For Tuesday, February 21: Writing a Verbal Snapshot (Box 18)
Write a couple paragraphs describing a place, using the example presented in Box 18 of your textbook and on the FieldWorking Web site. If you can, describe a place that relates to your research project.
The Recreational Center at Ball State is made up of three floors. The bottom floor is a weight room and contains a wide array of equipment useful for almost any heavy-weight, and also many light-weight exercises. The second floor, where you enter, has multiple different cardio machines. The third floor is a suspended track and houses more cardio equipment. It also has some light dumbbells, medicine balls, pull-up bars, and floor mats. I frequently use each of these floors because they all offer unique opportunities. A variety of types of people go to the Recreational Center for many reasons. People use this facility in order to lose weight, to be in good physical condition, or to train for performances. Some also attend just for the fun of exercising, to kill stress, or meet with friends. For whatever reason, this is a great place to be.
My studio class this semester functions a lot like an architectural firm would. There are many people working on a similar project but each with their own process and they are all working individually. There are many people in this one room. They are free to go around and talk to people to brainstorm project ideas and collaborate with others on some possible ideas. Even when people aren’t talking to each other, they are still comparing and critiquing work along with generating ideas. Since this room is a part of the CAP building, the criterion for someone to get accepted is extensive. Therefore it is safe to assume that all the students here have a good level of artistic ability, which is required for this major. An insider in this site would know exactly how this space functions. An outsider would only be safe to assume that we do various kinds of artistic related projects. They would not know the process that we go to reach the final project and they would feel lost if they were placed in this kind of environment if they had never been in a studio before. In this room, it is full of drafting desks in groups of four. There are no windows at all and all the walls are made of corkboard material so it makes it easier to display projects and create a more welcoming or homey environment. On all of the desks, there is a parallel bar, study models, and all other sorts of materials. Each of the desks includes two drawers and a large cubby. Surrounding the perimeter of the room there is also a large shelving unit, which also holds other supplies. The purpose of this room is to not be neat, orderly, or aesthetically pleasing, it simply has a functional purpose and that alone. Within the studio, there are three different sections each with about twenty or so students. This averages out to about five groups of tables each. Both outside of class and in class, people usually only navigate within their sections alone. This can be explained because within these sections, the different leaders and professors assign different aspects to the same overall project. That way it only makes sense for this pattern to occur. The only time this interaction comes to a stop is when one of the professors shouts to get all of the students’ attentions. Another time this commotion stops is when the professor comes over to the particular student’s desk then students around that desk leave and the one student talks to the professor. With all these other conversations that go on in the space, it is also safe to assume that a large portion, yes is pertaining to the projects and other studio work, but of course there are other conversations that have no correlation to the work. Many people also watch movies as they work or listen to music.
David Chase has been to many bike shops around the U.S. He visits these stores to repair is road bike for triathlons. He has his own business, which allows him the freedom to train for these races. When he walks into the store he normally knows what he exactly needs. The store probably consists of bikes of all kinds such as bikes for men and women or even young children. I know this space consists of very expensive bikes around $1000.00 to $5000.00. For someone to receive a quality bike they may need to research before they purchase a bike that is so expensive. I believe bikers probably have specifics sizes and weights in mind for their bikes the type also depends on the course they will ride. Many outsiders may not know there are off road bikes and road bikes, which heavily take a toll on your performance and ride. The setting of this store seems like a typical bike shop with bikes hanging from the ceiling to the floor. Tires and frames line the walls with bolts and little attachment pieces on counters. The repair shop is in the back of the store. The wall behind the repair area of the store has tools and other pieces of bikes hanging on a cork board. The store is seems to give an outdoors type feel not very formal. The store owners also participate in off road biking and road races or triathletes. The owner is Kirk has multiple photos hanging around the desk.
David walks in and I notice the shop owner seems to know he bikes often. Just by the language and how they talk about bikes they know what they are talking about, pieces, tires, and frames. Time line 12:00 Walk in and David walks over to the tire tubes. 12:02 the store manager asks if he needs any help. 12:05 David walks around looking at all the bikes and frames 12:15 David talks to manager about the tubes and about triathlons 12:23 David checks out buying tubes for his road bike.
They talk about bikes and how to replace pieces. There is an age difference, but that does not deter either one of them from talking about what they have in common. The store owner talks asking if he needs help or anything, but David is not really looking for much so he just talks about getting more tubes for his tires. David mostly just observes pieces he may need. David thinks that I understand what he sees while buying bikes and pieces for them. He sees differently that a $1000.00 bike is cheaper verses myself thinking that is expensive. We both agree that the shop is smaller than ones in Atlanta, but still has a big range of inventory for bike racers of all kinds. Interview What are you looking for in the store to buy? David: I am looking for tire tubes and possibly new tires for my road bike. Do all bike stores look similar to Kirks Bike Shop? Most do, but previously living Atlanta this shop has fewer options. How often do you visit bike shops? Mostly when I get a flat tire, if I need to replace my breaks or repair my bike. Do you get new bikes often? No bikes are an investment so I spent quite a bit of my last bike and just replace it as needed. Do you have an off road bike and road bike? What are the differences? I own both, off road is for non-paved roads more rocky courses and road bikes are based on speed on paved roads.
The Howick One Study lounge in Noyer Complex is where the majority of my homework and studying gets done. The room is in the corner of the wing in Howick Hall. It faces the Recreation Center as well as the Health Center. There are two windows in this room, both of which are generally open. Two love seats line the wall closest to the door. Two square tables are placed side by side in the middle of the room, with eight chairs tucked underneath. On each side of the heater, is an arm chair. This room may be small and poorly decorated, but it is an environment that makes for great productivity when used to study. This room is also used for the various social programs on the floor, which is why the tables are pushed together. I sit in the Howick One study lounge as we speak, studying for a test, and completing my English homework.
