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Voting day
Interview myself
1. What motivated you to come out and vote?
It was my first time, so I wanted to vote just because I can now.
2. What would you like to see changed in our political system?
I don't know, I think that the people we vote for shouldn't be able to put out negative ads about their opponents
3. Do you vote in every election (How regularly do you vote?)
This is my first!
4. Do you know why we vote on Tuesday?
Yep.
5. Where have you encountered the highest amount of ad campaigning? Radio, TV, Print, Internet, other.
On TV. Just about every other commercial is about it in October
6. What was the most memorable campaign ad that you have encountered?
All of Obama's ads
7. Are you always sure of who you are going to vote for when you walk into the booth or are you still deliberating?
No, I wasn't sure.
8. What changed do you hope to see in Philadelphia as a result of this election?
I'm not really sure what I want to see changed, just better support for the members of the community
9. What impact do you feel that your vote will have on the election?
I hope that my vote combined with everyone else who voted similarly to me will make positive changes in our government
10. Did you learn about voting in school? If yes, did that impact your willingness to vote today?
This is a picture of me outside my voting place. I took a picture next to some of the posters
Election Day (My First Time Voting!)
Today I had the privilege to vote for the first time. Although many people may not see the excitement in voting, it was a very exciting feeling for me. It made me feel great to know that my vote could change how the government was ran (even though it probably didn't) I decided to reflect on my first experience voting and answer these following questions:
1: "What motivated you to come out and vote?" I decided to vote because I have been hearing a lot in the news about the democrats possibly losing the power in the senate if a lot of the democratic candidates lost in this election, and this is also the first election that I am allowed to vote in.
2: "Where have you encountered the highest amount of ad campaigning?" I encountered a lot of ads on youtube, when I clicked on a video a short ad would pop up talking about going out and voting, or voting for some guy (I forgot his name).
3: "What changes do you hope to see in Philadelphia as a result of this election" I hope overall the Democrats can keep the majority of power in the house.
4: "What impact do you feel that your vote will have on the election?" I don't really think MY vote will change the whole election, but I think that if everybody goes and votes this election will hopefully help put America back on track. (Patriotic Voice)
5: "What was the most memorable campaign ad that you have encountered?" A lot of the ones with Obama on them were pretty epic, they made me want to become president or something.
6: "Are you always sure who you are going to vote for when you walk into the booth or are you still deliberating?" Well with me, my mom and I talked about a lot of the candidates before hand so when I walked into the voting place I was pretty sure who I was going to vote for.
Overall I really enjoyed going and voting for the first time. Even though I am just one person I feel like my vote is a contribution to a group of people who are trying to help fix America.Election Day! 11/2/10
Q: What would you like to see changed in our political system?
A: The school system, to have smaller classes, better teachers, and more after school programs. And jobs, of course.
Q: Do you vote in every election? (How regularly do you vote?)
A: Every six months. Every Election.
Q: Do you know why we vote on Tuesday?
A: No (looks around and asked everyone else. Everyone else said the same thing.)
Q: Where have you encountered the highest amount of ad campaigning? Radio, TV, print, internet, other.
A: The radio. (nods head)
Me: Oh haha is that because you listen to the radio more anything else.
MJ: Mhmm.
Q: What was the most memorable campaign ad that you have encountered?
A: One of the presidential campaign for Obama.
Q: What changes do you hope to see in Philadelphia as a result of this election?
A: More jobs.
My Election Day Adventure
Kathleen Williams (my neighbor)
What motivated you to
come out and vote?
Nothing really motivated me to come out and vote, its just something I was raised to do. My parents did it, so I do it.
Do you vote in every
election?
Yes, I vote in every election I get the chance to.
Where have you
encountered the highest amount of ad campaigning?
I would say it would have to be ads in print, they are everywhere I am taking one off of my door handle everyday.
What was the most
memorable ad campaign ad that you have encountered?
None, I ignore all those campaign adds. I vote for the candidate who seems to have the best interests for Philadelphia or Pennsylvania.
What changes do you
hope to see in Philadelphia as a result of this election?
I hope to see the city stay the same, no candidate really ever changes anything. Maybe make the streets a little safer is my biggest wish.
Election Day interviews
This is the video of mine, Emma and Maxime's day of interviews and extra credit work!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I9IkGl8zEI
Cit Homework
My cit homework interview :D
Election Day :)
For Election Day, my mother and I went to our local polling place in our neighborhood, handed out cards with voting information and rights on them and interviewed various voters asking them a serious of engrossing questions. One of the interviews recorded is listed below.
Interview Questions:
Q: What motivated you to come out and vote?
A: "I am a historian. I think about how many black people were killed trying to get blacks the right to vote."
Q: What would you like to see changed in our political system?
A: "Nothing really, I just would like it to be more inclusive. But, you know; politics is what it is."
Q: Do you vote in every election?
A: "Yes."
Q: Do you know why we vote on Tuesday?
A: "No."
Q: Where have you encountered the highest amount of ad campaigning? (Radio, TV, print, internet, other)?
A: "TV. And it's annoying."
Q: What was the most memorable campaign ad that you have encountered?
A: "I'm not sure. They're all just annoying to me."
Q: What changes do you hope to see in Philadelphia as a result of this election?
A: "Not too much change."
Q: What impact do you feel that your vote will have on the election?
A: "It's hard to say. I can't imagine one vote being that important. However, being apart of the political process is always important."
Q: Did you learn about voting in school? If yes, did that impact your willingness to vote today?
A: "Yes, in school. It definitely impacted my willingness to vote today."
