3rd Interview Winner

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3rd Interview Winner


                Liu Heqiu has been chosen as the final winner of the last interview. Their country support stood out the farthest of all of them. It was extremely detailed and in depth, with pictures and all. There was a lot of great information about the country as a whole. Their preparation paragraph was also really good. They had the information on how, where, and when they talked. They seemed very confident, and knew the person well, so it obviously went easily. They had shown full respect for the individual by saying that they did not need to talk about the more sensitive topics that they had already covered in the report.  In the transcript itself it went extremely smoothly from what I can tell. The interviewee seemed to show great interest in this interview by going into great detail about the topics. They had gained a lot of information out of this interview, even if it looked somewhat short.  Finally the view of the page over all was organized and easy to read, it was spaced out nicely, and it had plenty of pictures to add along with it. This added to the report greatly in the view of the report.

 Great Job!! ^^



2nd Interview results..

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2^nd Interview Winner

                Sanjina Karki has been chosen as my 2^nd interview winner.  She did a great job with her report and how she presented everything on the interview. That was still the largest of the point values on my set. Over all it looks great and is easy to read. There were lots of pictures, and she did a great job on the report of the country. She had a good amount of information and the pictures really helped visualize some of the information she explained. In the interview transcript it seemed as if it didn’t go as smoothly, but it was good. Toward the end it seemed to get more relaxed. She got some good information out of it. This was the one area that had brought the score down. She also had a detailed preparation paragraph about how and where she got to do her interview at. It explained how she met the interviewee, and whether it was easy or not. Finally she kept respect for the interviewee. This was the easiest of my points to get. Over all this was the best interview in my opinion. All of it together just seemed to add up in the end.

Great Job ^^

results first interview

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My first interviews

My First Interviews

I worked with Sanjina Karki and Haqui Liu today.

        I learned about the cultures and schooling of Napal, and how different it is compared to our country. I learned about two of the celebrations they have for students and the working class and how each is celebrated. I also learned about what it is like around Napal, and what the people are like there. Also about their eating culture and how much, how often they eat, and what they tend to have.
       Then I learned about the Chinese culture. I learned that they generally eat noodles, rice, and seafood as their main source of food. Also about some of the dishes they have to eat as well. Then I learned about their schooling and about how important it is to their culture. I also learned some about the individual as well.

       I thought that for the most part the conversation seemed to flow easily between both individuals. At first it may have been a little awkward, but that was soon gone once we started talking. We talked pretty in depth about a few topics each, and I felt like I was learning quite a bit about these places and their culture.
       I felt it was extremely interesting to learn through our interviewing and enjoyed it quite a bit. It was a little hard for me at first to come up with topics, and ideas for when they had asked me questions, but once we got into it, we seemed to flow very nicely.

       These practice interviews have helped me with how to start out a conversation with my interviewee's. It gave me an idea of what it could be like for me to do an actual interview. I learned that it wasn't as hard as I had thought to give an interview, and not to worry too much about it. It made me feel more comfortable with asking questions and handling a quiet situation. Overall I feel like this has now prepared me better for the coming interviews in the future.

The Questions

What country are you native to?
What are you currently studying in school for?
What made you choose St.Cloud State as a school?
What is different about schooling here compared to your home?
How different is the food culture here compared to your country?

Are there any health problems at your country? (in a general sense)

How does dating, and marriage work at your country?

What kind of activities do people do at your country to keep entertained?

What technology would you generally find in an average person's house at your country? (if it's ok with them)

What do people generally use as transportation around your country and why?

What is the weather like at your country? Any need for special clothing?
What is it like living away from your family and friends at home?

Is religion important to your country why or why not?

    

Top 3!

1) Emily Schleif
2) Ha Le
3) Kyle M

Some Steps and Things to Remember

Some Steps/Things to remember
1) Well find someone first.
2) Give them a decent introduction and get to know them
3) Then tell them about your class
4) Explain your assignment.
5) Ask if they would like to participate in it.
6) If yes, make sure they are ok with the tape recorder.
7) Make sure to thank them at some point.
8) Then make an appointment at sometime.
9) Then hand them your questions and make sure they are comfortable with them.
10) Try to move to a place more comfortable for an interview. (a cafe or like place)
11) Once there start your tape/interview
12) At first it may be a bit slow or awkward so ease into it.
13) Ask a few questions letting them answer what they want to.
14) Don't push too hard for the answers but make sure you get most of them.
15) Try to go in order so it's less confusing for you both.
16) Make sure that both of you are being clear enough for the tape.
17) If they go into detail about certain subjects let them.
18) Relax and be friendly
19) Once you're finished thank them again.
20) Try to get to know their friends for later interviews

Global Communication

What is global communication?? Global Communication is the process of transmitting and receiving information on a world wide scale. This affects our everyday lives and how we see other cultures, and people. This also changes how business is run, and how people work. Globalization has been drastically increasing ever since the invention of the internet, and through our new advancements in technology.