Although I have not personally been here, I would like to describe The Gerson Institute, where my dad considered staying after a rough trial of chemotherapy. The institute greatly relates to my current research. There are two clinical health centers where treatment is available for a number of diseases. The treatment involves an instructed diet plan of only fresh vegetables and fruits and lots of juices freshly pressed which they consume multiple times throughout the day followed by coffee enemas. There are Gerson clinics located in Hungary and Mexico, and also a rehabilitation center located in San Fransisco, California where healthy individuals can come to learn about the Gerson lifestyle and diet techniques to bring home with them.
I looked through pictures of the two medical clinics and their environment. The nature surrounding these clinics are breath taking. The bedrooms have very nice therapeutic beds and big sun windows and roofs. The dining area looks refreshing and neat, and is surrounded with open windows where you can see the green grass and gardens. I also found pictures of the meals prepared for the patients and they look so colorful and fresh, with a lot of variety. The buildings have beautiful hardwood floors inside and lots of open living areas for relaxing.
The patients participate in group counseling and psychotherapy sessions and are also offered reiki, yoga, meditation, and reflexology. Along with meals and board, there are classes and training in the Gerson therapy to help patients continue the lifestyle when they leave. The institute requires that you bring a companion along for support; this insures that they will continue to have support when returning back home. The staff includes doctors, dieticians, and nurses who all work to meet patients personal needs concerning their disease and possible nutrient deficiencies and toxicities which they believe are the underlying issues. Overall, the clinics have a beautiful atmosphere especially compared to the average medical hospitals. It seems like a stress free environment and wonderful natural alternative, non-toxic treatment for cancer and other chronic degenerative diseases.
All doctor offices are the same. The walls are all white with a few paintings on the wall that are supposed to help calm people. Along with this there are college degrees hanging on the walls, so that the patients know that the doctor is qualified. Before actually getting to see the doctor the patient has to sit in the waiting room for what seems forever. The nurse comes out and calls the patients name, then takes them to their private room. The usual procedures are done, including: blood pressure, temperature, and a brief medical history. The doctor finally comes in, and before long they are gone again.
The Student Center music lounge is more than a music lounge. Beyond the serene atmosphere, polished bookshelves, and an archaic piano lies a meeting room for educated black men. The furniture and chairs are positioned in a circle. Smooth jazz lightly plays in the background. The smell of freshly baked doughnuts fills the room. But most importantly the thoughts, struggles, pain, and joy of collegiate black men collide. These bi-weekly Men of Color meetings are unique. It provides a forum for black men to vent. It allows them to demolish (if only temporarily) the barrier, which denies anyone else entry into their world. It allows men to express their emotions like women. Unfortunately, the value and power of these meetings cannot be encapsulated through my writing.
The specific place where I would like to describe is the Burton Family Cemetery. This is where my family gathers annually to share information about researching our family history. It relates to my research, because without information from other family members my grandfather would not have been able to find as many family lines as he has. It also helps to describe how relatives are still researching family lines. My whole family packs into our minivan and we prepare for a few hours worth of driving towards southern Indiana. Although this is Sunday, many other relatives have been at the cemetery all weekend. In order to even get to the cemetery it takes about 45 minutes driving through the country. They spend all day Friday cleaning up after people who have turned over head stones or trashed the cemetery. On Saturday they discuss family information mainly how much new information on family history they have discovered over the past year. The shelter house is full of papers and loud noise. Although Saturday is the designated day for discussing family history, many people do not come until Sunday, because the Burton family is so scattered throughout the United States. Everyone gathers for hours talking about what they found and exchanging stories. Its very interesting that my grandmother and great-aunt were some of the first people to start this interest in family history. There are tables full of food, lawn chairs outside, and people that you only see once a year. There's always a contest of who came the furthest, who is the youngest, who is the oldest, and which part of the family has the most people there. There are about 200 graves here and a white shelter house. People all gather to play family games and especially to talk.
The hallway of Woody Shales Floor 2 is an interesting hallway to observe. Most hallways are just used for walking through to get to your room but this hallway is a hangout for most floor residents. I observed the floor last night around ten thirty because that is when the most people interact. No skills are needed to successfully interact on the floor aside from being able to handle weird spontaneous activities. Rugby, kick the bottle, talking smack to others using the hallway, and just chatting with one another are some of the many things that go on during a day's life in the hallway. I presume that I will probably see something new happen along with the usual stuff. All the residents expect to hear ruckus outside most of the time and know not to get offended by any of the non-serious humor directed at them. The hallway is a very informal, casual place. Governed by our leniant RA and the occasional not-so-leniant RA on duty, moral rules are expected and mostly abided by. There are twenty wooden doors total on the Shales wing of the complex, all encased by blue metal frames. The walls are a neutral tanish white color to contrast the dark brown carpet on the floor. Most of the doors are open during the night, but some stay shut depending on the resident's responsiblities for the night. I observed the hallway for around fifteen minutes from the vantage point of my door at the very end of the hallway. Our RA being very personable, six of the residents were gathered around or in his dorm room equipped with a fifty inch plasma screen television. My end of the hallway was vancant the entire time aside from my neighbor Joe walking out of his room in only a towel to go shower. A slew of derogatory comments were thrown at him as he passed by along with a smack on his butt by his fellow rugby teammate/roommate. I was too far away to hear specific conversation, but there was never more than a thirty second interval without a burst of laughter from inside a room or the group at the end of the hallway. To conclude my observation, I found that it was a rather down night in the hallway. I expected more ruckus and loudness only to find one of the more quiet nights I had experienced in the dorms.
The place I would describe is a hospital. Hospitals are seen by most people as depressing places or a place that no one wants to be. Most hospitals have many floors. St. Francis Beech Grove in Indianapolis has nine floors in the main building. Sections of the hospital are much older because it was the original building that had been added on to. Walking into the building, it is very open with many windows but as you walk further into the building it becomes darker. St. Francis Indianapolis is just down the street and has a very different atmosphere. It is a new building and the main hospital for St. Francis. It is very bright. Many people walk in and out of this building every day. They work there or are patients or are visiting patients. It does not have the depressing atmosphere that most would expect from a hospital setting. There are many entrances to this hospital. They have ones that will enter you into the doctors’ offices or an entrance into the emergency room. I am familiar with both of these entrances. They thing I think most people notice most about hospitals is the smell. They always seem to smell like cleaning supplies. A lot goes on in a hospital that is never seen or noticed and although it usually does not have a good reputation, hospitals are an important part of communities.
