To get away from normal, stressful daily routines I travel. Lying down in the sun with my legs elevated sounds relaxing but also experiencing something new relaxes me. I enjoy the rush I get when I touch down off the plane. Traveling lets me be in charge; no one tells me what to do. Even though local traveling (in the U.S.) is wonderful, international traveling is a completely different travel experience. The most unexpected thing I have seen while traveling is when I was twelfth years old, and my plane to Africa made an unexpected emergency landing in London. At the time, everyone on the plane was confused, because no one was informing us what was going on. So instead, they told everyone on the plane that the next plane available will be the next day. So me and my family stayed in a hotel nearby. My brothers and I did not want to stay inside the room, so my father took us all outside. The only person who has been to London was my father so he knew where he was going. We roamed the streets of London and seen big buildings, weird shape buss's also ate some tasty food. Only being in London for less than twenty-four hours, I still experience a new lifestyle and I did not want to leave. I loved what London had to offer, it reminded me of America, but no one knew who I was or where I came from so I was never bothered.
Anonymity while traveling can be important, and sometimes it cannot. Depending on how comfortable a person might be traveling, anonymity can be significant for people that are more open-minded. Not knowing what a place has in store gives an exciting outcome to an traveling experience. However, unacknowledged can lead to an awful experience. Some places can be something they were not looking for, catching one off guard. The reason for traveling is an experience it selves. Rather being alone or with company of others, traveling is use to find your selves or bond with other.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Travel Ad's
Encouraging customers to ride the Chimes train on the Northern Pacific Railway having a dinner aboard. When riding, the view of wonderful mountain ranges and rivers cover the window. The tempting inexpensive meals and sweet music will be included. The reward offered according to the ad is a coupon for the special event and a catalog of up coming events. This ad compared to modern advertisements for trains and air travel usually involves a scenario. Ad’s in modern advertisements ensure the customer that there will be how traveling will be and takes a tour threw the train or plane. Less advertisement is done on paper and more as a visual on the television. There is still some similar entertainment being offered like the use of meals to attract riders also with the use of music.
"The Toursit"
Tourists are more likely to be consumers rather than being open-minded as depicted in the Essay “Tourist” by MacCannels. Tourists want to go to a place that satisfies there needs when traveling. For instead, a tourist might like to go to places they know guaranteed that they will have a good time at. As well as, travel only to a certain place for what they offer rather than finding something new.
In the Bay Area “sights that must be seen” according to MacCannels description, is the Sather Tower and the Marina in Berkeley. Especially at night, these places are worth being alone in its presence. Another tourist site is St Helena Mountain’s. It is a place where you can plan a day and camp, sport climbing, and hiking. In addition, a sight that became important that it lost its name, for instead (San Francisco “The City”) is Oakland also known as “The Town.” Oakland has a well-known facility called the Oracle Arena. It hosts many events such as concerts, and attracts sports fan for entertainment.
The Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco Golden Gate Park is an example of a site that has underwent the states of slight sacraliztion. The Tea Garden been framed ever since the end of World War II. During the war, any Americans of Japanese descent where forced to relocate to concentration camps. During the exposition of Japanese Americans, a few original items of the Japanese garden went untouched. To enhance the way the old garden use to be, many destroyed items where replaced with sculptures, trees and plants. In addition, a few sculptures and building where left unharmed had been rearranged in high elevations on the hillside for protection. In addition, stones, beautiful flowers, and wooden fences shield the ponds. Throughout the garden, tall ancient temples, small sculpted boats, colorful bright flowers, lanterns, and Japanese’s paintings set the mood and guidance throughout the long trail of the garden. The garden now, is in the setting of reproduction to honor the Hagiwara family who took care and shared the garden before the exposition.
