November 12, 2010
Posted by
andrewshears in
50 States,
Academic,
Blog,
Featured,
Geography-ish,
Incomplete Thoughts,
Kinda-Academic,
Maps,
Philosophical Crap,
Research Impressionist Geography: 50 States, 50 Words
I am purposely not providing any further explanation to the words as they are chosen. Why? Because if you look at this map, even if you don't know me and don't know a thing about me, you're going to see these words and begin connecting the dots. You're going to have your own perception of why I chose the words I chose, and you're going to come up with other possibilities for your own map. It's inevitable, because maps draw us in, and make us think. You're going to know me a little better than you did before, and whatever ideas you scratch from this map about me will be absolutely 100% true; "knowing" someone is only a compilation of impressions and perceptions about that person, because we can never truly be in their heads or walk in their shoes.
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