Interview With An EOP Student: A Sample Of Interview

Growing up in an overprotective environment never gave her the chance to become emotionally mature and independent. In addition, her parent's demands were always in first place and they were very strict.

college. Even though she might have grown up with a hard life, she fought for different ways to

Hollie Ann Ivey was born to Gary Ivey and Tina (Owens) Ivey on December 30, 1995. She was born in Stevenson, Alabama, a small town in Jackson County in North Alabama. Her father and his family are from Stevenson. Hollie Ivey’s mother, originally from Gadsden, moved in next door to her father when Ivey’s grandfather accepted the pastoral position at a church in Stevenson. After they had married and Ivey was born, her family made the decision to move back to Gadsden. When she turned 8 years old, they moved to Hokes Bluff, Alabama, which is just outside Gadsden. The Ivey lived there until she was 17 years old, then they moved to the neighboring town of Glencoe, where they live now.

In High school, she continued to excel where others fell short by focusing and exceeding in her academics, setting an example for others to follow and instilling confidence into others rather than letting them fall into peer pressure. With the help of her

Her career plan wasn't really planned out the same way through high school. “I joined the Air Force because I wanted to travel the world after I had traveled to Spain and France to see a friend and got the travel bug in me.” This shows things don't always go how you want them too because cause she didn’t plan on joining the Air Force. Her biggest role model during high school was her E.L.A teacher. She was her role model because she was a strict teacher but she was fair. This shows that you don't have to have someone famous to inspire

Merely saying that she overcame bullying and anxiety by a yearning for the future is a false dichotomy. She also persevered by means of her own fortitude, and from this she learned “how to be kind” and “to treat other people”.

lose friends from her old school due to her being too busy working toward her goals (Malcolm,

Her family had enough money to send her to school until the 8th grade; after that, they couldn’t afford it anymore. Her clothes were made from other shirts and pants being cut and sewed together. Her food was always potatoes and rice, nothing else; she was always searching for more things at dump yards. Some of her friends had it far worse than her, some didn’t even have a home. She never had any goals such as college, but it never stopped her from giving up.

Samantha came from a hardworking, family oriented, working class of community involved family members on her father’s side. Her paternal grandmother, Joanne Smith, pushed her four sons to be respectful, always work for what you want to receive, and always remember where you came from, therefore, Samantha’s father Brian decided to get his associates degree in architecture with a full-time job at Glenmark Construction to attain a career and pursue to be a part owner of the business. Samantha also came from an east coast, working class, intelligent, Norwegian based family on her mother’s side. Her maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Bensen, worked at a bank while her grandfather, Kenneth Bensen, worked in a laboratory that manufactured mechanical circulatory support for the heart and lungs called cardiopulmonary bypass. Kenneth and Elizabeth pushed their two children to achieve a higher education, never give up, and never disbelieve in the talent that is given to you, thus, Samantha’s mother Christine went to Indiana University for undergraduate and graduate school, receiving her Doctorate in Law to pursue a career in criminal justice as a chief prosecutor in the state of

(Brackett 2005) Hoping to get away from the isolation her peers and father gave her. Unfortunately she was at a loss, seeing as most of her classmates came from white privileged backgrounds. Something she knew nothing about. Things were not all bad, this isolation gave her time to focus on schooling as well as find her own creative voice in her writings. (Brackett 2005) After six years of schooling she finally graduated in 1978 with a master’s degree in fine arts and creative writing. (Brackett 2005) Managing to make her mother proud as well as herself she has a newfound confidence and is ready to focus on her new

She was talking about her own story, her father’s career life, her friend Michael Matthews’s military experiences, the way that her mother taught her in her childhood. From those real-world experiences, we can see how the different environment, society background, and family influence individual in different ways; and how individuals with different personalities react in the same background environment. She made her academic studies simply enough by offering a share of context for readers.

There were many times when she felt discouraged and depressed. “I cried everyday, I didn’t want to go to school.” Life was very different in 1962, and moving to an entirely different country was nowhere near easy. Especially for a

Nicole Everett is a twenty-two year old female born and raised in Higganum, Connecticut, a very small village of 1,671 that resides within the town of Haddam along the Connecticut River. Her father, Jeff, is an electrician that acquired his own practice at the age of twenty-three. He has always supported Nicole and pushed her to create her own dreams and accomplish them. Jeff raised Nicole with the confidence to belief in herself and not to succumb to doubt from other people or within. Her mother, Lori, worked three different jobs, two as an optician and one as a paraprofessional for individuals in high school with learning disabilities. Nicole’s mother was a hard worker and would do anything to support Nicole and her two younger brothers.

Her favorite pastime is watching TV and hanging out with friends. Her support system includes her mother, her brother, community, and friends. She states having friends is one of the biggest reason she is able to be the way she is, and the reason for having the life she has. She explains she has very good friends, that been with her “through everything”.

Madison and Alicia are sisters, who are both going through a very confusing, exciting, and challenging period in their life -adolescence and young adulthood, respectively. Madison is seventeen and experiencing all of the struggles and triumphs that adolescence has to offer, such as going through puberty, surviving high school, and gaining independence from her parents. While her nineteen year old sister, Alicia, is searching for her identity as she enters young adulthood. Both of these girls are going through major changes in their physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development. Their different personalities and characteristics make these similar phases of developmentvastly different.