4c REFLECTION

Choose any 1 classmate of project 3 that wrote about your same topic in any one component (a World Cities, b Beaches, c Inland Areas) and briefly compare/contrast their choices using the following format in a blog post. Make sure this choice is a different category or component than what you chose in 4b:
1. Who is your classmate, what is the component category, what is the name of the choice?
EXAMPLE classmate Liz, component a World Cities, San Francisco...
Anthony Frye, component c Inland Areas, Sacramento & Fresno, mine were Napa and Palm Springs
2. What is something similar this classmate said about the choice?
EXAMPLE Liz and I both focussed on blank
We both compared the two cities from Northern California v. Southern California
3. What is something different this classmate said about the choice?
EXAMPLE Liz and I have differing opinions on blank
His Southern California choice was the agricultural city and my agricultural city was in Northern California. He mentions statistics, while I mention tourist attractions.
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?EXAMPLE choice:World Cities component, student a, student b.
My new idea that emerged from this process is to look more at numbers of a city rather than what they have to offer when you visit.

4b REFLECTION ASSIGNMENT OF My California

1. Choose any 1 classmate that wrote about your same essays and briefly compare/contrast their choices and ideas versus what you said (eg "In my readings of these same authors I found that BLANK and my classmate also thought BLANK. An interesting point of view I didn't think of that my classmate said is BLANK")
In my readings of these same authors I found that the Iranians way of life is much different from the 'typical' American family, things that we take for granted such as Taco Bell and pools they really appreciate. My classmate also had the same idea. An interesting point of view I didn't think of that my classmate said is " the pools keys would explain a result of freedom in the city of Newport Beach".
2. Choose any 1 classmate that wrote about a different set of essays and tell us one thing you learned per author presented.
Mark Arax is from Fresno,California
Aimee Liu mentions, many fail to take into any type of recognition the “transients” that occupy the city, and this oversight culminates into a division of fear and desire.
T. Jefferson Parker succeed in catching rainbow trout – of sizes from six to ten inches
Mackey is a teacher in Sacramento, California
3. Like number 2, choose any 1 classmate that wrote about a set of essays that you didn't read.
Tobar grew up in Southern California
Steinbeck, there is a utopain island in the western sea named California
Humes , Seal Beach is an actual beach town right next to LA
Warshaw talks about these kids that surfed Mavericks back in 1994 and how one of them had a brush with death while surfing there.

4a Group #3

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
Dumas: Bienvenidos a Newport Beach is about a teen from Abadan, Iran who has recently moved to Newport Beach. How the new neighborhood is "planned", so everything on the outside of the house must be in uniform with the other houses. The Association decides on everything, what color the houses were, what flowers, no cars are allowed to park on the streets over night, the garage must be closed, and dog owners must pick up after their pets. The family didn't quite fit in, they would wear something along the lines that the gardeners would wear, while everyone else wore tennis attire. His parents used to say "They're always half naked".
Major: Cotton Candy Mirrors is about young summers with so little responsibilites, yet just enough to take the bus across town. They would play football in the street, and go to Playland at Beach. Playland at the Beach is a mini theme park on the beach. This included, a roller coaster, and typical carnival games.

3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
Dumas: "Every once in while, one of the neighbors would ask me to please tell that gardener over there that he forgot to trime the hedge on this side. When I'd say I didn't speak Spanish, they were so shocked!" page 93
Major: "There was the inevitable Ferris wheel that took you up higher than the windmills without sails, so that you could see the blude of the Pacific Ocean, the green of Golden Gate Park, and the pale succo house of the Richmond district, all laid out around you. " page 96

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
Dumas: The reading made me think of how one feels when in an entirely different atmosphere, and you feel like the black sheep. "We didn't look like anybody in our neighborhood. We looked like the gardeners. I think the gardeners knew that too because they always looked at me kind of funny. It was liek they wanted to know how I got in the house". page 93
Major: The reading made me think of when I was younger. How i had no worries or a care in the world. It made me miss my adolescents. "Those adolescent summers seem like such a luxury now; those few years when we were old enought to take the bus by ourselves, and young enought to have only the limited responsibilities of a few daily chores". page 95