Many people have a mix of emotions and pictures in their heads when they envision churches. Unbelievers may have preconceived notions about churches and church goers because of images they've seen before that have turned them away from viewing the church in a neutral or positive light, yet the church is not meant to be a place that is a hotel for the righteous, but its meant to be a hospital for the broken, a place where all people are to be welcomed. Returning home this weekend I was able to visit my home church again. The tall cross steeple, the beautifully stained glass windows and the old bell tower may make people viewing Portage First United Methodist Church as an ancient building from the outside where only traditional monotonous religious gatherings take place inside; yet its quite the contrary. Inside the church, warm painted walls and a high tech guest center welcomes visitors as they make their way through the glass doors into the modern sanctuary. Rows of comfortable chairs take the place of old pews and people gather to engage in conversation and laughter as the band plays lively in the background. As worship begins, the screen illuminates with animations and lyrics to the songs as the people sing. After the service, the congregation meets for lunch in the festive fellowship and gather around the coffee shop as their children meet in their Sunday school rooms which are individually themed and whimsically decorated. The church is modern and inviting, providing a comforting environment for all kinds of people to meet and feel welcomed and at home.
For the most part, all hospitals are the same. Doctors and nurses running around to attend to multiple situations at once, ladies at desks filing paper work, and patients lying in rooms complaining of sickness. Depending on which ward you are in, the situation can vary in care. For example, if you are in the Intensive Care Unit you would most likely see isolated, non active patients with nurses tending calmly to their needs and changing their IV's. On the contrary, if you were to walk through the maternity unit you would hear screaming mothers to be and doctors and nurses trying to calm them down. The activity level between the two would vary immensely. The emotional side goes way beyond the appearance of separate hospital wards. Families ponder in waiting rooms wandering what the news will be on their loved ones condition. In the meantime, doctors and nurses scan their brains for further action that can be taken when a situation seems hopeless. Patients fight for their lives to get through a rough diagnosis. I did not personally observe a hospital for this assignment, but I have been in this situation and can remember exactly how it went.
While thinking for a location to describe, I immediately thought of the Indiana Heart Center. This hospital is located on the north-side of Indianapolis, encompassed within the wealthy community of Carmel. Upon entrance to the hospital, you're welcomed by an array of friendly volunteers who are willing to help you at any means necessary. Most people live within the stereotype of the hospital being a scary place, with just bare white walls, and a plethora of medical instruments, however, this is not the case for the Indiana Heart Center. The hospital lobby is decorated with soothing colors and paintings, as well as plenty of comfortable couches to rest on while watching television. In regards to the guest rooms, the patient will feel at ease and comfortable in a plush hospital bed, a flat screen t.v. to watch, as well as plenty of space for guests to come and visit. Not only is the building inviting and hospitable to guests, but the employees as well. Every physician, nurse, volunteer, and any other health professional all have the same motto of being kind and caring to each person within the hospital, whether they are a patient or not. After observing the Indiana Heart Center, I feel as though all stereotypes of hospitals should be relinquished, considering each hospital and its staff tries their best to heal the patient both physically and emotionally with a caring, welcoming environment.
A place that is related to my topic but that I cannot quite sit in on would be a laboratory. This would relate to my topic because it would be in a lab that gene therapy would occur, in-vitro fertilization, testing of new ideas and scientific thoughts and many other health/environment related issues, therefore, I will still attempt to analyze the area. Everywhere you would look you would see red biohazard containers and sharps cabinets to dispose of needles, scalpels and any other utensil. Along with this there would be glass cabinets containing everything the graduated cylinders to loops for culture studies. Refrigeration/freezing systems set up in the walls, with autoclaves continuously running throughout the busy days of the week. The laboratory scientists walk around wearing their white lab coats with their initials emblazoned into the front pocket, claiming it as their own. Primary means of barriers located around the facility would be seen, things such as gloves, face masks, lab coats, and face shields. Aseptic techniques are used widely through the facility, degerming their hands often, and using barriers, the scientists would resist human pathogens. Outsiders would not be allowed into the back labs because they would not be accustomed with the culture of being a mad scientist. They would not know the terms, nor the signs and meanings for that matter. And outsiders would most definitely not know what precautions needed to be taken.
There is not a great place to describe for my topic so I will describe my home. When I drive down the gravel driveway up to the house, I see a newly redone siding job on a a two story house. It looks used and loved. There is a large black top surface with a rotting basketball goal on the south end. Then, I pull into the two car garage. I can see a pile of firewood and three bicycles at one end and a pile of garden tools and gloves at the other.
I get out of the car and walk to the large brown door to the inside of the house. I search for my keys and unlock the large bolt. As I enter, I notice that it is a split level house with a small landing and staircases leading to the two floors. I take off my shoes at the landing and I am greeted by a couple very cute cats. One has long white fur with brown spots and the other is fat with a beautiful tuxedo coat. I pet the cats as I walk upstairs to the top floor. Right at the top of the stairs, there is a large kitchen/dining room with a white linoleum floor. I continue on and turn to the right where I see a long hallway. There is a master bedroom at the end and two smaller bedrooms and a bathroom on the way there. I can see in the master bedroom from the end of the hallway and it has fresh purple and blue paint.
I head back down the stairs to the landing and then continue down the second staircase to the lower level. I immediately see a pool table to the left and two large closet doors. I head to the right and see a sliding glass door to a nice backyard. I continue on and see a couch and a turntable and a television. Behind them is the laundry room and another bathroom. I have concluded my tour at this point so I head back to the landing.
