Sunday, June 29, 2008

2C; City of Mendocino

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

2.
Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points

Yes;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendocino,_California

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

I believe that being able to be in a different environment from the big cities and able to go to a city like Mendocino is wonderful. It helps the mind restart because of its scenic views and people enjoy nature at its best. Humanities is connecting with the environment and trying to help one self become better. Some people connect with other people, others connect with wildlife and as for California, wildlife is the water and the woods. Being able to understand nature helps us understand humans better.



4.Contains the following "analytical elements"

A. Observation
I chose the city of Mendocino because of its beautiful scenics. From its oceans, to the forests, to its historic town. I feel like this place depicts California culture. If we were to ask someone what California has a lot of? They would answer trees and water. And this town has both, one right next to another. If we were to stand at the edge of the town, we would over look the pacific ocean and its beauties, the crashing waves and the sweet ocean air. And if we were to walk 10 minutes east, we would be in the middle of the forest. We would get the feeling of the old country side if we were to walk in the town; old buildings and many bed and breakfasts.

B: Interpretation

My choice is about the incorporating of our environments. The relaxation shield off the fast paced city life to helps the mind relax and replenish. After one has been burnt out from work or problems they need a place to escape from their lives. I believe people like to visit place like this to enjoy the scenery and get away from the world. In learning about humanities, I believe that we need to use our surroundings, like the water and forest, to build a better understand of ourselves and the people around us.



C: Judgement

I chose this place because I have experienced it. The idea of overlooking the ocean on a hill is exhilarating and with the forest right next to it I can camp and be away from the world for a bit. The feeling of the ocean water mist falling through the sky and smelling it is amazing. Not everywhere has a place like this, the old style taverns, the friendly people and the secluded area. I feel like if people were able to visit this place they would come back more then once. It’s a different lifestyle form the everyday work world and big cities.


D: Questioning

This place is very small and easy to miss if one didn't look for it. I missed it when I was driving through it and I didn't even notice. I wondered if there are most places like this, secluded, incorporate water and forest and the old country style towns. Because it seems like everywhere I go, it’s either a big city or run downed town.


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?

I've learned that Denya Beaudry is fascinated by different cultures in the world and she wants to expand her knowledge of other cultures. It seems like we share a common passion for other cultures. I'm also fascinated by other worldly cultures and I do have some experience personally and in the classes as well with seeing and learning different cultures. Yes this relates to our class theoretical foundation because to understand humanities we need to look at a lot of different culture.


http://dbeaudryhuman7.blogspot.com/2008/06/week-1-project-1a.html

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I have always been fascinated by different cultures. I hope to expand what little knowledge I do have of other cultures around the world and learn about their philisophies, values, literature, etc." -Denya

2B; California Palace of the Legion of Honor

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

2.Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points
Yes;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Palace_of_the_Legion_of_Honor

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

This museum has cultures from the past 3 thousand years, so it has a lot to do with humanities. Having arts and artifacts dating back before the Common Era gives us a better understanding of their culture and their way of life. Being able to see what they see from the descriptions of the art gives us a sense of culture back then, how different it was back and how different it is now. Pictures show us their philosophy and their science to show us that we are not so different from people ages and ages ago.



4.Contains the following "analytical elements"

A. Observation

I chose the California Palace of the Legion of Honor located in San Francisco. I feel like the Legion of Honor museum is a great place to visit because it displays great European culture. The museum has arts and artifacts dating back to the thousands BC. It gives people a chance to observe a European culture and their proud arts which have lasted hundreds and thousands of years. The museum has different types of arts, artifacts and sculpture. Artifacts like wine containers dating back to the days of Zeus and the gods, paintings from France, Italy and Spain and sculptures made of steel, porcelain, bronze, etc. The museum resides along Lincoln Park and surrounding it is the Lincoln Park golf course. The museum also overlooks the Golden Gate Bridge. As we walked into the museum, we see a sculpture in front of the museum, a man on a horse carrying a flag and a beautiful, large foundation. It is a white building with many pillars and is in such great condition.



B: Interpretation

My choice is about how we can have the ability to see and understand what other cultures thousands of years ago created and what they had a passion for. In they're paintings, crafts, sculptures, etc, they depict their lives and lifestyles for us modern day people to see and understand a little something about their culture. Being able to see facts of many years ago, we are able to see how much we've changed and what have learned about their civilizations. We can gain a perspective about their culture through a unified language which is art. Through art we can learn what we can’t learn from understanding their language. Being able to review what the history of the powerhouse European cultures is amazing and having the ability to see in person is even better. They’re art is so different from our modern day art.


C: Judgement

After visiting this museum, I was convinced that this museum was one to visit if ever in northern California. We see a lot of modern art through cafes, restaurants, and galleries but when do we ever get to see artifacts from before the Common Era. Arts like these are rarely shown everywhere. Arts preserved for hundreds of years and still in great condition. So I believe this museum is great because of its many different artifacts that we don't see everyday and helps us understand our past. I got to see a redesign of a sarcophagus, some thing that you never get to see unless you are in a museum. I see a lot of modern art but being able to see past arts is much more exciting. Seeing how people carved and sculpture and painted their art with limited supply is fascinating.

D: Questioning

Learning about other culture helps us become a better person. Learning about previous civilizations helps us know where we've come from and how life was back then. I wonder why not more people visit this museum? Learning about other civilizations and their past gives us more of a holistic approach to humanities. In order to learn humanities, we need to learn it from a holistic point of view.

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?

