THE EXPERIENCE
Even though the process was long, it was very interesting and taught me more than I could've imagined . This project taught me that even the way you phrase a question can be tailored to get a certain response. This experience illustrated a lot about how people represent themselves and how they want you to view them according to what the tell you right off, and what the conveniently decide to leave out. Not only did this process include learning about other people, but it's also about how you decide to represent yourself through them. I realized that you have a lot of choices how to represent yourself, such as being an active role in the final transcripts, or letting it flow more like a narrative. Also, I learned that language has a role with how you view people, and how you want them to be viewed. Do you leave it how they said it if it's in improper English, or do you correct everything that's said? Do you let them preview the questions beforehand, or do you just ask them at the interview? All these questions will result in possible different answers, but that's sort of the fun part. Before I go, let me end by saying that there is a wealth of interesting facts in people's life narratives. Realizing how you phrase questions and what type of questions you ask, and better yet pursue can not only teach you a lot about others, but how you want yourself to be viewed.