My fraternity house has a pretty simple layout. It's three stories, With the basement being the first story. The basement has cinderblock walls and a cement floor with a drain in the very middle. The living quarters on the first and second level are the same, very similiar to a dorm hallway with rooms set up down a long slightly narrow hallway. The bathrooms are pretty messy, due to the fact that it's a fraternity house. In the front of our house near the front door is our foyer, which is a slightly open space with a very high ceiling and tile flooring. Our alumni room is the first room on the left after coming into the house and that's where brothers go to do their homework if not the library. To the right is the living room, a pretty sizeable space with a 90 inch TV in the front center part of the room surrounded by a hodgepodge collection of couches and chairs.
Ashley Ebert Box 18 Miller's Merry Manor A place slightly related to my topic is the nursing home I worked at as a student Certified Nursing Assistant. Working to earn my certification in the facility led me to pursue my dream of nursing. As I drive up to the beautiful grounds in central Logansport, Indiana, I see a large, three-story building made of light, tan-colored brick. In front is a round-about, where vans and buses can move close to the doors to transport residents. Inside the two sets of double doors is a reception area, with couches and loveseats in a floral pattern, and several artificial plants. Beyond the reception area is a hallway running perpendicular to the entrance. Directly ahead is the Administrator’s office, and to the left, resident’s rooms, the laundry facilities, and the dining hall. To the right is the nurse’s station- a large, right-angled counter, with the charting computers sitting behind. There is an elevator on the opposite of the hallway from the station, and a storage closet beside that. There is a hallway to the left of the nurse’s station with more rooms for the residents. All of the three floors generally follow this pattern. Each floor has a dining area, a nurse’s station, and many rooms for the residents. Stairs next to the elevators on each floor are mainly used by the nurses, as they are told to leave the elevators for visitors and doctors. The design and magnificence of the facility promotes its efficiency and resident appeal.
My research paper will be about Inca culture. Even though I can go there, I’ll the city of Cusco was the capital of the Inca Empire. Cusco is full of history. Cusco was located in the southeastern part of modern-day Peru. Under the Inca, the city was divided into two regions: the urin and hanan. Each was that two region were further divided to four district, Chinchasuyu (NW)—South Colombia and North Ecuador today--, Antisuyu (NE)—today it recedes into the Amazonian lowlands, a region of exotic jungle, Qontisuyu(SW) is located central Peru, this was the Southwestern provincial region of the Incan Empire. The most well known civilization of the Contisuyu is the Nazca, due to those enigmatic lines carved into the dry plateau terrain. The last region is Qullasuyu (SE), today Chile, Argentina, Peru and Bolivia form part of this region.
Many believe in a legend that says that this city was designed as an effigy in shape of a puma, a sacred animal. Cuzco sits over 11,000 feet above sea level in the heart of the Andes. This Peruvian city is considered the archaeological capital of the Americas due to its amazing mix of colonial and ancient Incan architecture.
My place is going to be concerts. My topic is sex in media and advertising and I think age- related concerts are a good example of that. Multiple artists feel the need to dress provocatively or create lyrics that are dirty to attract an audience. Then they often times get questioned and criticized in the media.
A very good example of this is Miley Cyrus. When she was younger she was obviously known as innocent Hannah Montana. However, as she grew up she attempted to change her audience into more adult fans and her way of doing that was very questionable. She began wearing barely there outfits as well as dancing on items such as poles and what not. This is just one example of media and once again goes to show how big of a factor sex is in society.
My place starts in a chapel with a man and a woman. Vows are said between these two people and they are pronounced to be man and wife. Throughout history men and women have been joining together in this "holy matrimony". What many people don't realize though is the few rights women had when entering into a marriage in the past. Women were no longer their own person; they were essentially just a wife. So more than just a place, I am exploring a thing--a marriage.
My church's sanctuary is not the most beautiful of its kind, but it's one of the most comforting places I know of. There are about a dozen rows of pews, broken by and angled towards a central aisle. The ceiling is white, and forms a crease down the middle that mimics the aisle below at its highest point. Light fixtures, about a dozen in all, hang from the ceiling, emitting golden light from their stained glass coverings. Facing the pews is a stage, with a large wooden podium that was hand-crafted for its place by members of the church (no offense to them, but our pastor doesn't like to use it because he prefers not to be so separated from his audience - he preaches from the floor in front of the stage usually) and a couple of small pews for members of the worship team to sit should they choose. Sound equipment and instruments dominate stage right and left. There is a picture of "Jesus" that lights up in the center of the wall behind the stage (cheesy, I know, but our congregation is a bit attached to the strange fixture), flanked by two stained-glass windows, whose designs I usually can't tear my eyes from when I listen to a sermon. Doors on stage right and left lead to our pastor's office and the lobby via the library, respectively. Two sets of double doors mirror their positions in the back of the room, each of which leads to an opposite wing of the church. The most curious feature of this sanctuary, I think, is the pink. It abounds. The carpet is a rosy color, and the pews are upholstered in a dustier, but coordinating shade. even the wooden fixtures and trim are a coordinating warm shade that reminds me somehow of pink as well. As peculiar, cheesy, and somehow traditional as this strange room is, I never have trouble quieting my mind here, and as it's a Friends church, I suppose that's a good thing, because we spend more time than many churches do in silence. Every time I'm home for a Sunday evening prayer meeting, I look forward to a solid twenty minutes pent in silent prayer, and I've spent many a sermon dwelling on some small thing my pastor has said while staring at the pink of the carpet surrounding my Sunday shoes. I feel I became a true Christian in this place, and I feel I grew up in it (though that's not the case - I've only been at this church for seven years), and walking into it after a long absence as I so often do now feels the same as when I walk into my house after a long time away. This building, and this sanctuary are a sort of second (or is it third? fourth?) home to me, and that's not something that quickly fades, so I have a great appreciation for this place, which is part of the reason I want to know more about the people who helped put it where it is.