In the Bay Area “sights that must be seen” according to MacCannels description, is the Sather Tower and the Marina in Berkeley. Especially at night, these places are worth being alone in its presence. Another tourist site is St Helena Mountain’s. It is a place where you can plan a day and camp, sport climbing, and hiking. In addition, a sight that became important that it lost its name, for instead (San Francisco “The City”) is Oakland also known as “The Town.” Oakland has a well-known facility called the Oracle Arena. It hosts many events such as concerts, and attracts sports fan for entertainment.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
"The Loss of the Creature"
Perry uses the Grand Canyon as an example for his
argument. That imagery and performed ideas get in the way of out experience of a place for ourselves. Performed ideas referred to pictures, stories, thoughts about a place someone has presented for you. Those ideas contribute to an made up experience. The Grand Canyon is a tourist eye opener and a lot of people are attracted to the historical land. Usually one would get a brochure to get an idea about the place. Even when visiting, one would follow the trail the park ranger would guide them. Its as if your setting your self up. Your not getting the real feel of the place, someone is setting you up to only let you see the park there way or limiting your site. Instead, visit with open eyes and with a intention to have a good time because you experience the place on your own. Perry suggest to get off the trail. Every place has an amazing part about it waiting to be seen, found and used.
When I traveled to Miami Florida I was excited and I never been there before so I looked on the Internet to see where the hot spots where. I found some spots I was looking forward to see, so I called my cousin, who stayed Florida. She had told me not to pay attention to the Internet and what they advertise because those places I suggest we go are worse less and horrible. It even had alligators roaming around. If I allowed the performed ideas about Florida take over then I’m sure I would have gotten ate by an alligator. For now on, I would rather vist a place and let the place guide me to a wonderful time.
argument. That imagery and performed ideas get in the way of out experience of a place for ourselves. Performed ideas referred to pictures, stories, thoughts about a place someone has presented for you. Those ideas contribute to an made up experience. The Grand Canyon is a tourist eye opener and a lot of people are attracted to the historical land. Usually one would get a brochure to get an idea about the place. Even when visiting, one would follow the trail the park ranger would guide them. Its as if your setting your self up. Your not getting the real feel of the place, someone is setting you up to only let you see the park there way or limiting your site. Instead, visit with open eyes and with a intention to have a good time because you experience the place on your own. Perry suggest to get off the trail. Every place has an amazing part about it waiting to be seen, found and used.
When I traveled to Miami Florida I was excited and I never been there before so I looked on the Internet to see where the hot spots where. I found some spots I was looking forward to see, so I called my cousin, who stayed Florida. She had told me not to pay attention to the Internet and what they advertise because those places I suggest we go are worse less and horrible. It even had alligators roaming around. If I allowed the performed ideas about Florida take over then I’m sure I would have gotten ate by an alligator. For now on, I would rather vist a place and let the place guide me to a wonderful time.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Track 3 - Home Institutionalized
A home is a place where we are able to do whatever, whenever, however, we desire. As we age some of are daily task becomes harder. In other words, majority of the elderly are faced with giving up some or all of there independence. Many families are changed with an decision to send there parent into assisted living or a nursing home. However, there are rules for who qualifies for assisted living (which is more independent living) or a nursing home (which it less independent living). Besides, Its determined by a persons health for what type of home will be suitable. For example, a diseases like Alzheimer’s makes an elderly person confused which more medical attention is needed. In that case, one wouldn’t be capable of assisted living because the need of a full time care like a nursing home would help with the problem. Just like in the article, “Assisted Living vs. Nursing Homes” Doreen Sparks was faced with a dilemma, when she was told that her mother’s “medical needs exceeds the level of care we can provide as an assisted living community.” Sparks was let down by the faculty to take care of her mother. Her mother was stripped of her independence, and most importantly it shows that assisted living does not want to deal with anyone with a serious illness of any kind. That explains why there aren’t a lot of nursing or care personals present in assisted living. In result, the care is poor and there’s frustration of family members.
Its clearly known that one who moves into a faculty where people other then family are caring for them is hard to understand. The feeling of being alone, and the thought of being neglected by family members are high. Yes, visits often appear, but during the holidays and birthdays; even that isn’t enough. For instance, the article “Quality of life in Assisted Living Facilities” is a research where residences are interviewed. It explains the problem going on with residents. Beside, the independence that goes missing when being admitted to a facility, but social relationship is cut short. Even though, half of the residents that where interviewed had some sort of daily visits or daily phone conversations, many residents aren’t satisfied with the effort of family members commutation. Certainly, its hard on residents who where never alone in life, who always had someone there to talk to, and share feelings with. They felt as they got old and couldn’t do much, is when everyone stop caring. Explains why the bond between employees and residents are close and tight because they are the only people available when they need them. On the other hand, It does heal some of the pain but nothing can replace family. In the same way, personal belongings are important because it makes one feel comfortable. Residents cover boring colorless rooms with pictures and items that jogs a happy- young memory of there past. Besides, if the homes they move into happen to be luxury, personal belongings will still take over because another persons home is not necessary what an other person would call home. Above all, home is where safety is found, and bringing personal belongings from a past home into a new home brings that safety along.
