Interview Reflection

I wanted to pick questions that can open a discussion and say something about their character.  My first question was what motivates you to succeed? I asked this question because it shows me what their drive is in life. This tells me a lot about them because they tell me what they truly care about and their goals in life. The next question I asked was what's your favorite comedy movie? I like this question because aside from it being a one word answer it can make the person being interviewed more comfortable and can show a humorous side to them that I wouldn't see well in the interview. Humor is an important skill to have and it's important to understand their sense of humor. The last question I asked was what makes you cry? I asked this question last because it's very personal. You can go into a deeper level and build a stronger connection by asking this question. In the media the biases that the interview revolves around is shameful. Most news sources I believe to be very biased especially politically. Most interviews work to expose or humiliate politicians for their flaws to make them look bad. What surprised me about the assignment is that I learned a lot more about someone I already knew and I now look at them a different way.

I felt like I knew this person pretty well. Me and Wrye have been friends since sophomore year and we ran track together. I already knew this person and I relate with him on many different things. I felt like my first and last questions were good because they led to broader discussion and I was able to learn much about him from these questions. I didn't feel as though my second question was as strong because it was a very quick answer and didn't say much about him. I enjoyed interviewing and being interviewed, it's pretty fun to get to talk about yourself everyone once in a while, sometimes you can learn something about yourself from doing this.

Ethnography blog

The definition of ethnography is the scientific description of the customs of a culture of individual person. Ethnography can go well beyond it's definition. It's a learning experience for some and can sometimes transcend national boundaries because it opens up people of other cultures to learn and understand each other. It's political, environmental and spiritual. CSP (cultural systems paradigm) is to facilitate the holistic study of cultural systems. The aim of the studies is to focus on the biological, and physical appearance of a person. As well as the social, cultural and belief systems that group focuses on. They also aim to understand the physical environment that surrounds them and the needs of that group in order to survive. My question is how do CSP's help change the way we view our own culture?

There were many things in Living on a Dollar that I could not relate to. They struggled to get water, medicine and food and I have access to all of those things within 100 feet of where I am sitting. I sometimes take those things for granted. One thing I related to in the video was that even in very dark desperate times the people of that city still manages to overcome challenges and look at the positive things in bad situations. I always try to look for the positives even in very hard times.

I think they did a good job with the the 7th category which is understanding the physical environment. They really had to apt to the changes in the physical environment. They were stricken with disease and had to personally experience the hardships that the people of that city have to experience everyday. They even ended up growing their own radishes for business. One category I think they didn't really focus on well was the 5th category which is expression through art form. I felt like they didn't really get to invested in understanding their cultural art forms and participating in them.