Michelle Tu

February 22, 2018

Pre-Field Trip Assignment

There was a time in the past around the late 1700s through the early 1800s where guns were a necessity and it was a given right for any American to bear arms. However, things have changed drastically from that time to now the modern age of technology and other advancements. The potential danger of guns disrupts the peace of America. Especially because of the abrupt shootings that occur around the country in schools or in locations with mass crowds of people. Although there have been laws implemented to increase the security and authenticity of selling and buying guns in the US, such as the Gun Control Act 1968, pushed by President Lyndon B. Johnson after the assassination of President John Kennedy, that restricted the purchase of guns to those under the age of 21, the mentally ill and prohibited felons. It also banned imported guns, but those that were manufactured from out of the country had to be labeled with a serial number. This shows how lax our laws on gun control are despite the additions of more restrictions over time, which have little to no effect on the mass shootings that happen frequently in the US. How many shootings will be enough for the Congress to push for real gun control? This is why in the past years, along with the increase in shootings, there also have been many protests against the use of guns. There has been much activity amongst our generation to raise more awareness for the cause, which is ridiculous to say because how more awareness do those with authority need? I’ve seen many students speak out on these matters in front of large audiences because they were either indirectly or directly affected by shootings and I applaud them for doing so. For believing in the change that happens with the joined hands of others.

1/29 2:50 pm After leaving Parsons’ building

Feeling alright today, 2 classes one after another is tiring especially on a Monday why did I do this to myself again, but I’m glad to be going home afterward at a time that isn’t like seven. Todays pretty cloudy and gloomy, but in New York, gloomy really isn’t a thing unless you mean busy, bustling swarms of people and in somehow all black. There were a lotta people at the entrance of course definitely not smoking at the doors, yep. On this path, everyone’s just goin’ their own way – especially because of the stations right around the corner and straight ahead. I remember walking around in this area and there was this person walking down with their eyes focused on their phone and this guy pops out of nowhere – probably waiting for this poor victim (?), and has a conversation with them. It was interesting because usually everyones just so busy in their bubble doing their own stuff. I really admire the people who try to livin’ up the city.

1/30 2:50 pm By Blick Arts Supplies Store

Thank god it rained last night and not today so thank god (otherwise I would’ve been pretty upset only because I just don’t like the rain cos it makes the city seem even yuckier), just had my games 101 class so that was fun. It’s pretty cold and windy today as usual and I just got out of class uhh the building by Blick (I’ve done a lot of laser cutting stuff there it’s fun I kinda like it here cos there’s fewer people and it’s a peaceful walk to my station – that’s at union square. So yeah not much people hanging around here, but there’s pizza here around the corner – and some ramen place and this Thai place my friend took me to for my birthday – shout out to Joyce. So yeah that area is mostly just foodstuffs, people around there are just inside eating pizza or chilling outside the store sometimes with the plate of pizza.

1/31 11:40 am Main Building 65 av.

Since I can’t walk the same path, I’m just gonna walk to the other station at 14th street that means like one stop extra on the train. It’s pretty sunny, but its still cold uhh I’m feeling alright [laughs] I don’t think there’s ever a day where I’m feeling fully hyper, but yanno it’s those good lil moments in life that make your day – that being said I wish I can hang out with my friends soon. Going home on this path is pretty long – actually for like half of the first semester I was walking all the way from the station I’m goin’ to right now thinking the distance was shorter – I mean I guess? All you have to do it walk down, but it’s a whole block. My favorite place in this area is the biscuits and bath – fun looking at people who just pass by overloading in happiness, also there’s this chipotle place at the corner. Oh yeah, and my friends’ dorm is right ahead. There’s like 3 people packed in one room, so it’s a good thing two of them are besties.

2/1 11:40 am By Union Square/ Coffee Shop

Seminar is so boring oh god I don’t know how I’m going to survive, I literally slept every 3 minutes and woke up stayed awake for 2 minutes and slept again – the cycle of life repeats. Well to be fair, I also slept for only 2 hours that day [laughs], because I was working on video editing on After Effects till like five am. I like the area here, I mean, not only because it’s right by my station, but I had a lotta good memories at the market in Union Square. And if I walk around Union Square, there’s my favorite Petco and Barnes n’ Noble. In this area, it’s people going in two directions, towards the station or towards the market and out. It’s fun watching all kinds of people looking at the whole assortment of stuff, hell, even I’m entertained in doing so. On a side note, I almost got run down by pigeons. They all just flew out from the bushes to eat something off the ground – it was pretty scary, I even ducked a little trying to run off.

2/2 2:50 pm By Union Square/ Coffee Shop

Its cloudy and cold which really sucks, I hope it’ll be sunny and warm soon so I don’t have to wear my jacket. Feeling really tired today because I stayed up again doing my seminar homework (the reading just took me a long time because I was trying to comprehend this guy’s pretentious words). But surprisingly, I wasn’t even tired really and my friend my questioning how I was even alive when I got home. Since I’m supposed to go on different paths anyway I decided to avoid the pigeon area an circle around Union Square. The market was up and there were a lotta people there checking out the stuff (I also wanted to see but I wanted to walk a different route this time). Someone was smoking and sped up and tried to walk ahead of him.