Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Tuesday in class

          I think that Tuesday's class activity and discussion helped me see things a little bit differently. As it was very interesting to go out into space that I was literally in every single day and look at it from a slightly different perspective. Not only was the perspective changed, but I also asked myself questions about the space that I have yet to ask myself. One quite popular way that the space was used improperly was to cross the street on a stop signal. I found it extremely interesting that if one person crossed the street on a stop signal, everyone else who was waiting seemed to follow. Another thing that I found interesting is that the majority of people still crossed on crosswalks, instead of in the middle of the street. I found this to be interesting because for some reason that approach is less acceptable in our society than crossing on a stop signal. 
          Another thing that I found to be interesting about this activity is how me and my partners relationship to campus was very different. As a freshman, everything was fun, exciting, and new. However for her as a senior, everything was more mundane. However, she had many more memories with certain areas, therefore more connections. Where as I have only been in a few of the buildings and have connections with even fewer. 

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  1. Heather ~

    I also noticed the importance of stop signals. In the city especially, they completely dictate an individual's walking pace. One must wait for the crosswalks, hurry across them, take notice of the timer, and determine a route according to them. On our walk, Mike and I tried to avoid the crosswalk structure by jaywalking, however, our pace was yet again determined by an outside force: cars. There really is no way to avoid following sidewalk and pedestrian rules on campus unless you want to get hit by a car or a biker. We are all programmed to abide by these rules daily and it was very interesting to question them.

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