For one of a series of related assignments, students were to ride a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus or commuter train through the heart of Chicago, to experience the contrasts among the people there, and to write about what was learned. The students were to take an analytical view: What does this collection of images tell the student about the city, about the CTA, about him or herself? Excerpts from one student's paper show that the images she collected are extended, focused, and refocused time and again. The conclusion of the assignment finds the student paying attention to the world with her whole being, and just as important, she is prompting her readers to do the same. (SG)