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
San Diego is home to Balboa Park which is the largest cultural park located in the United States. It has 15 museums, numerous art galleries and the San Diego Zoo. In contrast San Francisco has Golden Gate Park which is home to the De Young Museum, California Academy of Science and Steinhart Aquarium. The cultural journeys that one can take in each location are excellent. San Diego is the second largest city in California, San Francisco the 4th. The county of San Diego is 4200 square miles where San Francisco County is 2000 square miles. Both have sandy beaches and major attractions. Both cities have just over 49% female population and are predominately white. San Diego has 3,772 people per square mile whereas San Francisco has 16,636.
Contains the following elements that will be used in upcoming projects for analytical purposes: What are some assumptions/stereotypes you think people have of each location: 1 point
San Francisco is cold, foggy and is home to liberal people left over from the 60's. Crime in San Francisco is rampant and all it has to offer are cable cars, Fishermans Wharf and shopping.
San Diego is a sleepy, conservative military city with a great zoo.
List 3 things that make each location similar: 1 point
Both the cities sit on a bay -
They both have missions founded by Father Junipero Serra
The weather in both cities is similar and both have areas created by landfill.
List 3 things that make each location so different: 1 point
San Diego is larger than San Francisco
San Diego has a much bigger military presence
San Diego borders Mexico
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
I haven't been to San Diego in many years and really don't remember much about it except the zoo. In reading about the different areas of the city it almost reminds of San Francisco years ago. I liked the names of the neighborhoods, i.e Gaslamp Quarter and Little Italy - I would like to visit again and see the vast differences it has to offer from sandy beaches to the desert. Although I am a native San Franciscan, I can never get enough of the city. There is still so much to see and learn. I just recently discovered the Haight - which I always was told to stay away from - there are great stores there and interesting people - a great place to people watch. It is truly an experience.
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've attached the link for Thida's blog which is on grizzly bears. Although I always knew that a bear was on the "bear flag", I never gave much thought that it was a grizzly bear. I'm not fond of bears, they scare me, and when I am hiking in the mountains in Tahoe, all I think about it the fact that a bear can be around the next corner. I found her comment that "the bear represent what California what it is today, a big and strong state that goes through a lot of ups and downs" to be interesting. I think California may have once been a great state, however, it has lost some of its luster. It can be a leader, i.e. in "green" , yet it lacks so much in education. The grizzly bear is definitely linked to the history of this state.
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