I decided to do my reflection on David Kim. for project 4A World Cities. David's title says group # 2 tobar, steinbeck,humes and warshaw.
David mentioned that he was unaware of Los Angeles's public tranportation system had very little adapations to it since the early 1960's. This reminded me of my research in Project 3A where I compared Los Angeles and New York City.
David mentioned that he was unaware of that the name california was from the text of Las Sergas de Esplandian. this he read in Thomas Stienbecks story of "Montalvo,Myths and dreams of Home." This was something that I was unaware of also.
As far as Freire's ideas on dialogue I would have to say David brought the idea of history to my report. He explained that in surfacing by Matt Warshaw Santa Cruz was the first place in the united states where surfing occurred.
Our projects helped with the readings because it gave us things to look for in beaches and world cities which is exactly what these readings covered.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Week 5 Project 5C
I decided to do my reflection on Rosio Serrano. Rosio for project 4A Group 3 text reflections. Rosio's title says project 4A Group 3. They wrote about Firoozeh Dumas, Devorah Major and Michael Chabon.
Rosio didn't really write anythings that can be related to prior assignments. The comments about things that they were unaware of were short and I didn't feel that the covered the subject of humanities very well.
Unfortunatly once again i must say that there writtings didn't cover anything to do humanities. It seemed short and written with very little thought.
As far as Freire's ideas on dialogue I would have to say Rosio brought the idea of effort to my report. I felt that this student displayed very little effort in their work and that could be perceived as an empty bank account.
Aside from what the student wrote this stories have to do with childhood and the places that you live. This reminded me of my project 2A where i wrote and displayed various articles about Sebastopol, the town in which i grew up.
Rosio didn't really write anythings that can be related to prior assignments. The comments about things that they were unaware of were short and I didn't feel that the covered the subject of humanities very well.
Unfortunatly once again i must say that there writtings didn't cover anything to do humanities. It seemed short and written with very little thought.
As far as Freire's ideas on dialogue I would have to say Rosio brought the idea of effort to my report. I felt that this student displayed very little effort in their work and that could be perceived as an empty bank account.
Aside from what the student wrote this stories have to do with childhood and the places that you live. This reminded me of my project 2A where i wrote and displayed various articles about Sebastopol, the town in which i grew up.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Week 4 project 4A Group 1
The Big Valley by Mark Arax
Mark Arax writes about his childhood growing up in Fresno, Ca. He explains stories of the orchards and the life of a young farmer child. He then describes how the economy has changed the need for the farmers and the developing that is taking place in his home town. Mark does a really good job illustrating the "small town" atmosphere in his usage of words. The story then transfers to present day as Mark is a grown up struggling with the loss of his father and desire to keep the family farming legend alive.
My favorite line in his story is " Every third vehicle that whooshes past the oleanders that divide the road is a big rig and, more often than not, they're hauling away some piece of the valley's lavish bounty."(20)
I loved this reading, I found myself really interested in it and was a little upset that it finished as quickly as it did. I work in the transportation industry and am very familiar (due to my co-workers) with the truckers on the highway near fresno. As I continued to read this story, I often thought to myself I heard of that.
The one part that did bug me in the story is "Truck drivers hauling one crop or another are sometimes too drunk or wired on crank to know that they've just crossed the oleander line". The department of transportation has a STRICT policy on truck drivers which require them to have random drug testing.
The one thing I learned from this reading is that in mid-February Tulare holds the biggest farm equipment show in the world.
Transients in Paradise by Aimee Liu
Aimee Liu writes a story about Beverly Hills. She starts out describing the houses and the roads . She then begins to describe people she sees as if she was walking past them all or sitting in a chair watching them all pass her. She describes the rich, the poor, the healthy, the sick and lastly the dead.
My favorite line in her story is "I see buses carrying housekeepers from Crenshaw nudge the pickups of gardeners from Inglewood, Range Rovers driven by trophy wives cut off Hondas bearing handicap placards."(31)
This reading I did not enjoy as much as the first one. I found myself attempting to do anything but read it. How the author wrote did not make a lot of sense to me. She seemed to jump quickly from one subject to another with very little if any transitions. I am unaware of what southern California is like so unfortunately I didn't feel there was anything that the reading made me think of besides anything but reading it.
The one thing that I didn't realise until reading it is the following quote "We are all transients of one kind of another. On our way into or out of wealth, into or out of sanity,beauty,love ,health or death." I've never taken the time to see things that way, I felt this sentence was very powerful.
