Throughout the discussion between the natives, promoters, colonists, all three groups got to share their perspectives on several situations that happened in the New World. They talked about giving back, general peace, freedom, security, support, and money. There were more than enough points brought up in the “fishbowl” discussion that needed to be discussed. It was interesting to see how they got into character and said what they needed and wanted to say. All three groups communicated about miscommunication, and all brought different proposals about how they could change the tense situation for the better. I think that the promoters were good at talking about what happened and what they expected while collecting information to create a solid and strong proposal. However, everyone did a good job overall getting into character and sharing their piece of mind. I think that it's such a great way to discuss things, even though it might be a bit unorganized, yet it still felt simple and comfortable. It created an atmosphere that everyone was comfortable in. I think that some of the most interesting points brought up during the discussion were when the natives were telling the promoters why they allowed the colonists to be so violent and treat the natives like worthless humans. It was interesting because the promoters weren't even there to see it, so they could say that they didn't do it yet they were the ones sponsoring such trip to the Americas. I was a bit confused though, especially when the natives wanted to stay neutral and the same but yet they relied so much on the colonists like I don't think the natives went in depth on that and left me with some questions. I would love to learn more about the promoter's "dreams and visions". They never set a foot in the new world but yet they were so sure and confident about what they talked about the new world and how they promoted it. I also want to know how the forced colonists felt and what they had to go through in the new world and how they felt about this new world.
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His sojourn at home was shorter than everyone expected. He had been away from home for a year already, no one could understand why. He would now plunder jewels from the jewelry stores menacing the store owners to give them up so he could sell them to get his hands on his addiction. That only thing he could succumb to, his mind saw it as an infallible gift that could only be captured by beseeching for it. He would only come home 2 times a month, but this he has currently only been coming home on my birthday. I knew that all of this was a motley of reasons that led him to hate the drudgery of just being at home. It was sad, especially for me, to see him struggle to subdue his addiction. There was no predilection in between any of the children, but the youngest one is always special, he was special. And as I was sitting there trying not to extrapolate this situation I shared with my mom how everything was making me assume his future. “He told me that I was never there for him, that I never worried about what he thought and what he was going through. That even though we lived under the same roof, he felt invisible. He felt that he was trapped in this eternal prison. He couldn’t be free from his fear, from his consuming emotions. That I was never there to ask how he was doing, and that I wouldn’t value his presence until I lost him.” I said as my tears amassed in my eyes and let my face be covered in sadness. My mother looked at me suffering, but there was nothing she could do so she just said nothing. My tears could depict my feelings but that past was now an antiquity that haunted me for the rest of my years. I couldn’t be a Mother, I didn’t pursue reciprocity and I couldn’t change that anymore. He was gone. I didn't notice much patterns during the scavenger hunt at Balboa Park. However, I was able to see that there was lots of historical objects/items, paintings, buildings, papers. I think that they sort of all connected in the way that they influenced how we are now, in the aspect that those are the origins of where we live in now. I think it's very interesting how they were all so detailed and kind of focused on early and native history of the country but more specifically in the state.
I think the most interesting artifacts from the scavenger hunt were the ones involving the structure of the beautiful and grand buildings and the japanese history items. I think that those really caught my attention because, for the buildings, the all sort fo have to do with the religious of ancient time inspired designs. Buildings aren't as deatiled and as big anymore, so it's interesting to see how things were before in the aspect that they probably had to work a lot more and to be more detailed when building these. In regards to the Japanese history, when we went into the room we saw lots of things that I thought were really unique. I think that I honestly, and personally, wasn't able to find much information because we were too focused on finding the artifacts and to get as much as we could. We should'vee read the intrsuctions more carefully and looked for what we were actually supposed to do, I hope that this experience helps us learn how to follow instructions better. But, besides all of that, I did look into a I think that the museum was more for a younger audience, there was places that the kids could interact with the history and content that was hopefully delievered to them. It was quite bright and there was lots of ways that I can see the kids be interested in it, like the costumes. Costumes are a great way to get kids involved and engaged. The story of peter and thw wolf was definitely for kids. It was a very simple story and I appreciated how he was able to look at it from a different perspective, from a kid's point of view to be exact. I think that it was interesting how he used simple tools to tell the story, he did a great use of those low budget materials to tell a story and use simple to music to make it interesting. He also made it interact with the kids, and I appreciated that. It must be hard to do it all alone but I am glad that he's happy doing it. I think that he over exaggerated for the kids because that's definitely a way to get their attention. I think that we have to be super creative to get their attention because kids have such an imaginative mind, so when we do ths we have to think about how we could see this from a different perspective. If we want to it for a kid, we have to think like a kid. |
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October 2018
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