Are daily routines we do at home, can be something we take for granted, but when those normal routines you use to do for yourself is taken over by someone else contributes to the loss of a sense of self. “Personal Routine” by David Greenberger explains how personal routines are not personal anymore in a nursing home. The behaviors of an resident in a nursing home changes when they receive care for mostly all of there routines. For example, my mother works for a nursing home as a certified nurse assist, and one of her task is to give the resident a bath. Not all residents can complete the task but the ones that need it tend to feel confused. She explains to me that, In there minds they feel as there being controlled. Some would act out by refusing or biting her, its because they don’t understand the reason why someone is doing this for them. Its frustrating when you are not able to do the simple task in life. Usually, everyone has a routine that is essential to create a sense of structure in there day. For instance, working out four times a week relieves stress for me. When I’m stressed out, I feel as if I’m not in control of my life. Therefore, working out essential for me and its something I need to do alone. On the contrary, to restore residents routines in assisted living and nursing homes isn’t a easy wish to grant. When being admitted to an institutional setting, your entering into a place where people are there to help you. Its there job to help, but for the most part assisted living is way better on giving residents the ability to be independent. In a nursing home the environment is like the same as a hospital because your limited to a lot of things, and usually having an illness. Even though, they are actives set up for residents to enjoy, they are segregated to there own rooms and not given the option to do things they want. Nursing homes can give residents back a part of sense to self by letting them complete there personal routine. Everything else sad to say needs to be controlled by someone else because the residents need help. Furthermore, nursing staffing can be short which is hard to stratify’s a residents needs. Being a nurse is hard work and it takes dedication. Hard work isn’t so much awarded to the ones who deserve it. Truly, the reason why nurses turn to hospital then nursing homes is because hospitals pay more.
Class and Culture reflect people’s homes. How we are raised is how we are supposed to act. Some cultures wouldn’t accept there parents or grandparents to live in any type of home institutionalizing under the care of someone other than family. Specially because they feel, if there parents raised them, why cant I take care of them when they need me? In particular, The number of elderly Asian, African American, and Mexican are low in assisted homes and nursing home because in there cultural background the task of taking care of there parents is important. Moving into a initialized home cost money. Usually the child of the resident pay for the stay but if the child cant afford it the resident is forced to leave.
In conclusion, the meaning of home, is a place you call your own, a place you can be yourself and enjoy yourself even an apartment can be considered a home. Its a place that’s always going to be there, to let you unwind, and to relax. An institutionalized home isn’t anyone ones home until some one occupies the spot. Even though it wouldn’t give you the sense of independence but it will be there for you when you cant be in your old home.
Its clearly known that one who moves into a faculty where people other then family are caring for them is hard to understand. The feeling of being alone, and the thought of being neglected by family members are high. Yes, visits often appear, but during the holidays and birthdays; even that isn’t enough. For instance, the article “Quality of life in Assisted Living Facilities” is a research where residences are interviewed. It explains the problem going on with residents. Beside, the independence that goes missing when being admitted to a facility, but social relationship is cut short. Even though, half of the residents that where interviewed had some sort of daily visits or daily phone conversations, many residents aren’t satisfied with the effort of family members commutation. Certainly, its hard on residents who where never alone in life, who always had someone there to talk to, and share feelings with. They felt as they got old and couldn’t do much, is when everyone stop caring. Explains why the bond between employees and residents are close and tight because they are the only people available when they need them. On the other hand, It does heal some of the pain but nothing can replace family. In the same way, personal belongings are important because it makes one feel comfortable. Residents cover boring colorless rooms with pictures and items that jogs a happy- young memory of there past. Besides, if the homes they move into happen to be luxury, personal belongings will still take over because another persons home is not necessary what an other person would call home. Above all, home is where safety is found, and bringing personal belongings from a past home into a new home brings that safety along.
