A lot of the words I didn't know were places in France. One of these words was Arrondisement, which is a french way of saying Administrative District. There 20 all together. When I looked at google maps, they are all tightly together. The car with a lot of gas was found in the 5th Arrondisement, apparently one of the oldest arrondisement in Paris.
I probably could done something on the actual situation but I was kind of fascinated on how these Arrondisements work. In Boston, there are different regions: Back Bay, South Boston, Beacon Hill, North End, Roxbury, and Dorchester. As well as the neighboring towns and cities: Cambridge, Brookline, Newton, Dedham, Needham, and Milton. New York City has 5 burroughs: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island. Like Back Bay, Manhattan where the real city is gets organized in a grid-like style. Paris is different it seems. There are neighboring places but the actual city is separated by different districts. Like the Hunger Games.
So at the end of the class, I had something like this:
I had labeled where the Arrondisements were. I even made a icon for the two landmarks that I know are in Paris: The Eifel Tower and the Lourve. As well as the Seine River. I created a border as well. This got me to thinking I should create borders within the Arrondisements.
So I literally went on google maps and searched "1st Arrondisement" and then using the pen tool, I figured out the territories. I then went in order so the 2nd was next, then the 3rd, etc. These are not exact territories but they are pretty close. I'm sure if you're in Paris, they all kind of meld together. It certainly does for Boston, in a way.
I was debating about what color I should use. I figured the France flag would make sense to overlay it. I used a neutral color for the background of the whole thing to make Paris pop more. I think it's pretty self-explanatory. I learned a lot about how Paris is organized. I wonder how other cities are organized, not just Boston and New York.
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