“The Big Valley”
By: Mark Arax
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
Arax writes about his life in Fresno and the valley. He says he misses the family business of farming. His dad was a fig farmer, and he talks about how he grew up with that, but now misses it all because he didn’t carry on the tradition. Instead he got caught up in industrialism. So he has a garden in his backyard that satisfies his farming desire for now.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
My favorite part of a paragraph is on page 19. “And yet my deathblow is something of a paradox, for I have turned large sections of flowerbed and lawn into orchard and vegetable garden. Like my grandfather and father, I am a backyard farmer with too little land for my dreams.”
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
The reading made me think of how people, such as my uncle, have gardens in the backyards that they are so proud of. As well as how the farming lands are becoming none existent because of the industrialism that has happened and is still going on. Big corporations just push at the farming industry to go away, so they can build there houses, stores, and other buildings. No one seems to realize how important farming is for our state.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I never realized that the lighter the tractor the better for the soil and crops. I had never really thought that the weight of the tractor doing the work mattered, but it makes sense now that I read about it.
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4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
The reading made me think of how people, such as my uncle, have gardens in the backyards that they are so proud of. As well as how the farming lands are becoming none existent because of the industrialism that has happened and is still going on. Big corporations just push at the farming industry to go away, so they can build there houses, stores, and other buildings. No one seems to realize how important farming is for our state.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I never realized that the lighter the tractor the better for the soil and crops. I had never really thought that the weight of the tractor doing the work mattered, but it makes sense now that I read about it.
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1. Write the story title and author name. .25 point
"Transients in Paradise"
By: Aimee Liu
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
Liu writes about Beverly Hills, California and the people that live there. She says she is a resident herself and watched the way the rich and wealthy are all about themselves and what they can get for themselves. Such as the newest Chanel bags or the biggest mansion you can find. She them mentions how the wealthy can walk out of a store where they spent thousands of dollars or a restaurant where they just dropped over $100 and not even see the homeless sitting there, with signs needing money. She then talks about one specifically named Richard, who happened to be in wheelchair, who was always stationed outside Nate ‘n’ Al’s Deli. Then one day he didn’t show up, and they read in the Los Angeles Times he had died. Even though they always ignored him, people missed him. They found out that he had been a screenwriter, who had a script option and could have gone places in that carrier, couldn’t because of a disease he had. Then she talks about desire and fear comparing it to all the people of Beverly Hills.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
I picked the quote on page 33. “Like a spoiled and vainglorious daughter, it tried to disguise its fear as a victory for desire by exporting its telltale refuse, sickness, and poverty to its mother metropolis, Los Angeles.”
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
Reading about Beverly Hills and how the rich conveniently don’t see the homeless reminds me of our own city in a way. Santa Rosa has homeless people sitting at highway entrances and stoplights, with signs begging for help and even though we aren’t all rich, were actually a good mixture of classes, we all for the most part conveniently ignore them just as the rich do. For along time there was a guy that sat by the Raley’s shopping center with a dog and a sign, wanting money to support them, and even though many people talked about them and felt bad, no one did anything to help him and his dog. Then one day they were gone and people felt really bad about never helping him.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I never really realized that there was a variety of people that live in Beverly Hills. I always assumed it was all the rich people, and they lived in there perfect mansions and did there thousands of dollar in shopping. I didn’t realize there were people that weren’t that well off, like Richard, or even the author Aimee Liu, who saw the city for what it was. I also didn’t realize there was no hospital in the city, so that was interesting to read and find out about.
