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