2a Hollywood

1. Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points
   
2. Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points
   
3. Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point

Hollywood is associated with a very important aspect of American culture - movies. Hollywood is said to be the "cinema of the United States", as many movies made in America are made in the city of Hollywood (extending out to Burbank and Westside LA as well). Hollywood is a culture of it's own, and often referred to as "Tinseltown" because of it's fake and "glamorous, glittery" lifestyle. The study of humanities is the study of different aspects of culture around the world, and movies are a very important aspect of our American culture.

1. Contains the following "analytical elements":

1. Observation: What did you choose? What do you see or hear or feel or think of in the choice you made? What is the subject of the work? If you chose a 'thing' what is the work made of and what techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures)does the creator use? Be specific in your description. If you chose a place, be specific in your description of what you see or hear. Talk to your reader as though they cannot see the item but somehow must draw a painting of what you see or hear. 1 point
2. Interpretation: What is your choice about? Give specific examples to support this statement in 2 sentences; do so in a way that teaches us something about your choice. Make Paulo Freire proud! .75 point
   
3. Judgment: What led you to your choice? What do you think or feel about this choice? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations. .5 point
   
4. Questioning: What else would you like to know about this choice? 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. Example: I learned that John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath was based on his personal experience working with farm workers. I would like to know if the characters he used in that book are fictitious or are they people he met? .5 point

I chose Hollywood, because when I think of Hollywood, I think of what other people refer to as the "typical" American. In Hollywood, the weather is always sunny and nice, people are seen cruising in convertibles with the top down, and everybody is tan and blonde. The beach is nearby, and you have the power to freely choose whatever you want to do for the day. Palm trees line the pavement streets, and walking down Melrose Ave you see some of the worlds most famous footprints and handprints, and become excited that just walking down the street you might see a celebrity. Looking up and over the buildings, you see the infamous "HOLLYWOOD" sign, resting on the Hollywood hills. At least this is how Hollywood is portrayed in the media. This choice is about the stereotypes that come from people oversees. Hollywood is so widely portrayed, that foreigers think that all of America looks like it does in Hollywood. But that is not so, and only traveling to America itself will you see there are much more diverse cities than Hollywood. I chose Hollywood because growing up, I had always wanted to be an actress. I dreamed of being in movies, and moving to LA when I was a teenager to pursue an acting career. During a trip to southern California to look at colleges with my family, we drove through Hollywood to take a quick peek. It was NOTHING as I expected. I was absolutely appalled - the glamorous lifestyle once seen on TV was actually just a run down, scary, ghetto town, and not all that I thought it was. Special in it's own way, of course, but no where I wanted to live. Upon visiting other places around the U.S, I saw many more places that I think stood more for America. I learend that Hollywood was not always the glamourous lifestyle back in the day - in fact in 1853, one adobe hut stood tall called "Hollywood". I wonder how many years it took for it to flourish into the modern Hollywood lifestyle that we know today.

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 agree with Anthony that Friere probably wouldn't have had such an impact if he hadn't gone to Law school. Friere going to law school opened his mind about a variety of different things, and made him experience a different way of life, which is very important to the principals he teaches. Having different experiences and trying new and different things opens your mind to different cultures and ways of doing things, which is exactly what this class is about.

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LINKS:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_California

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_the_United_States

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame