Protest
Post: Primary
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Sep
30
Sep
29
Assignment-Activity 1
The design of the Georgia State University “quad” discourages unity. The arrangements and designs of the flower pads, light poles, signs, long and narrow stairways, horizon, structure, trees, trash cans, and the fountain pool, are all contributing factors of the discouragement the court yard causes for unity.
The design of the Georgia State University Court Yard provides obstacles to unity among students in many ways: The space should be an open wide area, but it is separated by those irremovable flower pads, light poles, signs, and bulletin stands. A walking group of students has to split in different directions to avoid running into those objects. The entrances to the buildings around the “quad” are either lower or higher in horizon. The stairs to the doors from the “quad” are stretched long only sideways, but not wide enough for students who want to stay out door to work with their laptops. Some trash cans occupy the space below the stairway from Court land Street. The fountain pool in the middle of the “quad” is the main source of group separation. Students don’t always stay together once they come from the library trying to access the Lawn dale Hall Building. The Georgia State University “quad” should be spacious, but the structures and arrangements of the objects on its land make the Court Yard to be congested.
Sep
28
My experience as a Marta bus driver in Atlanta
Serving the public takes a lot of patience and discipline, especially in large city like Atlanta. To be a successful in public service career such as bus driver, security, etc, one needs to have an intensive training on how to serve the public.
Around down town Atlanta, those routes are really the ones, including some Metro routes, that pull out the requirements of the professional bus drivers among the variety of people that ride those buses. It takes certain people to be in public service especially in the transportation industry in diversified area like Atlanta. For example, on route 186 which runs from down town Atlanta to Wesley Charper in Panola, a man argued unreasonably for paying $2.50 for bus fare. He stood by the door way to stop the bus from moving. He held the bus for about 6 minutes. And I had to call Marta police before the departure was possible. Bus drivers are usually trained to stay calm to deal with this kind of situation and get authority involved. Serving in public transportation involved dealing with criminals, violent people, drunkers, and mostly low income people, etc.
Sep
26
Fairlie-Poplar Historic District
THE FARLIE_POPLAR HISTORIC DISTRICT
The city of Atlanta has one of the historical sites in Georgia. The Farlie-Poplar District is named after the two major streets that bound the district right in the central part of Atlanta. This district lies on the North of ‘Five Points’, which is the transfer point for all travelers who visit Atlanta. It is located in the heart of the city. The location and the design of this district has made it very important to guests and travelers who travel to and from Atlanta. The Farlie-Poplar District is one of the major places in Atlanta that provide the basis traditional and historical information of Atlanta. Because of the enormous historical alertness from the Farlie-Poplar District, it is visited by about 158 thousand people annually. It was a good choice that I made to select this site for my writing. The Farlie-Poplar Historic District is an amazing venue for writing project. There are varieties of activities and people of different background. When I visited this site,
I was so excited because I had the opportunity to get the real scene of the city in which I have lived for over 12 years. One of the most important and inspiring things about this site is that the district is part of the original foundations of Atlanta. Actually my expectation for the Farlie-Poplar District was completely opposite to what I experienced when I visited the site. This is a place where people do their normal daily activities, and communicate in one general language, English. But because of the variety of people with different cultural back ground, I could only feel the bound and the unity of the residence in the district by their communication skill through the English Language. The district has many streets, business centers, and so many activities going on. For example, a group of university students was touring the district, and a family was celebrating their grand mother’s birthday as well in the neighboring residential areas.
This District is part of the central business district in downtown Atlanta. Marietta Street lies on Northeast of the district. On the Southeast side is Peach-tree Street/Park Place, Luckie Street is on the Eastern side. The Cone and Spring Streets intersect at the district’s boundary from Atlanta on the northern side. This district is structured in order to allow visitors, student, and potential researchers to have access to it. The many people that I saw were only contained at a particular site-shopping centers or recreation areas. Traffic downtown Atlanta is mostly around the district. This historic site contains many residential and office buildings from the late 19th and the early 20th centuries. Interpretation of prevailing national architectural styles- including Chicago, Renaissance Revival, Neoclassical, Commercial, Art Deco, Georgia Revival, and Victoria Styles, are found here.
The buildings of this district also represent the shift in technology from load-bearing Masonry and Timber walls to steel and concrete framing. For example, among many buildings at this site, there are some that are usually visited by students and possibly researchers. Those buildings are: Rhodes Harverty Building, the Empire/C&S Building, the Harley Building, the Prudential /WD Grant Building, the Retail Credit Company Home Office Building and the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Courts of Appeals Building. I feel that’s why the major streets are lain just around it, and the streets within the district are only smaller and shorter for pedestrian’s passage. I felt very comfortable. Patrice, a business owner whom I talked with, told me that weekend is not a good time to visit this area for writing purpose. He said I would have a lot to write if I went during a week day instead of weekend. But the Farlie Poplar District is a perfect place for Night out. Though, it was visit, but I had a great time.
