Food Court Observation Essay

Setting: Sitting in the food court by the Movie Theater and newly added Arcade. I watched as the teenagers would walk in the mall with their friends and some with the family members. As soon as I started to observe, I saw four teenage girls walking toward me to go inside the Arcade to play. They were mixed, as in color wise. There were two whites one Spanish looking, and one African American. As they were walking, I could hear them talking and laughing. I heard one said something about a boy and they started laughing again. After they walked in the Arcade, I turned my attention to the food court to observe other teenagers. I quickly noticed two teenage boys around the age of 17 and 18 sitting on a table with drinks from one of the restaurants. One of them was an African American and the other Spanish American. Both of them had their skateboards next to them. They were talking mainly about the tricks they want to try.
7:15 PM Setting: I am still in the food court. The two teenage boys got up and walked in the movie theater next to the food court. I spotted a group of three teenagers walking toward the movie theater. This time there were two boys and one girl. They were dress regular for …show more content…
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