The Recreational Center at Ball State is made up of three floors. The bottom floor is a weight room and contains a wide array of equipment useful for almost any heavy-weight, and also many light-weight exercises. The second floor, where you enter, has multiple different cardio machines. The third floor is a suspended track and houses more cardio equipment. It also has some light dumbbells, medicine balls, pull-up bars, and floor mats. I frequently use each of these floors because they all offer unique opportunities.
ReplyDeleteA variety of types of people go to the Recreational Center for many reasons. People use this facility in order to lose weight, to be in good physical condition, or to train for performances. Some also attend just for the fun of exercising, to kill stress, or meet with friends. For whatever reason, this is a great place to be.
My studio class this semester functions a lot like an architectural firm would. There are many people working on a similar project but each with their own process and they are all working individually. There are many people in this one room. They are free to go around and talk to people to brainstorm project ideas and collaborate with others on some possible ideas. Even when people aren’t talking to each other, they are still comparing and critiquing work along with generating ideas. Since this room is a part of the CAP building, the criterion for someone to get accepted is extensive. Therefore it is safe to assume that all the students here have a good level of artistic ability, which is required for this major. An insider in this site would know exactly how this space functions. An outsider would only be safe to assume that we do various kinds of artistic related projects. They would not know the process that we go to reach the final project and they would feel lost if they were placed in this kind of environment if they had never been in a studio before.
ReplyDeleteIn this room, it is full of drafting desks in groups of four. There are no windows at all and all the walls are made of corkboard material so it makes it easier to display projects and create a more welcoming or homey environment. On all of the desks, there is a parallel bar, study models, and all other sorts of materials. Each of the desks includes two drawers and a large cubby. Surrounding the perimeter of the room there is also a large shelving unit, which also holds other supplies. The purpose of this room is to not be neat, orderly, or aesthetically pleasing, it simply has a functional purpose and that alone.
Within the studio, there are three different sections each with about twenty or so students. This averages out to about five groups of tables each. Both outside of class and in class, people usually only navigate within their sections alone. This can be explained because within these sections, the different leaders and professors assign different aspects to the same overall project. That way it only makes sense for this pattern to occur. The only time this interaction comes to a stop is when one of the professors shouts to get all of the students’ attentions. Another time this commotion stops is when the professor comes over to the particular student’s desk then students around that desk leave and the one student talks to the professor.
With all these other conversations that go on in the space, it is also safe to assume that a large portion, yes is pertaining to the projects and other studio work, but of course there are other conversations that have no correlation to the work. Many people also watch movies as they work or listen to music.
David Chase has been to many bike shops around the U.S. He visits these stores to repair is road bike for triathlons. He has his own business, which allows him the freedom to train for these races. When he walks into the store he normally knows what he exactly needs.
ReplyDeleteThe store probably consists of bikes of all kinds such as bikes for men and women or even young children. I know this space consists of very expensive bikes around $1000.00 to $5000.00. For someone to receive a quality bike they may need to research before they purchase a bike that is so expensive. I believe bikers probably have specifics sizes and weights in mind for their bikes the type also depends on the course they will ride. Many outsiders may not know there are off road bikes and road bikes, which heavily take a toll on your performance and ride.
The setting of this store seems like a typical bike shop with bikes hanging from the ceiling to the floor. Tires and frames line the walls with bolts and little attachment pieces on counters. The repair shop is in the back of the store. The wall behind the repair area of the store has tools and other pieces of bikes hanging on a cork board. The store is seems to give an outdoors type feel not very formal. The store owners also participate in off road biking and road races or triathletes. The owner is Kirk has multiple photos hanging around the desk.
David walks in and I notice the shop owner seems to know he bikes often. Just by the language and how they talk about bikes they know what they are talking about, pieces, tires, and frames.
Time line
12:00 Walk in and David walks over to the tire tubes.
12:02 the store manager asks if he needs any help.
12:05 David walks around looking at all the bikes and frames
12:15 David talks to manager about the tubes and about triathlons
12:23 David checks out buying tubes for his road bike.
They talk about bikes and how to replace pieces. There is an age difference, but that does not deter either one of them from talking about what they have in common. The store owner talks asking if he needs help or anything, but David is not really looking for much so he just talks about getting more tubes for his tires. David mostly just observes pieces he may need.
David thinks that I understand what he sees while buying bikes and pieces for them. He sees differently that a $1000.00 bike is cheaper verses myself thinking that is expensive. We both agree that the shop is smaller than ones in Atlanta, but still has a big range of inventory for bike racers of all kinds.
Interview
What are you looking for in the store to buy? David: I am looking for tire tubes and possibly new tires for my road bike.
Do all bike stores look similar to Kirks Bike Shop? Most do, but previously living Atlanta this shop has fewer options.
How often do you visit bike shops? Mostly when I get a flat tire, if I need to replace my breaks or repair my bike.
Do you get new bikes often? No bikes are an investment so I spent quite a bit of my last bike and just replace it as needed.
Do you have an off road bike and road bike? What are the differences? I own both, off road is for non-paved roads more rocky courses and road bikes are based on speed on paved roads.
The Howick One Study lounge in Noyer Complex is where the majority of my homework and studying gets done. The room is in the corner of the wing in Howick Hall. It faces the Recreation Center as well as the Health Center. There are two windows in this room, both of which are generally open. Two love seats line the wall closest to the door. Two square tables are placed side by side in the middle of the room, with eight chairs tucked underneath. On each side of the heater, is an arm chair. This room may be small and poorly decorated, but it is an environment that makes for great productivity when used to study. This room is also used for the various social programs on the floor, which is why the tables are pushed together. I sit in the Howick One study lounge as we speak, studying for a test, and completing my English homework.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I have not personally been here, I would like to describe The Gerson Institute, where my dad considered staying after a rough trial of chemotherapy. The institute greatly relates to my current research. There are two clinical health centers where treatment is available for a number of diseases. The treatment involves an instructed diet plan of only fresh vegetables and fruits and lots of juices freshly pressed which they consume multiple times throughout the day followed by coffee enemas. There are Gerson clinics located in Hungary and Mexico, and also a rehabilitation center located in San Fransisco, California where healthy individuals can come to learn about the Gerson lifestyle and diet techniques to bring home with them.