"Transients in Paradise"
By: Aimee Liu
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
Liu writes about Beverly Hills, California and the people that live there. She says she is a resident herself and watched the way the rich and wealthy are all about themselves and what they can get for themselves. Such as the newest Chanel bags or the biggest mansion you can find. She them mentions how the wealthy can walk out of a store where they spent thousands of dollars or a restaurant where they just dropped over $100 and not even see the homeless sitting there, with signs needing money. She then talks about one specifically named Richard, who happened to be in wheelchair, who was always stationed outside Nate ‘n’ Al’s Deli. Then one day he didn’t show up, and they read in the Los Angeles Times he had died. Even though they always ignored him, people missed him. They found out that he had been a screenwriter, who had a script option and could have gone places in that carrier, couldn’t because of a disease he had. Then she talks about desire and fear comparing it to all the people of Beverly Hills.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
I picked the quote on page 33. “Like a spoiled and vainglorious daughter, it tried to disguise its fear as a victory for desire by exporting its telltale refuse, sickness, and poverty to its mother metropolis, Los Angeles.”
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
Reading about Beverly Hills and how the rich conveniently don’t see the homeless reminds me of our own city in a way. Santa Rosa has homeless people sitting at highway entrances and stoplights, with signs begging for help and even though we aren’t all rich, were actually a good mixture of classes, we all for the most part conveniently ignore them just as the rich do. For along time there was a guy that sat by the Raley’s shopping center with a dog and a sign, wanting money to support them, and even though many people talked about them and felt bad, no one did anything to help him and his dog. Then one day they were gone and people felt really bad about never helping him.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I never really realized that there was a variety of people that live in Beverly Hills. I always assumed it was all the rich people, and they lived in there perfect mansions and did there thousands of dollar in shopping. I didn’t realize there were people that weren’t that well off, like Richard, or even the author Aimee Liu, who saw the city for what it was. I also didn’t realize there was no hospital in the city, so that was interesting to read and find out about.
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1. Write the story title and author name. .25 point
"Showing Off The Owens"
By: T. Jefferson Parker
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
Showing Off The Owens is about a guy named Brian Wiprud who is a New York angler and novelist, and also an avid fisherman. He goes to Bishop, California to visit the Owens River and fish. He travels up Highway 395 and sees other cities on his way. He end up catching nine fish the first day, then the next day he goes out with a guide named, Tom Loe.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
I picked a quote on page 40. “I love fishing. You put that line in the water and you don’t know what’s on the other end. Your imagination is under there.”
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
Reading about them traveling on Highway 395, reminded me of a trip I took to Los Angeles. Reading about the cities they saw, with the snowcapped mountains, In-N-Outs, etc, reminded me of traveling to Los Angeles because I saw a lot of stuff along the way for the first time. I saw new restraints, beaches, amusement parks, etc.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I learned a lot about fly fishing because I didn’t know anything about it before, for example where good places are such as, the Amazon River, or the Owens River. Also what certain terms are called like, double-haul, etc.
"Showing Off The Owens"
By: T. Jefferson Parker
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
Showing Off The Owens is about a guy named Brian Wiprud who is a New York angler and novelist, and also an avid fisherman. He goes to Bishop, California to visit the Owens River and fish. He travels up Highway 395 and sees other cities on his way. He end up catching nine fish the first day, then the next day he goes out with a guide named, Tom Loe.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
I picked a quote on page 40. “I love fishing. You put that line in the water and you don’t know what’s on the other end. Your imagination is under there.”
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
Reading about them traveling on Highway 395, reminded me of a trip I took to Los Angeles. Reading about the cities they saw, with the snowcapped mountains, In-N-Outs, etc, reminded me of traveling to Los Angeles because I saw a lot of stuff along the way for the first time. I saw new restraints, beaches, amusement parks, etc.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I learned a lot about fly fishing because I didn’t know anything about it before, for example where good places are such as, the Amazon River, or the Owens River. Also what certain terms are called like, double-haul, etc.
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1. Write the story title and author name. .25 point
"The Distant Cataract About Which We Do Not Speak"
By: Mary Mackey
"The Distant Cataract About Which We Do Not Speak"
By: Mary Mackey
2. Summarize the reading in one brief paragraph; be specific in your summary. Remember that your classmates will rely on you for this information. 2 percent
This story is centered in Sacramento, California. A couple use an island in he middle of the American River as there get away from the busy hustle and bustle of Sacramento. They go there to pretend nothing else exists, that they are far away from the city and traffic. She swims in the water and they see ducks, beavers, and other creatures. Other people use it as well; they speak of Mexicans, Samoans, Hmong Family, Japanese, Central Americans, and people that use it for spiritual rituals.