Sep
26
Fairlie-Poplar Historic District
THE FAIRLIE_POPLAR HISTORIC DISTRICT
The city of Atlanta has one of the historical sites in Georgia. The Fairlie-Poplar District is named after the two major streets that bound the district right in the central part of Atlanta. This district lies on the North of ‘Five Points’, which is the transfer point for all travelers who visit Atlanta. It is located in the heart of the city. The location and the design of this district has made it very important to guests and travelers who travel to and from Atlanta. The Fairlie-Poplar District is one of the major places in Atlanta that provide the basis traditional and historical information of Atlanta. Because of the enormous historical alertness from the Fairlie-Poplar District, it is visited by about 158 thousand people annually. It was a good choice that I made to select this site for my writing. The Fairlie-Poplar Historic District is an amazing venue for writing project. There are varieties of activities and people of different background. When I visited this site, I was so excited because I had the opportunity to get the real scene of the city in which I have lived for over 12 years. One of the most important and inspiring things about this site is that the district is part of the original foundations of Atlanta. Actually my expectation for the Fairlie-Poplar District was completely opposite to what I experienced when I visited the site. This is a place where people do their normal daily activities, and communicate in one general language, English. But because of the variety of people with different cultural back ground, I could only feel the bound and the unity of the residence in the district by their communication skill through the English Language. The district has many streets, business centers, and so many activities going on. For example, a group of university students was touring the district, and a family was celebrating their grand mother’s birthday as well in the neighboring residential areas.
This District is part of the central business district in downtown Atlanta. Marietta Street lies on Northeast of the district. On the Southeast side is Peach-tree Street/Park Place, Luckie Street is on the Eastern side. The Cone and Spring Streets intersect at the district’s boundary from Atlanta on the northern side. This district is structured in order to allow visitors, student, and potential researchers to have access to it. The many people that I saw were only contained at a particular site-shopping centers or recreation areas. Traffic downtown Atlanta is mostly around the district. This historic site contains many residential and office buildings from the late 19th and the early 20th centuries. Interpretation of prevailing national architectural styles- including Chicago, Renaissance Revival, Neoclassical, Commercial, Art Deco, Georgia Revival, and Victoria Styles, are found here. The buildings of this district also represent the shift in technology from load-bearing Masonry and Timber walls to steel and concrete framing. For example, among many buildings at this site, there are some that are usually visited by students and possibly researchers. Those buildings are: Rhodes Harverty Building, the Empire/C&S Building, the Harley Building, the Prudential /WD Grant Building, the Retail Credit Company Home Office Building and the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Courts of Appeals Building. I feel that’s why the major streets are lain just around it, and the streets within the district are only smaller and shorter for pedestrian’s passage. I felt very comfortable. Patrice, a business owner whom I talked with, told me that weekend is not a good time to visit this area for writing purpose. He said I would have a lot to write if I went during a week day instead of weekend. But the Fairlie Poplar District is a perfect place for Night out. Though, it was visit, but I had a great time.
Sep
23
Library visit
I spent time with some students in the computer lab on Tuesday, September 21 studying the technical aspect of my English 1102 class. Even though I was off from school.
Sep
23
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Liberia, Monrovia, Water-Side Super Market
Sep
13
Sarah Schindler Article- My Response
Part I of this article is about how the built Environment can impact and shape our behaviors and actions. It is an unseen power instrument designed to regulate our behavior. The Built Environment is as powerful as law because it “allows the government to shape our actions without realizing the fact that our experience has been deliberately shaped”. The article is about the literature that talks about infrastructure placement and format symbolic or physical contributors to economic and social inequality, exclusion, and isolation in society. These concepts are fundamentally structured for planners and architects to use. Yet, only a small number of legal scholars consider the regulations or the role that the Built Environment impose on us. Law makers and Judges should be diligent when analyzing the exclusionary impacts of architecture, but research indicate that they often give these impacts little or no consideration.
Part II of this article spots out the different ways the practice of architectural exclusion by municipalities through actions from different participants that create infrastructure to restrict passage and access to certain areas of the community. Those Built Environs that create impediments for access to certain community include: low bridges, road closings, construction of walls, and parking-by-permit-only requirements. The author of this article is making a genuine argument; and her points are very productive of discussion. There are reasonable explanations and points that she made in both parts I and II to allow her audience(s) to think rhetorically about the action of the Built Environment in our community.
Sep
12
contemporary usage of rhetoric
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Sep
9
Chapter 1 activities 1.1 -1.4
1.1: rhetoric is the act or skill of speaking or writing formally and effectively to persuade or influence people.
1.2: rhetoric is sweet talk to impact people’s behavior.
1.3: grandiosity- the grandiosity of her expertise has impacted the institution. It is a “positive” word. This word tells the positive impacts that rhetoric make.
1.4: Columbusing: The act of appropriating without acknowledgement a cultural attributed with an ethnic group other than one’s own.