Post #14

My favorite piece of data that I have used so far in my research would have to be my interviews. The interviews I have done for my mini-ethnography have been very helpful towards proving the points I am trying to make in my mini-ethnography. For example, I went and interviewed my former choir teacher yesterday. The answers I got for my questions were very helpful. I asked him why choir was important to him, and he said "Choir is important to me because it is what I love to teach." It is my life and my passion and because of choir, I wouldn't be where I am today." I asked my brother, who used to be in choir,  the same question and he gave a very similar answer. Roger, my brother, told me "Choir has helped get me to where I am today." "But, in addition to helping me get on the right path, choir is also an important aspect of my life because it gives me a way of expressing myself without using words." "Choir is a way to express emotion and also relaxes your nerves, at least with me it does." 

These are just a few examples why the interviews I have done are my favorite piece of data. Through my interviews, I've got a better feel for how important choir really is and how it is viewed in society today. As a result, my mini-ethnography will be much more effective because I will be able to back up the research questions I have through real life examples, making the paper more effective and credible.