3a World Cities

*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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland,_California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Zoo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tijuana

1. 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
Both Oakland and San Diego are home to an extremely diverse population. San Diego sits right near the border of Tijuana, Mexico opening up a means of great cultural sharing between the two different countries. Oakland in turn, is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the U.S. having over 150 different languages spoken within its limits. Both of these cities relate to our study of humanities because both represent great cultural sharing and coexisting of people from different backgrounds.
Also Oakland is home to many museums and a great zoo that help to preserve our past and future while San Diego is known to be the ninth most educated city in the U.S. showing how much emphasis is placed on education there.

2. 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
I believe many people stereotype Oakland as being a rough place to live due to gang activity and such. Also I believe people tend to think soley of the football team the Raiders when they think of Oakland. When people think of San Diego I believe the first thing that pops into their heads is the beaches. The stereotype of laid back surfers and constant beautiful weather would have to be the assumption I'm most familiar with.

b. List 3 things that make each location similar: 1 point
1. They are both ranked in the top ten largest cities in California.
2. They both are extremely diverse and highly populated cities.
3. Both cities are located near the ocean.

c. List 3 things that make each location so different: 1 point
1. Oakland has a high crime rate while San Diego's is on the lower side.
2. Oakland is located in North California and San Diego is in South California.
3. San Diego is a larger city than Oakland.

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
Oakland and San Diego are both large cities, with San Diego being the larger of the two. With this fact in mind why is it that Oakland actually has a higher crime rate than San Diego?

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 chose to look at Alissa Sillars 2c assignment on the golden gate bridge. I learned that those who constructed the Golden Gate bridge were told that it would be impossible to do so yet they suceeded anyway over 70 years ago. This was very interesting to me because though I have crossed the bridge hundreds of times I never really knew much about it. Now I see that the bridge is much more than my way of simply getting to San Francisco. The Golden Gate Bridge actually gathers people of all different nationalities to view it every year bringing individuals that other wise may never meet, close together.