- What are the health benefits to being a vegetarian?
- Why do people choose to become vegans?
- How can you tell if a food is really organic? :: How do we know if an item is really organic? :: As a consumer, how do you truly know the product is organic?
- Comparatively, how many of our supermarket foods are processed and how many are organic and natural? What's the percentage?
- Can we trust free range products?
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1] How accurate are food labels?
2] Why are healthy foods so much more expensive?
3] Why are young children in this generation so over weight?
4] Why is the government not more involved when pertaining to what we consume?
5] Are the chemicals that are injected into the animals harmful to the consumer?
6] How can fast food restaurants promote healthier food choices?
7] Why do people choose to become vegans?
8] Do financial difficulties have a direct impact pertaining to body weight?
9] As a consumer, how do you truly know the product is organic?
10] Are grade schools truly promoting children with healthier food choices?
2] Why are healthy foods so much more expensive?
3] Why are young children in this generation so over weight?
4] Why is the government not more involved when pertaining to what we consume?
5] Are the chemicals that are injected into the animals harmful to the consumer?
6] How can fast food restaurants promote healthier food choices?
7] Why do people choose to become vegans?
8] Do financial difficulties have a direct impact pertaining to body weight?
9] As a consumer, how do you truly know the product is organic?
10] Are grade schools truly promoting children with healthier food choices?
What Is Oral History?
Oral history is a way to record and preserve your historical information pertaining to personal experiences or events that have occurred. It is a means to collect knowledge from past events in order to preserve the information for future reference. As stated in the article, What is Oral History,? “it is used to refer to formal, rehearsed accounts of the past presented by culturally sanctioned tradition-bearers; to informal conversations about ‘the old days’ among family members, neighbors, or coworkers; to printed compilations of stories told about past times and present experiences; and to recorded interviews with individuals deemed to have an important story to tell.”
I personally feel it is important to remember past events since it provides information from the past that we were not able to witness or experience ourselves. We tend to take the spoken word at face value, however, due to “the absence of audio- and videotape recorders--or digital recording devices--necessitated reliance on human note-takers, thus raising questions about reliability.” I’m sure for the most part the note-takers were jotting down exactly what was happening, however, should we always just assume what we read throughout a book holds true? It is pretty interesting to really think did all of this truly happen or did someone else add his/her own twist. . .
Conducting the Interview
While reading “Conducting the Interview” I found it very informative by providing assistance how to gather information through an interview. I feel it is beneficial to have the opportunity to speak with someone face to face in order to gain a true sense of their past by building this connection with one another. You are able hear the tone of their voice, view their facial expressions, make eye contact, and gain a true understanding of their story. When given the opportunity to interview someone for a project is completely different as if you were to read it out of a book. You are able to gain a better sense of that individual during a particular time period of their life.
Oral history is a way to record and preserve your historical information pertaining to personal experiences or events that have occurred. It is a means to collect knowledge from past events in order to preserve the information for future reference. As stated in the article, What is Oral History,? “it is used to refer to formal, rehearsed accounts of the past presented by culturally sanctioned tradition-bearers; to informal conversations about ‘the old days’ among family members, neighbors, or coworkers; to printed compilations of stories told about past times and present experiences; and to recorded interviews with individuals deemed to have an important story to tell.”
I personally feel it is important to remember past events since it provides information from the past that we were not able to witness or experience ourselves. We tend to take the spoken word at face value, however, due to “the absence of audio- and videotape recorders--or digital recording devices--necessitated reliance on human note-takers, thus raising questions about reliability.” I’m sure for the most part the note-takers were jotting down exactly what was happening, however, should we always just assume what we read throughout a book holds true? It is pretty interesting to really think did all of this truly happen or did someone else add his/her own twist. . .
Conducting the Interview
While reading “Conducting the Interview” I found it very informative by providing assistance how to gather information through an interview. I feel it is beneficial to have the opportunity to speak with someone face to face in order to gain a true sense of their past by building this connection with one another. You are able hear the tone of their voice, view their facial expressions, make eye contact, and gain a true understanding of their story. When given the opportunity to interview someone for a project is completely different as if you were to read it out of a book. You are able to gain a better sense of that individual during a particular time period of their life.
In Narrative Inquiry by Clandinin and Connelly, they speak of a few examples to help support their ideas and reasoning of what narrative inquiry really is. As the reader, it was a very interesting piece in which one could display a connection with. The following are three quotes that I found most desirable when reading this article.
1.] "With this sense of Dewey's foundational place in our thinking about narrative inquiry, our terms are personal and social (interaction); past, present, and future (continuity); combined with the notion of place (situation)" (Clandinin & Connelly 50).
As individuals, our past, present, and future help shape us into who we are today. We are able to gain a broader sense of ourselves and how we interact not only personally but socially as well.
2.] "Telling stories of ourselves in the past leads to the possibility of retellings" (Clandinin & Connelly 60).
When speaking of past stories leads to the hopes of retelling by others in which it will continuously keep moving on.
3.] "As narrative inquirers, we share our writing on a work-in-progress basis with response communities" (Clandinin & Connelly 60).
As part of an requirement for Writing, Research, and Technology, we are consistently sharing our work with classmates to gain some feedback to help provide direction and guidance in our work.
Situating Narrative Inquiry by Clandinin was a lengthy article that was hard to gain my interest at first. With the anticipation of having to read thirty pages was dreading. Though I do feel the content of this article could have been shorter without having to drag out so much more information. The following are three quotes that I found most desirable when reading this article.
1.] “The four turns are a change in the relationship between the researcher and the researched; a move from the use of number toward the use of words as data; a change from a focus on the general and universal toward the local and specific; and a widening in acceptance of alternative epistemologies or ways of knowing” (Clandinin 1).
There are different strategies and techniques that individuals use in order to gain some understanding. It is important to realize that not all may go about the same way to reach the necessary information needed when using narrative research.
2.] "Narrative inquiry, in both the collection and presentation of the data, allows clear arena for addressing questions of the trustworthiness of the data and their interpretations" (Clandinin 21).
When obtaining or presenting narrative inquiry, it allows others to decipher if the information is clear and concise. It also provides others to question the information and see if all makes sense. This well help bring clarity to those who may not be able to grasp the information at first.
3.] "The challenge now is to enter conversations with the rest of our communities to develop a method - a way of talking and asking and answering and making sense - that will allow narrative to flourish in this congenial moment for stories" (Clandinin 30).
It is important to effectively communicate with one another to gain an overall sense of unity. Without this, it would be very difficult to accomplish a task in order to create a narrative. It is important to try and help establish a form of communication in order to obtain narrative research.
1.] "With this sense of Dewey's foundational place in our thinking about narrative inquiry, our terms are personal and social (interaction); past, present, and future (continuity); combined with the notion of place (situation)" (Clandinin & Connelly 50).
As individuals, our past, present, and future help shape us into who we are today. We are able to gain a broader sense of ourselves and how we interact not only personally but socially as well.
2.] "Telling stories of ourselves in the past leads to the possibility of retellings" (Clandinin & Connelly 60).
When speaking of past stories leads to the hopes of retelling by others in which it will continuously keep moving on.
3.] "As narrative inquirers, we share our writing on a work-in-progress basis with response communities" (Clandinin & Connelly 60).
As part of an requirement for Writing, Research, and Technology, we are consistently sharing our work with classmates to gain some feedback to help provide direction and guidance in our work.
Situating Narrative Inquiry by Clandinin was a lengthy article that was hard to gain my interest at first. With the anticipation of having to read thirty pages was dreading. Though I do feel the content of this article could have been shorter without having to drag out so much more information. The following are three quotes that I found most desirable when reading this article.
1.] “The four turns are a change in the relationship between the researcher and the researched; a move from the use of number toward the use of words as data; a change from a focus on the general and universal toward the local and specific; and a widening in acceptance of alternative epistemologies or ways of knowing” (Clandinin 1).
There are different strategies and techniques that individuals use in order to gain some understanding. It is important to realize that not all may go about the same way to reach the necessary information needed when using narrative research.
2.] "Narrative inquiry, in both the collection and presentation of the data, allows clear arena for addressing questions of the trustworthiness of the data and their interpretations" (Clandinin 21).
When obtaining or presenting narrative inquiry, it allows others to decipher if the information is clear and concise. It also provides others to question the information and see if all makes sense. This well help bring clarity to those who may not be able to grasp the information at first.
3.] "The challenge now is to enter conversations with the rest of our communities to develop a method - a way of talking and asking and answering and making sense - that will allow narrative to flourish in this congenial moment for stories" (Clandinin 30).
It is important to effectively communicate with one another to gain an overall sense of unity. Without this, it would be very difficult to accomplish a task in order to create a narrative. It is important to try and help establish a form of communication in order to obtain narrative research.
Technology has definitely expanded my boundaries outside the normal Microsoft Word document. Within the last few weeks I have opened up a world of possibilities pertaining to technology. I've created a website on Weebly, created an account on Twitter, and purchased the iPhone 4. My website I am able to post blogs and assignments that are required for Writing, Research, and Technology in an effective way to share my work with my classmates. This also allows the opportunity to edit a previously posted blog. It is beneficial, as a writer, since I am able to visually see my strong and weak areas that need improvement. By completing various types of genres has also been helpful. Being able to take one piece of work and compose something totally different has been an accomplishment. As for my Twitter account, I am able to post short, concise tweets pertaining to how I feel, what I see, or just about anything. Though it is hard at times to compress what I am trying to say in just a few characters, it has made me become more aware of my writing. With having access to the iPhone I am quickly able to just log into my account and tweet immediately when it comes to mind. That is the greatest part! Having this technology right at my finger tips has made it more convenient since I am able to do things on the go.