Showing Off the Owens By T.Jefferson Parker
T Jefferson Parker writes a story about a road trip through highway 395 to the Owens River and their intentions to "fly-fish" the river. He and a friend Brian spend many hours driving through various small cities and everything is fine until Brian develops a rash. The two gentlemen go fishing rash and all, and then finally decide to go to the store for some antibiotics. The rash gets healed, they caught some fish and that was the joist of the story.
My favorite line in his story is "What was that In-N-Out Burger there? asked Brian. Is it a chain? Good burgers, I said. I don't know the 'out' kind of worries me."(38)
This reading made me think of fishing. I am not a fisherman by any means but it brought me back to my childhood and camping out at anchor bay on the coast. I remember walking down the small grass pathway to the ocean and attempting to fish with bright pink barbie fishing pole and only catching seaweed on a good day. Maybe it was because i was too loud and "upsetting" the fish or maybe it was due to the fact I just didn't have the patients to wait for something.
The thing i think i took from this reading was the vision of the author "standing in my driveway (miles from the nearest river) casting hookless flies to the lizards for practice. (I've caught many.)"
The Distant Cataract About Which We Do Not Speak by Mary Mackey
Mary Mackey describes her experiences in the American River. She starts out describing an incident where she hops into the water and swims up to some ducks to observe them. She then goes into another incident where she was swimming in the river and meet up with a beaver. Mary contrasts her behavior to meeting the beaver with the way the ducks act as she interacts with them. Mary then finishes her story discussing the different ethnicity's of people and their experiences at the river.
My favorite line in her story is "We have come upon a Circle of Samoans, up to their chests in water, drinking cold beers and singing"Under The Boardwalk" in perfect harmony."(48)
This story made me thing of My aunt and uncles summer property near Bullard bar resivor in California. As you take the three hour drive to there retreat you pass the American river, which looks more like a fast moving lake then any river I've seen. There is this one spot where the five, the eighty and the seventy almost meet. At this location on the far side of the river is tons of dirt mounds that have been turned into dirt bike jumps and it appears to be quite the ridding experience.
Although this story was very much about the river itself the one thing i found the most educational for me was the statistic that about seventy five thousand Russians live in sacramento. Presently Sacramento has approximately four hundred thousand people, that means that approximately 20% of all people in sacramento are Russian.
Mark Arax writes about his childhood growing up in Fresno, Ca. He explains stories of the orchards and the life of a young farmer child. He then describes how the economy has changed the need for the farmers and the developing that is taking place in his home town. Mark does a really good job illustrating the "small town" atmosphere in his usage of words. The story then transfers to present day as Mark is a grown up struggling with the loss of his father and desire to keep the family farming legend alive.
My favorite line in his story is " Every third vehicle that whooshes past the oleanders that divide the road is a big rig and, more often than not, they're hauling away some piece of the valley's lavish bounty."(20)
I loved this reading, I found myself really interested in it and was a little upset that it finished as quickly as it did. I work in the transportation industry and am very familiar (due to my co-workers) with the truckers on the highway near fresno. As I continued to read this story, I often thought to myself I heard of that.
The one part that did bug me in the story is "Truck drivers hauling one crop or another are sometimes too drunk or wired on crank to know that they've just crossed the oleander line". The department of transportation has a STRICT policy on truck drivers which require them to have random drug testing.
The one thing I learned from this reading is that in mid-February Tulare holds the biggest farm equipment show in the world.
Transients in Paradise by Aimee Liu
Aimee Liu writes a story about Beverly Hills. She starts out describing the houses and the roads . She then begins to describe people she sees as if she was walking past them all or sitting in a chair watching them all pass her. She describes the rich, the poor, the healthy, the sick and lastly the dead.
My favorite line in her story is "I see buses carrying housekeepers from Crenshaw nudge the pickups of gardeners from Inglewood, Range Rovers driven by trophy wives cut off Hondas bearing handicap placards."(31)
This reading I did not enjoy as much as the first one. I found myself attempting to do anything but read it. How the author wrote did not make a lot of sense to me. She seemed to jump quickly from one subject to another with very little if any transitions. I am unaware of what southern California is like so unfortunately I didn't feel there was anything that the reading made me think of besides anything but reading it.
The one thing that I didn't realise until reading it is the following quote "We are all transients of one kind of another. On our way into or out of wealth, into or out of sanity,beauty,love ,health or death." I've never taken the time to see things that way, I felt this sentence was very powerful.