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
Dumas: I didn't know that Iranians only had one kind of attire for parties, women wear alot of jewelry and make-up and the men wear suits and talk to other men. They don't have 'pool parties', and if they did, they'd wear the same thing.
Major: "knowing that the right lighting can hide any number of sins, or reveal every detail of abuses" page 102

3c Inland Areas, Napa & Palm Springs

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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Springs,_California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napa,_CA
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
Napa, California and Palm Springs, California connect to our study of humanities because of what each city offers. Napa is the wine capitol, it is located in Northern California. Napa brings people together for weddings, wine tasting, touring the country side and getting in touch with nature. Palm Springs is well known for golfing resorts and great shopping. All are attractions for people to come together to enjoy themselves.
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
People probably assume that Napa is full of stuck up snobs that drink wine all day. Palm Springs, would be the typical So-Cal Barbie
b)List 3 things that make each location similar: 1 point
Both located in-land of the California Coast
Both assumed to be filled with stuck up people
Both have really hot summer weather
c)List 3 things that make each location so different: 1 point
Napa is in Northern California. Palm Springs is in Southern California
Napa lies in lush, green, growing land. Palm Springs is the desert
Napa gets alot of water during the winter. Palm Springs get practically none
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
What is Palm Springs' high temperature record?
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
http://racer-humanities7.blogspot.com/2009/03/3b-beach-cities.html
One thing our subjects had in common was that they were both California Beaches. No, the one thing is not really related to our class other than that the culture can be similar because of the close locations. Our one this is related to cultural context of this country.

3b Stinson Beach & Muir Beach

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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinson_Beach
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muir_Beach
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
Both these beaches connect to our study of humanities because it is a comparison of two places people come to enjoy themselves.
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
Foreigners probably think that the locals here are stereotypes of the "typical beach bum". All people do here is surf and have a good time. That may be true on some levels, but living next to the ocean is a way of life, and we like to enjoy our surroundings because we are so fortunate.
b) List 3 things that make each location similar: 1 point
Both are located in Marin County, both are opened to the Pacific Ocean, both are opened to the public.
c) List 3 things that make each location so different: 1 point
Muir Beach faces San Francisco, Stinson faces the Pacific Ocean. Muir Beach has fire pits to have a fire, Stinson does not offer this. Muir Beach is a beach in a cove surrounded by hills with houses, Stinson is a straight beach.
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
Is it legal to have a bon fire at these beaches, even if they do have some kind of fire pit?
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
http://leannesjoen.blogspot.com/2009/03/3a-world-cities.html
Our experiences are pretty similar in our comparison of San Francisco to another city, her's is Los Angeles and mine was London. Yes, our commonality does show that humans can think alike and have similar interests. This is more a cultural context of our county than historical context.

3a World Cities: San Francisco and London

1. Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points
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.youtube.com/watch?v=vvCMN2gfyzE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_francisco

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London
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

Both cities are business, financial and cultural centers in their continents. A place to grow and achieve your goals. Entertainment is another attraction for domestic and international visitors.



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
San Francisco - that mostly homosexuals live there
London - fashion capital of the world
b) List 3 things that make each location similar: 1 point
They both have major bridges for transportation, waterfront city, highspeed transportation
c) List 3 things that make each location so different: 1 point
San Francisco is in the United States. London is in the Europe. The culture, and the education system are both very different as well.
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
Is San Francisco the only city with Cable Cars?
Was London the first city to have a double decker bus?
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
I learned that Claiborne Pell was a blue-collar Rhode Island in the U.S. Senate for 36 years he was an unabashed liberal who spent his political career championing causes to help the less fortunate.
Our two topics have nothing to do with each other. His was on a Senator who recently passed away and mine was on a large city. It can relate to our class theroretical foundation, my topic was a very diverse, and cultual city and his was on a man who tried to make our country a better place for all people in all classes. http://dhamilton2c.blogspot.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_francisco
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvCMN2gfyzE

