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De Anda Jocelyn
Professor Marca
English 113B
March 19, 2012

Culture

     During the site visit and this project I learned a lot from my group. I was able to see how they viewed culture and the reasons they chose their location. We all had the chance to explain our location as well not have to agree on a neutral location. If we went the way where chose one location we would not have been able to express our view of culture.
     My location is located in Echo Park down sunset towards Cesar Chavez. The place is hidden in a way but welcomes people. In the surroundings there is houses and right in the middle there is a sandy area where cars can park and it’s very opened. As I sat there I took in the beauty and its surroundings I also took in the fresh air. I went to this location at night because that is when the Los Angeles skyline looks best. All the light where lit and looked like a bunch of Christmas lights. The hectic, polluted, overcrowded city looked at peace. It looked calm and everything was just like a picture.
     When I got to the location there were two other cars in the parking area. The people decided to stay inside their car because of the wind. One car had a pair of couples while the other car had one. They seemed to love and enjoy the view they kept taking pictures and saying how beautiful this place was. The people in the area don’t really seem to mind the spectators because they are aware of the beauty of the place.
      The houses around there are houses of decent income families. Most of the homes there are two or three story homes. If they are not they are a large size one story home. What I also notice when I went was the neighborhood mascots. They are peacocks running around that area. When I first saw them I had been amazed because it was about three of them and they made it seem like they were pets. I asked one of the home owners where these birds came from or who brought them. He just said they had always been there and all the neighbors feed, care and look out for them. As I took pictures I saw a shadow but when I looked the bird was walking away. I tried to capture a nice picture but when it saw the flash from the camera it ran. It amazes me.
      This place is my place is my place of Zen. The overlook is of Los Angeles as well as some East Los Angeles. From there you can also view some of Sunset. Sunset is well known for celebrities and the typical frame view. But this part of Sunset shows difference. It shows the real life, and it’s also the end of Sunset St. or as some might debate the beginning of it.
      While my time spent there I was able to hear one of the couple’s arguing about the view. I can recall her using pathos to convince her boyfriend that there was no other view like this one. She began to use logos as well as ethos. The skyline and the back view of a dark empty Dodger stadium on the south side of the view was her ethos. Logic because she began to say he had to admit there was no view like it and she tried persuading him. I felt awkward ease dropping but it was an interesting conversation.

       To sum up, the location I chose helped me go back to my tranquility. It brought me to peace as well as helped me write this. I love that view it’s my second favorite one but it’s the only view around my neighborhood. While there I was lucky enough to catch pathos, logos and ethos.