Showing Off the Owens By T.Jefferson Parker
T Jefferson Parker writes a story about a road trip through highway 395 to the Owens River and their intentions to "fly-fish" the river. He and a friend Brian spend many hours driving through various small cities and everything is fine until Brian develops a rash. The two gentlemen go fishing rash and all, and then finally decide to go to the store for some antibiotics. The rash gets healed, they caught some fish and that was the joist of the story.
My favorite line in his story is "What was that In-N-Out Burger there? asked Brian. Is it a chain? Good burgers, I said. I don't know the 'out' kind of worries me."(38)
This reading made me think of fishing. I am not a fisherman by any means but it brought me back to my childhood and camping out at anchor bay on the coast. I remember walking down the small grass pathway to the ocean and attempting to fish with bright pink barbie fishing pole and only catching seaweed on a good day. Maybe it was because i was too loud and "upsetting" the fish or maybe it was due to the fact I just didn't have the patients to wait for something.
The thing i think i took from this reading was the vision of the author "standing in my driveway (miles from the nearest river) casting hookless flies to the lizards for practice. (I've caught many.)"
The Distant Cataract About Which We Do Not Speak by Mary Mackey
Mary Mackey describes her experiences in the American River. She starts out describing an incident where she hops into the water and swims up to some ducks to observe them. She then goes into another incident where she was swimming in the river and meet up with a beaver. Mary contrasts her behavior to meeting the beaver with the way the ducks act as she interacts with them. Mary then finishes her story discussing the different ethnicity's of people and their experiences at the river.
My favorite line in her story is "We have come upon a Circle of Samoans, up to their chests in water, drinking cold beers and singing"Under The Boardwalk" in perfect harmony."(48)
This story made me thing of My aunt and uncles summer property near Bullard bar resivor in California. As you take the three hour drive to there retreat you pass the American river, which looks more like a fast moving lake then any river I've seen. There is this one spot where the five, the eighty and the seventy almost meet. At this location on the far side of the river is tons of dirt mounds that have been turned into dirt bike jumps and it appears to be quite the ridding experience.
Although this story was very much about the river itself the one thing i found the most educational for me was the statistic that about seventy five thousand Russians live in sacramento. Presently Sacramento has approximately four hundred thousand people, that means that approximately 20% of all people in sacramento are Russian.
Week 4 project 4C
I decided to do my reflection on Jena Barcojo for project 3B Beaches. Jena's wrote about Seal Beach and Bodega Bay. Jena included nice links and subtitled her paper so that it was very clean and easy on the eyes to read.
I couldn't locate anything that we both talked about since we picked very different locations. I also couldn't find any classmate that picked the same two locations as myself.
As far as Freire's ideas on dialogue I would have to say Jena brought the idea of the history of each beach. This is something I completely neglected yet I feel she covered very well. I really enjoyed reading about how bodega bay was discovered in 1775. and i found her sterotypes were perfectly picked.
I couldn't locate anything that we both talked about since we picked very different locations. I also couldn't find any classmate that picked the same two locations as myself.
As far as Freire's ideas on dialogue I would have to say Jena brought the idea of the history of each beach. This is something I completely neglected yet I feel she covered very well. I really enjoyed reading about how bodega bay was discovered in 1775. and i found her sterotypes were perfectly picked.
Week 4 project 4B
I decided to do my reflection on Joseph Fitch. Joseph for project 3A World Cities. Joseph's title says Los Angeles and New York (which is what i did) but in reading his paper it is clearly San Francisco and New York.
Joseph and I didn't really write about anything that is similar. The only thing that the two of us both touched upon is the multi cultural populations in both cities.
Joseph wrote about the landmarks in San Francisco and New York. I really like that he compared the golden Gate bridge to the Brooklyn Bridge and he even brought up the statue of liberty.
As far as Freire's ideas on dialogue i would have to say Joseph brought the idea of landmarks to my report. This is something I completely neglected yet i feel he covered very well.
Joseph and I didn't really write about anything that is similar. The only thing that the two of us both touched upon is the multi cultural populations in both cities.
Joseph wrote about the landmarks in San Francisco and New York. I really like that he compared the golden Gate bridge to the Brooklyn Bridge and he even brought up the statue of liberty.
