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Pale:

Investigation of Words

I investigated the words within my phrase by looking at the actual literal meaning and then comparing it to my actual meaning of it to me from my original story.

Pale:
adjective, pal·er, pal·est, verb, paled, pal·ing. –adjective

1.	lacking intensity of color; colorless or whitish: a pale complexion.

2.	of a low degree of chroma, saturation, or purity; approaching white or gray: pale yellow.

3.	not bright or brilliant; dim: the pale moon.

4.	faint or feeble; lacking vigor: a pale protest.

–verb (used without object), verb (used with object)

5.	to make or become pale: to pale at the sight of blood.

Coldness:
cold adjective, -er, -est, noun, adverb –adjective

1.	having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.

2.	feeling an uncomfortable lack of warmth; chilled: The skaters were cold.

3.	having a temperature lower than the normal temperature of the human body: cold hands.

4.	lacking in passion, emotion, enthusiasm, ardor, etc.; dispassionate: cold reason.

5.	not affectionate, cordial, or friendly; unresponsive: a cold reply; a cold reception.

6.	lacking sensual desire: She remained cold to his advances.

7.	failing to excite feeling or interest: the cold precision of his prose.

8.	unexcitable; imperturbable: cold impassivity.

9.	depressing; dispiriting: the cold atmosphere of a hospital waiting room.

10.	unconscious because of a severe blow, shock, etc.: I knocked him cold with an uppercut.

11.	lacking the warmth of life; lifeless: When the doctor arrived, the body was already cold.

12.	faint; weak: The dogs lost the cold scent.

13.	(in games) distant from the object of search or the correct answer.

14.	Slang. (in sports and games) not scoring or winning; ineffective: Cold shooting and poor rebounding were their undoing.

15.	Art. a. having cool colors, esp. muted tones tending toward grayish blue. b. being a cool color.

16.	slow to absorb heat, as a soil containing a large amount of clay and hence retentive of moisture.

17.	Metalworking. noting or pertaining to any process involving plastic deformation of a metal at a temperature below that at which recrystallization can occur because of the strain: cold working.

–noun

18.	the relative absence of heat: Everyone suffered from the intense cold.

19.	the sensation produced by loss of heat from the body, as by contact with anything having a lower temperature than that of the body: He felt the cold of the steel door against his cheek.

20.	cold weather: He can't take the cold.

21.	Also called common cold. a respiratory disorder characterized by sneezing, sore throat, coughing, etc., caused by an allergic reaction or by a viral, bacterial, or mixed infection.

–adverb

22.	with complete competence, thoroughness, or certainty; absolutely: He learned his speech cold.

23.	without preparation or prior notice: She had to play the lead role cold.

24.	in an abrupt, unceremonious manner: He quit the job cold.

25.	Metalworking. at a temperature below that at which recrystallization can occur (sometimes used in combination): to cold-hammer an iron bar; The wire was drawn cold.

—Idioms

26.	catch or take cold, to get or suffer from a cold: We all caught cold during that dreadful winter.

27.	go cold, Slang. (in sports and games) to become unproductive or ineffective; be unable to score.

28.	in cold blood. blood (def. 20).

29.	in from the cold, out of a position or condition of exile, concealment, isolation, or alienation: Since the new government promised amnesty, fugitive rebels are coming in from the cold.

30.	left out in the cold, neglected; ignored; forgotten: After the baby came, the young husband felt left out in the cold. Also, out in the cold.

31.	throw cold water on, to disparage; disapprove of; dampen the enthusiasm of: They threw cold water on her hopes to take acting classes.

Running In:
run·ning noun

1.	the act of a person, animal, or thing that runs.

2.	managing or directing: the running of a business.

3.	an act or instance of racing: the 113th running of the Kentucky Derby.

4.	the condition of a track or surface to be run or raced on; footing: Our track team had muddy running today.

5.	the amount, quality, or type of a liquid flow.

–adjective

6.	galloping, racing, moving, or passing rapidly.

7.	(of a horse) a. going or proceeding rapidly at the gait of a gallop. b. taught to proceed at a gallop.

8.	creeping or climbing, as plants: a running vine.

9.	moving or proceeding easily or smoothly.

10.	moving when pulled or hauled, as a rope.

11.	slipping or sliding easily, as a knot or a noose.

12.	operating or functioning, as a machine.

13.	(of measurement) linear; straight-line.

14.	cursive, as handwriting.

15.	flowing, as a stream.

16.	liquid or fluid.

17.	present; current: the running month.

18.	prevalent, as a condition or state: running prices.

19.	going or carried on continuously; sustained: a running commentary.

