Assignment 2A

San Francisco, California

Contains the sources you used with links to these sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japantown,/San_Francisco_Californiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haight_Ashbury
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,/San_Francisco_California http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coit_tower

Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. I chose San Francisco for this project because it connects to the study of humanities in many ways. Humanities is the study of the works of people from art, literature, music, film, dance, philosophy, and religion within their cultural contexts. So what could possibly be better then one of the most diverse cities in the United States. Driving down any street in San Francisco you will see many forms of art from billboards to bus benches and if you happen to be driving with your windows down you will hear many different types of music from the rap and hip hop to country and jazz. In San Francisco you never know what you’ll hear or see.

3a. Observation: For my observation I chose walking over the Golden Gate Bridge because it honestly is a breathtaking experience. You have this 8,981 foot bridge in front of you and you have the Pacific Ocean as far as you can see below you. The air is much different on the bridge; it’s windy and cold and has a completely different smell. It smells like an ocean (which I know isn’t very descriptive) I guess it’s just the salt water below that does it. When you look up you see the steal arches that just seem to go on forever, and if you look to the street you see millions of cars zooming by. When you look to the land close to the bridge you see mountains, and in the water pretty far away you can see Alcatraz which once was a jail. This is the view that people from all over the world come to California to see, because it really is beautiful.

b.Interpretation: Even though San Francisco is pretty fast paced it is a place where anyone can fit in, there are so many different people in the city it kind of makes you feel more comfortable about being yourself and expressing your creativity. Being in San Francisco can be a bit of a culture shock to some people who have sheltered lives just because things are so out in the open there. You can buy pipes at glass stores and you see bums on all the streets, it’s just part of what makes San Francisco.

c.Judgment: I chose San Francisco because I find it exciting and adventurous. It truly is a beautiful city and there’s just so much to see when you are there, from the people on the streets, to the architecture, to the museums, it’s all amazing. When the sun goes down you can see all the lights throughout the city and still feel that ocean breeze. It’s a whole different way of living compared to the Sonoma Valley lifestyle.

Questioning: Through this project I have learned a lot more about the history of San Francisco and more of the popular reasons that people from all over the United States come here to visit but I would like to know what it is that that attracts most people into making San Francisco their home?

5. Using your classmates work from last week…What I learned from Michelle was her view of how Paulo Freire’s work relates to our class. “I think all of this information relates to our study of humanities because what Paulo teaches provides students with the ability to think about our place in the world and learn through his unique way of teaching what the humanities is truly about.” I completely agree with what Michelle said and I think she explained the relationship quite well.

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