Week 5

     If I were going to give a tour of Detroit, I feel like I would need to go to more than five places. If I had to choose just five I would start with the heart of Detroit, being The Spirit of Detroit Statue. I have always loved that statue. During hockey season is my favorite when he is wearing the Red Wings jersey. I feel like seeing that statue is very important. It's a great statue, shows "the spirit" of Detroit and our love for hockey during the season. It is a very important part of Detroit, it sits in front of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center. The statue is suppose to symbolize human relationships and God. The best part of the statue is the verse behind it. From, II CORINTHIANS 3:17, "Now the Lord is that Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." 
     The next place I would go on the tour is either the Northville Insane Asylum or Eloise. Both of these places are known for being haunted. I think it would be a cool place to stop to show people that we have some superstition in Michigan and that's pretty cool. These spots would be to scare my tourists a little, there have been documented pictures of ghost and old patients that were treated badly, beaten, given electroshock therapy and wrong treatments. Eloise was also suppose to house the poor, people were always crammed. Now you can still hear their moans.


     The third place I would go on my tour is probably one of the most places hit on a tour but the DIA. The DIA is probably one of the coolest places in Detroit. They have an exhibit on Detroit also. There are so many cool places to go into the DIA. One the best rooms I have ever seen is in the DIA, I'll post a picture. 

        

By far, the coolest room. There is so much great work in the DIA and it's pretty cheap for students. 
     The fourth place I would go on the tour is Campus Martius. Ice skating in Campus Martius is so fun and the fountain is beautiful. Campus Martius is cool because it was the center point for a new street grid after a fire destroyed a lot of Detroit. Campus Martius is where the rebuilding started. Detroit holds quite a few events in the winter around Campus Martius. 
     The last place I would go is Belle Isle. Belle Isle is one of my favorite spots, and also my mom's who is a professional photographer. There is a beautiful fountain that is on most of the time. Also, this is a great place to get a great view of the skyline. When the lights are on at dusk, is like an unforgettable image. It's a great big park, there's also an hold casino on the grounds that I have seen being rented for weddings but otherwise I don't think it's open to the public. The casino is really cool and people go swimming in the Detroit River, I personally wouldn't, it's too cold. There is also a conservatory and aquarium on the grounds. The old yacht club use to be right at the entrance of the island. Definitely one of the prettiest places Detroit has to offer. 

Week 4

I am going to use a very common example. The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy's real world is black and white and then she goes to the land of oz and its all colorful. Also, the whole area is colorful then when she's at the witches castle, it's all dark and gloomy. The colors really set the emotions. The creator uses the idea of a dream land with inanimate objects coming to life like the scarecrow and the tinman. The lion is obviously a real thing but they make him a person instead of just an animal. The creator made the witches castle gray and smoky, this is obviously to show her evilness. Throughout the movie, each character keeps talking about what they need, like Dorothy needs to get home, the lion needs to get courage, etc.. Each thing they need represents a theme, Dorothy's theme is there's no place like home. The brain, heart, and courage represent the idea of good characteristics in a person. In the end, the wizard tells them that they posess these items or could achieve these things all on their own, this represents the idea of strong self esteem and to believe in yourself. I personally would not want to live there just because it isn't my scene.