As far as Freire's ideas on dialogue i would have to say Joseph brought the idea of landmarks to my report. This is something I completely neglected yet i feel he covered very well.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Week 3 Project 3C:Inland Areas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseville,_California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis,_California
1. As of 2005 there 103,845 people in Roseville 86.03% of them were white, 1.31% were African American, 4.31% were Asian and 11.54% were Hispanic.
2. Roseville is the smallest of the fifteen top ranked cities in California for retail sales.
3. Roseville's total area is 30.5 square miles and only .04 square miles consist of water.
Interesting facts about Clovis:
1. As of 2000 there 68,468 people in Clovis 75.82% of them were white, 1.90% were African American, 6.49% were Asian and 20.27% were Hispanic.
2. Clovis has 8 high schools, 5 middle schools and 30 Elementary schools
3. Clovis' total area is 23.03 square miles and 0 square miles consist of water.
Roseville and Clovis are similar in the following ways:
1. Both Cities have an extensive history dating back to the late 1800's early 1900's. Each location has a historical downtown area.
2. Both cities have a lot of Hiking/bike trails
3. Both cities economic base are developed from shopping and retail sales.
4. Both Cities have 3 zip codes and one area code.
Roseville and Clovis are different in the following ways:
1. Roseville has a density of 2,622.5 square miles, while Clovis' density level is 4,004 square miles.
2. The City of Clovis was named after its public-spirited pioneer, Clovis M. Cole. While Roseville was named after fields full of flowers and roses prior to the incorporation of the railroad.
3. In the city of Roseville for every 100 females there are 88.8 males, while in the city of Clovis for every 100 females there are 92.3 males.
Although both towns are inland and considered smaller cities, they are rapidly developing into amazing places to live. Roseville is only 16 miles north of Sacramento, while Clovis is only 10 miles north of Fresno. There are a lot of assumptions that both cities have a strictly "red-neck" popluation when although they stay true to there country roots, both have a rock and hip hop following.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis,_California
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl-WXBN6Ssw
1. As of 2005 there 103,845 people in Roseville 86.03% of them were white, 1.31% were African American, 4.31% were Asian and 11.54% were Hispanic.
2. Roseville is the smallest of the fifteen top ranked cities in California for retail sales.
3. Roseville's total area is 30.5 square miles and only .04 square miles consist of water.
Interesting facts about Clovis:
1. As of 2000 there 68,468 people in Clovis 75.82% of them were white, 1.90% were African American, 6.49% were Asian and 20.27% were Hispanic.
2. Clovis has 8 high schools, 5 middle schools and 30 Elementary schools
3. Clovis' total area is 23.03 square miles and 0 square miles consist of water.
Roseville and Clovis are similar in the following ways:
1. Both Cities have an extensive history dating back to the late 1800's early 1900's. Each location has a historical downtown area.
2. Both cities have a lot of Hiking/bike trails
3. Both cities economic base are developed from shopping and retail sales.
4. Both Cities have 3 zip codes and one area code.
Roseville and Clovis are different in the following ways:
1. Roseville has a density of 2,622.5 square miles, while Clovis' density level is 4,004 square miles.
2. The City of Clovis was named after its public-spirited pioneer, Clovis M. Cole. While Roseville was named after fields full of flowers and roses prior to the incorporation of the railroad.
3. In the city of Roseville for every 100 females there are 88.8 males, while in the city of Clovis for every 100 females there are 92.3 males.
Although both towns are inland and considered smaller cities, they are rapidly developing into amazing places to live. Roseville is only 16 miles north of Sacramento, while Clovis is only 10 miles north of Fresno. There are a lot of assumptions that both cities have a strictly "red-neck" popluation when although they stay true to there country roots, both have a rock and hip hop following.
Week 3 Project 3B: Beaches
Http://www.beachcalifornia.com/johnsons-beach.html
Http://www.beachcalifornia.com/pebble-beach-sonoma.html
Interesting facts about Johnsons Beach:
1. Johnson's beach is "framed" by the historic Guerneville bridge.
2. Johnson's beach during there business hours offers an on-duty lifeguard.
3. The beach is 14 miles west of the pacific ocean.
4. Johnson's Beach has been in existence since world war 1.
Interesting facts about Pebble Beach:
1.Pebble Beach is one of the six beaches that can be accessed at Sea Ranch.
2.Pebble Beach weather has been known to change by the hour or even minutes with their famous high gusts of wind.
3. Pebble Beach allows dogs provided they are leashed.
4.Pebble Beach is located just south of the mendocino/sonoma county line.
