Whole Life Interview Report

There were many people in my life that got me to who I am today. My family and friends were the main people that influenced who I am. There were many events that influenced me but the most recent one is picking early college.

When the profile assignment was introduced to the class, I had a mini heart attack because I have never written anything like this before. I was scared to interview a person and write about them, however, it was a fun experience. It was tough deciding who I wanted to write my profile about and what I wanted the readers to know about them. After talking with Mrs. Doran, it became clear that I would interview my Aunt Lisa about her optimism and strength.

I'm interviewing my mom, Amanda. Her life probably wasn’t that interesting, but why don t you see/read for yourself. But myself I think they all had a very good childhood, even if they didn’t all get exactly what they wanted when they wanted a toy or phone or anything else. And I think my mom loved her childhood because she could do anything. Okay lets find out what her childhood had been like back in the days.

I also asked what was a scary experience in her life and she said that "When I was younger I was attacked by a pit bull" when asked how did it affect her she responded with "It didn't change a thing, in fact, a week later I was snuggling with the dog".

Throughout my whole life I felt a lot better about who I was and who I became. It was all because of four different areas that helped me build the person I am today. These area are my personal relationships, social environment, culture, and health. During my whole life these four areas help me accomplished and demonstrate that I had lived a great life till now. We thought we had too little or had nothing at all but in the end we had everything we wanted to overcome the obstacle of having a life well lived.

It was the twelfth of September, the leaves were quietly falling off the trees, and the sky was a gloomy shade of gray. Although I was doing the dishes, on my mother's order, I was secretly attempting to get her to sit down, relax, and let me ask her a few questions. My mother is a very busy woman, she does all kinds of things to make the world a better place, for her loving family, and even for the people she doesn’t know. All she could suspect then, is that I mysteriously listened to her directions without arguing. After finishing the dishes, I rushed towards her before she could start something else, I asked her if she could allow me to interview her. Without hesitation, she replied,” Sure, of course you can interview

First, I had asked my grandma to tell me a little about herself, and what she does on a daily basis; a little about her duties. When asking

First, I started off by asking her how was her love life like? She mentions how between her age of 18 through late 20s, she wasn't really looking for anything type of commitment

Why I have become who I am today? This is a very simple question with a very complex answer. I am a result of biological, psychological and social-cultural influences. All three of these thing have shaped me into the person that I am today. My social location has also helped to shape me into the person I am today.

She told me I could always do what I wanted to do in life I just had to stick to it and try my best. I implemented trying my best by thinking of her. She always brought up how far she came and one day I asked what she meant by that, and she told me that she was going to school when there were colored signs or water fountains and restrooms. She also mentioned, that she watching Martin Luther King Jr. King march and make speeches as

Coming to Calvin as a shelter child that I still am today. My eyes were open to a lot of different things that I never heard of at all. Living here in Grand Rapids I didn’t think I was going to come to school here at all. But here I am here for the next four years trying to figure out what I want to do with my life, trying to find my American dream. Through my research I interviewed 4 peers, 3 adults my parents age, and 2 adults my grandparents generation. After each interview I asked them their demographics of who they are in the work force to get a better background of their story. I listened to the interview a few timed to gather as much information on what the interviewer

After the ultrasound, I was introduced, for the first time, to Dr. Alexander, the resident pediatric surgeon at Palisade General Hospital. His demeanor put me at ease right away, he did an excellent job explaining and even drawing out the procedure. He used terms I understood and for the first time, I felt a sense of relief. Brian would need a surgery called a pyloromyotomy, Dr. Alexander would make a small incision on Brian’s belly to get through the thickened pylorus muscle. He assured me that after the procedure Brian would need a couple of days to be monitored and recover and there was no risk of complications, during or after surgery. He let me know me that four hours after the surgery the nurse would come in to check the incision and we would finally be able to feed Brian, at first with a small syringe and then gradually increase his feedings to 4 ounces by the time of discharge. I thanked Dr. Alexander, and he left to make the calls needed to prepare a room for the surgery.

She would bring up the subject at dinner. Yes, a by the way kind of mention. She rehearsed her voice, her words, how she would act mature. How she would show

    The person I interviewed was Mrs. L. I know her because she is my mother’s mother. The interview took place at my house and the interview lasted about 2 hours and 20 minutes. I chose to interview Mrs. L because she seems to have done everything right and in the right order to lead to a successful life. I thought it would be interesting to go into depth and find out how she really did it and find out the hardships that came with making a successful family and life. (word count: 90)

Since I’ve never sat and talked to my mom about how she felt about her life and her household, this was an interesting experience for me. My mom never complains and always wants to make sure we’re okay so this was my first time hearing some of the things she shared with me. After interviewing my mother, it made me look at her and our relationship extremely differently. It made me appreciate her more and want to tell her that I love her way more. I never knew all the sacrifices she made for us nor did I know details about her and my step dad's marriage. I’m so happy I was able to do this assignment because it not only confirmed aspects of the class I’ve learned but made the bond with my mom and I closer.