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This benchmark was actually really fun to work on. I got to go around the city and take pictures of different things, some of which I don't know much about, and others that have a lot if meaning to me. I got to connect these things back to Philadelphia. The only issue i had with this benchmark was my camera getting stolen, and losing all my pictures. Other than that i feel that this was a great experience.

The most challenging part of this project was organizing the photos and information because I felt like I was all over the place. I also had so much trouble focusing my camera on smaller pictures which for some reason ended up coming out better through a camera phone. My favorite part was still taking the pictures and choosing what I wanted them to be of. I wanted to be unique but I felt like I was running out of ideas. Every time I saw something that reminded me of globalization, I quickly snapped a picture of it. If I was to do it again, I would go way more in depth with my information that backs up each of the pictures. 

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Here is my project.

What i found most challenging about this project was figuring out an idea for a picture. the first thing I did in order to get ideas for taking pictures was asking questions and looking at every detail of everything that I walked by. I also googled ideas as well. My favorite image would be the event that took place for the "Education" section because it was my capstone and it incorporated well within this project. The use of globalization in Philadelphia is very prevalent. I think it is more evident in the U.S because we started off as a country of different people from everywhere. We are a melting pot. 

The most challenging part of this project for me was writing the descriptions. I took most of my pictures by driving around my old neighborhood and the neighborhood that I babysit in because I knew what things were there. My favorite image is this one:

I like this picture the best because it's of Olney and I remember growing up and watching all the Korean businesses move in. I think it's a good example of how I saw globalization first hand. I think that globalization is very prevalent in Philadelphia. I can't really speak to how it would compare to other cities because I've never really been to one but I do know that Philadelphia is one of the largest cities in the US, so I would think that it would be one of the cities with the most diversity and evidence of globalization.

My Project

My reflection:
This project was a challenging project, It sounded easy at first, but then when I went out to take pictures I had trouble trying to find good ones that represent Globalization. I struggled to take pictures, and put it off for a while, working on the pictures I already had. The part of this project I did enjoy was the little bits of research here and there that I had to do. for example I never knew that solar panels were made by a french men. I was surprised as to how hard it was to find evidence of globalization, its everywhere, but at the same time it is hiding. I took a picture of the solar trash compactor on a hunch, before I even did the research. I'm curious as to what else is a hidden sign of globalization, and what other cities have a lot of globalization evidence. I'm guessing New York has the most, but I'm not sure.

The most challenging part of this benchmark for me was collecting all the pictures for each topic. I found this project difficult because categorizing each topic with globalization seem like each could be represented differently. And all the pictures had to be taken in Philadelphia to show how globalization has happen over time or is still happening. As I travel around Philadelphia taking pictures I started to see that globalization was easily seen in some communities that others. In the end I really enjoy this project because I’m able to walk around the city and see it in another light then I have before.

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For the most part, this was an interesting and exciting project. I loved the fact that we had to actually venture out into the city and find evidence of globalization.

I found that collecting the pictures was the most fun but it was also the most challenging. After a day of collecting photos, I realized some of them did not suit the topics. For instance, for energy I took a picture of PECO but really PECO is not evidence of globalization here. A better example was BP, a British gas and oil company functioning here.

Moreover, it was a pretty easy process collecting the photos. I first chose the 10 topics I wanted to focus on then brainstormed ideas and tried to connect them to globalization before I went out and got them. 

My favorite photo was probably the Asian Bank one. I was just so fascinated by the idea that China created a branch to serve to a culture that chose to live here. 

Although globalization is very evident in the city of Philadelphia, I think it is even more prevalent in bigger cities such as Chicago. Just from personal experience, I know that when I went to Chicago I was shocked by its size and even more diversity. And I believe that there are more opportunities for globalization when areas are more dense, more diverse and just bigger in general. 

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I found this project to be very easy. All my pictures just appeared to me. I didnt have to look for them or nothing. Such as my favorite picture. A boat from Hong Kong named St. gabriel. I was leaving a dock when i took the picture and i talking to a bunch of guys about the boat so as i was leaving i remembered that i needed pictures for my history project so i knew i could use this picture. The picture came out really nice, and this was the first one i took so i felt really attached to this one. All the other pictures i took just appeared or i already had on my other phone such as the crow eating the body picture. As for globalization in Philly, i feel that there is way more than i thought there was initially, but i still think a place like New York has more globalization in it. The simple fact that they are more popular, which brings tourists and people all over to liver there and also way more advertisement going on there.