arax
I learned through Sierra’s writings that Arax wrote about his grandfather and the farm they owned in Fresno. He was very proud of his farm culture and loved the farm life.
Author: Aimee Liu
From Sierra’s writings I learned that Aimee Liu’s story was about how she hates Beverly Hills and the people that live there. I did not know that there were no garbage dumps, hospitals, junkyards, or cemeteries. It makes sense if you think about it; the elite do not want any of these things in their backyard. Of course, all of this should be elsewhere where they do not have to worry much less think about it. I thought this was very enlightening. I think I am a little mad that this happens but am definitely not angry at the people. I think that a lot of cities send their garbage elsewhere and do not have hospitals. It is not entirely unheard of.
Author: T. Jefferson Parker
I learned that fisherman can hire someone to catch a shark for them and have it mounted so that they can display it. Isn’t that cheating? If someone else catches the shark then why would someone else claim is as their own? That makes no sense to me.
Author: Mary Mackey
From Sierra’s writings I learned that Mary Mackey wrote about her adventures trying to ignore the background traffic noise while studying the animals in American River. She tried to enjoy the animals with her husband while they studied the wildlife together.
3. Group #3: Lori Sargiotto
Author: Firoozah Dumas
I learned through Lori’s writings that Dumas wrote about as 11 year old boy who has moved multiple times and his latest move is from Whittier CA to Newport Beach, CA. His new move has many new rules with the Homeowners association but despite all of the rules his family thinks its heaven compared to where they have lived before.
Author: Devorah Major
I learned that Major wrote about her experiences at Playland at the beach. I think she was trying to describe the lessons learned there as a child during the summer.
Author: Michael Chabon
I learned that Chabon wrote his story about Berkley, CA and how different it was compared to the many different cities he had lived in before. Chabon also noted the distinct culture of the city and how people there are not afraid to tell you their opinions and give them freely without you asking for them.
Author: Kathi Kamen Goldmark
Through Lori’s interpretations I learned that Goldmark used to be a folksinger thirty years ago. She did not really have a band together but had a gig and decided to go ahead and perform that night. It seemed as though she narrowly escaped a man trying to take advantage of her and survived the night despite their unpreparedness for it.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Assignment 4a-Human7
1. Write the story title and author name. .25 point
Ode to Caltrans by Hector Tobar
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
Hector wrote about his childhood growing up in the LA area watching Caltrans build the freeway and looking through maps of plans for the freeway. He commented how dangerous the freeways are and how when he was bringing home his wife and first born child he decided to take alternate routes off of the freeway because the back roads were so much safer. He pointed out that people in LA drive very fast and they do not put up with drivers that do not know what they are doing sometimes that means even road rage. It was interesting how he talks about his parents being immigrants from Guatemala and how they had no independence in LA at first because they had no car. If you have no car it is hard to get around and until you do have a car you really do not have much freedom in LA because of its vastness.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
On page 53 Hector Wrote:
“In California we drive too fast, but at least there are enforceable rules; there is a logic and highway etiquette respected by eighty five percent of the driving public and enforced by a relatively incorruptible Highway Patrol. If the Buenos Aires commuters who make a habit of straddling the dotted lines on the Highway of the Sun tried the same thing on the Santa Monica, they would either be pulled over for a roadside sobriety test or find themselves targets of road-rage justice. In Los Angeles, we don’t suffer traffic fools well, because we drive almost as much as we breathe; we understand that the hours we spend outside the shell of our vehicles are mere episodes between the daily freeway slog. The Law of Evolution has dictated our adaptation into homo californius mobiles, and clever tool making---- the hands-free cellular phone, the multi-CD player, and the radar detection device----has saved our breed from extinction.”
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
This reading made me think of my childhood. I grew up in Southern California and when I first remember seeing the major freeways I was amazed. I thought” I am sure glad I do not have to drive and I hope my mom can remember how to get home.” It was such a maze that I was sure that we would get lost somehow. My mom was self confident and since my dad was not around she learned to be very independent and had no problems going to the city on the weekends to shop or go to a function.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I did not know that Caltrans created maps of where they were going to put the freeways. I thought the maps were available to the public after the freeway was built not as they were building it.
1. Write the story title and author name. .25 point
Montalvo Myths and Dreams of Home by Thomas Steinbeck
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
Thomas Steinbeck writes about the early 1500’s in Spain when articles were first written by the church. Then French and Dutch novels were smuggled into Spain for their racier content. Later, local Spanish printers began translating the novels to Spanish. Finally, one of the translators was Garcia Rodriguez de Montalvo started writing his own novels. He wrote “Las Serges De Esplandian”. It was a hit with the people. In this novel he named his paradise “California”, after that for many years to come many people including Cortes began looking for their “California” or their paradise. Steinbeck writes that California is everyone’s version of their own personal paradise. Steinbeck’s paradise in California is the Big Sur. He enjoyed hiking, camping, horseback riding and even mule riding over its passes. Even strange sightings of the great Sasquatch and The Dark Watchers were part of the myth of the Big Sur.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
On page 64 Steinbeck wrote:
“ This mythological distillation of numerous classical fantasies charmed the public’s need for distraction to such an extent, that even as late as 1533, Cortez and his motley gang of metal-clad head-bashers knew the story well enough to name the longest western peninsula yet discovered after Montalvo’s whimsical creation California.”
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
This reading reminded me of the first time I visited Yosemite National Park. I was so amazed and elated and would describe this as my paradise in my California. The trees and the wildlife and the sounds of the night were so amazing and beautiful. It was my favorite place to visit by far.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I did not know anything about the Big Sur and I learned that Steinbeck has camped there before. I have never actually been there but it sounds like my kind of place to visit. I love to see nature and camp in the woods with my family. I know that there are many areas in California that I have yet to discover and someday I know that I will get the chance to do so in the future.
1. Write the story title and author name. .25 point
The Last Little Beach Town by Edward Humes
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
Edward Humes writes about his discovery of a small little beach town named Seal Beach that was able to save itself from commercialization and stay small without huge Condos, major big box corporations and cement parking structures. It is a small town that was able to keep its charm despite its neighboring cities growth. Now the need for money seems to put this city in a bind. It wants to stay small but it needs funds to keep it going.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
On page 78:
“I can’t help but remember Crystal Cove and its vanishing paradise, and just how fragile our dreams and myths truly are, at least the ones that count.”
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
This reading made me think of Rohnert Park when I first moved to the North Bay in 1996. It was such a small town it seemed to me. It now seems to have grown by leaps and bounds. I remember how they used to have a baseball team, minor league I think, and how everyone in town it seemed was a big fan. It felt like a small town near a large city that was able to stay small even though Santa Rosa was so much larger.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I did not know that Seal Beach was so small. I just grouped it with all the nearby beach cities like Long Beach or Newport Beach. When I was younger my favorite beach was Newport Beach because I enjoyed walking down the large pier and fishing with my brother. I guess I never visited Seal Beach and wonder how it looks today and if it is the way that Humes describes it in his story.
1. Write the story title and author name. .25 point
Surfacing by: Matt Warshaw
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
This story is about surfers who call themselves the Vermin and who leave in the Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay Area. They are just in time for a major storm that is expected to have very large waves larger than they had ever encountered in that area before. One of the newer surfers 16 year old, Jay Moriarity faced the danger of almost drowning in that storm trying to surf those large waves. He survived thankfully and made his way into history with that large wipeout. Warshaw writes a little about the history of Half Moon Bay and how it was not really known for its surfing history but was instead known for its small town feel and its locally grown crops. Santa Cruz was known as the world’s greatest surf city. Three Hawaiian teenagers were going to a local military school, handmade their boards out of redwoods, and became the first surfers in America. Soon many famous surfers would follow and help create Santa Cruz’s rich surfer history.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
Page88:
“Either way, there was nothing banal about what Moriarity did for an encore that morning. After tossing the pieces of his broken board onto the deck of Lizzie-Lynn, he took a short breather, grabbed his reserve board, ran a bar of sticky wax across the top for traction, and paddled back into the lineup. Forty-five minutes later he caught another wave, nearly as big as the first one, and made it. In the next five hours he caught eight more waves and made them all.”
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75percent
It made me think of watching the surfers when I was younger and thinking that one day I would learn how to surf. I never learned but I still can if the opportunity does present itself. I used to sit on the beach and watch them and wonder why they were not afraid of the sharks. My mother instilled fear in me about the sharks so that we would not wander too far in the water. It worked and I would not go in farther than my waist. I wanted to make sure that I could swim back quickly just in case. I always admired the surfers and thought they were really brave.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I did not know that Santa Cruz was the home of the first American Surfers. I was amazed. I thought for sure Hawaii or Southern California would have taken that title easily. That is what happens when you assume that you know something when in fact you don’t. I am sure we all make assumptions about many things. I am glad that I now know this information and next time I visit the area I will have some trivia to talk about.