20.	extending or repeated continuously: a running pattern.

21.	performed with or during a run: a running leap.

22.	discharging pus or other matter: a running sore.

23.	Nautical. noting any of various objects or assemblages of objects that may be moved in ordinary use: running bowsprit; running gaff.

24.	Nautical, Machinery. a. noting any block of a tackle that moves. b. noting the part of the fall of a tackle that moves through the blocks (opposed to standing).

–adverb

25.	in succession; consecutively: He slept badly for three nights running.

—Idioms

26.	in the running, a. participating or entered as a competitor. b. under consideration as a candidate or possible choice: Who is still in the running for the directorship? c. among the winners or those making a good showing.

27.	out of the running, a. not competing in a contest or race. b. not among the winners or runners-up in a contest or race: to finish out of the running.

Rough:
rough adjective, -er, -est, noun, adverb, verb –adjective

1.	having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.

2.	shaggy or coarse: a dog with a rough coat.

3.	(of an uninhabited region or large land area) steep or uneven and covered with high grass, brush, trees, stones, etc.: to hunt over rough country.

4.	acting with or characterized by violence: Boxing is a rough sport.

5.	characterized by unnecessary violence or infractions of the rules: It was a rough prize fight.

6.	violently disturbed or agitated; turbulent, as water or the air: a rough sea.

7.	having a violently irregular motion; uncomfortably or dangerously uneven: The plane had a rough flight in the storm.

8.	stormy or tempestuous, as wind or weather.

9.	sharp or harsh: a rough temper.

10.	unmannerly or rude: his rough and churlish manner; They exchanged rough words.

11.	disorderly or riotous: a rough mob.

12.	difficult or unpleasant: to have a rough time of it.

13.	harsh to the ear; grating or jarring, as sounds.

14.	harsh to the taste; sharp or astringent: a rough wine.

15.	coarse, as food.

16.	lacking culture or refinement: a rough, countrified manner.

17.	without refinements, luxuries, or ordinary comforts or conveniences: rough camping.

18.	requiring exertion or strength rather than intelligence or skill: rough manual labor.

19.	not elaborated, perfected, or corrected; unpolished, as language, verse, or style: a rough draft.

20.	made or done without any attempt at exactness, completeness, or thoroughness; approximate or tentative: a rough guess.

21.	crude, unwrought, nonprocessed, or unprepared: rough rice.

22.	Phonetics. uttered with aspiration; having the sound of h; aspirated.

–noun

23.	something that is rough, esp. rough ground.

24.	Golf. any part of the course bordering the fairway on which the grass, weeds, etc., are not trimmed.

25.	the unpleasant or difficult part of anything.

26.	anything in its crude or preliminary form, as a drawing.

27.	Chiefly British. a rowdy; ruffian.

–adverb

28.	in a rough manner; roughly.

–verb (used with object)

29.	to make rough; roughen.

30.	to give a beating to, manhandle, or subject to physical violence (often fol. by up): The mob roughed up the speaker.

31.	to subject to some rough, preliminary process of working or preparation (often fol. by down, off, or out): to rough off boards.

32.	to sketch roughly or in outline (often fol. by in or out): to rough out a diagram; to rough in the conversation of a novel.

33.	Sports. to subject (a player on the opposing team) to unnecessary physical abuse, as in blocking or tackling: The team was penalized 15 yards for roughing the kicker.

–verb (used without object)

34.	to become rough, as a surface.

35.	to behave roughly.

—Idioms

36.	in the rough, in a rough, crude, or unfinished state: The country has an exciting potential, but civilization there is still in the rough.

37.	rough it, to live without the customary comforts or conveniences; endure rugged conditions: We really roughed it on our fishing trip.

Darkness:
dark·ness noun

1.	the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness.

2.	absence or deficiency of light: the darkness of night.

3.	wickedness or evil: Satan, the prince of darkness.

4.	obscurity; concealment: The darkness of the metaphor destroyed its effectiveness.

5.	lack of knowledge or enlightenment: heathen darkness.

6.	lack of sight; blindness.

My Object and Font

I chose the gurney as my object.

A gurney is made up of four wheels, metal that is assembled in a way that is attached to the wheels, and some type of padding to put over the flat wood or metal


metaphors: pain, suffering, aid, death, life...

Guillaume Apollinaire

When researching Appllinaire, I found that he was accused of stealing the Mona Lisa painting along with Picasso. It's funny that this is the case because this picture of him really looks as though he is sneaky.

A quick biography on him:
He was born in Rome, Italy in August of 1880. He died in Paris, France in 1918. He didn't really live a long life but I guess that was just the norm for his era. He died at age 38. Most of his literature is considered French Literature.

