Final Project

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My Project

Finally! I am putting all the parts of my project together and I am excited to see how it will turn out. I deciding to take out the titles of each paper and turn all of them into one big essay. The part I am having the most trouble with is transitioning each paper into the next. Otherwise it is turning out well! Having worked on all of these papers over the semester, I am understanding how hard it must be to be a real-life ethnographer. It takes alot of dedication and hard work. Overall, I have enjoyed this project and I hope it is a good representation of the athletic training room!

Revision

The reading in the book talked about revising our ethnography essays. Revision itself is an essential part of any good essay because it allows you to clarify and communicate points that may have been unclear before. Successfull revision means that you should develop the strengths of the paper and not just focus on the weaknesses. It might be helpful to start at the end and work backwards, giving our reader backround material when they need it. All of this is what can help you to revise your current drafts of a paper. You should never just accept the first draft that comes out of the printer, but analyze it and keep revising until you have something that you are proud of.

Interviews

In reading about interviews, I have learned how they can help you to understand more about your subject than just conducting your own research. Asking open ended questions is the key to getting the most out of your subject that you are interviewing. These are questions that require more than a yes or no answer. A good reason for using open ended questions is that they allow you to make the interview more of a conversation and less of a Q and A session. "I Can Read I Can Write" was a good example of how to structure your paper so that it is not just a Q and A format. Her story flowed and seemed more like a conversation than an interview. Also, their answers might lead to more questions that you hadn't thought of before. Before you conduct your interview, be sure to have a list of questions that you are going to ask your subject. This way, you will be sure to remember exactly what you want to ask during the interview. Below is a link to a Charlie Sheen Interview. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5aSa4tmVNM

Interview Research

The piece I read this week about interviews at a bowladrome were a great way to get me to start to think about the interviews I will be conducting. The interviews done by the author showed how different the people there really were compared to the expectations she had prior to her visit. She talked about how she thought there wouldnt be any middle-aged women there because they would be busy with their kids, but there were plenty of mothers who decided to take their kids with them! Reading on, you find out how the alley is owned by a family but they still employ non-family members. The authors research is well done and it gives a good explanation of the bowling alley and the people in it.

Midterm Portfolio

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Notes

Second Floor of Library: Computer/Printer Area

Everyone at the tables is reading what looks like studying material or reading a book.

The people at the computers are either doing school work or surfing the web.

People keep walking around trying to find an open computer.

There is very little reaction between people and if there is, it is quiet.

Some girl has a bag of laundry.

The woman working the reference desk looks quite bored and doesn’t seem to be very alert.

Most of the adults that come through converse loudly to one another and don’t seem to honor the quiet rule of the library.

Overall, this site was uneventful. The lack of people I think, was due to the fact that I was observing in between classes. Between classes, everyone is moving around and people are scrambling to finish things or print out last minute assignments. Otherwise it was pretty much what I thought the library would be like; everyone working quietly and not really interacting.