Ode to Caltrans by Hector Tobar
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
Hector wrote about his childhood growing up in the LA area watching Caltrans build the freeway and looking through maps of plans for the freeway. He commented how dangerous the freeways are and how when he was bringing home his wife and first born child he decided to take alternate routes off of the freeway because the back roads were so much safer. He pointed out that people in LA drive very fast and they do not put up with drivers that do not know what they are doing sometimes that means even road rage. It was interesting how he talks about his parents being immigrants from Guatemala and how they had no independence in LA at first because they had no car. If you have no car it is hard to get around and until you do have a car you really do not have much freedom in LA because of its vastness.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
On page 53 Hector Wrote:
“In California we drive too fast, but at least there are enforceable rules; there is a logic and highway etiquette respected by eighty five percent of the driving public and enforced by a relatively incorruptible Highway Patrol. If the Buenos Aires commuters who make a habit of straddling the dotted lines on the Highway of the Sun tried the same thing on the Santa Monica, they would either be pulled over for a roadside sobriety test or find themselves targets of road-rage justice. In Los Angeles, we don’t suffer traffic fools well, because we drive almost as much as we breathe; we understand that the hours we spend outside the shell of our vehicles are mere episodes between the daily freeway slog. The Law of Evolution has dictated our adaptation into homo californius mobiles, and clever tool making---- the hands-free cellular phone, the multi-CD player, and the radar detection device----has saved our breed from extinction.”
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
This reading made me think of my childhood. I grew up in Southern California and when I first remember seeing the major freeways I was amazed. I thought” I am sure glad I do not have to drive and I hope my mom can remember how to get home.” It was such a maze that I was sure that we would get lost somehow. My mom was self confident and since my dad was not around she learned to be very independent and had no problems going to the city on the weekends to shop or go to a function.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I did not know that Caltrans created maps of where they were going to put the freeways. I thought the maps were available to the public after the freeway was built not as they were building it.
1. Write the story title and author name. .25 point
Montalvo Myths and Dreams of Home by Thomas Steinbeck
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
Thomas Steinbeck writes about the early 1500’s in Spain when articles were first written by the church. Then French and Dutch novels were smuggled into Spain for their racier content. Later, local Spanish printers began translating the novels to Spanish. Finally, one of the translators was Garcia Rodriguez de Montalvo started writing his own novels. He wrote “Las Serges De Esplandian”. It was a hit with the people. In this novel he named his paradise “California”, after that for many years to come many people including Cortes began looking for their “California” or their paradise. Steinbeck writes that California is everyone’s version of their own personal paradise. Steinbeck’s paradise in California is the Big Sur. He enjoyed hiking, camping, horseback riding and even mule riding over its passes. Even strange sightings of the great Sasquatch and The Dark Watchers were part of the myth of the Big Sur.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
On page 64 Steinbeck wrote:
“ This mythological distillation of numerous classical fantasies charmed the public’s need for distraction to such an extent, that even as late as 1533, Cortez and his motley gang of metal-clad head-bashers knew the story well enough to name the longest western peninsula yet discovered after Montalvo’s whimsical creation California.”
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
This reading reminded me of the first time I visited Yosemite National Park. I was so amazed and elated and would describe this as my paradise in my California. The trees and the wildlife and the sounds of the night were so amazing and beautiful. It was my favorite place to visit by far.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I did not know anything about the Big Sur and I learned that Steinbeck has camped there before. I have never actually been there but it sounds like my kind of place to visit. I love to see nature and camp in the woods with my family. I know that there are many areas in California that I have yet to discover and someday I know that I will get the chance to do so in the future.
1. Write the story title and author name. .25 point
The Last Little Beach Town by Edward Humes
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
Edward Humes writes about his discovery of a small little beach town named Seal Beach that was able to save itself from commercialization and stay small without huge Condos, major big box corporations and cement parking structures. It is a small town that was able to keep its charm despite its neighboring cities growth. Now the need for money seems to put this city in a bind. It wants to stay small but it needs funds to keep it going.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
On page 78:
“I can’t help but remember Crystal Cove and its vanishing paradise, and just how fragile our dreams and myths truly are, at least the ones that count.”
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
This reading made me think of Rohnert Park when I first moved to the North Bay in 1996. It was such a small town it seemed to me. It now seems to have grown by leaps and bounds. I remember how they used to have a baseball team, minor league I think, and how everyone in town it seemed was a big fan. It felt like a small town near a large city that was able to stay small even though Santa Rosa was so much larger.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I did not know that Seal Beach was so small. I just grouped it with all the nearby beach cities like Long Beach or Newport Beach. When I was younger my favorite beach was Newport Beach because I enjoyed walking down the large pier and fishing with my brother. I guess I never visited Seal Beach and wonder how it looks today and if it is the way that Humes describes it in his story.
1. Write the story title and author name. .25 point
Surfacing by: Matt Warshaw
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
This story is about surfers who call themselves the Vermin and who leave in the Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay Area. They are just in time for a major storm that is expected to have very large waves larger than they had ever encountered in that area before. One of the newer surfers 16 year old, Jay Moriarity faced the danger of almost drowning in that storm trying to surf those large waves. He survived thankfully and made his way into history with that large wipeout. Warshaw writes a little about the history of Half Moon Bay and how it was not really known for its surfing history but was instead known for its small town feel and its locally grown crops. Santa Cruz was known as the world’s greatest surf city. Three Hawaiian teenagers were going to a local military school, handmade their boards out of redwoods, and became the first surfers in America. Soon many famous surfers would follow and help create Santa Cruz’s rich surfer history.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
Page88:
“Either way, there was nothing banal about what Moriarity did for an encore that morning. After tossing the pieces of his broken board onto the deck of Lizzie-Lynn, he took a short breather, grabbed his reserve board, ran a bar of sticky wax across the top for traction, and paddled back into the lineup. Forty-five minutes later he caught another wave, nearly as big as the first one, and made it. In the next five hours he caught eight more waves and made them all.”
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75percent
It made me think of watching the surfers when I was younger and thinking that one day I would learn how to surf. I never learned but I still can if the opportunity does present itself. I used to sit on the beach and watch them and wonder why they were not afraid of the sharks. My mother instilled fear in me about the sharks so that we would not wander too far in the water. It worked and I would not go in farther than my waist. I wanted to make sure that I could swim back quickly just in case. I always admired the surfers and thought they were really brave.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I did not know that Santa Cruz was the home of the first American Surfers. I was amazed. I thought for sure Hawaii or Southern California would have taken that title easily. That is what happens when you assume that you know something when in fact you don’t. I am sure we all make assumptions about many things. I am glad that I now know this information and next time I visit the area I will have some trivia to talk about.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Assignment 4C
1. Who is your classmate, what is the component category, what is the name of the choice?
• Classmate Anthony Musetti and I both chose to write about San Francisco and Los Angeles.(World Cities)
2. What is something similar this classmate said about the choice?
• Anthony and I both focused on the diversity of both of these major cities. We both mentioned that LA is known for its Hollywood image and Anthony mentioned San Francisco as liberal I used tree hugger but for me it is very similar.
3. What is something different this classmate said about the choice?
• Anthony has a different opinion about LA stereotypes than I did. He mentioned gangs in LA and although I am very much aware of this part of LA it did not seem to be my first thought when I think of LA. I have talked to others who agree with Anthony and living in Texas gives me a different point of view from others that seem to agree with both his and mine interpretations of LA stereotypes.
4. How would you relate this to Freire's ideas regarding dialogue? For example, you went in thinking one idea, your classmate had a different idea. What new idea emerged from this process?
Well, about the stereotypes that people give to California I learned from Anthony that these are compliments and even though LA has a bad area, all major cities have a bad area and a good area. I have learned that living in an area that is so progressive is not a bad thing as my neighbors in Texas might think. I have run into some people who think it is bad to have your own opinions and stand up for your right to protest or disagree with what you feel is wrong. I realize that not everyone thinks the same way as people in California do and I hope that because California has always led the way for the rest of the country in many areas of our culture that it will eventually make its progressive ways down to areas like Texas. I have faith that it will someday.