2C, San Francisco, Ca

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco
www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/
3. San Francisco connects to our study of humanities because of the cities great diversity. This city is known as a liberal capital, and the idea of free speech. This is an ideal city for Freire's theory.
4. a) I chose San Francisco, California. I thought of home when I thought of this particular place. It is not my actual home, nor it is where I was born. But, I was born and raised in Marin County, so having one of the largest cities in the nation in your backyard, I can still consider it home. I believe this city is truely unique, its location, diverse population, its history, and the landmarks it contains. It is unique because the city itself sits on the San Francisco peninsula. It has the Pacific Ocean to the west and the San Francisco Bay to the east. To connect the city to the north, it houses one of the most famous landmarks in the world, the Golden Gate Bridge. The city contains, Chinatown, the worlds most windy street (Lombard), the Golden Gate Bridge, the Palace of Fine Arts, Naval Bases, Telegraph Hill which has Coit Tower, North Beach, Japantown, Ocean and Baker Beach and much more. It is the second most densely populated city in the United States, it is not only a city but a county as well.
b) My choice is about a city that is so liberal, in such a liberal area, that being "abnormal" is "normal". No matter how someone chooses to think (unless its conservative) .... :) it will be accepted. How you choose to live your daily life, your sexual preference, whatever it may be, it will be accepted in San Francisco.
c) I was led to this choice because I am very proud to be living so close to such an important city, something is always going on there. I feel very proud about my choice. I feel this way because I am from this area. This area is my home, this area has shaped the way I think today. The enviornment, the people, the way of life has effected me, all for the better. Attending events in the city has definitely helped with the way I see things, such as concerts, all day events, any sort of event that brings younger people together. My education here has shaped my way of thought, not by the teachers in particular but the standards, the curriculum.
d) I would like to know how densely populated San Francisco is and how many landmarks does the city contain?
5. I learned the the Grizzly Bear is close to extinction. One thing in common, is that both our topics have something to do with California, her's is the California Grizzly Bear, and mine is San Francisco which is in California. No, our relation between topics doesn't relate to our class theoretical foundation. Both our topics relate to historical and cultural context of this country.

The California Grizzly Bear has been on our state animal since 1953. Since then the California Grizzly Bear was place on our state flag (image above). "The California grizzly bear (Ursus californicus) was designated official State Animal in 1953. Before dying out in California, this largest and most powerful of carnivores thrived in the great valleys and low mountains of the state, probably in greater numbers than anywhere else in the United States. As humans began to populate California, the grizzly stood its ground, refusing to retreat in the face of advancing civilization (www.library.ca.gov)." The bear represent what California what it is today, a big and strong state that goes through a lot of ups and downs. Placing the animal on the flag gives a name and presentation of a good state.4. Contains the following "analytical elements": 4a. 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:I chose the California Grizzly Bear because I've seen this animal on the state flag since I was born here in California. The animal is an amazing thing. When one of my friend told me the animal is almost to extinction, I wanted to learn more about this situation and why this was happening. If there are no more Grizzly bears left, then what is California pride and joy?"The grizzly bear is a large predator that is different from black bears due to a distinctive hump on its shoulders. Grizzly bears have concave faces and long claws about the length of a human finger. Their coloration is usually darkish brown but can vary from very light cream to black. The long guard hairs on their backs and shoulders often have white tips and give the bears a "grizzled" appearance, hence the name "grizzly" (www.defenders.org)".Their height is about 3-4 feet and shoulders and 6-7 feet in length. The male weighs in about 300-850 pounds and females weighs in about 200-450 pounds. The bears top running speed is about 35 miles per hour and the life span of this precious animal is 20-25 years.4b. 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!): The Grizzly Bear is the representation of California and what it stands for today. It gives us the image of being strong and working together or by one self. Its a symbol of California and has a very strong presentation of the bold and big Grizzly Bear.4c. 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:I chose the Grizzly bear because of the history the animal had to go through in the past years. It's very close to extinction and the only Grizzly bears you can see now is at the zoos around California. This animal and any other animal close to extinction is an amazing animal and should be protected. I watched a movie back in high school where a man dedicated his life in the wilderness with the Grizzlies. The movie was called the "Grizzly Man," I suppose, and it was an outstanding movie and it brings you very close to the animal and what it does. I feel that we need to somehow stop this extinction of any animals and help them move one and maybe even reproduce.4d. 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?: 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?