Semi-structured interview

of these individuals were another main theme I focused on. Overall, the way these interviews felt were important to me. I wanted to understand how they felt when they were rejected, accepted, when their dreams came true or came to an end. Personal experience and feelings were very important to me in this interview process, as I believe that experiences are nothing without personal reflection and feeling. The interviews conducted give sufficient answers and evidence to the questions posed and the…

A face-to-face interview method is employed in this project because of two reasons: first of all it helps us as the researchers to generate the descriptive data from the perspective of the participants about their own experience of choosing course; secondly, the face-to-face interview helps us as the researchers to keep the importance of the self-reflection in mind, always put our feet into the participants’…

male, two female and two identified as gender non-conforming Muslim youth. This analysis is a small sample of the current thoughts, opinions and interactions of Muslims within the Taqwacore scene. Patterns began to emerge over the course of the interviews, those of which will be analysed through evidence given and stories told by the Interviewees. Some of the main themes and patterns found that will be examined through these stories are; LGBT Muslim youth, a sense of community and belonging,…

climate change. I conducted four interviews trying to learn about their emotions and concerns toward to environment. My finding are all very different and interesting in the fact that they are so much like the book and so different at the same time. I categorized my finding by eight themes: fear, helplessness, guilt, not knowing, not caring, surface acting, all is well, and political alienation. The first theme I am going to introduce is fear. During my interviews I saw an abundance of…

Converting an interview into a job offer is needed in getting a job. According to Yate, (2012) an individual switches jobs in every four years in their work life. This means that job search and interview skills come in handy in the work life of any individual. The reason people go to an interview is to get a job offer. Pay, benefits, work life balance only matter when a job offer is placed on the table. Interviewers are eager to find a person they can hire soonest. This paper is a reflection of…

The documentary ‘Concrete’ focuses on two parkour practitioners and the stories they have to tell as well as their opinions of the misconceptions the public have about people who do parkour. These interviews are supported by Public interviews/vox pops, Archive footage, breath taking parkour footage including point of view footage and public shots filmed general crowds of people completely their daily tasks and errands. The purpose of this documentary comes across and informing people of why…

Maj McGuire’s claim is not much of an argument that answers his research question. His claim is more of a restatement of the question; the EO experience and how it can better benefit the Air Force. Possibly, the claim could be stronger, if stated, the Air Force needs to take full advantage of the skills and experience gained by becoming an EO. However, his reason does support the need for better EO utilization with current reductions and need for presence overseas. McGuire does create a…

For my interview paper, I decided to interview Katelyn Masket. Katelyn is a recent USC graduate and studied international relations. Through our interview and research on LinkedIn, I learned Katelyn had interned within multiple areas of the public sector and currently is an associate with the International Rescue Committee located in Glendale, California. Her previous background and current employment interested me and made me want to reach out and ask her views on citizenship and what it means…

development meant to them, the results showed a collection of similar and conflicting views. Throughout this work, the two interviewees will be referred to as CJ and AA. With the ideas and methods used by previous anthropologists in mind, the two interviews were put up against each other. It is apparent…

Reporting is about always getting one hundred percent of the facts, but why do so many fall short? This could be due to a myriad of different possibilities, from being lazy, to just not caring and lying about all the info collected. Brad Stone, author of The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, is the best investigative journalist there is. He makes sure to pursue every lead that presents itself. Stone knows how to get the facts from few and far between, to make sure not only, he…