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Observation Experience : An Outdoor Center Essay

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Observation Experience:
Comments: If you are not familiar with Greene Town center, start reading from the Background section otherwise skip to the Observation section.
I had two hypotheses: first hypothesis, people come to the Greene Town Center for shopping and entertainment which is almost correct. The second hypothesis, many kids are wearing Halloween costumes since my observation in the Halloween weekend. Unfortunately, there are no kids were wearing Halloween costumes.
Observation group dynamics and interaction among people in groups are interesting to me. I like to analyze people’s behavior and interactions with others.

Background: Many people in Dayton city or its neighbors like to go to Greene Town Center (called The Greene) especially in the summer session or nice weather days. The Greene is a mixed-use development center, which its main advantage is an outdoor center. The Greene has more than one hundred shops and restaurants as well as luxury living apartments and several services such as nail salon, spa, and a hair salon. The Greene is a civic center that has weekly events such as music bands for kids and adults. The Greene is great for shopping, dining, and entertainment, also for the family gathering or business meeting.
The Assignment: I observed people’s behaviors in the Greene Town Center on Friday when people started their weekend. I chose this day because I expected that there are diverse groups in the Greene that I can observe. In

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