3. Which was your favorite sentence or paragraph (include entire quote; use quote marks and page number)? 1 percent
I choose a quote on page 48. “Of course, it is not really the sound of a cataract. It is the roar of rush-hour traffic, half of it crossing the Howe Avenue Bridge, half of it crossing the bridge at watt. We are sitting on an island in the American River, right in the middle of Sacramento, the state capital, a metropolitan area of well over a million people, but my husband and I like to preserve our mutual delusion. We have agreed to imagine we are not a five-minute drive from our home and twenty-minute walk from the university where we both teach, but instead in some remote part of California where we just out of site a magnificent waterfall foams down into a green pool.”
4. What did the reading make you think of? (be specific eg "There is a bridge in SF that spans 4 miles from SF to Oakland and in the middle of the bridge it crosses an island called Treasure Island. This story makes me think of that specific little island where I can see the entire city and bay area. That city was also in the news recently where .... ) .75 percent
The reading made me think of that place where everyone just lets go, relaxes and where people can just be themselves, away from everything. So, it made me think of just driving long distances in away, because for me when I drive long distances it’s relaxing to me, as long as I am not in a rush. Also just when I go on any type of vacation, like when I went to L.A., even in a big city that’s so chaotic, it was relaxing to me, just because I was far away from the everyday hustle and bustle.
5. What is one thing you did not know before you started the reading that you now know (again, be specific using concrete examples)? 1 percent
I learned about that island overall. I never realized how popular that island was, and how it is used by all sorts of people. Also that seventy five thousand Russians, some of which are Baptist, live in Sacramento County. I had never really thought about the diversity of our capital.
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My response for Assignment 5b:
1. Who is your classmate, what is the component category, what is the name of the choice?
I chose to look at Christina's blog from component 4a. She was in group 1 and did her response on the following stories from My California: "The Big Valley" by Mark Arax, "Transients in Paradise" by Aimee Liu, "Showing Off javascript:void(0)the Owens" by T. Jefferson Parker, and "The Distant Cataract About Which We Do Not Speak" by Mary Mackay.
2. What is something this classmate said about the choice that relates to any of the assignments in projects 2-3?
Christina wrote responses to stories about Fresno, Beverly Hills, Bishop and Sacramento. These cities were very similar to (and a couple of them were even the same as) the cities that we examined in Assigment 2, component a. I actually wrote about Sacramento and the American River, which is what the story "The Distant Cataract About Which We Do Not Speak" apparently talked about.
3. What is something different this classmate said about their choice that you did not realize before when you completed projects 2-3?
Just like Christina, I was surprised to hear that there are seventy-five thousand Russians living in Sacramento County. Even compared to Sacramento's large total population, 75,000 is a big number!
4. How would you relate this to Freire's ideas regarding dialogue? For example, you went in thinking one idea, your classmate had a different idea. What new idea emerged from this process?
One thing that she talked about when she was analyzing "The Distant Cataract About Which We Do Not Speak," was how being in LA, regardless of how crazy and bustling the city is, is relaxing for her. Relaxing and Los Angeles are probably not things that I would generally put together in the same sentence. A relaxing vacation, for me, usually includes getting outdoors and escaping from the busyness of city life. The new idea that this shows is that relaxation and enjoyable vacations take different forms for different people. Personally, I prefer vacations that involve nature. Other people would rather stay in upscale hotels. It is all a matter of perspective and shows our individual diversity.
5. How has project 2-3 helped you with the readings of the textbook?
Working on projects 2 and 3 was almost like writing a chapter in My California. After doing both projects, I understood the stories better in the textbook, because I had written similar accounts. Instead of just reading empty, meaningless stories, I had something to compare them to.
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