2c California Redwoods

1.Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points

2.Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points
http://www.americansouthwest.net/california/redwood/national_park.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoia
http://www.travel-destination-pictures.com/data/media/42/redwoods-state-park_321.jpg

3.Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point

Part of my study of humanities is california culture. Part of california culture is it's history. The redwoods (sequoias) of California are part of its history. The are an amazing sight to see, and a trademark to 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

Northwest California was once covered by two million acres of redwoods. They start around the Monterey Peninsula and go north all the way to the Oregon border. Redwoods are the tallest trees in the world. Overtime the amount of Redwoods has been reduced by logging. There are several state parks to preserve the remaining trees.
The largest redwood tree is named Hyperion, it is the largest known tree in the world measuring 379.1 feet tall. The coastal redwoods forest is typically foggy with year round damp weather due to its coastal location. In the forest you may hear many little critters around as it is the habitat of many different animals. On days where the sun makes it through the fog, sun will stream down onto the forest floor between the massive trees.

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 is about the culture of California! These trees can live to be 2000 plus years old, older than California's name itself.

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 am not much of an outdoors kind of person, and even then, I am amazed by these trees. They are just amazing. When you stand next to them and look up it is almost shocking when you realize just how small you are in the world compared to nature, yet we can so easily destroy it.

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 know that there are many areas along California's coast all the way to Oregon that house these trees, where else in the world are the prevalent?

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 Mayra's post about The San Francisco Exploratorium I learned that the brother of the founder of the museum, J. Robert Oppenhiemer was the "Father" of the atom bomb. I agree with her that the creation of the exploratorium allows for people to explore and learn the basic concepts of very difficult subjects.
http://miloshumanside.blogspot.com/2009/02/2b-san-francisco-exploratorium.html

2b The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

1.Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points

2.Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points
http://www.nhm.org/
http://museum-of-natural-history.visit-los-angeles.com/

3.Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point

The Museum of Natural History connects to my study of humanities because it teaches about our world and our culture. The museum is full of fossils that date back billions of years. Each of them are a piece that represents humans today and all of the organisms around them.

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 the Museum of Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. The museum of natural history is one of the most extensive and valuable collections of natural and cultural history. It houses more than 35 million specimens and artifacts covering 4.5 billion years of history. This is the largest natural and historical museum in the Western United States. There is also and active research center. The building and rotunda date back to 1913. The rotunda's dome is stained glass.In the Visual Vault you can view artifacts from the Inca, Maya, and Aztec cultures. The dinosaur exhibit has an interactive dinosaur where the kids and the adults can pet a "real dinosaur". One could spend the whole day visiting the Gem and Mineral Hall, walk through the bird and animal habitats where there are 27 learning stations, and visit the California Waters where you can see the marine life specific to California. Another "must see" permanent exhibit the Ralph M. Parsons Discovery Center where there are "handle-able" specimens.

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 is about learning about our culture. By visiting the museum you can learn about how modern humans came to be and some of the species that we share the earth with. I think that learning about the history of humans and their different cultures help us to understand more about eachother as humans.

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 love anthropology. I have been to natural history museums before and always learn something new. I have never been to the museum in LA County, but my next trip down there it will happen. Visiting museums is a fun and interesting way to broaden our knowledge.

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

There are permanent exhibits in the museum, and there are some temporary. I would like to know how often the temporary exhibits come to the museum, are they on a rotation of some sort? How often does the museum get to exhibit them?

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 from Cathy that when the Russian River floods it leaves behind a high deposit of minerals making the land rich in nutrients. The Dry Creek Valley vineyards in turn produce high quality grapes. I agree with Cathy that certainly, the vineyards of Sonoma County have kept Sonoma County's economy strong.
http://cathyishappy.blogspot.com/

2a San Francisco

Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points

Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco

Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point
San Francisco is a place that people from all over the world choose to visit. It has become a "melting pot" of people and cultures. It is such a historical city with many museums, parks, and has a major league ball park. I live so close to San Francisco that I don't think of it as such a tourist destination and have taken for granted having such a diverse city so close to home. I think that it connects to my study of humanities for those very reasons.

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 looks so different depending on what part the city you are in. On the Embarcadero you are at the edge of the bay. You can walk along the Embarcadero passing many different piers. Some of them are abandoned. Some of them serve as ports for bay cruise ships and ferries. Perhaps the most famous is Pier 39 where you can shop, dine, and get a peek of the sea lions perched on the docks. If you go all the way down you will come to the most AWESOME ball park ever!! The home of the Giants! Take a walk through Fisherman's Wharf and walk through crowded sidewalks filled with seafood carts, street performers, Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum, and a the Wax Museum. San Francisco is filled with people at all different socioeconomic levels. There are very low income areas filled with violence and drugs, and there are some of the most sought after neighborhoods perhaps in the state where there is mansion after mansion with ocean and bay views.

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 is about exposing yourself to different cultures. One could learn something new with every visit to San Francisco.

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 choose San Francisco because it is such an attraction for people due to its location and again, diverse population. I grew up in Northern California frequently visiting the city. It seemed like we always had a "new" place to go to. There are the museums of art and science, aquariums, China Town, and the Japanese Tea Garden. I always felt that I learned about something new when I visited even though I been countless times.

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 know that there have been prominent, yet controversial political leaders from San Francisco. This city has survived massive earthquakes and fires. I would like to learn more history of San Francisco, specifically it's earlier history during the times of the World Fair.

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 Katy also believes that this form of blogging allows all of us students from different cultures bring something to the table during our class discussions. We can learn more in our study of humanities by sharing our ideas with each other.
http://katyhuman7.blogspot.com/2009/01/assignment-1c.html

Assignment 1c

1. Tell us their name and something about them.

a.Katherine goes by Katy. She lives 1.5 miles from campus. This is her 3rd Humanities class.
b.Rhianon lives 9.6 miles away from campus, and this class is her first blog.

2. Tell us 2 things from each person you learned regarding Paulo Freire.

a.From Katy's assignment 1b I learned that Paulo Freire's book "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" sold over 750,000 copies worldwide. I also learned that he worked with the Christian Democratic Agrarian Reform movement.
b.Rhianon's assignment 1b taught me that while Paulo was in law school he studied psychology of language. He had 5 children with first wife Elza Maria Costa de Oliveria.

3. Tell us how this information will relate to our study of humanities

I think that Paulo Freire's ideas will relate to way that we study humanities based on his idea that students are in charge of their own learning, and are not the "bank" in which money is being deposited to. So far, I think that this first project has integrated his ideas into it. The blogs are a great way for all of the students and the instructor to learn about eachother and to share our work with oneanother.