First, A bit of Q's and A's:
What kind of things do you do outside of schoolwork?
She hangs with friends, goes to Muncie 12 movie theatres, not Muncie 7, attends parties off campus, she does not go home much, sleeps
Do you play any intramural sports?
No she does not.
What is your major?
TCOMM/NEWS, wants to be a news anchorwoman some day.
What entertains you?
face book for the majority, “purple place” game on her dell computer, competes with her sister for the high score.
Do you have a job?
Not currently, but looking for summer employment.
Favorite music?
She loves musicals, The Color Purple, Avenue Q, The Little Mermaid (different songs when compared to the Disney movie.)
Favorite movies?
Hook, Fight Club, Love Actually, Iron Man (which she believes is definitely better than Batman), loves Disney movies.
Favorite color?
Shiny Silver… not gray silver… as in the crayon. “It must be shiny!” “Crayola is rather misleading..”
Interviewer Review:
The interviewer, Julia, had many interesting questions that made me think and have to describe in depth. The most prominent question was describing my typical weekend. It felt like I went on forever, but I’m sure she was pleased by the answer. She keeps good eye contact during the interview, only looking away to take notes. Her spelling, as she said, was not great, but that problem can be easily fixed with spell-check.
Showing posts with label Questions. Show all posts
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Responses to Readings
Q: What kinds of Data or Evidence did the Authors use?
A: They both used in depth research and insider information on their topics. The author of "Friday Night at Iowa 80" used personal interviews of the truck stop regulars and integrated them into his final report. On the other hand, the author of "House for the Homeless: A Place to Hang Your Hat" used more of a personal insight to complete his essay.
Q: What kinds of research do the authors do?
A: Like I said before, Rick Zollo interviewed truckers at the Iowa 80 truck stop, whereas Ivana Nikolic uses more of her personal research into herself and persons like herself.
Q: Why is each group a subculture? Does the author convince you that they are both subcultures?
A: Both each have their own rituals, both have their own language of sorts, and most of all they both consider themselves to be different than everyone because of these reasons. Both authors did a swell job to convince me that their topics can be depicted as a subculture.
Q: After reading the essay, do you understand what it would be like to be a member of this subculture?
A: Yes, being a trucker or on the other hand a young, poor, homeless child would both, in different ways, have their challenges and their rewards.
Q: What are the strengths and weaknesses of the essays?
A: Both essays have rich detail integrated from beginning to end. This really puts you into the epicenter of the research and makes you, the reader, feel as though you have experienced it yourself. I believe that Rick Zollo organized his essay more efficiently than Ivana Nikolic, but other than that, their essays were very, very good.
Q: After reading both examples, what ideas or questions do you have about completing your own ethnographic research project?
A: I do not have many, if any. I might have some questions about organizing our projects, and or what information we are supposed to gather and use for our papers. Other than that it seems self explanatory.
A: They both used in depth research and insider information on their topics. The author of "Friday Night at Iowa 80" used personal interviews of the truck stop regulars and integrated them into his final report. On the other hand, the author of "House for the Homeless: A Place to Hang Your Hat" used more of a personal insight to complete his essay.
Q: What kinds of research do the authors do?
A: Like I said before, Rick Zollo interviewed truckers at the Iowa 80 truck stop, whereas Ivana Nikolic uses more of her personal research into herself and persons like herself.
Q: Why is each group a subculture? Does the author convince you that they are both subcultures?
A: Both each have their own rituals, both have their own language of sorts, and most of all they both consider themselves to be different than everyone because of these reasons. Both authors did a swell job to convince me that their topics can be depicted as a subculture.
Q: After reading the essay, do you understand what it would be like to be a member of this subculture?
A: Yes, being a trucker or on the other hand a young, poor, homeless child would both, in different ways, have their challenges and their rewards.
Q: What are the strengths and weaknesses of the essays?
A: Both essays have rich detail integrated from beginning to end. This really puts you into the epicenter of the research and makes you, the reader, feel as though you have experienced it yourself. I believe that Rick Zollo organized his essay more efficiently than Ivana Nikolic, but other than that, their essays were very, very good.
Q: After reading both examples, what ideas or questions do you have about completing your own ethnographic research project?
A: I do not have many, if any. I might have some questions about organizing our projects, and or what information we are supposed to gather and use for our papers. Other than that it seems self explanatory.
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