Blog 5 Research Questions

Interview for Research paper

1)   What do I want to know about the history of this political event?

I would like to find out how people were directly affected after the 1979 Civil War in Nicaragua.

2)   What can I find out before the interview?

I can read up and familiarize my self with what went on in Nicaragua during the Civil War in 1979. Learn about who was the president and who was attempting to over throw him from power and why.

3)   What can I find out only by experiencing the person’s face-to-face presence?

During the interview I’m going to pay attention to body language and facial expressions, because those are the hidden “true” emotion of an event. It can tell me how painful and sad an event was to them.

4)   Where, when and with whom will you interview be concluded?

It was concluded yesterday at her home in Stockton. Her name is Indiana Castillo.

5)   In what form was it recorded?

I used a recorded and took notes as she was telling her story.

6)   What special challenges did you foresee?

Translating the meaning and the emotions of her story from Spanish to English, and staying on topic.