1.Who is your classmate, what is the component category, what is the name of the choice?
Classmate David,
Component A My California
Authors tobar, Steinbeck, Humes, Warshaw
2. What is something this classmate said about the choice that relates to any of the assignments in projects 2-3?
Transportation is a big part of any community. In our projects we talked about how different places compared to one another. He points out that LA has advanced so far since the 1960s in transportation
3. What is something different this classmate said about their choice that you did not realize before when you completed projects 2-3?
I did not realize that Santa Cruz in 1885 was where surfing first began in California. You would think in all the research we did on beaches that would of come up.
4. How would you relate this to Freire's ideas regarding dialogue?
I think through talking about the stories involving places we have studied, we can create better understanding for the places. David knew where surfing started in California from reading this book; maybe there is something I can teach him.
5. How has project 2-3 helped you with the readings of the textbook?
I think in doing projects 2 and 3 I was able to learn about some of the places that were talked about in the book before I read it. This made the stories a little more interesting because I had a better sense of setting.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
5b reflections
1.Who is your classmate, what is the component category, what is the name of the choice?
Classmate Sophear
Component A My California
Authors: Dumas, Major, Chaben, Goldmark
2. What is something this classmate said about the choice that relates to any of the assignments in projects 2-3?
She talked about how Berkeley was established in the 1880’s after the city of San Francisco had been ravaged by disasters. This relates to projects 2 and 3 because we were talking about cities like Berekely and how they came to be.
3. What is something different this classmate said about their choice that you did not realize before when you completed projects 2-3?
She brought up how she was unaware , since she grew up in a diverse community, that there was still places with a majority of white Americans. I never took into account even after projects 2 and 3, what the populations of cities are made up of.
4. How would you relate this to Freire's ideas regarding dialogue?
I think her mentioning something I did not think of in the whole race diversity side of things, made feel like maybe race is not a major concern with people any more. Only through this type of dialogue was I able to think of that.
5. How has project 2-3 helped you with the readings of the textbook?
I think in doing projects 2 and 3 I was able to learn about some of the places that were talked about in the book before I read it. This made the stories a little more interesting because I had a better sense of setting.
Classmate Sophear
Component A My California
Authors: Dumas, Major, Chaben, Goldmark
2. What is something this classmate said about the choice that relates to any of the assignments in projects 2-3?
She talked about how Berkeley was established in the 1880’s after the city of San Francisco had been ravaged by disasters. This relates to projects 2 and 3 because we were talking about cities like Berekely and how they came to be.
3. What is something different this classmate said about their choice that you did not realize before when you completed projects 2-3?
She brought up how she was unaware , since she grew up in a diverse community, that there was still places with a majority of white Americans. I never took into account even after projects 2 and 3, what the populations of cities are made up of.
4. How would you relate this to Freire's ideas regarding dialogue?
I think her mentioning something I did not think of in the whole race diversity side of things, made feel like maybe race is not a major concern with people any more. Only through this type of dialogue was I able to think of that.
5. How has project 2-3 helped you with the readings of the textbook?
I think in doing projects 2 and 3 I was able to learn about some of the places that were talked about in the book before I read it. This made the stories a little more interesting because I had a better sense of setting.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
4c reflections (revised)
1. Who is your classmate, what is the component category, what is the name of the choice?
Classmate Marjorie
Component C Inland Areas
Choice Sacramento
2. What is something similar this classmate said about the choice?
Both of us agreed that it is a very hot place to live at. The heat is very hard to get away from.
3. What is something different this classmate said about the choice?
She says that Sacramento is known mostly for big business. I think that their baketball teams are what make Sacramnto more well known. Many people i ask, know two things about the city: 1 that it is the capital of California and two it is home to the Sacramnto kings.
4. How would you relate this to Freire's ideas regarding dialogue?
I went into this one thinking that the Basketball team is what made Scramnto noticable. Her idea was that big business make Sacramento well known. I think the resulting idea is that the popularity of the city's sports franchise and the capital, make this a great place for businesses to work out of.
Classmate Marjorie
Component C Inland Areas
Choice Sacramento
2. What is something similar this classmate said about the choice?
Both of us agreed that it is a very hot place to live at. The heat is very hard to get away from.
3. What is something different this classmate said about the choice?
She says that Sacramento is known mostly for big business. I think that their baketball teams are what make Sacramnto more well known. Many people i ask, know two things about the city: 1 that it is the capital of California and two it is home to the Sacramnto kings.
4. How would you relate this to Freire's ideas regarding dialogue?
I went into this one thinking that the Basketball team is what made Scramnto noticable. Her idea was that big business make Sacramento well known. I think the resulting idea is that the popularity of the city's sports franchise and the capital, make this a great place for businesses to work out of.
