San Francisco
San Francisco connects with our studies of humanities in many ways. San Francisco is filled with many growing various expressions through visual arts, drama, film, music, and dance, literature and religion. All of these are various forms of human expression relate to our study of humanities. In San Francisco you will find a large diverse culture, filled with many trends and cultural differences. San Francisco is located on the tip peninsula of the west Pacific Ocean and is home for over 7.2 million people. People travel the world to see its famous Golden Gate Bridge,that connect San Francisco to northern California.
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
San Francisco
As I approach San Francisco, I cross the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge. Its large arches steal my attention as they follow me down the road. I look to my left and see large skyscrapers and buildings piled on to what looks like an island. I look out to the bay and a see a historic structure called Alcatraz. An old prison that is now a historic museum. Once I pay the toll I reach the city and em towered by large clusters of homes and buildings. As I start walking around I hear people talking, music playing, cars honking and cross-walks beeping. I smell the a mix of food, garbage, perfume, and asphalt. I see crowds of people quickly walking the sidewalks, some carrying briefcases, backpacks, instruments, grocery bags, talking and yelling on their cellphones. Looking around I see bright neon lights, cars passing, stores opening and newspaper blowing in the wind. I look up to see the tiny sky peeking out from the large building tops.
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
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
San Francisco
As I approach San Francisco, I cross the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge. Its large arches steal my attention as they follow me down the road. I look to my left and see large skyscrapers and buildings piled on to what looks like an island. I look out to the bay and a see a historic structure called Alcatraz. An old prison that is now a historic museum. Once I pay the toll I reach the city and em towered by large clusters of homes and buildings. As I start walking around I hear people talking, music playing, cars honking and cross-walks beeping. I smell the a mix of food, garbage, perfume, and asphalt. I see crowds of people quickly walking the sidewalks, some carrying briefcases, backpacks, instruments, grocery bags, talking and yelling on their cellphones. Looking around I see bright neon lights, cars passing, stores opening and newspaper blowing in the wind. I look up to see the tiny sky peeking out from the large building tops.
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
San Francisco is a liberal city, where you can be who you want to be. When traveling to San Francisco, one would have to go with an open mind because there is a such diverse group of people. If you are a person who is not used to big cities, you might experience culture shock. Culture shock is a feeling of anxiety, surprise or uncertainty to operate within an entirely different cultural or social environment. Don't let this discourage you. The first time I visited, I came across culture shock myself because I am a small town girl who isn't used to a big city. I believe that is why I fell in love with it because it is something so different from what I am used to. There is a bundle of activities to see and do such as, museums, theaters, landmarks, amazing hotels and places to eat. You will find various different types of race, gender preference, cultural background, and many other diverse groups. San Francisco is so beautiful not only because of its appearance but how it makes me appreciate and understand cultural diversity and different type of human expressions.
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
As I stated above, I choose San Francisco because I feel that it is beautiful for two reasons. One, for its beautiful ambiance, the way it makes me feel when I am visiting is sort of a free feeling. Especially at night with the lights lighting up the city and the cool breeze whisking around me. Second, for the diverse culture and different human expressions that surrounds me. It really helps me absorb and appreciate diversity. I see people showing their expressions through piercings, tattoos, speech, music, hair color, clothing, and much much more. I feel that it is important to understand other cultures and learn them.
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
I have learned that San Francisco is a very diverse culture and is very popular around the world for its Golden Arches. I would like to know how it became such a diverse place? What are other people's interpretations San Francisco?
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
In reading Leilani Ako's blog from last week, I learned that Taylor Ford, feels that non-Californians judge us from what they see on television. I can relate to her on that statement. When I was in Europe, people would ask me where I was from and when I told them I was from California they would either be so happy and want to know more or look at me with disgust. I would ask the people who wanted to know more, how do you view California? They said sunny, warm, full of hot beaches, beautiful people and more opportunities. It was funny to me because where I live (Petaluma) the beaches weren't hot, and the weather seemed foggy then warm. For the people who frowned upon California, I believe frown upon the whole United States. Maybe for history reasons or dis-belief of our ways, I am not exactly sure, I was a little afraid to ask.
Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .
http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvO1P-kk0o8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_San_Francisco
http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvO1P-kk0o8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_San_Francisco
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