A Few Questions

hear my stepmom pull in the driveway and my dad asking where she had been. She replies harshly,”I do not answer to you, I am a grown woman.” I could tell by the change in his voice that he did not want to argue with her; he was just asking a simple question. She proceeds to tell him how she found the gun under the bed he had slept in and asked him “What exactly were you planning to accomplish with this?” It was no secret my dad had suicidal tendencies; I myself tried to sweep it under the rug.…

probably would have felt like I was just there to answer a bunch of assessment questions and the therapist really did not care what I had to say. The empathy was there in my voice, but not in my actions, so I presumably gave Amy some mixed signals. She would see me writing things down throughout the entire time she was talking and then say; “okay” as I briefly looked at her and quickly moved on to the next questions. One example was when Amy mentioned…

And you’re welcome. Thanks for choosing me. Me: No problem! If you don’t mind, I would like for you to answer just three questions. They are all about how you feel about the health care system in America. Theresa: Okay, sounds good! Me: Great! My first one is ‘Tell me about a memorable experience you have in health care.’ Theresa: Well, I am not sure how to answer this question because you want me to talk about health care, and there are many facets of health care that I could tell you that I…

Throughout all of my school years, this was my first time speaking with a student who is in an EIL class at BYU-Hawaii. Even though I knew that our school has many EIL students and I have many friends who were in EIL as well, I was not interested in their EIL classes. I believe that it is because I did not take EIL classes when I came here for my first year. As a result, I did not know any students who are currently taking EIL 310 class, so I was unsure on how I should contact the student in…

their lunchtime conversation, they started to talk about poverty. This led to the question, “How does anyone live on the wages available to the unskilled?” (Ehrenreich 1). Lapham, then challenged her to act as a journalist, live the life of the unskilled and with their wages, then publish her findings after it was all over (Ehrenreich 1-3). Ehrenreich agreed to do the experiment in the name of science, but set a few ground rules: not to find a job that was based on any kind of education that she…

Francis Harper was mid-18th century speaker, poet, and political activist. Harper was deeply involved in the movements of abolition of slavery, establishing women’s rights, and creating civil rights. She was born in Maryland where she was raised by her aunt and uncle. Harper’s uncle saw to it that she received a great pro-abolition education, and this education laid the foundation for Harper’s preeminent cognitive reasoning. Harper’s home was a primary stop for slaves escaping to Canada by means…

receives occupational therapy once a week. Some of the stuff that occupational therapy works on is how he holds his pencil, his penmanship, and fine motor skills. I sat down to talk with Ben and the children in his pod; I would ask them some random questions like: what did you have for breakfast? Each child replied except Ben. It seemed like he was not interested in any conversation with me. As…

interview—what you did, or perhaps what you could have done, to prepare better? STEPS TAKEN TO PREPARE FOR THE INTERVIEW: Reviewing the questions and Dressing for success: I briefly reviewed all my interview questions. I created a list about all my accomplishments on my previous job, my strengths, and my weaknesses. Before doing the final mock interview I practice answering questions. I made sure that I dress appropriately for my mock interview. The night before the interview I checked if my…

skills is when the child stood up and spun around and put markers away. The two grades in the classroom were doing separate work and the second graders, the grade the child was in, were working with colors on their work. The child stood up, spun in a few circles, and then sat down next to a bucket of markers. He…

type of interview that researchers use to collect information, so we can attain a better understanding of the interviewee’s point of view. This article did give me more information so I could better prepare myself to do the interview by suggesting a few pointers of what to do and what not to do. As far as the questionnaire techniques it states I should ask clear, single, open-ended…