Johnson's Beach and Pebble Beach are similar in the following ways:
1. Both beaches are located in Sonoma County.
2. Both Beaches offer cool water and sandy beaches to sit or play.
3. Both Beaches offer Kayaks to rent
4.Both Beaches are minutes away from wine tasting, gourmet restaurants and beautiful hiking trails.
Johnson's Beach and Pebble Beach are different in the following ways:
1. Johnson's Beach prides itself on being the family friendly beach, while Pebble Beach prides itself on the appeal of a romantic getaway.
2. Johnson's beach is built off the Russian River, While Pebble beach is off the pacific ocean.
3.Johnson's beach is free to park at, while pebble beach charges a $5.00 parking fee.
4. Johnson's Beach is approximately 18.5 miles from the Santa Rosa Junior College, while Pebble Beach is approximately 62.8 miles from the campus.
Although both beaches offer a resort like area, i was wondering what the availability was for serious campers. Johnson's Beach and Pebble Beach both permit the use of bonfires on the beaches and neither one of them provide parking for RV's or trailers.
Http://www.beachcalifornia.com/pebble-beach-sonoma.html
http://www.sonoma-county.org/parks/pk_srnch.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ0-s_UlAz4
Interesting facts about Johnsons Beach:
1. Johnson's beach is "framed" by the historic Guerneville bridge.
2. Johnson's beach during there business hours offers an on-duty lifeguard.
3. The beach is 14 miles west of the pacific ocean.
4. Johnson's Beach has been in existence since world war 1.
Interesting facts about Pebble Beach:
1.Pebble Beach is one of the six beaches that can be accessed at Sea Ranch.
2.Pebble Beach weather has been known to change by the hour or even minutes with their famous high gusts of wind.
3. Pebble Beach allows dogs provided they are leashed.
4.Pebble Beach is located just south of the mendocino/sonoma county line.
Johnson's Beach and Pebble Beach are similar in the following ways:
1. Both beaches are located in Sonoma County.
2. Both Beaches offer cool water and sandy beaches to sit or play.
3. Both Beaches offer Kayaks to rent
4.Both Beaches are minutes away from wine tasting, gourmet restaurants and beautiful hiking trails.
Johnson's Beach and Pebble Beach are different in the following ways:
1. Johnson's Beach prides itself on being the family friendly beach, while Pebble Beach prides itself on the appeal of a romantic getaway.
2. Johnson's beach is built off the Russian River, While Pebble beach is off the pacific ocean.
3.Johnson's beach is free to park at, while pebble beach charges a $5.00 parking fee.
4. Johnson's Beach is approximately 18.5 miles from the Santa Rosa Junior College, while Pebble Beach is approximately 62.8 miles from the campus.
Although both beaches offer a resort like area, i was wondering what the availability was for serious campers. Johnson's Beach and Pebble Beach both permit the use of bonfires on the beaches and neither one of them provide parking for RV's or trailers.
Week 3 Project 3A: World Cities
Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City
Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GXh0A6LnBM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFZL4jwmZN0&feature=related
1.Both Cities receive a majority of their economy from real estate or the banking industry.
2. Both cities have a large amount of MediaMarkets, including television,news papers and Music. New york is the largest media market in North America to be followed by Los Angeles.
3. Both Cities have a large love for sports. New york has Six major professional sport teams including the New York Jets, New York Giants, New York Rangers, New York Knicks New York Yankees and the New York Mets. Los Angeles has four major professional sport teams including the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles clippers and Los Angeles Lakers.
4. Both cities in 2007 were experiencing a drastic drop in crime. Los Angeles only experienced 392 homicides which nearly cut the statistics in half from the prior year. New York city for the first time ever since crime statistics were first recorded had fewer then 500 homicides.
Los Angeles and New York are different in the following ways:
1.Los Angeles and New York have a city square mile difference of only 29.400 square miles. Los Angeles is 498.3 square miles of city, while New York is 468.9 square miles of city.
2. In the 2000 Census New York City had approximatly 5 million more residence then Los Angeles. New York had 45% of their population as white, 28% black, 27% hispanic and 10% Asian. Los Angeles had 46.9% of their population as white, 10% black, 46.5% hispanic and 10% Asian.
3. Los Angeles has 25 sister cities, while New York City only has ten.
4. New York City reaches a high of 83* on average in July and a low of 23* in January. Los Angeles reaches a high of 84* on average in July and a low of 48* in January.
