Here is the link to my final project on google maps.

Ill be going over my paper map in class today!

One Wish Drexel Project

My Manifesto

by: Christina Dewland

Everyone around the world has at least one wish. Whether you are a student at Drexel or in a neighboring community like Lancaster.



While not completely understanding what a “manifesto” is, I thought this definition described it pretty well:



A manifesto is a public declaration of principles and intentions.



 Here are my main principals:

1. MOST human beings are inherently benevolent

2. MOST will make a wish to benefit friends, family and loved ones

3. Making ONE wish is a hard task to complete

4. MOST people are not content with things

5. Everyone can name at least one thing they want and don’t have

6. Others are selfish, and wish for things that would benefit only them

7. Everyone does have one wish

8. Wishes can vary in many ways

9. MOST people will NOT wish harm on others

10. People that come from two different neighborhoods can have the same wish despite age, sex or race.



My Intentions:

My intentions were simple. I wanted to bridge the gap between Drexel University and the neighboring areas. I decided to “collect” people’s wishes & map them. The outcome showed that people who differed in race, religion, sex, and age generally wished for the wellbeing of others.

The wishes were very touching. One said “I wish my grandmother’s eyesight was back.” Then I thought to myself how unselfish this act was. This person could of asked to be extremely wealthy, have a new car, a new house…anything. But with only one wish, this person wanted to help his/her grandmother.

That’s exactly what I was trying to prove. We, the human race are generally good people. Of course, there are bad people in the world, but not everyone is like that. We are the only species who can love and have feelings. So for the most part, people made wishes to benefit others. A couple even wished for world peace.

We have more things in common with other people than we would think. That is another point. We are the same as the residents of Powelton, Mantua, Belmont, etc.  

The project was a success, and in the end I am happy I took this class. It was a wonderful experience going out into Drexel and Lancaster asking the students/residents to make a wish. It was fun, exciting and in the end, you realize we are all similar in some ways. Good people.

Tags

I already presented this in class, but I'm documenting it now, trying to catch up on some blogs. My tag was different in a way. I started off using one side, physical locations mixed with emotions. The first side looked a little like this

school/content

work/tired

train ride/annoyed

gym/motivated

Then my grandmother passed away on Wednesday 5/9. I flipped the tag around to the other side, but it looked much different

my house/lonely

driving home/sad

funeral home/heartbroken

grand-pops/exhausted

It was weird for me, how i can look back to the beginning of my week and everything was simple, kind of bland. Then towards the end of the week, it was filled with more emotion, very sad emotions. 

Put Something Here #2

For the 2nd put something here, I decided to do something a little different. I made a poster that said "If you had one wish, what would it be?" I reluctantly put my phone number (but of a line a never use.)

I used the same location, 33rd and Chestnut. I feel like that intersection is very busy, students always are walking by there in between classes. What I expect is to have some phone calls. None so far, but I will make sure to keep everyone posted!

Put Something Here #1

For put something here, I decided the "something" to be an old birthday card. It was a recordable birthday card, so I thought it would be interesting if someone would record over it. 

The "here" was a light post on 33rd and Chestnut.

My original thought was going to be that someone would record something. But, it would be impossible for me to tell if multiple people recorded because I wasn't watching it 24/7. I went back to check on it, and it was gone. There was another poster up. So, I wasn't sure if the person putting the other poster up took it down, or something else happened.

Here's my pictures from Blurb Mobile for the Invisible City.

I'm late to post because I had issues getting the link from my phone. We did this assignment before our walk on Lancaster, and I wasn't sure what invisible city meant. I took pictures of my neighborhood, and how our development is sort of disconnected from the rest of the community.

Invisible City/ Blurb Mobile

Last week we seen a movie of people expressing their feelings ... but prejected on a huge building. I thought this was a really cool idea. The tallness of the buildings made it so people would look more. The stories these people would talk about were of family members getting murdered, friends being murdered and one girl spoke about her rape.

Some people find it difficult to speak about things like this. So at first I couldnt understand how they were able to tell complete strangers while being projected on a huge building. But, as we were discussing in class, sometimes its easier to tell a stranger than to tell someone you are close to. You will most likely never see those people again, making it easier.

heres my map
google maps

Root Shock

Well I’ve been having issues uploading everything to blogspot, put I think I have it under control now, so uploading everything now!

I thought the reading from Root Shock was really interesting. The urban renewal projects did not turn out well at all. City blocks that were once vibrant turned to vacant lots. Homes were bulldozed, and the “renewal” took place. The effects of this shock have impacted these communities. This federal program destroyed MANY neighborhoods in different cities. This caused the residents to move into different neighborhoods.

I enjoyed the first person accounts and the stories about the people, families and communities. It really showed you vividly how the “urban renewal” process devastated these cities

The Roundtable

I wasn’t able to stay for the whole roundtable discussion, but I still learned a lot from it. It was nice to hear from students who previously took the class and to see their final project. It was also nice to hear from George, who grew up in the community. Every week I think I understand a bit more of this class. The overall theme was building relationships in the community, and I thought everyone at the roundtable was doing a good job getting involved. Even through our walk on Lancaster, how it was described to be once vibrant_now all apartments are used for storage & all businesses were pretty much the same. I am very excited to start our project, even though I have no ideas as of yet! But seeing the students from last year, and what they accomplished, I am pretty psyched

Reaction to Mobile Interface Theory

I found it interesting how the author in Mobile Interface Theory spoke about using mobile media as a way to distance people in space, who are actually close in proximity. I always find myself doing this, whether I am on the train, in an elevator, at the bar or any situation where I’m close to people I do not wish to speak to. There is this awkwardness of being close to people we don’t know. They are invading our personal space. Its weird, (and I believe socially unacceptable) to be that close, just staring at each other, not saying a word. As for me, I don’t want to talk to strangers. So, I get on my phone, ipod, anything to keep busy. This makes it less awkward and makes you feel not as close in space.

Also I like how the author also mentioned how mobile media does the exact opposite at times. If I want to distance myself on the train, I’ll listen to Pandora or check my Facebook. However, I can use mobile media to “experience a sense of community and intimacy through the use of these mobile technologies” with people who are geographically distant from me.

Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, IM, Instagram, Blurb Mobile, Skype, Facetime, etc makes you feel physically close in space, to those who are actually far. I can share pictures, write on “walls”, and see my family who live in California. When using these technologies, sometimes I forget they live across the country. I feel close in proximatey to them.