• Classmate Anthony Musetti and I both chose to write about San Francisco and Los Angeles.(World Cities)
2. What is something similar this classmate said about the choice?
• Anthony and I both focused on the diversity of both of these major cities. We both mentioned that LA is known for its Hollywood image and Anthony mentioned San Francisco as liberal I used tree hugger but for me it is very similar.
3. What is something different this classmate said about the choice?
• Anthony has a different opinion about LA stereotypes than I did. He mentioned gangs in LA and although I am very much aware of this part of LA it did not seem to be my first thought when I think of LA. I have talked to others who agree with Anthony and living in Texas gives me a different point of view from others that seem to agree with both his and mine interpretations of LA stereotypes.
4. How would you relate this to Freire's ideas regarding dialogue? For example, you went in thinking one idea, your classmate had a different idea. What new idea emerged from this process?
Well, about the stereotypes that people give to California I learned from Anthony that these are compliments and even though LA has a bad area, all major cities have a bad area and a good area. I have learned that living in an area that is so progressive is not a bad thing as my neighbors in Texas might think. I have run into some people who think it is bad to have your own opinions and stand up for your right to protest or disagree with what you feel is wrong. I realize that not everyone thinks the same way as people in California do and I hope that because California has always led the way for the rest of the country in many areas of our culture that it will eventually make its progressive ways down to areas like Texas. I have faith that it will someday.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Assignment 3C-Human7 Inland Areas
Assignment 3C
1. Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points
Sacramento News and Bakersfield News
2. Contains a web link to your locations. (eg you can use the tools in your blog where you paste your work; there is a little icon that looks like a link) .25 points
http://www.sacramentocvb.org/visitors/thingstodo.cfm
http://www.discovergold.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento,_California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakersfield,_California
http://www.bakersfieldcity.us/Baklife_as/index.htm
3. Contains an explanation regarding how this component (any aspect of it; eg content of videos, content of websites) connects to your study of humanities. .25 point
This connects to my study of humanities because it compares two California inland areas that are close in size but seem very different in lifestyle. It is interesting to see what different views of the same state but different cities are. Bakersfield is a down to earth family centered city with very conservative political views. Sacramento is an extremely diverse town with very liberal views that seem to encompass the majority of the state at least politically. To learn from these two different viewpoints helps me to see others points of view and helps me to expand my views on the culture of California.
4. Contains the following elements that will be used in upcoming projects for analytical purposes:
a. What are some assumptions/stereotypes you think people have of each location: 1 point
When I first think of Bakersfield I think of the town that I stop for gas on my way to L.A. I think about the farms and the heat that is common for that area. Other than that I never really gave Bakersfield much thought. When I think about Sacramento I think about the Capital, the oo, Fairy Tale Town and visiting my friends.
b. List 3 things that make each location similar: 1 point
1.They both have very large populations that have seen extensive growth.
2. They both have many activities for families to enjoy, (Like camping nearby, museums, and a water park).
3. They both have CSU in their cities,(CSUS and CSUB).
c. List 3 things that make each location so different: 1 point
1. Bakersfield is not very culturally diverse 61% White population that is predominantly conservative in their political views. Sacramento has been called one of the most diverse cities in the US with a predominantly liberal political viewpoint.
2. Bakersfield has a small town charm even though it is a very large city. It also has a very large population of off road enthusiasts that the city has made a space for them to ride their recreational vehicles. Sacramento is a bustling city that seems to be very busy and has countless events scheduled at their many venues.
3. Bakersfield is the 4 largest producer of domestic oil in the US.
d. Questioning: What else would you like to know about these places? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. .5 point
I would love to visit Bakersfield and find out what the locals do fun. I am not into off- roading but maybe that would be fun to try once. It seems like a really nice town that I overlooked and I would like to visit someday and see for myself.
5. Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that persons blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here) . .5 point
1. Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points
Sacramento News and Bakersfield News
2. Contains a web link to your locations. (eg you can use the tools in your blog where you paste your work; there is a little icon that looks like a link) .25 points
http://www.sacramentocvb.org/visitors/thingstodo.cfm
http://www.discovergold.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento,_California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakersfield,_California
http://www.bakersfieldcity.us/Baklife_as/index.htm
3. Contains an explanation regarding how this component (any aspect of it; eg content of videos, content of websites) connects to your study of humanities. .25 point
This connects to my study of humanities because it compares two California inland areas that are close in size but seem very different in lifestyle. It is interesting to see what different views of the same state but different cities are. Bakersfield is a down to earth family centered city with very conservative political views. Sacramento is an extremely diverse town with very liberal views that seem to encompass the majority of the state at least politically. To learn from these two different viewpoints helps me to see others points of view and helps me to expand my views on the culture of California.
4. Contains the following elements that will be used in upcoming projects for analytical purposes:
a. What are some assumptions/stereotypes you think people have of each location: 1 point
When I first think of Bakersfield I think of the town that I stop for gas on my way to L.A. I think about the farms and the heat that is common for that area. Other than that I never really gave Bakersfield much thought. When I think about Sacramento I think about the Capital, the oo, Fairy Tale Town and visiting my friends.
b. List 3 things that make each location similar: 1 point
1.They both have very large populations that have seen extensive growth.
2. They both have many activities for families to enjoy, (Like camping nearby, museums, and a water park).
3. They both have CSU in their cities,(CSUS and CSUB).
c. List 3 things that make each location so different: 1 point
1. Bakersfield is not very culturally diverse 61% White population that is predominantly conservative in their political views. Sacramento has been called one of the most diverse cities in the US with a predominantly liberal political viewpoint.
2. Bakersfield has a small town charm even though it is a very large city. It also has a very large population of off road enthusiasts that the city has made a space for them to ride their recreational vehicles. Sacramento is a bustling city that seems to be very busy and has countless events scheduled at their many venues.
3. Bakersfield is the 4 largest producer of domestic oil in the US.
d. Questioning: What else would you like to know about these places? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. .5 point
I would love to visit Bakersfield and find out what the locals do fun. I am not into off- roading but maybe that would be fun to try once. It seems like a really nice town that I overlooked and I would like to visit someday and see for myself.
5. Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that persons blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here) . .5 point
Monday, March 23, 2009
Assignment 3B: La Jolla Beach and Doran State Beach
This connects to my study of the humanities because it shows how different northern California and southern California live and play at the beach. It shows different cultures within the state and how we are still Californians but we still have huge differences in the way we play at the beach.
3. Contains the following elements that will be used in upcoming projects for analytical purposes:
a. What are some assumptions/stereotypes you think people have of each location: 1 point
I think that people think of La Jolla Beach as a very upscale place that only rich people visit. I think that people think of Doran beach as a cold beach that you cannot enjoy as much. I think they both have great experiences to offer and that they should both be a part of your vacation or destination in the future. I love the fact that you can camp at Doran and catch crabs off the jetty all while picnicking and building sand castles. At La Jolla, I love that you can scuba dive in fairly calm waters and the kids can play in an area that is fairly enclosed and the water is not too deep. Also there is an observatory nearby and plenty of sun to play volleyball in.
b. List 3 things that make each location similar: 1 point
1. They both have Picnic areas nearby.
2. They both have excellent areas to make sand castles.
3. They both have plenty of local visitors not just tourists.
c. List 3 things that make each location so different: 1 point
1. Doran has campsites right near the water.
2. La Jolla has a swimming area just for kids it is called The Casa is partially protected by a seawall.
3. Doran has a jetty that you can crab fish from.
d. Questioning: What else would you like to know about these places? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. .5 point
I would like to know the average temperature of the water at La Jolla beach. I know that the weather is pretty warm there and I wonder if the water is warm like in Hawaii. I know that Doran Beach has cold water but some people do not mind it and still go in the water.
4. Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that persons blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here) . .5 point
Jennifer Sylvester wrote:
I learned that San Francisco was, for a very brief time, the capital of CA. I would like to know why Sacramento was chosen, as it is in the middle of nowhere, when LA is located in a prime spot for major political influence.
http://jennifer-humanities7.blogspot.com/2009/03/3a-world-cities.html
I never knew that San Francisco was once California’s state capitol. I think that is very interesting. I think it would still be a great capital (not that Sacramento is lacking somehow.)I wonder also why this was changed and if it had anything to do with wanting to plan out all of the capital buildings in a certain way without changing the city of San Francisco.