While in his twenties, he worked in a bank. This is how he developed his relations with Picasso. Also, this is when he found his love Marie Laurencin. While working at the bank, he published some books-which may be viewed as somewhat pornographic (eww...no offense to guys but how typical).

After he was arrested for the accusation of stealing the Mona Lisa, he decided to enlist in the infantry during World War I. He married shortly after to some woman named Jacqueline Kolb but did not live long much after that because he was suffering war injuries to the head and then passed from the Spanish flu (what a horrible way to die...this is why war is not always good).

Another thing that I found interesting about him is that he was a playwright, poet, and art critic. I'm really surprised that I have not been introduced to his works throughout any of my schooling. Although, his name does sound somewhat familiar. I didn't get a chance to go look at some of his works but I probably will read some of his novels if they are not pornographic (he he he).

Example of his work are as follows:


Although I do not know what this poem is about because I don't know the language, I really like how he formatted the poem because it is an image of the Eiffel Tower. I only wish I knew what it was about (hopefully not anything sexual).

Many other poems from Appollinaire are written in the form of an object. For example, the head of a woman, a tree, etc. Poems written in this form is really unique and interesting because it also offers the reader a visual aid along with the words.

After looking at some of his works, I am quite curious to find the translations for the poems.

MY PHRASE

After thinking about it my phrase is:

pale coldness running in rough darkness

5 WORDS

The five words that help describe my environment are:

2 adjectives:

- cold
- pale

2 adverbs:

- darkness

- rough

1 action (verb):

- running in or running through

rough darkness running in pale coldness
rough darkness running through pale coldness
pale coldness running in rough darkness
pale coldness running through rough darkness

I haven't decided which one that I would like to settle with so I will sleep on it and figure it out another day.

January 14, 2008 Notes

ARCH 22A
January 14, 2008

- The human body: objects. If assembled properly, have male or female. All parts make up a whole—for it to become a functioning thing.
- Look at the parts that make a whole. That is what is formed.
- Need to understand how its formed—visually, memories, and experience.
- Majority status quo—something that is there.
- There because it's comfortable. It's easy
- Can an object have two identities?
- Humans duplicative
- What happens when your lover is a robot?
- Investigate
- Connections w/ objects and things but not physical relations like two people. More time with memory and senses. Body parts functionality. Sense: see, hear, feel, taste, smell, and sixth sense.
- What we use senses for has a function and can help relate a part to a memory/image.
- Closer to a human body—object with a person; connection to body and exploring an experience.
- Advertising has sensuality—sex sells, but not in every age range. Body and sensuality has age related value. Way of presenting idea and think of audience.
- Place in some kind of environment which creates experience.
- Outer body experience—physical and virtual environment. Chatting with someone online is virtual—how do you describe it? A park has trees, grass, benches, etc.
- Interact mentally when virtually. Have your history and it blankets you and use mechanisms but can't physically be there. Create an existence out of your own comfort.
- One man theatre when virtual
- Can use senses in park. Tactile environment. Have memories and can create new ones.
- Digital environment—shapes different from shapes in heart.
ASSEMBLAGE!!

Assignment of exploration: Write a series of words adverbs and adjective that describes an environment or place. You cannot use the real-world definition of the environment/place; Park, Bedroom, Street, etc. your words are to be descriptive. A series of spatial words will also be provided for you. Assemble a statement using your words and the spatial words. This is your vision statement and the theme to your assembled object.

environment in time

Words that come to mind about this particular time in my life when my father passed away are: green, white, soft, pale, hard, cold, frightening, blurry, scared, confused, dark, loud...


A loud and muffled voice awoken me in the middle of the night. As I came out of my sleepy trance and was fully awake, I recognized that the muffled screaming was my mother yelling at someone "I'm telling you, my husband is gone!!!" Out of curiosity, I stepped out of my warm and comforting bed to see what all the commotion was about. As I lay my foot on the hard brown tile floor, I could feel the the sharp coldness of the tile strike me as though it were my skin touching a piece of ice. As I reached up to grip the golden brass handle for my bedroom door to peek out, I felt a certain chill up my spine, warning me of the bad things to come if I would step outside my bedroom.

Once I stepped out of my room and into the hallway, I noticed that all of the lights were on in my house except in my room. At this moment I felt as though I were in a motion picture movie and everything was standing still in time for me yet the whole world was moving on. It was as though I saw my mom standing in the living room in her furry comfortable white and pink pajamas with her fuzzy blue slippers against the white background of the wall while on the phone yelling at someone but I could not hear a thing that she was saying. I watched her flailing her arms in the air with frustration as she was holding the black cordless phone in between her right ear and shoulder. And even at this point, I still couldn't comprehend what was going on.