With traffic a major concern here locally I wanted to know how traffic was affected in cities several times the size of Santa Rosa. According to wikipedia Los angeles has approximately 1.4 million daily riders on the bus systems, second to only New York City. 54% of all New yorkers perfer public transit while only 11% of Los Angeles residents ride consistantly.
Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GXh0A6LnBM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFZL4jwmZN0&feature=related
Interesting facts about Los Angeles:
1. The people of Los Angeles are known as Angelenos.
2. Los Angeles was founded in 1781, by a spanish govnor named Felipe De Neve.
3. Los Angeles was a part of mexico 1821 and was purchased by the united states on April 4,1850.
4. Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States following none other then New York City.
Interesting facts about New York City:
1. New York City is the largest city in the United States, and has been so since 1790.
2. New York City served as the United States capitol from 1785 until 1790.
3. New York city was founded by the europeans in 1524.
4. New York City has the highest usuage of mass transit in the United States and the highest consumption of Gas since the 1920's.
Los Angeles and New York are similar in the following ways:
1.Both Cities receive a majority of their economy from real estate or the banking industry.
2. Both cities have a large amount of MediaMarkets, including television,news papers and Music. New york is the largest media market in North America to be followed by Los Angeles.
3. Both Cities have a large love for sports. New york has Six major professional sport teams including the New York Jets, New York Giants, New York Rangers, New York Knicks New York Yankees and the New York Mets. Los Angeles has four major professional sport teams including the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles clippers and Los Angeles Lakers.
4. Both cities in 2007 were experiencing a drastic drop in crime. Los Angeles only experienced 392 homicides which nearly cut the statistics in half from the prior year. New York city for the first time ever since crime statistics were first recorded had fewer then 500 homicides.
Los Angeles and New York are different in the following ways:
1.Los Angeles and New York have a city square mile difference of only 29.400 square miles. Los Angeles is 498.3 square miles of city, while New York is 468.9 square miles of city.
2. In the 2000 Census New York City had approximatly 5 million more residence then Los Angeles. New York had 45% of their population as white, 28% black, 27% hispanic and 10% Asian. Los Angeles had 46.9% of their population as white, 10% black, 46.5% hispanic and 10% Asian.
3. Los Angeles has 25 sister cities, while New York City only has ten.
4. New York City reaches a high of 83* on average in July and a low of 23* in January. Los Angeles reaches a high of 84* on average in July and a low of 48* in January.
With traffic a major concern here locally I wanted to know how traffic was affected in cities several times the size of Santa Rosa. According to wikipedia Los angeles has approximately 1.4 million daily riders on the bus systems, second to only New York City. 54% of all New yorkers perfer public transit while only 11% of Los Angeles residents ride consistantly.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Week 2 Project 2C- CA CHOICE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/education_in_california
I decided to research these as a college student myself I was unaware of the classification of what makes a college a UC or CSU or etc. As I get closer to completing my degree at the Junior college I must asses what is the next step for myself, at this point I'm debating either Sacramento State or Sonoma State. I felt it was a perfect time to learn about further education.
Further Education in California is similar to humanities in the regards that schools are highly analytical,speculative, critical and some are more distinguished then others. These education campuses are broken into four different sub-sections.
The first of which is University California (UC) has ten major campuses. Theses Campuses are located in Berkeley, Los Angeles, San Diego, Davis, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Riverside, Merced and San Francisco. Each campus is headed by a chancellor which is appointed by a board of regents. The UC system only accepts students within the top 12.5% of college-bound students.
The second of which is California State University (CSU) is the largest university system in the United States. CSU only accept the top 1/3 of all college-bound students.
Thirdly we have California community colleges. These include vocational education,remedial education, continuing education and the general education which is transferable to a CSU or UC.
Last but not least is the private universities which may include religious and special-non purpose institutions.
I decided to research these as a college student myself I was unaware of the classification of what makes a college a UC or CSU or etc. As I get closer to completing my degree at the Junior college I must asses what is the next step for myself, at this point I'm debating either Sacramento State or Sonoma State. I felt it was a perfect time to learn about further education.
Further Education in California is similar to humanities in the regards that schools are highly analytical,speculative, critical and some are more distinguished then others. These education campuses are broken into four different sub-sections.
The first of which is University California (UC) has ten major campuses. Theses Campuses are located in Berkeley, Los Angeles, San Diego, Davis, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Riverside, Merced and San Francisco. Each campus is headed by a chancellor which is appointed by a board of regents. The UC system only accepts students within the top 12.5% of college-bound students.
