Favorite American Destinations

The Tourists in this video seem to be enjoying their experience visiting Disneyworld. I also realized, when watching this video that most tourists are just browsing around the park. Now in days, tourist seem to enjoy Disneyworld much more. Watching this video also brought back memories of my only experience visiting Disneyworld. My experience seemed to be different from this video. This could be due to the fact that things have really changed from back in the 70's. The only experience I had visiting Disneyworld was back in the year 2003 and when watching this video, the difference from back then untill now is very noticible. Technology for example, is major factor for this reason. Now in days, when visiting Disneyworld, technology takes over throughout the park. To many visiters, technology has actually helped "experience the magic." There are also a few similarites from this video and Disneyworld today. For example, the same characters, the parades and most importantly, the way everything in the park makes you feel "happy."

Having a one chance to experience visiting Disneyworld was very unforgettable. This video really brought back memories and makes me want to go back again. I would like to visit Disney world and see how much things have changed from the last time I was there. Maybe things won't be as different, but this video has really got me thinking.

Why We Travel

This essay on why we travel, was very interesting in my oponion. I felt this way due to all the different views and aspects that the author described in his/her essay. The author also described his/her experiences when traveling. For example, the author describes his/her own experiences in Southeast Asia. When the author described his/her experience during and after visiting Southeast Asia, it was very interesting to read how he/she used thier emotions and feelings in the essay. Describing his/her emotions in the essay helped the author explain the topic wanting to provide. This essay also helped me to think more and ask myself, "why do I travel?" Everyone in my opinion, is different and so everyone has their own objectives when traveling. Everyone has thier own objectives on what they expect or what they want to expect when traveling. This essay describes the authors own experiences, emotions and reactins when traveling.

Historical Travel ads

In my opinion, the ad on the Bahamas was very interesting. The features on this ad is obviously the beautiful landscape and beach. This ad on the Bahamas is interesting to me due to that it just seems too simple for a travel ad. In other words, I feel like there should be more images. I feel this way because people, in my opinion, would get more attracted if there were more images to the ad. Images are important on ads, especialy travel ads because they help show a better description and feelings. On this travel ads, there could be more images of other activities that could be done at the Bahamas when traveling there. There could also be more images of more beautiful landscapes on the Bahamas.

The "Grand Cypress Resort" travel ad, in my opinion, is an example of travel ads should be. I feel this way mainly because it has enough images and information on it. This really helps people wanting to travel to this place. On this ad it shows beautiful landscape of the place, along with images of activities that can be done.

The Loss of the Creature

In my opinion, this essay was very interesting in many ways. I found it interesting due to the fact that it is rare for me to read essays of such topic. I also found this essay to have very good support to the point that was being made. It was very interesting to read the different examples that the author gave to try show and explain his point. I have never had any of my friends talk to me about taking a vacation to the grand canyon and seem so excited about it and in my opinion, this is where the author coming from. I agree with all the examples that the author gave in the essay. I personally have never visited or thought about visiting the grand canyon but after reading this essay, maybe some day I will.

Track One: Fantasies of Home

After reading "Track One: Fantasies of Home," "home" means a lot today in different ways. When reading, "A Home Sweet Home Nestled Amid Junkyards," it really gave me an understanding of what people view as home today. This text had a lot of detail and feelings towards what the people in their small neighborhood call home. Today home means a place or community and surroundings where they feel safe confortable. "Home" doesn't have to be the nicest place and could be "messy" looking like described in "A Home Sweet Home Nestled Amid Junkyards." Home is the place where it just feels right.
Class and culture are major when reflecting to people's homes. For example in the reading, "A Home Sweet Home Nestled Amid Junkyards," class and culture have to do a lot with the neighborhood they call "home". They show class and culture describing the way they live and how messy their neighborhood is. This shows a sign of class and culture because it shows how no matter how messy their place seems, they don't mind and still are able to call it "home".
Some problems people face today when wanting to create a home is chosing the neighborhood where they want to live in. People today just want to live in the perfect place with the "perfect" people around them, so they have trouble finding this "perfect" place. This is just a few of the problems people face when wanting to create a home. My grandparents faced the complete opposite of this when creating their home. To them it didn't matter where or what neighborhood they lived in. They never worried about finding the "perfect" place like people today do.