I decided to walk down the hall into my parents room where I found my younger brother fast asleep in his blankets and my very flustered uncle trying to revive my father from whatever trance he was in. It was only minutes later that I found that my father was not in some trance or asleep but he was dead. Although the meaning and understanding of death was not quite clear to me at this age of five, a part of me knew that my father would probably not wake up from whatever state of mind he was in.

My uncle gestured for me to get onto the bed and stay next to my father as he went to assist my mother with the person that she was dealing with on the phone. Though a little afraid and unsure, I jumped onto the warm and comforting bed which my father lay and just watched him for some time. I recall gazing at this face and noticing the paleness of this lips and the stubby facial hairs protruding from his skin that he would normally have shaved off by the time I was up and about and having breakfast with my other siblings on a regular day.

My thoughts about the paleness of his skin were then interrupted by my sister's quiet footsteps and the squeaking of the brown and orange-like rusty hinges of the dark brown door. As she was getting on the bed beside me, I felt the urge to grab my fathers hands. The feeling of his heavy, cold, and rough hands against my baby soft skin was one touch that would last with me for the rest of my life. His heavy cold hand was a physical feeling that I had not experienced before. His whole body was really cold but not so cold that it was as cold as ice. It felt something like the cold tile on the floor on a winters night only a few degrees warmer. At the time, the heaviness of his arm had felt like a 20 lb steel set of weights.

Moments after, there was some loud banging on the front door of our house and then the men in their blue jump suits and white t-shirts walked in. My mother quickly rushed my sister and I out of their room and into the living room. I ran to sit beside my uncle on our really old and run down brown corduroy-like couch. For some reason, it was then that I started to feel tears stream down my face and it struck me like a set of knives grinding in the middle of my stomach with its warmness against my cold face. Then the paramedics came out with my father's body laying flat on a gurney helplessly with his green sweat pants and a white t-shirt. They continued to examine his body and then proceeded to use a heart fibulator to try to revive him, but he was gone. The man using the fibulator looked up at my mom and announced that he was gone and then recorded the time of death.

The men started to pack their things up and then hauled my father's body on the gurney. Tears started rolling profusely down my face as I ran after them into the darkness of the night and felt nothing but the cold grey concrete beneath my feet as I watched them slowly fade away as they loaded him into their truck. It was then that I realized that my father was not going to come back home and that the only time that I would see him again would be through my memories of him.

**As I reread my passage, I found that the essenctial words that helped convey the images throughout my memory of my father passing away are: cold, white, green, hard, loud, heavy, pale, rough, foggy...**

purpose in architecture

My interest in architecture was sparked in the 7th grade when I was assigned a "dream house" project for my math class. The assignment was to create your own dream house and calculate the cost of the materials and construction of the project as a whole. Although this was the genesis of my interest in architecture, is not the reason why I want to become an architect.

All my life, I have grown up in the "ghetto" (or the projects), and have been struggling to help my family and I get out the situation that we are in. Since I lost my father at age five, my mother has been struggling to take care of me and my other two siblings. Due to the lack of american education, my mom can only limit herself to working as a full time seamstress. This resulted in having to live in areas that have cheaper rent due to the market value.

As I was growing up, I attended public schools that had a high drop out rate. The schools were also in areas that had a high crime rate also. Many students in my neighborhood and my classmates from school tended to stray away from academics and found themselves participating in activities that were self-destructive or illegal.

Despite of my surroundings, I was able to stay away from the peer pressure and focus on eduacation and participate in positive activities so that I could be able to attend a university and make something of myself.

As I reached my senior year in high school, I participated in a program called A.C.E. Mentor where I was introduced to a firm named Chong & Partners. I grew very fond of this firm because of their work was not focused on commercialized projects but on community based projects. This really interested me because I have always believed that there are not enough places to have schools, outreach programs, recreational centers, or community based centers. I found that Chong & Partners worked on projects such as the Academy of Science, the I-Hotel, and some other projects that in many ways impacted the community.

I feel that architects really shape and mold the society through their designs and ideas. And this is really important to me because I grew up in a really bad area where there weren't too many centers for the youth or programs for the youth to participate in and the crime rate was extremely high. In an ideal world, I would like to see my peers from my neighborhood succeed and do well in life and I feel that one thing that may help is the molding of the quality of the neighborhoods.

However little or big a difference I can make, if and when I make it as an architect, I know that my goal is to try to make some affect on the poorer communities here in San Francisco.