3a World Cities

1. Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points 3a World Cities: San Francisco News and New York News
   
2. 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 SF Gate, NY Daily News
   
3. 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 The study of humanities explains that it is understanding and appreciating a variety of cultural expressions. The two cultures between New York City and San Francisco City are obviously very different, which is apparent when searching for news in the two cities. From the front page of both news stories, it is apparent that New York seems to be more sports based culture. Two of the top stories have to do with "A-Rod's" surgery, and Anna Kournikova. Also on the NY front page is "Sexy outfits only stars can pull off" and Rhianna's latest Chris Brown scandal. As a city very popular for the entertainment industry, they sure are showing it. As for the SF page, the three top stories projected are an earthquake that has just hit San Jose and Sonoma County, a "Mormons Private Welfare System" and "Pastor Killed, two hurt at Illinois Church". Based on these headlines, it would seem as SF is a very religious area. Is this the part of our culture that we are projecting into the U.S?
   
4. Contains the following elements that will be used in upcoming projects for analytical purposes:

1. What are some assumptions/stereotypes you think people have of each location: 1 point I think these two cities hold many stereotypes, some the same, some different. Both are very big U.S cities, so it is a stereotype that these cities are "always moving" and always very busy and packed with people. When people think of San Francisco, I think a common stereotype to think of is gay people and Asians. When people think of New York, a common stereotype could be mean people and Broadway. All of these stereotypes are actually a very important part of each cities culture, weather they be true or not.
   
2. List 3 things that make each location similar: 1 point Both sites are very apparent in their reporting of crimes. On the SF news, a new massive sweep of the Bay Area apparently caught 42 gang members. In the NY news, a teenager who was trying to defend a friend who was being bullied and beat up, had an apparent heart condition that caused him to collapse and later die. Second, both cities are known for containing a lot of people, and the theater district is very apparent in both cities. Thirdly, both cities are almost a "model city" for other cities around the world. Many new trends are started in both of these cities and picked up by other around the U.S and globe.
   
3. List 3 things that make each location so different: 1 point One difference I noticed was when I clicked on the "news" button for each website. While San Francisco's news mentioned something about Pres. Obama three stories down, on NY's website Obama wasn't mentioned until the 10th story on the list. Another difference is that in San Francisco News, Prop 8 seems to be everywhere still. But in NY, I couldn't find one single thing on the front page pertaining to people still fighting for Prop 8. Also, the weather is another difference between these two cities. In San Francisco, it is mostly sunny but can get cold and overcast during winter. In New York, it is colder more year round, but gets very hot and clammy during summer. New York's website seems to have much more "gossip" news about celebrities, while SF is more focused on political stories.
   
4. 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 do know that from what I have learned in the previous section, San Francisco seems to be paying more attention to the recent changes in the political system. I wonder if California is more politically obsessed and involved than New York is.
   

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 learned from Sierra that there are 40 different kinds of grapes. This is pretty different from what I have experienced in my homework for this class, although pretty common in what I have experienced living here. I have lived in Sonoma County since I was two, so I am very used to driving by vineyards as well, but have always wanted to learn more about them. It is related to our historical and cultural context because wine is a very big part of Sonoma County, and California. It helps bring a lot of money into our economy and helps create a lot of jobs for people in the area. Sierra's blog