3. Contains the following elements that will be used in upcoming projects for analytical purposes:
a. What are some assumptions/stereotypes you think people have of each location: 1 point
I think that people think of La Jolla Beach as a very upscale place that only rich people visit. I think that people think of Doran beach as a cold beach that you cannot enjoy as much. I think they both have great experiences to offer and that they should both be a part of your vacation or destination in the future. I love the fact that you can camp at Doran and catch crabs off the jetty all while picnicking and building sand castles. At La Jolla, I love that you can scuba dive in fairly calm waters and the kids can play in an area that is fairly enclosed and the water is not too deep. Also there is an observatory nearby and plenty of sun to play volleyball in.
b. List 3 things that make each location similar: 1 point
1. They both have Picnic areas nearby.
2. They both have excellent areas to make sand castles.
3. They both have plenty of local visitors not just tourists.
c. List 3 things that make each location so different: 1 point
1. Doran has campsites right near the water.
2. La Jolla has a swimming area just for kids it is called The Casa is partially protected by a seawall.
3. Doran has a jetty that you can crab fish from.
d. Questioning: What else would you like to know about these places? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. .5 point
I would like to know the average temperature of the water at La Jolla beach. I know that the weather is pretty warm there and I wonder if the water is warm like in Hawaii. I know that Doran Beach has cold water but some people do not mind it and still go in the water.
4. Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that persons blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here) . .5 point
Jennifer Sylvester wrote:
I learned that San Francisco was, for a very brief time, the capital of CA. I would like to know why Sacramento was chosen, as it is in the middle of nowhere, when LA is located in a prime spot for major political influence.
http://jennifer-humanities7.blogspot.com/2009/03/3a-world-cities.html
I never knew that San Francisco was once California’s state capitol. I think that is very interesting. I think it would still be a great capital (not that Sacramento is lacking somehow.)I wonder also why this was changed and if it had anything to do with wanting to plan out all of the capital buildings in a certain way without changing the city of San Francisco.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Assignment 3A- San Francisco vs. Los Angeles- Human7
Assignment 3a: San Francisco News and Los Angeles News
Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points
San Francisco News and Los Angeles News
Contains a web link to your locations. (eg you can use the tools in your blog where you paste your work; there is a little icon that looks like a link) .25 points
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sd-PqWb3qs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODD0WEUw7n0
http://discoverlosangeles.com/play/activities-and-recreation/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRp_o5TEscY
http://www.tripadvisor.in/Attractions-g60713-Activities-oa20San_Francisco_California.html
http://www.laweekly.com/bestof/2008/section/attractions-and-landmark-347993/
Contains an explanation regarding how this component (any aspect of it; eg content of videos, content of websites) connects to your study of humanities. .25 point
This information connects to my study of humanities because it shows what events take place in each of the cities and how similar yet different they are even though they both reside in the same state. It makes you aware that California is not all the same and you can experience totally different cultures in cities that are within a day of driving distance. You can experience two totally different cultures in two cities that are both considered diverse and rich with different ethnicities.
Contains the following elements that will be used in upcoming projects for analytical purposes:
What are some assumptions/stereotypes you think people have of each location: 1 point
I think that most people think that all of California has an obsession with Hollywood and the movie industry. Many people think that we are all surfers and spend our days basking in the sun or tanning beds. I think that people think we care about others too much especially immigrants which people think we give too much of our resources to. I think San Francisco is known for the large amounts of restaurants and tree huggers where LA is mostly known for their Hollywood royalty and endless beach combers.
List 3 things that make each location similar: 1 point
Both Los Angeles(L.A.) and San Francisco have a large theater base.
They are both located near or on the ocean.
They both attract people from all nationalities.
List 3 things that make each location so different: 1 point
L.A. has a warm climate and San Francisco has Mediterranean type climate.
In L.A. most people drive their own cars to work. In San Francisco most people take BART or a Ferry and or a cab.
In L.A. beaches are a common place for people to visit. In San Francisco Golden Gate Park is a common place for visitors.
Questioning: What else would you like to know about these places? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. .5 point
I have visited both areas and spent my childhood near LA and my adulthood near San Francisco I know that art is very important to both cities and I wonder if the art is different based on the location of the cities or if it can be categorized as basically California art, meaning if it is all considered the same by most art experts. I would guess that the area and the environment do make a difference in the art of both cities.
Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that persons blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here) . .5 point
Thida Vattanawase wrote:
Like I said before, If there are no more Grizzly bears left and it's so close to extinction, then what will California do with the representation of a powerful animal that is gone? You can't really have a state animal to represent California if there's none of them around. So, what can we do?
http://missthaiteeveeblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/2c-california-grizzly-bear.html
Maria wrote:
Thida taught me that the grizzly bear was almost extinct. I did not know that the grizzly bear was almost extinct. I think it would be sad to find out that it was.
She made me think about what we as a state would have to do to help save the animal and what if we were too late and our efforts did not save them. Would we choose a new state animal? I think not. I think that California should keep the bear as the state animal and honor it even if it goes extinct.
Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points
San Francisco News and Los Angeles News
Contains a web link to your locations. (eg you can use the tools in your blog where you paste your work; there is a little icon that looks like a link) .25 points
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sd-PqWb3qs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODD0WEUw7n0
http://discoverlosangeles.com/play/activities-and-recreation/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRp_o5TEscY
http://www.tripadvisor.in/Attractions-g60713-Activities-oa20San_Francisco_California.html
http://www.laweekly.com/bestof/2008/section/attractions-and-landmark-347993/
Contains an explanation regarding how this component (any aspect of it; eg content of videos, content of websites) connects to your study of humanities. .25 point
This information connects to my study of humanities because it shows what events take place in each of the cities and how similar yet different they are even though they both reside in the same state. It makes you aware that California is not all the same and you can experience totally different cultures in cities that are within a day of driving distance. You can experience two totally different cultures in two cities that are both considered diverse and rich with different ethnicities.
Contains the following elements that will be used in upcoming projects for analytical purposes:
What are some assumptions/stereotypes you think people have of each location: 1 point
I think that most people think that all of California has an obsession with Hollywood and the movie industry. Many people think that we are all surfers and spend our days basking in the sun or tanning beds. I think that people think we care about others too much especially immigrants which people think we give too much of our resources to. I think San Francisco is known for the large amounts of restaurants and tree huggers where LA is mostly known for their Hollywood royalty and endless beach combers.
List 3 things that make each location similar: 1 point
Both Los Angeles(L.A.) and San Francisco have a large theater base.
They are both located near or on the ocean.
They both attract people from all nationalities.
List 3 things that make each location so different: 1 point
L.A. has a warm climate and San Francisco has Mediterranean type climate.
In L.A. most people drive their own cars to work. In San Francisco most people take BART or a Ferry and or a cab.
In L.A. beaches are a common place for people to visit. In San Francisco Golden Gate Park is a common place for visitors.
Questioning: What else would you like to know about these places? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. .5 point
I have visited both areas and spent my childhood near LA and my adulthood near San Francisco I know that art is very important to both cities and I wonder if the art is different based on the location of the cities or if it can be categorized as basically California art, meaning if it is all considered the same by most art experts. I would guess that the area and the environment do make a difference in the art of both cities.
Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that persons blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here) . .5 point
Thida Vattanawase wrote:
Like I said before, If there are no more Grizzly bears left and it's so close to extinction, then what will California do with the representation of a powerful animal that is gone? You can't really have a state animal to represent California if there's none of them around. So, what can we do?
http://missthaiteeveeblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/2c-california-grizzly-bear.html
Maria wrote:
Thida taught me that the grizzly bear was almost extinct. I did not know that the grizzly bear was almost extinct. I think it would be sad to find out that it was.
She made me think about what we as a state would have to do to help save the animal and what if we were too late and our efforts did not save them. Would we choose a new state animal? I think not. I think that California should keep the bear as the state animal and honor it even if it goes extinct.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Assignment 2c: Aquarium of the Pacific: Human7
Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points
Assignment 2c: Aquarium of the Pacific: Human7
Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points
http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/planyourvisit/prices_hours/
http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/10/history/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8n4fOIdZr0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDx0pNT49tQ
Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point
Learning about the aquarium of the Pacific connects to the study of humanities because it teaches me about a very popular part of California culture. The ocean and the local animals that reside there are every bit as important to our culture and the way that Californians live. The ocean is very important to all of our well being and the aquarium teaches all of its visitors why it is so important to take care of it. They entertain us with the animals and leave us feeling tied to the ocean. This allows people to reconnect with their values and think about why it is so important to help save the ocean life and our water supply. It helps us to see how our actions affect the ocean sea life and allows us to reflect and make changes for the better.
Contains the following "analytical elements":
Observation: What did you choose? What do you see or hear or feel or think of in the choice you made? What is the subject of the work? If you chose a 'thing' what is the work made of and what techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures) does the creator use? Be specific in your description. If you chose a place, be specific in your description of what you see or hear. Talk to your reader as though they cannot see the item but somehow must draw a painting of what you see or hear. 1 point
I chose to write about the Aquarium of the Pacific. It is a very large aquarium opened on June 20, 1998. It is located in Long Beach, Ca. It rivals the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, CA. I think that this one was my favorite. It has more hands on pools and hands on activities than the one in Monterey. It is a very large beautiful building located just off the ocean so that the natural sea life can live in the ocean in large encircled tanks that have real ocean water. Inside the building there are so many exhibits to see that you definitely need a map. There are over 500 species, 19 major habitats and 32 focus exhibits. . You can get lost here if you’re not careful.
Outside they have these wading pools of baby sharks and other small sea creatures that you can touch. It is so amazing to see how just behind the pools are large tanks holding the adult size sharks and stingrays that you were just petting a few minutes ago. Of course the adults are not allowed close contact with visitors. These sting rays and sharks are so large they could take up a large kitchen easily. There are many exhibits to choose from. They have a seal area that has a large Plexiglas that the seals can come near you without actually touching you. It is located outside. I believe they have shows where the animals do tricks for the audience. It was a real experience to watch the sea lions and the sea otters. Inside the building are countless tanks of different types of fish even a few seahorses. In the sea otter tanks you could see how social the sea otters were. They would swim up to the glass and try to meet with your hand with their bodies. If you touched the glass they came towards you as if to welcome you and they would follow you if you started walking down the hall of the aquarium. They seemed so happy to see you.
Interpretation: What is your choice about? Give specific examples to support this statement in 2 sentences; do so in a way that teaches us something about your choice. Make Paulo Freire proud! .75 point
Learning about the different types of fish in the ocean teaches us that we have to care for our oceans and keep plastics and other trash from reaching our storm drains and watersheds that go back into the ocean. It is clear that this is a habitat that depends on humans to clean up our acts. We are here to experience the world and all its wonder. We need to leave it in the same or better shape than we have found it. If we are not good stewards of the ocean then our culture will be impacted by the global warming and the extinction of ocean life that our food chain depends on.
I think that Paulo Freire would agree that learning things hands on and not having someone tell you about the fish or the ocean is what he meant by letting the teacher(aquarium) and the student(you) learn together from each other.
Judgment: What led you to your choice? What do you think or feel about this choice? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations. .5 point
I chose the aquarium because I took my kids to see this aquarium last summer. It helped them connect their lives to the ocean and how important recycling and water conservation is to the fish and animals that live in the sea. I loved having this experience with my kids and teaching them about the ocean and its wildlife. This is California culture at its best.
Questioning: What else would you like to know about this choice? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. Example: I learned that John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath was based on his personal experience working with farm workers. I would like to know if the characters he used in that book are fictitious or are they people he met? .5 point
I know that the museum has rescued some of their animals and I wonder how they make this decision. Is it based on the types of sea life they already have or is it because no other aquarium has room and they want to save the most animals that they can?
Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that persons blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here) . .5 point
From Miranda Ashe I learned that the Exploratorium has a Tactile Dome and that it is a 3D pitch black dome. I had never seen that exhibit when I visited there and hope to take my kids to that one day. It must be fun to experience without your sight. I have visited this museum but never went inside this dome before. This is a different experience that ties into our humanities class. Learning from others and listening to their experiences enhances our perception of the experience.
http://g0oo0f.blogspot.com/2009/02/2b-exploratorium.html
Assignment 2c: Aquarium of the Pacific: Human7
Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points
http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/planyourvisit/prices_hours/
http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/10/history/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8n4fOIdZr0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDx0pNT49tQ
Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point
Learning about the aquarium of the Pacific connects to the study of humanities because it teaches me about a very popular part of California culture. The ocean and the local animals that reside there are every bit as important to our culture and the way that Californians live. The ocean is very important to all of our well being and the aquarium teaches all of its visitors why it is so important to take care of it. They entertain us with the animals and leave us feeling tied to the ocean. This allows people to reconnect with their values and think about why it is so important to help save the ocean life and our water supply. It helps us to see how our actions affect the ocean sea life and allows us to reflect and make changes for the better.
Contains the following "analytical elements":
Observation: What did you choose? What do you see or hear or feel or think of in the choice you made? What is the subject of the work? If you chose a 'thing' what is the work made of and what techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures) does the creator use? Be specific in your description. If you chose a place, be specific in your description of what you see or hear. Talk to your reader as though they cannot see the item but somehow must draw a painting of what you see or hear. 1 point
I chose to write about the Aquarium of the Pacific. It is a very large aquarium opened on June 20, 1998. It is located in Long Beach, Ca. It rivals the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, CA. I think that this one was my favorite. It has more hands on pools and hands on activities than the one in Monterey. It is a very large beautiful building located just off the ocean so that the natural sea life can live in the ocean in large encircled tanks that have real ocean water. Inside the building there are so many exhibits to see that you definitely need a map. There are over 500 species, 19 major habitats and 32 focus exhibits. . You can get lost here if you’re not careful.
Outside they have these wading pools of baby sharks and other small sea creatures that you can touch. It is so amazing to see how just behind the pools are large tanks holding the adult size sharks and stingrays that you were just petting a few minutes ago. Of course the adults are not allowed close contact with visitors. These sting rays and sharks are so large they could take up a large kitchen easily. There are many exhibits to choose from. They have a seal area that has a large Plexiglas that the seals can come near you without actually touching you. It is located outside. I believe they have shows where the animals do tricks for the audience. It was a real experience to watch the sea lions and the sea otters. Inside the building are countless tanks of different types of fish even a few seahorses. In the sea otter tanks you could see how social the sea otters were. They would swim up to the glass and try to meet with your hand with their bodies. If you touched the glass they came towards you as if to welcome you and they would follow you if you started walking down the hall of the aquarium. They seemed so happy to see you.
Interpretation: What is your choice about? Give specific examples to support this statement in 2 sentences; do so in a way that teaches us something about your choice. Make Paulo Freire proud! .75 point
Learning about the different types of fish in the ocean teaches us that we have to care for our oceans and keep plastics and other trash from reaching our storm drains and watersheds that go back into the ocean. It is clear that this is a habitat that depends on humans to clean up our acts. We are here to experience the world and all its wonder. We need to leave it in the same or better shape than we have found it. If we are not good stewards of the ocean then our culture will be impacted by the global warming and the extinction of ocean life that our food chain depends on.
I think that Paulo Freire would agree that learning things hands on and not having someone tell you about the fish or the ocean is what he meant by letting the teacher(aquarium) and the student(you) learn together from each other.
Judgment: What led you to your choice? What do you think or feel about this choice? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations. .5 point
I chose the aquarium because I took my kids to see this aquarium last summer. It helped them connect their lives to the ocean and how important recycling and water conservation is to the fish and animals that live in the sea. I loved having this experience with my kids and teaching them about the ocean and its wildlife. This is California culture at its best.
Questioning: What else would you like to know about this choice? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. Example: I learned that John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath was based on his personal experience working with farm workers. I would like to know if the characters he used in that book are fictitious or are they people he met? .5 point
I know that the museum has rescued some of their animals and I wonder how they make this decision. Is it based on the types of sea life they already have or is it because no other aquarium has room and they want to save the most animals that they can?
Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that persons blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here) . .5 point
From Miranda Ashe I learned that the Exploratorium has a Tactile Dome and that it is a 3D pitch black dome. I had never seen that exhibit when I visited there and hope to take my kids to that one day. It must be fun to experience without your sight. I have visited this museum but never went inside this dome before. This is a different experience that ties into our humanities class. Learning from others and listening to their experiences enhances our perception of the experience.
http://g0oo0f.blogspot.com/2009/02/2b-exploratorium.html
Friday, February 20, 2009
Assignment 2B-Exploratorium-HUMAN7
Assignment 2B- Exploratorium
Museum
1. Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points
Assignment 2B- Exploratorium
2. Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/language/language_article5.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/language/language_article1.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/language/language_article2.html
3. Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point
This connects to my study of the humanities because during my field trip I learned about where language came from originally. Learning about the history of where our language came from is a very important part of the study of humanities. This shows us how we are all so similar yet different at the same time.
Contains the following "analytical elements":
a. Observation: What did you choose? What do you see or hear or feel or think of in the choice you made? What is the subject of the work? If you chose a 'thing' what is the work made of and what techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures)does the creator use? Be specific in your description. If you chose a place, be specific in your description of what you see or hear. Talk to your reader as though they cannot see the item but somehow must draw a painting of what you see or hear. 1 point
I chose to write about the Exploratorium in San Francisco, CA. In their site I found a link that teaches about the history of language and where it came from. It is interesting to see that so much information can be learned on this site. It is very well designed and has countless sites to visit. You can learn about the science of cooking to the weather in Antarctica.