I learned that Lucy wants to learn about the many ways cultures express themselves through music, art and dance. I do want to learn more about cultures who don't have a written language and express themselves in music, art and dance. All cultures have music, art and dance because I believe that every culture needs these things. Through art, music and dance are what cultures get passed down from generation to generation. I don't have much experience with this because my family never had musical talents or arts but other cultures do. This relates to cultural and historical context of all countries in the world



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I hope to learn from this class about the many ways different cultures express themselves through music, art, dance, etc." -Lucy
http://ldobrawa.blogspot.com/

Friday, June 27, 2008

2a UC Berkerly

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

2.Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points
Yes; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley

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

From what I've learned from Paulo Freire, we have the freedom to better a way of life and if we are given that, we have to use our power as a human being to stop oppression. UC Berkeley is the place where history has been made. Here is where major protest and defiant happened. People did this because they needed to be heard and they used their power as a human being to make life better for themselves as well as others. They were defiant so they can be heard from the government; they were defiant because if not, the government would have total control. They needed to have a position in the law.

4.Contains the following "analytical elements"

A. Observation

I chose the University of California, Berkeley because of its historic events that occurred in California that contributed to humanities. I feel that my choice on this place displays perfect connection to California culture. From the 60's of countless protests of the Vietnam war to now and days with the environmentalists trying to save the trees from being cut down. This place has always defied the rest of American culture; California has always been on the other end of the stick. If we were to walk upon the campus, we would see many different nationalities because everyone from all over the country wants to go to this school. We see the award winning professors talking to one another on how to further benefit American lives and technology. From million dollar research facilities to the green trees and grass, UCB seems to have everything. We see students and their dedication and their hard work because UCB is one of the prestige public universities in the world and it results in brilliant minds the world as to offer.

B: Interpretation

My choice is about the defiant of mainstream America by protesting; the ability to oppose government through a non-violent procedure. UC Berkeley is known for very large protests dating back to the 60's. Students protested the Vietnam War to speak out on the nation’s involvement in the war. They're using their Free Speech freedom to oppose and keep the higher political powers in check. Theses days there are still protests going on at the campus. Environmentalists have lived in the trees on the campus for more then a year trying to save them from being cut down. The school decided to cut down the trees to build a new athletic center. The environmentalists are just delaying the process and costing the school millions of dollars in court fees. These two examples are perfect for Paulo Freire and it would make him happy. Each are challenging the authorities and displaying freedom of opinion. Freire wants everyone to show their power to oppose oppression and that’s what theses people are doing. These students are using their full power to assert themselves in the decision making.

C: Judgment

I feel like this choice is very clear cut. If you think of California culture, other then the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, you think of liberals and protests which UCB is full of. What led me to his decision was what I thought happens in California a lot. We just recently allowed gay and lesbian couples to be married. We had the life loving free hippies during the 60's and 70's. We have all sorts of nationalities in this state. We have Asian Culture everywhere, we have Mexican heritage dating back to the old west. We have always defied mainstream America, so what better than the one place that does that than UCB.


D: Questioning

The University has had output in brilliant minds since the university started. Having 2 fields medal winners, 8 noble prize winners and 227 American Academy of Arts and Science fellows. I wondered years from now if this place will output brilliant minds that will mend the world. Will this university ever down slope in academics? And when will the next major protest will be...?

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?

I've learned that Lauren wants to learn from different people points of views. It is important to understand different people because everyone is different. Being able to go into the mind of someone totally different cultured and philosophy is exciting because everyone believes that what they do is right. If we are able to understand different people, we can help build a better human world. This relates to mostly cultural context because what we don't understand we fear but if we were to understand their point of view, it will be easier to accept everyone of different culture.


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Learn other peoples points of views."-Lauren
http://lvale13.blogspot.com/2008/06/assignment-1a.html

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Week 1 Project 1C

Jena Barcojo:
She lives close to the SRJC campus and shes taking this class so she can understand literature and poetry better. And she has never created a blog.

Jena Barcojo and Paulo Freire:
Paulo Freire first book was the Education as the Practice of Freedom and then later published Pedagogy of the Oppressed. He died May 1997 of a heart attack but his work will last and be remembered forever.

Mike Becerra:
He prefers to be called mike. He lives far away from the JC. probably in petaluma. He has a myspace but hasnt ever blogged. hes taking this class for fulfilled his GE requirements.

Mike and Paulo Freire:
Paulo Freire's well-known for his concept against "banking" education, where students are just empty accounts to be filled by teachers. Dialogue was a big part of educational form of Freire because it would give a better understanding of the world.

Friday, June 20, 2008

Week 1 Project 1B

1. Paulo Freire's work and concepts of education lead to building a foundation for what is now called CRITICAL PEDAGOGY which is a teaching for students to challenge and oppose domination and be free thinkers, resulting in freedom from oppression.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Freire

2.Paulo Freire was very optimistic man even in poverty, being imprisoned and being exiled. He is a world leader in the struggle for the liberation of the poorest of the poor. He helps men and women overcome their sense of powerlessness in order for them to survive.
http://www3.nl.edu/academics/cas/ace/resources/paulofreire.cfm

3.He was a man of peace. Trying to make the world a better place for everyone but mostly those who need it the most, those under oppression and are very poor. He helps people exercise their freedom as a human being in order for them to live a better life. Upon his work, he was awarded the 1986 Prize for Education for Peace by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Freire

Week 1 Project 1a

1. Name: vinh
2. why are you taking this class: for GE requirement. i'm an engineering major, hoping to transfer fall of 09 to cal poly slo. also i can do homework at like 2-3 in the morning likei am right now.
3. how far do you live form srjc main campus: 8.3 miles, about 15 min drive every morning to get to srjc campus.
4. what do you hope to learn from this class: learn more about the humanities and what exactly it is. i'm hoping to gain a new perspective on life thur humanities.
5. have you created a blog or webpage in the past: no i havnt.