“We never look at just one thing; we are always looking at the relation between things and ourselves.” – John Berger

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When the class came upon the huge model of New York City, I noticed that most of us tried to relate it to ourselves, looking for our homes, former high schools, Queens College, and other landmarks familiar to us. John Berger’s idea that people always view things in relation to themselves stood true.

(The silhouetted figure is an anonymous person – representing the everyman – pointing to a spot on the model which they personally related to.)