Are daily routines we do at home, can be something we take for granted, but when those normal routines you use to do for yourself is taken over by someone else contributes to the loss of a sense of self. “Personal Routine” by David Greenberger explains how personal routines are not personal anymore in a nursing home. The behaviors of an resident in a nursing home changes when they receive care for mostly all of there routines. For example, my mother works for a nursing home as a certified nurse assist, and one of her task is to give the resident a bath. Not all residents can complete the task but the ones that need it tend to feel confused. She explains to me that, In there minds they feel as there being controlled. Some would act out by refusing or biting her, its because they don’t understand the reason why someone is doing this for them. Its frustrating when you are not able to do the simple task in life. Usually, everyone has a routine that is essential to create a sense of structure in there day. For instance, working out four times a week relieves stress for me. When I’m stressed out, I feel as if I’m not in control of my life. Therefore, working out essential for me and its something I need to do alone. On the contrary, to restore residents routines in assisted living and nursing homes isn’t a easy wish to grant. When being admitted to an institutional setting, your entering into a place where people are there to help you. Its there job to help, but for the most part assisted living is way better on giving residents the ability to be independent. In a nursing home the environment is like the same as a hospital because your limited to a lot of things, and usually having an illness. Even though, they are actives set up for residents to enjoy, they are segregated to there own rooms and not given the option to do things they want. Nursing homes can give residents back a part of sense to self by letting them complete there personal routine. Everything else sad to say needs to be controlled by someone else because the residents need help. Furthermore, nursing staffing can be short which is hard to stratify’s a residents needs. Being a nurse is hard work and it takes dedication. Hard work isn’t so much awarded to the ones who deserve it. Truly, the reason why nurses turn to hospital then nursing homes is because hospitals pay more.
Class and Culture reflect people’s homes. How we are raised is how we are supposed to act. Some cultures wouldn’t accept there parents or grandparents to live in any type of home institutionalizing under the care of someone other than family. Specially because they feel, if there parents raised them, why cant I take care of them when they need me? In particular, The number of elderly Asian, African American, and Mexican are low in assisted homes and nursing home because in there cultural background the task of taking care of there parents is important. Moving into a initialized home cost money. Usually the child of the resident pay for the stay but if the child cant afford it the resident is forced to leave.
In conclusion, the meaning of home, is a place you call your own, a place you can be yourself and enjoy yourself even an apartment can be considered a home. Its a place that’s always going to be there, to let you unwind, and to relax. An institutionalized home isn’t anyone ones home until some one occupies the spot. Even though it wouldn’t give you the sense of independence but it will be there for you when you cant be in your old home.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
House Hunting
Todd Hido’s photographs represents the many homes in the suburbs at night.The homes where family turn on the television to end there nights with relaxation. Hido's photograph tend to focuses on the windows with blue light, which represented the light projected from the television. His photographs make me feel sad because the pictures represent families that lack communications and the feeling of someone being ignored. Even tough, televisions can be used in homes to bring families together to converse, it breaks the sense of bond. In other words, people who tend to be lonely find the television a sense of comfort as they lay down and relax. Light represents the sign that someone’s home but also shows no emotions between family in the house. Usually homes in his photographs have no people in them. Therefore, making a statement different from Owens photography of Suburbs. For example, Hido’s shows the suburbs at night with the absence of people. His depiction of a home is usually the outside of a home with a light shining from the window. It represents the motionless effort between family as day turns into night.As a result, during the night each family member spends their nights alone. In Owens photos, family are a whole and the settings are typically during the day time where family interacts with each other. In particular, Pictures like a father inside his home playing with his many kids. At the same time, showing the happy delightful feel of a family and showing the bond between a close family. For this reason, suburbs at night and the suburbs during day tell different stories about suburbia and each carry a different statement about a home varies.