The second of which is California State University (CSU) is the largest university system in the United States. CSU only accept the top 1/3 of all college-bound students.
Thirdly we have California community colleges. These include vocational education,remedial education, continuing education and the general education which is transferable to a CSU or UC.
Last but not least is the private universities which may include religious and special-non purpose institutions.
Week 2 Project 2B : CA Museum
http://em.wikipedia.org/wiki/exploratorium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGMj4sIGYc0
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
Humanities is the study of natural and social sciences with an emphasis on human conditions. These are usually sub grouped in the study of languages, law, literature, performing arts, philosophy,religion and visual arts. I decided to do my Museum project on the San Francisco Exploratorium. The exploratorium was founded in 1969 by physicist Dr. Frank Oppenheimer. The exploratorium specialises in teaching science through hands on experiences, this has allowed them to win the webby award for best science site five times since the year 1997. This study of science through visual arts/exhibits is a precise connection to humanities.
In researching the exploratorium it brought back memories of my childhood and field trips to the museum. Little did I know a subject that I dislike (science) was so fun and interesting if presented properly. I've decided that I would like to take my little sister one weekday as a reminder of my feelings to this place.
I think wikipedia should have provided us with more information in regards to the actual exhibits provided at the museum;instead of a simple description of the pitch black labyrinth that requires an extensive sense of touch to navigate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGMj4sIGYc0
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
Humanities is the study of natural and social sciences with an emphasis on human conditions. These are usually sub grouped in the study of languages, law, literature, performing arts, philosophy,religion and visual arts. I decided to do my Museum project on the San Francisco Exploratorium. The exploratorium was founded in 1969 by physicist Dr. Frank Oppenheimer. The exploratorium specialises in teaching science through hands on experiences, this has allowed them to win the webby award for best science site five times since the year 1997. This study of science through visual arts/exhibits is a precise connection to humanities.
In researching the exploratorium it brought back memories of my childhood and field trips to the museum. Little did I know a subject that I dislike (science) was so fun and interesting if presented properly. I've decided that I would like to take my little sister one weekday as a reminder of my feelings to this place.
I think wikipedia should have provided us with more information in regards to the actual exhibits provided at the museum;instead of a simple description of the pitch black labyrinth that requires an extensive sense of touch to navigate.
Week 2 Project 2A : CA place
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sebastopol,_California
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhY3W3zognY
Humanities is the study of human conditions it approaches the arts of natural and social science.Sebastopol is connected to the study of humanities because of it vast differences in their agriculture and there concerns with the environment as a whole. Sebastopol prides it self on being a nuclear free city and has several sister cities they communicate with on a normal basis. They have grown from a town of apples to a city of apples,and grapes.
I decided to do my California place report on the town of Sebastopol,Ca. When I think of sebastopol I feel a great fondness in my heart. I've spent my entire childhood living there and have watched as the town progressed into the small city it is now. Sebastopol has grown to a more culturally diverse city with three Starbucks in it. It saddens me to think that i will never be able to afford to own a house in this town because i feel that it is a GREAT place to raise a family.
One thing that I learned in my research is that"sebastopol first came into use in the late 1850's as a result of a prolonged and lively fist fight in the newly formed town, which was likened to the long british siege of the russian seaport of Sevastopol during the then-raging crimean war." Wikipedia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhY3W3zognY
Humanities is the study of human conditions it approaches the arts of natural and social science.Sebastopol is connected to the study of humanities because of it vast differences in their agriculture and there concerns with the environment as a whole. Sebastopol prides it self on being a nuclear free city and has several sister cities they communicate with on a normal basis. They have grown from a town of apples to a city of apples,and grapes.
I decided to do my California place report on the town of Sebastopol,Ca. When I think of sebastopol I feel a great fondness in my heart. I've spent my entire childhood living there and have watched as the town progressed into the small city it is now. Sebastopol has grown to a more culturally diverse city with three Starbucks in it. It saddens me to think that i will never be able to afford to own a house in this town because i feel that it is a GREAT place to raise a family.
One thing that I learned in my research is that"sebastopol first came into use in the late 1850's as a result of a prolonged and lively fist fight in the newly formed town, which was likened to the long british siege of the russian seaport of Sevastopol during the then-raging crimean war." Wikipedia
Monday, June 23, 2008
Week 1 Project 1C
For this assignment I decided to pick two people at random; Jena Barcojo and Joseph Fitch.