ReplyDeleteI looked through pictures of the two medical clinics and their environment. The nature surrounding these clinics are breath taking. The bedrooms have very nice therapeutic beds and big sun windows and roofs. The dining area looks refreshing and neat, and is surrounded with open windows where you can see the green grass and gardens. I also found pictures of the meals prepared for the patients and they look so colorful and fresh, with a lot of variety. The buildings have beautiful hardwood floors inside and lots of open living areas for relaxing.
The patients participate in group counseling and psychotherapy sessions and are also offered reiki, yoga, meditation, and reflexology. Along with meals and board, there are classes and training in the Gerson therapy to help patients continue the lifestyle when they leave. The institute requires that you bring a companion along for support; this insures that they will continue to have support when returning back home. The staff includes doctors, dieticians, and nurses who all work to meet patients personal needs concerning their disease and possible nutrient deficiencies and toxicities which they believe are the underlying issues. Overall, the clinics have a beautiful atmosphere especially compared to the average medical hospitals. It seems like a stress free environment and wonderful natural alternative, non-toxic treatment for cancer and other chronic degenerative diseases.
All doctor offices are the same. The walls are all white with a few paintings on the wall that are supposed to help calm people. Along with this there are college degrees hanging on the walls, so that the patients know that the doctor is qualified. Before actually getting to see the doctor the patient has to sit in the waiting room for what seems forever. The nurse comes out and calls the patients name, then takes them to their private room. The usual procedures are done, including: blood pressure, temperature, and a brief medical history. The doctor finally comes in, and before long they are gone again.
ReplyDeleteThe Student Center music lounge is more than a music lounge. Beyond the serene atmosphere, polished bookshelves, and an archaic piano lies a meeting room for educated black men. The furniture and chairs are positioned in a circle. Smooth jazz lightly plays in the background. The smell of freshly baked doughnuts fills the room. But most importantly the thoughts, struggles, pain, and joy of collegiate black men collide.
DeleteThese bi-weekly Men of Color meetings are unique. It provides a forum for black men to vent. It allows them to demolish (if only temporarily) the barrier, which denies anyone else entry into their world. It allows men to express their emotions like women. Unfortunately, the value and power of these meetings cannot be encapsulated through my writing.
The specific place where I would like to describe is the Burton Family Cemetery. This is where my family gathers annually to share information about researching our family history. It relates to my research, because without information from other family members my grandfather would not have been able to find as many family lines as he has. It also helps to describe how relatives are still researching family lines.
ReplyDeleteMy whole family packs into our minivan and we prepare for a few hours worth of driving towards southern Indiana. Although this is Sunday, many other relatives have been at the cemetery all weekend. In order to even get to the cemetery it takes about 45 minutes driving through the country. They spend all day Friday cleaning up after people who have turned over head stones or trashed the cemetery. On Saturday they discuss family information mainly how much new information on family history they have discovered over the past year. The shelter house is full of papers and loud noise.
Although Saturday is the designated day for discussing family history, many people do not come until Sunday, because the Burton family is so scattered throughout the United States. Everyone gathers for hours talking about what they found and exchanging stories. Its very interesting that my grandmother and great-aunt were some of the first people to start this interest in family history.
There are tables full of food, lawn chairs outside, and people that you only see once a year. There's always a contest of who came the furthest, who is the youngest, who is the oldest, and which part of the family has the most people there. There are about 200 graves here and a white shelter house. People all gather to play family games and especially to talk.
The hallway of Woody Shales Floor 2 is an interesting hallway to observe. Most hallways are just used for walking through to get to your room but this hallway is a hangout for most floor residents. I observed the floor last night around ten thirty because that is when the most people interact. No skills are needed to successfully interact on the floor aside from being able to handle weird spontaneous activities. Rugby, kick the bottle, talking smack to others using the hallway, and just chatting with one another are some of the many things that go on during a day's life in the hallway. I presume that I will probably see something new happen along with the usual stuff. All the residents expect to hear ruckus outside most of the time and know not to get offended by any of the non-serious humor directed at them.
ReplyDeleteThe hallway is a very informal, casual place. Governed by our leniant RA and the occasional not-so-leniant RA on duty, moral rules are expected and mostly abided by. There are twenty wooden doors total on the Shales wing of the complex, all encased by blue metal frames. The walls are a neutral tanish white color to contrast the dark brown carpet on the floor. Most of the doors are open during the night, but some stay shut depending on the resident's responsiblities for the night.
I observed the hallway for around fifteen minutes from the vantage point of my door at the very end of the hallway. Our RA being very personable, six of the residents were gathered around or in his dorm room equipped with a fifty inch plasma screen television. My end of the hallway was vancant the entire time aside from my neighbor Joe walking out of his room in only a towel to go shower. A slew of derogatory comments were thrown at him as he passed by along with a smack on his butt by his fellow rugby teammate/roommate. I was too far away to hear specific conversation, but there was never more than a thirty second interval without a burst of laughter from inside a room or the group at the end of the hallway.
To conclude my observation, I found that it was a rather down night in the hallway. I expected more ruckus and loudness only to find one of the more quiet nights I had experienced in the dorms.
The place I would describe is a hospital. Hospitals are seen by most people as depressing places or a place that no one wants to be. Most hospitals have many floors. St. Francis Beech Grove in Indianapolis has nine floors in the main building. Sections of the hospital are much older because it was the original building that had been added on to. Walking into the building, it is very open with many windows but as you walk further into the building it becomes darker. St. Francis Indianapolis is just down the street and has a very different atmosphere. It is a new building and the main hospital for St. Francis. It is very bright. Many people walk in and out of this building every day. They work there or are patients or are visiting patients. It does not have the depressing atmosphere that most would expect from a hospital setting. There are many entrances to this hospital. They have ones that will enter you into the doctors’ offices or an entrance into the emergency room. I am familiar with both of these entrances. They thing I think most people notice most about hospitals is the smell. They always seem to smell like cleaning supplies. A lot goes on in a hospital that is never seen or noticed and although it usually does not have a good reputation, hospitals are an important part of communities.
