Peer Reviews for Week 2

Peer Review: Week 2 Assignment 2A

Dorothy Guajardo stated that 16 million tourists visited the city of San Francisco in 2007, making San Francisco one of the ten top tourist destinations. She was born in San Francisco and still considered it to be one of the best places to visit and live. She also commented that San Francisco is a melting pot of rich culture and ethnic diversity, where people “are blind to race, wealth, and sexual orientation.” This would make Paulo Freire very proud, but realistically I do think there is still violence and gang related issues even in a city this beautiful. Is there a way to find out the percentage of violence compared to other cities in California? Even during Henry Delano Fitch’s time, there was violence and uprisings, especially from Indians and the Mexican Government when the white man began to lay claim to California.

Peer Review: Week 2 Assignment 2B

Ryan Dunham studied and reported on the De Young Museum, stating that this museum houses many pieces of art from all over the world. Unlike General Vallejo’s home and museum which only houses things that were originally found in his home. It is apparent that museums can be very different in how they preserve and honor different time periods and cultures throughout history.

Peer Review: Week 2 Assignment 2C

Denya Beaudry commented on her observation regarding San Francisco State University, and I agree with her that people do thirst for knowledge. She said, “People spend their whole lives trying to build on what they already have and enlightening others.” This is exactly why I decided to study my own ethnic and cultural background, for when we understand where our ancestors came from and their struggles and perseverance, we are able to learn more about ourselves and how much we are more alike than different.