3a World Cities
2. Contains a web link to your locations. (eg you can use the tools in your blog where you paste your work; there is a little icon that looks like a link) .25 points
3. Contains an explanation regarding how this component (any aspect of it; eg content of videos, content of websites) connects to your study of humanities. .25 point
When studying humanities, looking at individual cities can be very insightful. You can learn more about the social issues that plague those cities, the cultural makeup of the population, the city's values and goals and much more. When I was researching San Francisco and Los Angeles, I saw countless different things that connect to our study of humanities. For example, The people who live in L.A. speak 224 different languages. As Wikipedia states, "Los Angeles is one of the world's centers of culture, technology, media, business, and international trade." San Francisco is also a very diverse city. San Francisco is characterized by its relatively high standard of living, as well as the fact that 39% of its residents are from overseas. Almost every aspect of both cities has some connection to humanities, whether it is through their population, history or culture.
4. Contains the following elements that will be used in upcoming projects for analytical purposes:
a. What are some assumptions/stereotypes you think people have of each location: 1 point
There are a lot of different stereotypes that people hold to. As with most stereotypes, they do have some truth to them, but the stereotypes are usually exaggerated and over-the-top. For San Fransisco, the things that first come to mind for many people probably include its large gay population, large high-class population, large homeless population and large Asian population. Of these stereotypes, the stereotype about the gay population is probably the most prevalent. For Los Angeles, stereotypes include over generalizations that everyone spends a lot of time at the beach, and that Los Angeles is all basically Hollywood. People may also think of the warm weather or the smoggy sky.
b. List 3 things that make each location similar: 1 point
1. Both are very large cities. Los Angeles is the largest city in California with a population of just under 3.8 million. San Fransisco is the 4th largest city in California and has 764,976 people.
2. Both cities are very diverse ethnically. In both cities, whites comprise less than half of the population.
3. Both cities have a significant upper-class populous.
c. List 3 things that make each location so different: 1 point
1. The most obvious difference is location. Los Angeles is in Southern California while San Fransisco is near the center of the state. Location differences influence weather, immigration and much more.
2. While both cities are very large, San Fransisco's population is far denser. Amazingly, every square mile in San Francisco is the home to 16,000 people. Los Angeles has about half that, at just over 8,000 per square mile.
3. While both cities are ethnically diverse, Los Angeles has a very large Latino population (about 46.5% of the total population) and San Francisco has a very large Asian population (about 1/3 of the total population).
d. Questioning: What else would you like to know about these places? 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. .5 point
As San Francisco and Los Angeles are both continuing grow, I wonder how these cities will handle the increased environmental issues associated with large populations.
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 read Sheena's blog about AT&T park. I learned that she believes that this park is a place for people to come together, a place of excitement, and a place of happiness. I went to my first baseball game at AT&T park only a couple months ago, and my experience was very similar. All kind of people came together to cheer on their team and the excitement of the game made it enjoyable to be there. The only thing that was different for in my experience was that the stadium had many empty seats (Sheena mentioned that it's usually very full).
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