ReplyDeleteMany people have a mix of emotions and pictures in their heads when they envision churches. Unbelievers may have preconceived notions about churches and church goers because of images they've seen before that have turned them away from viewing the church in a neutral or positive light, yet the church is not meant to be a place that is a hotel for the righteous, but its meant to be a hospital for the broken, a place where all people are to be welcomed. Returning home this weekend I was able to visit my home church again. The tall cross steeple, the beautifully stained glass windows and the old bell tower may make people viewing Portage First United Methodist Church as an ancient building from the outside where only traditional monotonous religious gatherings take place inside; yet its quite the contrary. Inside the church, warm painted walls and a high tech guest center welcomes visitors as they make their way through the glass doors into the modern sanctuary. Rows of comfortable chairs take the place of old pews and people gather to engage in conversation and laughter as the band plays lively in the background. As worship begins, the screen illuminates with animations and lyrics to the songs as the people sing. After the service, the congregation meets for lunch in the festive fellowship and gather around the coffee shop as their children meet in their Sunday school rooms which are individually themed and whimsically decorated. The church is modern and inviting, providing a comforting environment for all kinds of people to meet and feel welcomed and at home.
ReplyDeleteFor the most part, all hospitals are the same. Doctors and nurses running around to attend to multiple situations at once, ladies at desks filing paper work, and patients lying in rooms complaining of sickness. Depending on which ward you are in, the situation can vary in care. For example, if you are in the Intensive Care Unit you would most likely see isolated, non active patients with nurses tending calmly to their needs and changing their IV's. On the contrary, if you were to walk through the maternity unit you would hear screaming mothers to be and doctors and nurses trying to calm them down. The activity level between the two would vary immensely.
ReplyDeleteThe emotional side goes way beyond the appearance of separate hospital wards. Families ponder in waiting rooms wandering what the news will be on their loved ones condition. In the meantime, doctors and nurses scan their brains for further action that can be taken when a situation seems hopeless. Patients fight for their lives to get through a rough diagnosis. I did not personally observe a hospital for this assignment, but I have been in this situation and can remember exactly how it went.
While thinking for a location to describe, I immediately thought of the Indiana Heart Center. This hospital is located on the north-side of Indianapolis, encompassed within the wealthy community of Carmel. Upon entrance to the hospital, you're welcomed by an array of friendly volunteers who are willing to help you at any means necessary. Most people live within the stereotype of the hospital being a scary place, with just bare white walls, and a plethora of medical instruments, however, this is not the case for the Indiana Heart Center. The hospital lobby is decorated with soothing colors and paintings, as well as plenty of comfortable couches to rest on while watching television. In regards to the guest rooms, the patient will feel at ease and comfortable in a plush hospital bed, a flat screen t.v. to watch, as well as plenty of space for guests to come and visit. Not only is the building inviting and hospitable to guests, but the employees as well. Every physician, nurse, volunteer, and any other health professional all have the same motto of being kind and caring to each person within the hospital, whether they are a patient or not. After observing the Indiana Heart Center, I feel as though all stereotypes of hospitals should be relinquished, considering each hospital and its staff tries their best to heal the patient both physically and emotionally with a caring, welcoming environment.
ReplyDeleteA place that is related to my topic but that I cannot quite sit in on would be a laboratory. This would relate to my topic because it would be in a lab that gene therapy would occur, in-vitro fertilization, testing of new ideas and scientific thoughts and many other health/environment related issues, therefore, I will still attempt to analyze the area. Everywhere you would look you would see red biohazard containers and sharps cabinets to dispose of needles, scalpels and any other utensil. Along with this there would be glass cabinets containing everything the graduated cylinders to loops for culture studies. Refrigeration/freezing systems set up in the walls, with autoclaves continuously running throughout the busy days of the week. The laboratory scientists walk around wearing their white lab coats with their initials emblazoned into the front pocket, claiming it as their own. Primary means of barriers located around the facility would be seen, things such as gloves, face masks, lab coats, and face shields. Aseptic techniques are used widely through the facility, degerming their hands often, and using barriers, the scientists would resist human pathogens. Outsiders would not be allowed into the back labs because they would not be accustomed with the culture of being a mad scientist. They would not know the terms, nor the signs and meanings for that matter. And outsiders would most definitely not know what precautions needed to be taken.
ReplyDeleteThere is not a great place to describe for my topic so I will describe my home. When I drive down the gravel driveway up to the house, I see a newly redone siding job on a a two story house. It looks used and loved. There is a large black top surface with a rotting basketball goal on the south end. Then, I pull into the two car garage. I can see a pile of firewood and three bicycles at one end and a pile of garden tools and gloves at the other.
ReplyDeleteI get out of the car and walk to the large brown door to the inside of the house. I search for my keys and unlock the large bolt. As I enter, I notice that it is a split level house with a small landing and staircases leading to the two floors. I take off my shoes at the landing and I am greeted by a couple very cute cats. One has long white fur with brown spots and the other is fat with a beautiful tuxedo coat. I pet the cats as I walk upstairs to the top floor. Right at the top of the stairs, there is a large kitchen/dining room with a white linoleum floor. I continue on and turn to the right where I see a long hallway. There is a master bedroom at the end and two smaller bedrooms and a bathroom on the way there. I can see in the master bedroom from the end of the hallway and it has fresh purple and blue paint.
I head back down the stairs to the landing and then continue down the second staircase to the lower level. I immediately see a pool table to the left and two large closet doors. I head to the right and see a sliding glass door to a nice backyard. I continue on and see a couch and a turntable and a television. Behind them is the laundry room and another bathroom. I have concluded my tour at this point so I head back to the landing.