I narrowed my search to the history of modern language. I thought it was very interesting and I enjoyed learning about the history of language and how it can be traced back 50,000 years ago to Africa. It is a well written site that has brown background and charts that compare the different languages and their similarities. When you finish reading all of the information they tell you their conclusion. Experts believe that very recently, (50,000 years ago) all human beings mitochondrial DNA of today can be traced back to Africa. So this means that we are all connected and according to a growing number of scholars, geneticists, archeologists, and linguists this comparative advantage is the reason so many of our languages sound so similar to each other.
b. Interpretation: What is your choice about? Give specific examples to support this statement in 2 sentences; do so in a way that teaches us something about your choice. Make Paulo Freire proud! .75 point
My choice was about the link on the Exploratorium site that teaches about the history of all of the languages and how they are all connected. The Exploratorium teaches a variety of things on a many different subjects. You can use this site to make your own conclusions about how the modern language has developed and by discussing with others what you have learned it will help to get feedback and listen to their opinion on what you have found. Paulo Freire would have been proud to learn that at this museum you are in charge of your own learning experience and no one will use you as a bank to force information on you.
c. Judgment: What led you to your choice? What do you think or feel about this choice? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations. .5 point
I made this choice because I love to visit this museum. This museum has something for everyone. Even just on the internet you can learn a great deal by visiting this site. I think that learning about languages was fun and looking at the charts gives a visual experience not just reading the information. I also liked that they had an audio clip to listen to, that talks about the possible reasons behind this sudden change in language.
d. Questioning: What else would you like to know about this choice? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. Example: I learned that John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath was based on his personal experience working with farm workers. I would like to know if the characters he used in that book are fictitious or are they people he met? .5 point
If I could ask Professor Ruhlen a question, it would be how he became interested in the study of language? I know that he can tell us the root of the words and where they came from going backwards. I think that is interesting to go back in time and piece together how each of the languages could be grouped with other languages and eventually they all traced back to one area as one language. That sounds amazing to me. How did the people travel so far and wide and still able to survive this long?
4. Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that persons blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here) . .5 point
What I learned from Jennifer Sylvester is that UC Berkley was established in 1868 and that it serves as the alma mater for over 60 Nobel Prize winners. That is great. I did not ever think of UC Berkley in that way. It changed my point of view. I had never researched it before and now I will be more aware of the many different things that UC Berkley is famous for. I knew that it was a good school but reading her article made me want to go there even though I am way too far away for that.
http://jennifer-humanities7.blogspot.com/2009/02/2a-uc-berkley.html
Museum
1. Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points
Assignment 2B- Exploratorium
2. Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/language/language_article5.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/language/language_article1.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/language/language_article2.html
3. Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point
This connects to my study of the humanities because during my field trip I learned about where language came from originally. Learning about the history of where our language came from is a very important part of the study of humanities. This shows us how we are all so similar yet different at the same time.
Contains the following "analytical elements":
a. Observation: What did you choose? What do you see or hear or feel or think of in the choice you made? What is the subject of the work? If you chose a 'thing' what is the work made of and what techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures)does the creator use? Be specific in your description. If you chose a place, be specific in your description of what you see or hear. Talk to your reader as though they cannot see the item but somehow must draw a painting of what you see or hear. 1 point
I chose to write about the Exploratorium in San Francisco, CA. In their site I found a link that teaches about the history of language and where it came from. It is interesting to see that so much information can be learned on this site. It is very well designed and has countless sites to visit. You can learn about the science of cooking to the weather in Antarctica.
I narrowed my search to the history of modern language. I thought it was very interesting and I enjoyed learning about the history of language and how it can be traced back 50,000 years ago to Africa. It is a well written site that has brown background and charts that compare the different languages and their similarities. When you finish reading all of the information they tell you their conclusion. Experts believe that very recently, (50,000 years ago) all human beings mitochondrial DNA of today can be traced back to Africa. So this means that we are all connected and according to a growing number of scholars, geneticists, archeologists, and linguists this comparative advantage is the reason so many of our languages sound so similar to each other.
b. Interpretation: What is your choice about? Give specific examples to support this statement in 2 sentences; do so in a way that teaches us something about your choice. Make Paulo Freire proud! .75 point
My choice was about the link on the Exploratorium site that teaches about the history of all of the languages and how they are all connected. The Exploratorium teaches a variety of things on a many different subjects. You can use this site to make your own conclusions about how the modern language has developed and by discussing with others what you have learned it will help to get feedback and listen to their opinion on what you have found. Paulo Freire would have been proud to learn that at this museum you are in charge of your own learning experience and no one will use you as a bank to force information on you.
c. Judgment: What led you to your choice? What do you think or feel about this choice? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations. .5 point
I made this choice because I love to visit this museum. This museum has something for everyone. Even just on the internet you can learn a great deal by visiting this site. I think that learning about languages was fun and looking at the charts gives a visual experience not just reading the information. I also liked that they had an audio clip to listen to, that talks about the possible reasons behind this sudden change in language.
d. Questioning: What else would you like to know about this choice? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. Example: I learned that John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath was based on his personal experience working with farm workers. I would like to know if the characters he used in that book are fictitious or are they people he met? .5 point
If I could ask Professor Ruhlen a question, it would be how he became interested in the study of language? I know that he can tell us the root of the words and where they came from going backwards. I think that is interesting to go back in time and piece together how each of the languages could be grouped with other languages and eventually they all traced back to one area as one language. That sounds amazing to me. How did the people travel so far and wide and still able to survive this long?
4. Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that persons blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here) . .5 point
What I learned from Jennifer Sylvester is that UC Berkley was established in 1868 and that it serves as the alma mater for over 60 Nobel Prize winners. That is great. I did not ever think of UC Berkley in that way. It changed my point of view. I had never researched it before and now I will be more aware of the many different things that UC Berkley is famous for. I knew that it was a good school but reading her article made me want to go there even though I am way too far away for that.
http://jennifer-humanities7.blogspot.com/2009/02/2a-uc-berkley.html
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Assignment 2A- John Muir- Human7
1. Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points
Assignment 2a John Muir-Human7
2. Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Muir
http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/
http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/
3. Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point
Learning about John Muir connects with my study of humanities because it helps me to see how others perceive California and how I may change my view or add to my point of view about this State that I am native to. John Muir is a very well known activist for the conservation of the environment and through his work he teaches people to appreciate nature all on its own.
4. Contains the following "analytical elements":
a. Observation: What did you choose? What do you see or hear or feel or think of in the choice you made? What is the subject of the work? If you chose a 'thing' what is the work made of and what techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures)does the creator use? Be specific in your description. If you chose a place, be specific in your description of what you see or hear. Talk to your reader as though they cannot see the item but somehow must draw a painting of what you see or hear. 1 point
I chose to write about John Muir as stated earlier because I have heard his name before and never really knew who he was. I feel that after researching about him that he was one of the first environmentalist’s that had made his research known to many in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s. I think that if it was not for him we would not have our beautiful Yosemite Valley which I have personally been too and thought it was a majestic place. I had never seen such beauty before and I thank John Muir for allowing me to see it as he saw it so many years ago.
John Muir was born in Scotland on April 21, 1838. He died December 24, 1914. Even though he was born in Scotland he called California his home. This man did more for California’s environment than anyone I have ever heard about before. He was an engineer, a naturalist, and a writer. He wrote with so much passion for the environment that many took note and began to listen to his ideas about saving the Yosemite Valley. He convinced President Theodore Roosevelt to save the Yosemite Valley and make it a national park. He invited the President out to camp with him and apparently even before they had reached their campsite Muir had convinced Roosevelt to take the park out of state hands and put it under the protection of the national government. Muir established the Sierra Club which he was president until he died. He wanted to make sure that other areas in California were being preserved and because of his writings and inspiration Sequoia, Mount Rainer, Petrified Forest and Grand Canyon were all created. He has many places that were named after him even a college at UCSD all in his honor. He was recently inducted in the California Hall of Fame by our current governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.
b. Interpretation: What is your choice about? Give specific examples to support this statement in 2 sentences; do so in a way that teaches us something about your choice. Make Paulo Freire proud! .75 point
John Muir was a pioneer in environmentalism and because of his passionate writings many influential people of his time began to take note and realize that all of the earth is interconnected to each other and if we did not take care of the earth and all its beauty it would one day come back to haunt us. I think that his famous quote sums up what we are experiencing today in with global warming:
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” -- My First Summer in the Sierra, 1911, page 110.
