Research Techniques in depth

I want to do one interview with a guy a know who is a volunteer firefighter. Although I am not directly looking into volunteer firefighters I think that this will help me to learn the process and training that they have to go through. I will want to ask him questions such as:

1. What made you want to do this?
2. Is it more demanding or as demanding as you thought it would be?
3. Have you seen things on the job that have affected your emotions in a strong way?
4. Do you feel like it is a very rewarding job? Why or why not?
5. Have you had one experience that has been your most memorable?

Along with the interview I want to just look up websites related to firefighters and their stories. I have found things on the internet about stories from them as well as stories from their family members and how it affects them. Along with this I would like to find pictures and videos that will help to depict what they do everyday.

Process of Idea Invention

While doing my research on firefighters I want to possibly do an interview with a volunteer firefighter that I know as well as look up information online from different resources and websites. I think that this different information will give me a good idea on what it takes to be a firefighter and what life is like after you have completed the training.

Identity Study of Choice

For my study of choice I settled on the idea of exploring the lives of firefighters. How does their work affect their home life as well as the family members that they live with? What other work do they do that people don't know about? I want to take a deeper look into how this work affects relationships and everyday life for that specific firefighter. How demanding is the job and what makes someone want to get into this profession?

Reflection on Personal Stories in Alcoholics Anonymous

I think that stories, reflections, and language all can construct identity as well as contribute to it. The stories and experiences that people have while they are growing up or even just the stories that they have while they are adults can have a huge impact on their identity and how they act around other people. If a child saw either one of their parents suffer from alcoholism while they were growing up they probably are going to have a certain opinion about alcohol when they are older.  A person's whole identity can be changed or shaped from one single experience. In other cases they may have a single identity that they want to stay true to but then act differently around different people because of the situation or their social surrounding. I think that language can construct a certain identity, such as what you are born with, but not as much the identity that you want to create for your own personality and beliefs.

In my critical narrative I definitely think that reflecting on myself did construct my identity. Talking about being a good friend I was able to explain what some of my beliefs are and what is important to me. Even if I did only explain what I think it means to be a good friend, it still constructed a part of my identity that I could share with everyone. I personally don't think that I came to a new understanding with myself because I already knew what I was going to talk about. I know what my beliefs and opinions are and by writing this paper I talked about them in more depth but It was nothing new that I hadn't already believed before.