My fraternity house has a pretty simple layout. It's three stories, With the basement being the first story. The basement has cinderblock walls and a cement floor with a drain in the very middle. The living quarters on the first and second level are the same, very similiar to a dorm hallway with rooms set up down a long slightly narrow hallway. The bathrooms are pretty messy, due to the fact that it's a fraternity house. In the front of our house near the front door is our foyer, which is a slightly open space with a very high ceiling and tile flooring. Our alumni room is the first room on the left after coming into the house and that's where brothers go to do their homework if not the library. To the right is the living room, a pretty sizeable space with a 90 inch TV in the front center part of the room surrounded by a hodgepodge collection of couches and chairs.
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A place slightly related to my topic is the nursing home I worked at as a student Certified Nursing Assistant. Working to earn my certification in the facility led me to pursue my dream of nursing. As I drive up to the beautiful grounds in central Logansport, Indiana, I see a large, three-story building made of light, tan-colored brick. In front is a round-about, where vans and buses can move close to the doors to transport residents. Inside the two sets of double doors is a reception area, with couches and loveseats in a floral pattern, and several artificial plants. Beyond the reception area is a hallway running perpendicular to the entrance. Directly ahead is the Administrator’s office, and to the left, resident’s rooms, the laundry facilities, and the dining hall. To the right is the nurse’s station- a large, right-angled counter, with the charting computers sitting behind. There is an elevator on the opposite of the hallway from the station, and a storage closet beside that. There is a hallway to the left of the nurse’s station with more rooms for the residents.
All of the three floors generally follow this pattern. Each floor has a dining area, a nurse’s station, and many rooms for the residents. Stairs next to the elevators on each floor are mainly used by the nurses, as they are told to leave the elevators for visitors and doctors. The design and magnificence of the facility promotes its efficiency and resident appeal.
My research paper will be about Inca culture. Even though I can go there, I’ll the city of Cusco was the capital of the Inca Empire. Cusco is full of history. Cusco was located in the southeastern part of modern-day Peru. Under the Inca, the city was divided into two regions: the urin and hanan. Each was that two region were further divided to four district, Chinchasuyu (NW)—South Colombia and North Ecuador today--, Antisuyu (NE)—today it recedes into the Amazonian lowlands, a region of exotic jungle, Qontisuyu(SW) is located central Peru, this was the Southwestern provincial region of the Incan Empire. The most well known civilization of the Contisuyu is the Nazca, due to those enigmatic lines carved into the dry plateau terrain. The last region is Qullasuyu (SE), today Chile, Argentina, Peru and Bolivia form part of this region.
ReplyDeleteMany believe in a legend that says that this city was designed as an effigy in shape of a puma, a sacred animal. Cuzco sits over 11,000 feet above sea level in the heart of the Andes. This Peruvian city is considered the archaeological capital of the Americas due to its amazing mix of colonial and ancient Incan architecture.
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ReplyDeleteMy place is going to be concerts. My topic is sex in media and advertising and I think age- related concerts are a good example of that. Multiple artists feel the need to dress provocatively or create lyrics that are dirty to attract an audience. Then they often times get questioned and criticized in the media.
A very good example of this is Miley Cyrus. When she was younger she was obviously known as innocent Hannah Montana. However, as she grew up she attempted to change her audience into more adult fans and her way of doing that was very questionable. She began wearing barely there outfits as well as dancing on items such as poles and what not. This is just one example of media and once again goes to show how big of a factor sex is in society.
My place starts in a chapel with a man and a woman. Vows are said between these two people and they are pronounced to be man and wife. Throughout history men and women have been joining together in this "holy matrimony". What many people don't realize though is the few rights women had when entering into a marriage in the past. Women were no longer their own person; they were essentially just a wife. So more than just a place, I am exploring a thing--a marriage.
ReplyDeleteMy church's sanctuary is not the most beautiful of its kind, but it's one of the most comforting places I know of. There are about a dozen rows of pews, broken by and angled towards a central aisle. The ceiling is white, and forms a crease down the middle that mimics the aisle below at its highest point. Light fixtures, about a dozen in all, hang from the ceiling, emitting golden light from their stained glass coverings. Facing the pews is a stage, with a large wooden podium that was hand-crafted for its place by members of the church (no offense to them, but our pastor doesn't like to use it because he prefers not to be so separated from his audience - he preaches from the floor in front of the stage usually) and a couple of small pews for members of the worship team to sit should they choose. Sound equipment and instruments dominate stage right and left. There is a picture of "Jesus" that lights up in the center of the wall behind the stage (cheesy, I know, but our congregation is a bit attached to the strange fixture), flanked by two stained-glass windows, whose designs I usually can't tear my eyes from when I listen to a sermon. Doors on stage right and left lead to our pastor's office and the lobby via the library, respectively. Two sets of double doors mirror their positions in the back of the room, each of which leads to an opposite wing of the church. The most curious feature of this sanctuary, I think, is the pink. It abounds. The carpet is a rosy color, and the pews are upholstered in a dustier, but coordinating shade. even the wooden fixtures and trim are a coordinating warm shade that reminds me somehow of pink as well. As peculiar, cheesy, and somehow traditional as this strange room is, I never have trouble quieting my mind here, and as it's a Friends church, I suppose that's a good thing, because we spend more time than many churches do in silence. Every time I'm home for a Sunday evening prayer meeting, I look forward to a solid twenty minutes pent in silent prayer, and I've spent many a sermon dwelling on some small thing my pastor has said while staring at the pink of the carpet surrounding my Sunday shoes. I feel I became a true Christian in this place, and I feel I grew up in it (though that's not the case - I've only been at this church for seven years), and walking into it after a long absence as I so often do now feels the same as when I walk into my house after a long time away. This building, and this sanctuary are a sort of second (or is it third? fourth?) home to me, and that's not something that quickly fades, so I have a great appreciation for this place, which is part of the reason I want to know more about the people who helped put it where it is.
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