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
Neighborhood Narratives Spring
Friday, June 8, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
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.
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.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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.)
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.
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.
Friday, May 18, 2012
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.
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.
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