I think that John Muir wanted everyone to experience nature and make their own interpretations about what nature is and how we as humans should live in harmony with it. He did not want us to just read about it. He felt very strongly about humans taking nature in and this way we would make our own opinions about the beauty of it. I think he believed that we would all be inspired by its beauty and become activists for our earth.
“Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.”
c. Judgment: What led you to your choice? What do you think or feel about this choice? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations. .5 point
I think that I picked a great choice and have added to my knowledge about our Yosemite and how environmentalism was started so many years ago. I am so glad to have chosen this topic. Next time I visit a national park or am out in the woods I will think of John Muir and his passion for California’s natural beauty. I think we should all take in a little nature and leave the city behind. I know that for me it is a welcomed rest and relaxation that cannot be beat. I am inspired to teach others around me and read more about John Muir.
d. Questioning: What else would you like to know about this choice? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. Example: I learned that John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath was based on his personal experience working with farm workers. I would like to know if the characters he used in that book are fictitious or are they people he met? .5 point
If I could ask John Muir anything, I would ask him how it felt to camp with the president and be such an advocate for the earth. He has done so much I wonder if he feels like a celebrity of sorts and how he deals with that. I know that John Muir felt that the world was interconnected and I wonder what he would say about global warming and how to solve it.
5. Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that person’s blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here). .5 point
Sierra Baxter wrote:
Paulo Freire’s ideas relate to our class because one of his most well known theories is on students taking their education into their own hands. I am sure we are learning about this in the beginning of the semester so that we can take his idea of taking responsibility as a student to learn everything we possible can and do our best to get the education that we want .
I learned from Elizabeth Baxter that students should take a more active role in their education so that they can learn as much as possible and get what we want out of it. I thought that was very well said. I never thought about it in that way before but it makes perfect sense. Thanks Sierra. It makes me think of my education in a different way and pushes me to ask more questions and make this experience a more rewarding and enriching experience.
Maria Nye
Assignment 2a John Muir-Human7
2. Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Muir
http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/
http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/
3. Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point
Learning about John Muir connects with my study of humanities because it helps me to see how others perceive California and how I may change my view or add to my point of view about this State that I am native to. John Muir is a very well known activist for the conservation of the environment and through his work he teaches people to appreciate nature all on its own.
4. Contains the following "analytical elements":
a. Observation: What did you choose? What do you see or hear or feel or think of in the choice you made? What is the subject of the work? If you chose a 'thing' what is the work made of and what techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures)does the creator use? Be specific in your description. If you chose a place, be specific in your description of what you see or hear. Talk to your reader as though they cannot see the item but somehow must draw a painting of what you see or hear. 1 point
I chose to write about John Muir as stated earlier because I have heard his name before and never really knew who he was. I feel that after researching about him that he was one of the first environmentalist’s that had made his research known to many in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s. I think that if it was not for him we would not have our beautiful Yosemite Valley which I have personally been too and thought it was a majestic place. I had never seen such beauty before and I thank John Muir for allowing me to see it as he saw it so many years ago.
John Muir was born in Scotland on April 21, 1838. He died December 24, 1914. Even though he was born in Scotland he called California his home. This man did more for California’s environment than anyone I have ever heard about before. He was an engineer, a naturalist, and a writer. He wrote with so much passion for the environment that many took note and began to listen to his ideas about saving the Yosemite Valley. He convinced President Theodore Roosevelt to save the Yosemite Valley and make it a national park. He invited the President out to camp with him and apparently even before they had reached their campsite Muir had convinced Roosevelt to take the park out of state hands and put it under the protection of the national government. Muir established the Sierra Club which he was president until he died. He wanted to make sure that other areas in California were being preserved and because of his writings and inspiration Sequoia, Mount Rainer, Petrified Forest and Grand Canyon were all created. He has many places that were named after him even a college at UCSD all in his honor. He was recently inducted in the California Hall of Fame by our current governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.
b. Interpretation: What is your choice about? Give specific examples to support this statement in 2 sentences; do so in a way that teaches us something about your choice. Make Paulo Freire proud! .75 point
John Muir was a pioneer in environmentalism and because of his passionate writings many influential people of his time began to take note and realize that all of the earth is interconnected to each other and if we did not take care of the earth and all its beauty it would one day come back to haunt us. I think that his famous quote sums up what we are experiencing today in with global warming:
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” -- My First Summer in the Sierra, 1911, page 110.
I think that John Muir wanted everyone to experience nature and make their own interpretations about what nature is and how we as humans should live in harmony with it. He did not want us to just read about it. He felt very strongly about humans taking nature in and this way we would make our own opinions about the beauty of it. I think he believed that we would all be inspired by its beauty and become activists for our earth.
“Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.”
c. Judgment: What led you to your choice? What do you think or feel about this choice? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations. .5 point
I think that I picked a great choice and have added to my knowledge about our Yosemite and how environmentalism was started so many years ago. I am so glad to have chosen this topic. Next time I visit a national park or am out in the woods I will think of John Muir and his passion for California’s natural beauty. I think we should all take in a little nature and leave the city behind. I know that for me it is a welcomed rest and relaxation that cannot be beat. I am inspired to teach others around me and read more about John Muir.
d. Questioning: What else would you like to know about this choice? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. Example: I learned that John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath was based on his personal experience working with farm workers. I would like to know if the characters he used in that book are fictitious or are they people he met? .5 point
If I could ask John Muir anything, I would ask him how it felt to camp with the president and be such an advocate for the earth. He has done so much I wonder if he feels like a celebrity of sorts and how he deals with that. I know that John Muir felt that the world was interconnected and I wonder what he would say about global warming and how to solve it.
5. Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that person’s blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here). .5 point
Sierra Baxter wrote:
Paulo Freire’s ideas relate to our class because one of his most well known theories is on students taking their education into their own hands. I am sure we are learning about this in the beginning of the semester so that we can take his idea of taking responsibility as a student to learn everything we possible can and do our best to get the education that we want .
I learned from Elizabeth Baxter that students should take a more active role in their education so that they can learn as much as possible and get what we want out of it. I thought that was very well said. I never thought about it in that way before but it makes perfect sense. Thanks Sierra. It makes me think of my education in a different way and pushes me to ask more questions and make this experience a more rewarding and enriching experience.
Maria Nye
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Assignment 1C- Human 7
Assignment 1C
1. Tell us their name and something about them.
Miranda Ashe voted for Barack Obama and gave up precious sleep time to wake up early and watch the inauguration.
2. Tell us 2 things from each person you learned regarding Paulo Freire.
I learned from Miranda’s blog that Paulo Freire believed in a term called “liberation theology” which she explained as using the Christian mission to help the poor and oppressed gain justice through political activism.
She also taught me that Paulo Freire believed in a theory called the “culture of silence” This theory was mainly about how the higher class forces their thoughts and beliefs on the poor and oppressed culture and how those that are being forced upon lose their way of critically thinking about their own culture and become silenced by the dominating class. Paulo Freire was always working towards helping those who were oppressed by the dominating class.
3. Tell us how this information will relate to our study of humanities.
I think this information will relate to our study of humanities because Paulo Freire used this theory to help the poor and oppressed have a better future with the help of the Christian religion and its followers. I think he meant that if you were a Christian then God wanted you to help the poor and oppressed as Jesus had done, according to the bible.
Our study of the humanities will help us learn about others that are less fortunate than ourselves and just like Freire suggested may push us to help out the poor and oppressed or at least see their point of view so that they can get justice and not be oppressed anymore. Learning about other cultures and how they were oppressed or are being oppressed helps us learn about ourselves through learning of others experiences. It helps us make decisions about what we feel is important to us and how others should be treated.
1. Tell us their name and something about them.
Elizabeth Laxton was very excited when she watched the Inauguration at SRJC with many fellow students who screamed and applauded when Barack Obama was sworn into office. That must have been exciting to be a part of. I myself was at home with my kids watching.
2. Tell us 2 things from each person you learned regarding Paulo Freire.
What I learned from Elizabeth was a more detailed description of 1963 when Paulo Freire taught 300 sugar cane workers to read. At the time the government had a law that only people that were literate could vote. This allowed the controlling oligarchy to stay in control since the sugarcane workers were not literate and therefore could not vote. The large illiterate population outnumbered the few who were educated and wealthy. This made the land owners of the sugarcane fields fear that the cane workers would all become literate and dominate the pulls ending their domination over the cane workers. Fear of losing control prompted them to force the government to arrest Paulo Freire.