Jena Baracojo is taking this class to hopefully become more worldly and further her understanding of the arts. While Joseph Fitch is hoping to learn more about other cultures, religions,races and ethnicity's.
Jena Baracojo wrote about Paulo Freire in a almost autobiography format. This made me feel uncomfortable with my decision to write about it like I did. I was able to learn from Jena's assignment that Paulo friere died of a heart attack and as she put "Even though Paulo was absent for his people he was still reaching out to them through his words, and hopes to challenging the minds of those and to start exercise his theory."
In reading Joseph Fitch's article on Paulo Freire, I am immediately drawn to his nice formatting and titles. It is obvious that he has some web-page experience. He articulates his writings very well and in all honesty made my work feel in superior. Unfortunately I was unable to to learn any new facts from his writings because we had used the same sources. I did learn that I should have cited my sources.
Jena Baracojo is taking this class to hopefully become more worldly and further her understanding of the arts. While Joseph Fitch is hoping to learn more about other cultures, religions,races and ethnicity's.
Jena Baracojo wrote about Paulo Freire in a almost autobiography format. This made me feel uncomfortable with my decision to write about it like I did. I was able to learn from Jena's assignment that Paulo friere died of a heart attack and as she put "Even though Paulo was absent for his people he was still reaching out to them through his words, and hopes to challenging the minds of those and to start exercise his theory."
In reading Joseph Fitch's article on Paulo Freire, I am immediately drawn to his nice formatting and titles. It is obvious that he has some web-page experience. He articulates his writings very well and in all honesty made my work feel in superior. Unfortunately I was unable to to learn any new facts from his writings because we had used the same sources. I did learn that I should have cited my sources.
Week 1 Project 1B
Paulo Freire was born in Recife, Brazil in 1921 it was there that he learned the harsh reality of poverty and literacy. Paulo spent his early twenties learning and mastering the psychology of language and eventually taught over 300 sugarcane workers to read and to write in approximately 45 days.
In 1967 Freire published his first book, only to follow it with his most famous writing Pedagogy of the Oppressed just two years later. He quickly became known for his contributions to the psychology of education and his updated theories which are bow called pedagogy. Paulo worked on the establishing a better description for the student teacher relationship. He simply thought of it as a teacher who learns and a leaner who teaches. It was due to his diplomatic thinking that made many universities (including UCLA) create institutions in his honor.
The website http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-freir.htm claims that Paulo Freire had five aspects of work that were particularly significant. First of all was his emphasis on dialogue and his general concern with education. Secondly, Paulo was concerned with the praxis-action. Thirdly, Friere's desire to wanting to name the world. Fourthly, his insistence on educational activity. And lastly, the number of informal educators that shared a connection with Paulo Freire.
In 1967 Freire published his first book, only to follow it with his most famous writing Pedagogy of the Oppressed just two years later. He quickly became known for his contributions to the psychology of education and his updated theories which are bow called pedagogy. Paulo worked on the establishing a better description for the student teacher relationship. He simply thought of it as a teacher who learns and a leaner who teaches. It was due to his diplomatic thinking that made many universities (including UCLA) create institutions in his honor.
The website http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-freir.htm claims that Paulo Freire had five aspects of work that were particularly significant. First of all was his emphasis on dialogue and his general concern with education. Secondly, Paulo was concerned with the praxis-action. Thirdly, Friere's desire to wanting to name the world. Fourthly, his insistence on educational activity. And lastly, the number of informal educators that shared a connection with Paulo Freire.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Week 1 Project 1a
1. My name is Ronni
2. I am taking this class for my general education requirement and to gain a basic understanding of religion and cultural differences.
3.I live in the outskirts of Sebastopol it is 11.4 miles away from the Santa Rosa Junior College Campus.
4. As I explained in question 3 I hope to gain a basic understanding of religion and cultural differences.
5. I have created a blog before but it was only on Myspace. This is my first experience "blogging" on a blog site.
2. I am taking this class for my general education requirement and to gain a basic understanding of religion and cultural differences.
3.I live in the outskirts of Sebastopol it is 11.4 miles away from the Santa Rosa Junior College Campus.
4. As I explained in question 3 I hope to gain a basic understanding of religion and cultural differences.
5. I have created a blog before but it was only on Myspace. This is my first experience "blogging" on a blog site.
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