My Interview With Mr. Simon

A couple of days ago, I got the chance to interview one of my dad’s friends, Nate, about his experiences with interviews. Currently a Nurse Practitioner, he has had over ten different jobs in his lifetime, ranging from a managerial position at KFC to an emergency room nurse. Just like his past jobs, the types of interviews that he has been in have been wildly different. He has even conducted a few interviews himself. Soon I will be participating in important, career-defining, interviews and it is important that I understand the ropes of an interview. I asked him only a couple of questions, but I got detailed answers and invaluable insights from the mind of both a successful interviewee and

“It is quite possible to reach God. In fact it is very easy, because it is the most natural thing in the world” (Spiritual Quotes to live by.com). Simon personifies this quote because he is on a different spectrum than the rest of the boys in the book Lord of the Flies. Simon is innately good unlike the other boys who need to be ashamed into being good. The author of the book, William Golding shows through Simon’s actions, words, thoughts, and what others think of him to convey how he is important to the moral health of the boy’s society but on the other hand he is an outcast.

In the beginning, Simon likes Ralph very much. He always accompanies and helps him with work for example watching the fire, building the shelters, carrying the messages and in many more ways. When Ralph, Simon, Jack, and Roger go to the mountaintop for pig hunting, Ralph remembers about his old life of warm food, proper grooming, and children’s books. As Simon watches him, he estimates that Ralph is thinking about his old life and rescue from this island just as everyone else. He sits beside him and tells him, “You’ll get back to where you came from … For a moment nothing more was said. And then they suddenly smiled at each other.” [Page: 121] His prophecy leaves a foreshadowing of the deaths of himself and everyone else’s except Ralph’s. He

The career I choose to do my Career Story Interview, which I’m interested in doing, was Web Developer. Technically, the person that I interview, Jordan Scheller, is officially a Software Developer, but he creates/maintains websites which is what Web Developers do. So to be completely clear, the career I will be investigating is Web Developer.

In “Why I keep speaking up, even when people mock my accent,” Safwat Saleem, shows his passion and his courageous side when speaking in his Ted Talk, describing the main idea of there not being such a thing of normalcy, as well as arguing that individuals should be confident and accept who they are from their special qualities. Agreeing with Saleem (2016), however to also consider it has become common in today’s society to want to be normal. Therefore many people would not agree with wanting to be exactly known as quote on quote ‘normal’ but they may want to assimilate to norms because that person is or may be in a unique way socially accepted.

I had no idea who I would interview, and I was expecting the worse from the actual interview process. I remember feeling nervous emailing my professor, and I felt a bit anxious the day before the interview was conducted. Now that I am reflecting on it, I really enjoyed it and I am even thankful for it. I know it made me more comfortable with my professor, and has made me more likely to approach any of my other professors and teacher assistants for help. From the interview, I also learned a lot about picking the right major. Professor Inda explained that for most Liberal Arts and Science majors, you need to have a strong passion. A lot of research, writing, communication, and dedication has to be put into the work you complete. He also helped me feel more reassured with my current choices of majors, he even recommended me finding out more about dual majors because he believes that Global Studies and Anthropology are closely tied. From the interview process, I learned that I could use it as a template to go to office hours more frequently. When I go, I usually don’t now how to structure my questions, and this usually discourages me from going and I end up asking friends my questions. I know that if I had interviewed a person working in my intended profession, I would’ve gotten a different experiences and I am glad I picked to interview a professor because I feel that I gained a lot more knowledge outside of just my intended

What big disaster happens on a school day that endangered all students? A dragon arrived the the school’s land. How did Baz and Simon beat the dragon? Simon transferred power into Baz’s body while he casted the spells.

An important message that is conveyed in See Ya Simon by David Hill is 'don't judge a book by its cover' or make incorrect judgements. This message is portrayed several times in the book. Judging people with insufficient information and/or half knowledge can lead to the misunderstandings and could seriously hamper relationships. There are several examples of this in the book, where the public misjudge Simon due to his disability. Another instance is when Nathan misjudges Fiona resulting in a family feud. The most important example was when Nathan miscalculates Brady's personality ending up in going their own ways.

Throughout this semester this class has allowed me the privilege to get to know people who I would have never talked to on a personal level while also having the chance to advance my interviewing skills while getting to know them. Not only did these interviews and experiences display my strengths such as being able to adapt to certain situations but even more importantly it helped show me my weaknesses. After one interview and the next, I had to learn what role I had to play as within each interview I had to adapt to find my specific role as it varied from one to the next. Having the opportunity to interview a handful of people from the beginning of this semester to now has also taught me that the person you are interviewing can have a tremendous effect on if the interview goes successfully or not for reasons that I will elaborate on further in my paper. Lastly, one of the greatest lessons I learned about while interviewing people would be how to properly prepare to make sure the interview itself go as smoothly as possible. All of these factors have helped me grow in becoming a better interviewer and have helped me grow as a person.

Johnson C. Smith University promotes diversity within the students and the faculty. On March 14, 2016 , I conduct an interview with my favorite math professor Dr. Thantu-Thuy Nguyen; she is in charge of the Math Lab. Dr. Nguyen is Vietnamese; she was born and raised in the South part of Vietnam. She explain that Vietnam is broken in two parts the North and South. I learnt so much about the Vietnamese culture; but what really surprised me was how traditional they are. One tradition Dr. Nguyen told me about is the kids teasing other kids because they parents got divorce. She explain how in her culture after you are married no matter how miserable you are you are to stay married and raised your kids. In earlier days the parents arrange

Who is James Kimmel? He’s my dad and he works as a paramedic on Lanai and maui. My dad achieved this

The interview is between a grave digger, Homer Martinez, and Studs Terkel. Terkel is very to the point in this interview. He wants to know the information that he has set out to gain. Terkel was often able to guide the information he wanted out of Mr. Martinez. Being a gravedigger is a very emotional job or at least it can be and I believe that Terkel does a very good job at getting the gravedigger to tap into that emotion and give us answers that he most likely would not. We learned that Mr. Martinez believes and had come to terms that dying is a part of human nature. It is going to happen to all of us. The gravedigger has accepted that and has that understand, which few people have. He says he always wear black sun glasses because the eyes

Larry Clayville was born in Ustick, Idaho, on June 11, 1917. Larry explained that "there was once a post office in Ustick, but there is nothing there now. That is how far out in the woods I was". Larry is a very down to earth man who has seen a lot of life. He has read the newspaper every day of his life. He is a Father, a Grandfather, and seems to be a friend to many. Larry came to California for work in 1946. He is a POW survivor, and is a member of the "Lodge," and has many friends there. He is also currently involved in a relationship.

The island represents a mother nature. The island is described as “the length of a boat” and is “drawn at the end to a pink tail,” which suggests that it symbolizes a pig, which is what Jack wants to hunt. However, it also represents a refuge, as a boat is what Ralph is seeking for. These two differing images among Jack and Ralph cause the two to create tension, resulting in inflicting pain upon the island. The natural disaster such as wildfires and the conflict between man is all a part of mother nature.

A character that has changed since the beginning of the book is Simon. Simon figures out that he is homosexual and that changes his life. In certain situations he thinks it’s someone else every day sending his emails under the name blue. Lastly, he is fond of musical theatre and participates in his school's productions, even though he gets bit parts and is embarrassed. Once Simon figures out that he is homosexual and that changes his life because he didn’t except him for him and neither did his peers.