Another thing I learned from Elizabeth was about Paulo Freire’s “Theory of Consensus”. This theory was about how consensus is achieved through disagreement and reflection caused by the disagreement. Paulo Freire believed that disagreement was a natural part of human consciousness and that without it people were being cheated of a basic social experience. Also that Paulo Freire believed that without conflict or struggle human existence was not possible.
3. Tell us how this information will relate to our study of humanities.
I think that this information relates to our study of humanities because it helps us reflect and think about how we would feel if we were those sugar cane workers and we were taught to read one day. How our outlook on life would change and make us feel differently about the world around us. Also the theory of consensus teaches us that disagreement should be welcomed in order for us to be able to reflect on our own opinions and why they may be changed by the new or different information from someone else. This allows us to learn about others and that is part of humanities. It helps us to think about what is right and wrong and how others opinions can reflect on our own.
1. Tell us their name and something about them.
Miranda Ashe voted for Barack Obama and gave up precious sleep time to wake up early and watch the inauguration.
2. Tell us 2 things from each person you learned regarding Paulo Freire.
I learned from Miranda’s blog that Paulo Freire believed in a term called “liberation theology” which she explained as using the Christian mission to help the poor and oppressed gain justice through political activism.
She also taught me that Paulo Freire believed in a theory called the “culture of silence” This theory was mainly about how the higher class forces their thoughts and beliefs on the poor and oppressed culture and how those that are being forced upon lose their way of critically thinking about their own culture and become silenced by the dominating class. Paulo Freire was always working towards helping those who were oppressed by the dominating class.
3. Tell us how this information will relate to our study of humanities.
I think this information will relate to our study of humanities because Paulo Freire used this theory to help the poor and oppressed have a better future with the help of the Christian religion and its followers. I think he meant that if you were a Christian then God wanted you to help the poor and oppressed as Jesus had done, according to the bible.
Our study of the humanities will help us learn about others that are less fortunate than ourselves and just like Freire suggested may push us to help out the poor and oppressed or at least see their point of view so that they can get justice and not be oppressed anymore. Learning about other cultures and how they were oppressed or are being oppressed helps us learn about ourselves through learning of others experiences. It helps us make decisions about what we feel is important to us and how others should be treated.
1. Tell us their name and something about them.
Elizabeth Laxton was very excited when she watched the Inauguration at SRJC with many fellow students who screamed and applauded when Barack Obama was sworn into office. That must have been exciting to be a part of. I myself was at home with my kids watching.
2. Tell us 2 things from each person you learned regarding Paulo Freire.
What I learned from Elizabeth was a more detailed description of 1963 when Paulo Freire taught 300 sugar cane workers to read. At the time the government had a law that only people that were literate could vote. This allowed the controlling oligarchy to stay in control since the sugarcane workers were not literate and therefore could not vote. The large illiterate population outnumbered the few who were educated and wealthy. This made the land owners of the sugarcane fields fear that the cane workers would all become literate and dominate the pulls ending their domination over the cane workers. Fear of losing control prompted them to force the government to arrest Paulo Freire.
Another thing I learned from Elizabeth was about Paulo Freire’s “Theory of Consensus”. This theory was about how consensus is achieved through disagreement and reflection caused by the disagreement. Paulo Freire believed that disagreement was a natural part of human consciousness and that without it people were being cheated of a basic social experience. Also that Paulo Freire believed that without conflict or struggle human existence was not possible.
3. Tell us how this information will relate to our study of humanities.
I think that this information relates to our study of humanities because it helps us reflect and think about how we would feel if we were those sugar cane workers and we were taught to read one day. How our outlook on life would change and make us feel differently about the world around us. Also the theory of consensus teaches us that disagreement should be welcomed in order for us to be able to reflect on our own opinions and why they may be changed by the new or different information from someone else. This allows us to learn about others and that is part of humanities. It helps us to think about what is right and wrong and how others opinions can reflect on our own.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Assignment 1B- Human 7
Paulo Freire had many important contributions to education and the world. One of the most important things that people should know about him is that he was born to a middle class family September 19, 1921. He lived through the great depression and this is where he began to develop his theories on poverty and education. One of his major theories is critical pedagogy which is the theory that teaches students to question and challenge domination. For example, many of the oppressed people were oppressed because the education system either did not exist for them or did not allow them to think for themselves. In today’s public schools children are treated like containers that are to be filled with information that the government wants them to learn. This is also called the banking theory that Paulo Freire believed was the wrong way to teach a student. His theory was to allow the learner to think about the information and have the student create their own thoughts and feelings on the information, rather than the teacher telling them what to think or how it should be. Both the teacher and the student learn from each other as they see the world differently and can draw upon their own theories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_pedagogy
Paulo Freire believed that learning comes from dialogue. What I think he meant by this is that people learn about the world through talking with each other and listening to what the other person has to say and then this back and forth is how man has interpreted the world and begins the process of naming it. In other words, through dialogue we learn about the world around us and through dialogue we can see how others perceive the world around us. This is how the world was first interpreted and how knowledge was created.
http://www.infed.org/biblio/b-dialog.htm
Paulo Freire believed that the poor would help bring themselves out of poverty through education. Paulo believed that through dialogue that the oppressed would see that their opinions do count and through literacy they could change their future. When the oppressed were literate and they were learning through dialogue they learned that they had a choice about how their lives would turn out. They did not have to live in poverty and neither did their children. They could change their own futures and make their government work for them by being involved and voting for representatives that cared about the poor people not just the wealthy people. They could use their knowledge to change their government by coming together and demanding change. It is not enough to tell someone that they can be anything they must see and believe it for themselves. This I believe was what Paulo Freire theory about educating the oppressed was all about.
http://www.answers.com/topic/paulo-freire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRmQjVSsRyQ&feature=related
Maria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_pedagogy
Paulo Freire believed that learning comes from dialogue. What I think he meant by this is that people learn about the world through talking with each other and listening to what the other person has to say and then this back and forth is how man has interpreted the world and begins the process of naming it. In other words, through dialogue we learn about the world around us and through dialogue we can see how others perceive the world around us. This is how the world was first interpreted and how knowledge was created.
http://www.infed.org/biblio/b-dialog.htm
Paulo Freire believed that the poor would help bring themselves out of poverty through education. Paulo believed that through dialogue that the oppressed would see that their opinions do count and through literacy they could change their future. When the oppressed were literate and they were learning through dialogue they learned that they had a choice about how their lives would turn out. They did not have to live in poverty and neither did their children. They could change their own futures and make their government work for them by being involved and voting for representatives that cared about the poor people not just the wealthy people. They could use their knowledge to change their government by coming together and demanding change. It is not enough to tell someone that they can be anything they must see and believe it for themselves. This I believe was what Paulo Freire theory about educating the oppressed was all about.
http://www.answers.com/topic/paulo-freire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRmQjVSsRyQ&feature=related
Maria
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Assignment 1A-Human7
1. What is your first name only (NOT last name)
Maria
2. Why are you taking this class and what do you hope to learn
I am taking this class to get my AA requirements fulfilled and because I took INTDS4 and enjoyed the class very much. I also want to learn ,more about other cultures and societies.
3. How far do you live from SRJC main campus (go to google, maps to get the SPECIFIC answer; for this you type in your address and to find the exact mileage. EXAMPLE: 2.6 miles from campus. The goal here is to use new tools available to us. You can always come back to edit this)
I am 1849 miles away from the SRJC campus. (Arlington,TX)
4. What do you think of when you think "California"? Does this differ from what non-Californians think and if so, how?
When I think of California, I think of great weather, beautiful beaches, majestic mountains, breathtaking sunsets, and amazing state parks. I also think of a melting pot of people and cultures. In Texas, some people think that Californians have an accent. When I talk people notice that I do not have a Texan accent. Mostly people are very welcoming here and think that we have traveled a long way. I think Hollywood has an impact on people's perception of Californians but alas that is only a small area of the state.
5. Have you created a blog or webpage in the past?
Yes, I have made a blog for INTDS4, and Facebook.
6. Regarding computers, are you on a mac or a pc?
I am on a PC.
I am on a PC.
7. What was your January 20th, 2009 like, or what do you remember of this day?
I was glued to the TV wishing that I was in D.C. It was a great day in history and I will never forget it. I remember talking with my husband and my daughter of the significance of that day.
I was glued to the TV wishing that I was in D.C. It was a great day in history and I will never forget it. I remember talking with my husband and my daughter of the significance of that day.
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