The internet has been one of the most dramatic changes of all communication. With the invention of the internet, people have been able to send and store information with extreme ease. Along with that, people have much more availability, and they are able to see it quickly and entirely within a few seconds. With this in mind, communication of our world’s population has been increased dramatically. We are now able to share our advancements in technology without having to wait months or even years to hear about it. It also connects the users’ through blogs and other like websites. Where we can talk through the internet to one another about anything. The internet has brought forth a whole new generation of ideas and technology.

Speaking of that, with the globalization of the population, we have been able to stampede into new and advanced technologies. We are now more able to share our ideas with others and vice versa, causing a jump in our technology. Globalization has caused our advancements to haste into a new century of ideas. A few of those revolutionary ideas could entail things such as stem cell research, or more environment friendly vehicles and technology. Soon enough one thing will lead to another. Then suddenly, BAM!! We have a more efficient, and safe way to create energy through nuclear fusion or something. With the new advancement in technology we may never know.

Thus, with all of this in mind. Globalization is affecting society as a whole. With the internet paving the way for our new technology to take place, and our society changing and adapting to our new communication web. We will go head first into our future.

Hacker Quiz

On the hacker site, I learned how to properly combine sentences. I learned how to get rid of comma splices, properly place words like to or of, and what endings to use on the end of my words. (example) "Success didn't spoil me; I've always been insufferable." This is one example that helped me, I thought you used a comma here instead of this, and when I gave the wrong answer, and it corrected me, and gave me a good explanation of why I got that wrong. This site also helped me figure out where to put my punctuation in a sentence to make it correct. Such as, "Because it rained all Labor day, our picnic was rather soggy." Finally, it helped me figure out which words go where. Such as, "Christopher had an attention span shorter than that of the other students." This sentence had confused me because I thought you would have to get rid of "that of", but I was incorrect and this helped me out as well. This site is extremely helpful in toning your writing skills.

Parameters

1.Creative/Interesting plot ______ (MAX 5)

2. Easy to read ______ (MAX 4)
3. Grammar _____ (MAX3)

4. Word choice _____ (MAX2)

5. Complete inventory was used _____ (MAX1)

Evaluate please >:D

Accidents Happen

Accidents Happen

By: Chris Crawford
       When I got into my vehicle, I would have never thought this would be the outcome. My child and wife now passed away after a ferocious, head-on, vehicular collision. My Avtovaz completely annihilated by an on-coming freighter truck. Yet, however amazing the circumstances, I managed to survive, alone. I now live 10 years later, without my right leg, my family, or glee. I, Grigori Vasilev live in the miniature city of Ghalendzhik within Russia’s borders. In a nice little apartment structure, next door to an ancient, crazy, blind man who loves to beat tunes on his drum in the evening. In my apartment I kept a “sacred” room in which I kept most of my family’s memories. For example, 3 old chestnuts that I had bought my child just before the crash, and his blanket he had carried everywhere. Then, my wife’s old coin collection of vast communities around the world sat on a table across the room. We often loved to explore and go to fresh places. Much of it had to do with my career however; I am an artist you see. I traveled the world to show my wares and tried to sell them. I loved to carve and create many wonderful creations. I kept my old ruler and a fancy little clay pot I often used to outline and create pictures. Now, I still do a few pieces here and there. Such as an extremely elaborate carving of a head, resembling my child, or my little canoe I cut out of a stub of wood I had. Usually, I don’t sell much, the only piece I have really sold was a Mesia Statue, which didn’t quite give much profit. Leaving my glass jar, and my old worn wallet are usually quite barren. My only income coming from the post cards I often created with my signature stamp on the top left corner. Other than that I really don't have the will to do much anymore, down and sully with depression I have become. I have been told many times to go back and live my life. Do what I loved to do so much in the past. I often sit and ponder that equation in my head while looking into the deep night sky, while watching the brilliant crescent moon smile back at me. There are many times I sit and wonder if it was my fault for turning around for just that one second to answer my child’s question. “Why did I have to turn away for that one second?” I would always say, but now, I am starting to realize. The people are right; I still need to live my life, but in my own way..

Inventory of the box

Miniature Mesia Statue
A small wooden carving
A canoe
Old worn wallet
3 old chestnuts
Glass jar
Mini City
Coin Collection
A man with a drum
A clay pot
A little stamp
A ruler
A little blanket

My links

http://191s19.blogspot.com/
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/