Todd Hido- "House Hunting"
Bill Owen-"Suburbia"
Todd Hido- "House Hunting"
Bill Owen-"Suburbia"
Slowly Calling the Burbs Home
In Patricia Lahrmers essay, “Slowly, Calling The Burbs Home” she explains the importance about carrying the American dream in a suburb setting. Living that dream is what attracts people to the suburbs. In fact, an American dream can be purchasing your own home, allowing a family to become independent, and secure. It gives the since of control in ones life where time, energy, and love is put into a home. On the other hand, when one is forced to move out or destruction of a home takes place, the feeling is like the destruction of your family’s memories. For the most part, it cannot be replaced. Lahrmers essay reflected my time when I moved out my old rough neighborhood and into the suburbs. In spite of, the excitement of having my own room, or the absence of gunshots at night, I honestly didn’t want to move from a place I always knew as home. In the same way, as Lahrmer didn’t identify her self to the suburbs, I could relate to the feeling of being an out sitter and the friendly vibe I wasn’t use to. Finally, after a couple of years passed by and I had gotten older is when I realized living in the suburbs wasn’t so bad after all. As a result, I learned to accept the change and understood the dream my parents worked hard for, is finally an reality.
Lahrmers conclusion about the suburbs compared to Gates conclusion is quite the same for the most part. Both authors could agree that suburbs breed families for generations, houses and streets are usually beautiful, also to truly understand the suburbs one most live there. However, Lahrmer illustrated the move from the city, to the suburbs wasn’t delightful. It was a place where nothing went on, in fact they made things happened. As she started living in her new home, she started to open her eyes and shape her perception about the suburbs. In her conclusion she elaborated the slow change from a city girl to a women, loving her new home, as she lives a dream in a suburban setting. In Gates essay, the story he tells doesn’t portray the typical happy settings of the suburbs. He introduces the disturbing and crazy life’s in homes. Generally, people are given the opportunity to become private in the homes but for the most part, neighbors tend to have a interesting lifestyle. Gates concluded, that even though suburbs are comfortable, and concerned home but at the same time it can be ridiculous.
Bill Owens is a photographer who captures the image of people inside of homes in the suburbs. For instance, if Lahrmer was to comment on Owens photographs Lahrmer would have related to the pictures. While it may be true, Owens would have disagreed with Lahrmers essay. For instance, the statement made in Lahrmers essay about nothing goes on in the suburbs, can be changed by Owens photo. His photo’s brilliantly shows the many different events that can happened and show the culture that is living.
One of Owens photo that I found appealing is the photo of a child and his mother. It shows a mother sitting on the counter in the bathroom as she watches her child go to the bathroom. The boy appears to being potty trained. Laughter suggest that the young boy has mastered the ability of successfully going to the bathroom with no help. A mother in a suburban household, carries the role to care, and participate in her child’s life. The photo I selected as an example of many suburban homes. Most important, It’s a place to raise children where the bond between mother and child becomes strong. Furthermore, It represents the hundreds of stay at home mothers, and also represents the mothers who are typically the backbones of there homes. The idea of home is portrayed in this photo, in particular, the joy of raising a child at the same time, carry’s out memories within the family. In fact, the idea of rising a family coreopsis with the living in a home in the suburbs.
Lahrmers conclusion about the suburbs compared to Gates conclusion is quite the same for the most part. Both authors could agree that suburbs breed families for generations, houses and streets are usually beautiful, also to truly understand the suburbs one most live there. However, Lahrmer illustrated the move from the city, to the suburbs wasn’t delightful. It was a place where nothing went on, in fact they made things happened. As she started living in her new home, she started to open her eyes and shape her perception about the suburbs. In her conclusion she elaborated the slow change from a city girl to a women, loving her new home, as she lives a dream in a suburban setting. In Gates essay, the story he tells doesn’t portray the typical happy settings of the suburbs. He introduces the disturbing and crazy life’s in homes. Generally, people are given the opportunity to become private in the homes but for the most part, neighbors tend to have a interesting lifestyle. Gates concluded, that even though suburbs are comfortable, and concerned home but at the same time it can be ridiculous.
Bill Owens is a photographer who captures the image of people inside of homes in the suburbs. For instance, if Lahrmer was to comment on Owens photographs Lahrmer would have related to the pictures. While it may be true, Owens would have disagreed with Lahrmers essay. For instance, the statement made in Lahrmers essay about nothing goes on in the suburbs, can be changed by Owens photo. His photo’s brilliantly shows the many different events that can happened and show the culture that is living.
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