4b Reflections (Revised)
Who is your classmate, what is the component category, what is the name of the choice?
Classmate: Denya
Componenet: A World Cities
Choice: Los Angeles
What is something similar this classmate said about the choice?
We both had the same stereotypes about the city. We both believed that people thought that if you went to LA you would either get shot by gang members or become rich and famnous.
3. What is something different this classmate said about the choice?
She states that LA is one of the biggest producers of talent in the world. i on the other hand think they just provide a stage. Talent ed people come from around the world to LA, but peopel who are born in LA don't stand a better chance to get famous.
4. How would you relate this to Freire's ideas regarding dialogue?
I think that teh idea that the bigger your population, they higher amount of famous people will arise from it. The idea that LA is a stage would result from this discussion and stars would be born in LA.
Classmate: Denya
Componenet: A World Cities
Choice: Los Angeles
What is something similar this classmate said about the choice?
We both had the same stereotypes about the city. We both believed that people thought that if you went to LA you would either get shot by gang members or become rich and famnous.
3. What is something different this classmate said about the choice?
She states that LA is one of the biggest producers of talent in the world. i on the other hand think they just provide a stage. Talent ed people come from around the world to LA, but peopel who are born in LA don't stand a better chance to get famous.
4. How would you relate this to Freire's ideas regarding dialogue?
I think that teh idea that the bigger your population, they higher amount of famous people will arise from it. The idea that LA is a stage would result from this discussion and stars would be born in LA.
5a group 1
Write the story title and author name:
909 by Percival Everett
Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph:
In this essay the author is describing to people what the 909 is and has been. The author begins the story by giving brief examples of the area codes around the 909 and what the 909 means to them.(Just space between other locations). The author talks about how the land once rich with beauty is now low income housing. The main idea of this article is describing how different this area was compared to the common thoughts of Southern California. There were mountains and horses everywhere around. The author finishes off this story by saying that to him the 909 will always be the hills not the homes.
Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)?
“ For me it is these rugged hills. Hills that defy human occupation. Hills that are on the way to nowhere. Hills that will let you know you’re welcome. 909.” (pg 125)
What did the reading make you think of?
This reading made me think of the land behind my house. I remember when I was a little kid I would ride my bike up and down the hills that were there. Now there is a giant barn there and little to no room to ride my bike.
What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)?
I had never heard of Mystic Lake. The story refers to it as “not a lake at all, but a huge wet spot that has diminished every year of the current drought.” (pg 124). Sounds like that lake is disappearing.
Write the story title and author name:
The Line by Ruben Martinez
Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph:
This story is about the border. The author begins the story by describing the area in Tijuana where people would cross the border. The author talked about all the things that concerned the people who were crossing the border. The author also made fun of the situation by making it seem that the immigrants were more concerned with scoring goals and meeting women than being worried about how hard it was to cross the border. The story also mentions the coyotes, or the people who helped people sneak into this country The story ends with the author saying that the US put up a new fence in Tijuana and now the immigrants just must turn to the left to get around it.
Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)?
“The border wasn’t really a border. The line was broken. It was an idea, not a thing’ (Pg 129)
What did the reading make you think of?
Obviously the reading made me think of the immigration problem we have now. It almost seems like the story is poking fun at the way the problem is being handled. The author talks about it being almost like a party and the coyotes draw straws to pick which route they will take. This makes it seem like it is all way to easy.
What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)?
I did not know there was a soccer field along th border. According to the book, the fence along it had been penetrated too many times to count.
Write the story title and author name
Flirting with urbanism by Patt Morrison
Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph :
This one starts out the writer telling us that we have all seen downtown LA. He states that it has appeared in many movies. He also talks about how New Yorkers get upset with him because the building that Seinfeld took place in was actually in LA. He talks about how people want to restore downtown LA, but he reaction is restore it to what? He talks about how the city has only been enhanced and has not gone away in any shape or form. The city hasn’t changed it has just urbanized.
Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number):
“There are lots of reasons to be fond of downtown Los Angeles, not the least of which-its us” (Pg 134)
What did the reading make you think of?
This reading made me think of my trip to Los Angeles. Alll the places described in the book such as the house where Seinfeld took place, i have seen. It is quite amazing how a place that seems to have changed so much is still very much the same.
What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know:
I was not aware that people from Los Angeles were not too fond of downtown. When I visited there I thought it might be an okay place to live, but this story makes it seem like such a bad place to live
Write the story title and author name
Waters of Tranquility by Carolyn See
Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph:
This reading was about lake Shrine and what it meant to the author. She talks about how all there was to really do at the lake was walk around it. There was no eating or drinking, but an occasional wedding. Her life partner was really sick and she would go around the lake as almost as a religious experience. She would jog around it at first and then use the second and third laps to think about losing her husband. And finally the fourth lap she would use to just watch the lake.
Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)?
“ The only thing to do is walk around the lake,…and around it again…and again” (Pg 143)
What did the reading make you think of?
This lake described in this story is the authors place to get away. We all have a place we like to go to, to remove ourselves from reality and just relax. This reading made me think about my place. The beach.
What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)?
Lake Shrine wanted the natural beauty of the lake to stand out. That is why people are not allowed to use the lake recreationally. Weddings only add to this beauty which is why they are permitted.
909 by Percival Everett
Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph:
In this essay the author is describing to people what the 909 is and has been. The author begins the story by giving brief examples of the area codes around the 909 and what the 909 means to them.(Just space between other locations). The author talks about how the land once rich with beauty is now low income housing. The main idea of this article is describing how different this area was compared to the common thoughts of Southern California. There were mountains and horses everywhere around. The author finishes off this story by saying that to him the 909 will always be the hills not the homes.
Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)?
“ For me it is these rugged hills. Hills that defy human occupation. Hills that are on the way to nowhere. Hills that will let you know you’re welcome. 909.” (pg 125)
What did the reading make you think of?
This reading made me think of the land behind my house. I remember when I was a little kid I would ride my bike up and down the hills that were there. Now there is a giant barn there and little to no room to ride my bike.
What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)?
I had never heard of Mystic Lake. The story refers to it as “not a lake at all, but a huge wet spot that has diminished every year of the current drought.” (pg 124). Sounds like that lake is disappearing.
Write the story title and author name:
The Line by Ruben Martinez
Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph:
This story is about the border. The author begins the story by describing the area in Tijuana where people would cross the border. The author talked about all the things that concerned the people who were crossing the border. The author also made fun of the situation by making it seem that the immigrants were more concerned with scoring goals and meeting women than being worried about how hard it was to cross the border. The story also mentions the coyotes, or the people who helped people sneak into this country The story ends with the author saying that the US put up a new fence in Tijuana and now the immigrants just must turn to the left to get around it.
Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)?
“The border wasn’t really a border. The line was broken. It was an idea, not a thing’ (Pg 129)
What did the reading make you think of?
Obviously the reading made me think of the immigration problem we have now. It almost seems like the story is poking fun at the way the problem is being handled. The author talks about it being almost like a party and the coyotes draw straws to pick which route they will take. This makes it seem like it is all way to easy.
What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)?
I did not know there was a soccer field along th border. According to the book, the fence along it had been penetrated too many times to count.
Write the story title and author name
Flirting with urbanism by Patt Morrison
Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph :
This one starts out the writer telling us that we have all seen downtown LA. He states that it has appeared in many movies. He also talks about how New Yorkers get upset with him because the building that Seinfeld took place in was actually in LA. He talks about how people want to restore downtown LA, but he reaction is restore it to what? He talks about how the city has only been enhanced and has not gone away in any shape or form. The city hasn’t changed it has just urbanized.
Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number):
“There are lots of reasons to be fond of downtown Los Angeles, not the least of which-its us” (Pg 134)
What did the reading make you think of?
This reading made me think of my trip to Los Angeles. Alll the places described in the book such as the house where Seinfeld took place, i have seen. It is quite amazing how a place that seems to have changed so much is still very much the same.
What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know:
I was not aware that people from Los Angeles were not too fond of downtown. When I visited there I thought it might be an okay place to live, but this story makes it seem like such a bad place to live
Write the story title and author name
Waters of Tranquility by Carolyn See
Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph:
This reading was about lake Shrine and what it meant to the author. She talks about how all there was to really do at the lake was walk around it. There was no eating or drinking, but an occasional wedding. Her life partner was really sick and she would go around the lake as almost as a religious experience. She would jog around it at first and then use the second and third laps to think about losing her husband. And finally the fourth lap she would use to just watch the lake.
Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)?
“ The only thing to do is walk around the lake,…and around it again…and again” (Pg 143)
What did the reading make you think of?
This lake described in this story is the authors place to get away. We all have a place we like to go to, to remove ourselves from reality and just relax. This reading made me think about my place. The beach.
What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)?
Lake Shrine wanted the natural beauty of the lake to stand out. That is why people are not allowed to use the lake recreationally. Weddings only add to this beauty which is why they are permitted.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
4c Reflection
In week 3 Jenifer taught us that Bakersfild has a kick butt fireworks show. The government has tried to ban fireworks but people still shot them off there. This information would of been nice if you were lo9oking for a good fireworks show maybe next year we should all go and watch the show
4b Reflections
In week 3 Denya taught me that Manhattan is the most populated county in the United states. Can you believe that over 2 millionpeople live there. It is one of the largest commercial areas in the world. That meaqns that alot of our news and media comes from there. Manhattan seems like a cool place to visit if you can fit in.
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