Election Day: Barry Playground, South Philadelphia
TJ Nicolella
Voter Interview:
Do you vote in every election? I vote in almost every election like the one today but I didn't vote in the election for the president because I didn't like any of the candidates.
Where have you encountered the highest amount of ad campaigning? Definitely on the television... there are so many commercial ads on every station you can think of.
What impact do you feel that your vote will have on the election? Well, there's always an impact, even though it's not a large one.
Did you learn about voting in school? If yes, did that impact your willingness to vote today? I went to St. Richards school on the corner over there and they didn't speak one word about the voting system.
Are you always sure of who you are going to vote for when you walk into the booth or are you still
deliberating? Yeah, I'm usually sure about who to vote for and it's always the democrat.
Telling Time
Election Day!
Q: What Motivated you to come out and vote?
A: I believe that it is a civic duty and a responsibility to vote.
Q: Do you vote in every election?
A:Yes, because it is a civic duty and responsibility.
Q: Do you know why we vote on Tuesday?
A: It says in the constitution that we need a set day to vote.
Q: Are you always sure of who you are going to vote for when you walk into the booth or are you still deliberating?
A: I deliberate prior to going into the booth, I always know who I am voting for.
Q: What Changes do you hope to see in Philadelphia as a result of this election?
A: I don't think any changes will happen as a result of this election.
*The images won't upload so here are the links.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deviexnikkole/5141503358/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deviexnikkole/5140899495/
Photos by Johnny D. and Caroline Abdulbaki
How to say the Months of the year
By : Imani Rothwell and Amanda Cartagena
Election Day Interview Project
How to say and spell days of week.
By : Imani Rothwell and Amanda Cartagena
Dre Voter interview
Greetings, How are you? Goodbyes
By : Imani Rothwell and Amanda Cartagena
Voting Questions
What motivated me? I always do it.
2. What would you like to see changed in our political system?
Is it gonna change? I never thought about it, It is what it is. The government is what it is, it's not about what the people think.
3. Do you vote in every election? (How regularly do you vote?)
Yes.
4. Do you know why we vote on Tuesday?
No i really don't understand the whole concept.
5. Where have you encountered the highest amount of ad campaigning?
Radio, TV, print and internet.
6. What was the most memorable campaign ad that you have
encountered?
When P. Diddy came out with those "vote or die" t-shirts.
7. Are you always sure of who you are going to vote for when you walk into the booth or are you still deliberating?
Yeah I'm always sure.
8. What changes do you hope to see in Philadelphia as a result of this election?
I don't know, my answer would be different if I was expecting a change.
Karly and Lexy teach you Spanish
lunes- Monday
martes- Tuesday
miercoles- Wednesday
jueves- Thursday
viernes- Friday
sabado- Saturday
domingo- Sunday
*Notice that the days of the week in spanish are not capitalized.
When asking someone what day it is, you say "Que dia es hoy?"
-Karly Bornstein
Seeing your friend/ someone you know in the hallway
-Karly Bornstein
If you accidentally bump into someone
To say thank you, you simply say "Gracias" If you want to say thanks a lot you would say "Muchas Gracias" or "Mil Gracias" which means thanks a million. There are three ways to say your welcome: "De nada", "Por nada", and "No hay de que". To say please, it is "Por favor". When it comes to saying excuse me, there are also three different ways to say it, but each way is appropriate for different times. If someone is standing in your way, you tell then "Con permiso". To try to get someones attention, it is "Discuple". If you actually bump into someone it is, "Perdon".
-Karly Bornstein
Socializing at a Party
Basic Conversation Questions:
Q:Where are you from? - De Dònde eres (Ud./tù)?
A:I'm from____ - Soy de ____
Q:How old are you? - (Informal) Cuàntos años tienes (tù)? [or] (Formal) Cuàntos años tiene (Ud.)?
A:I’m ____ years old - Tengo ____ años
Q:When’s your birthday? - Cuàndo es tù cumpleaños?
A:My birthday is____ - Mi cumpleaños es____(Go to Writing the Date on your documents on the blog for help to finish the phrase)
While Socializing at a Party:
You can ask the questions above. You might be able to make a new friend! It might help to use the other sections of this blog to keep the conversation going.
-Lexy Babcock
Writing down the date on your documents
When asking the date, use these questions:
What is the date? - Cual es la fecha?
What is today's dates? - Cual es la fecha de hoy
What is tomorrow's date? - Cual es la fecha de mañana?
When responding, use these fraces(phrases):
Hoy es el numero de mes month - It's the (number) of (month)
Ex.: Hoy es el 4 de mes julio - It's the 4th of July
Months:
Spanish/ English/ Number
enero/ January/ 1
febrero/ February/ 2
marzo/ March/ 3
abril/ April/ 4
mayo/ May/ 5
junio/ June/ 6
julio/ July/ 7
agosto/ August/ 8
septiembre/ September/ 9
octubre/October/ 10
noviembre/ November/ 11
diciembre/ December/ 12
Numbers for the days: (to help write the date)
English/ Spanish
one/ uno
two/ dos
three/ tres
four/ cuatro
five/ cinco
six/ seis
seven/ siete
eight/ ocho
nine/ nueve
ten/ diez
eleven/ once
twelve/ doce
thirteen/ trece
fourteen/ catorce
fifteen/ quince
sixteen/ dieciseis
seventeen/ diecisiete
eighteen/ dieciocho
nineteen/ diecinueve
twenty/ veinte
twenty-one/ veintiuno
twenty-two/ veintidos
twenty-three/ veintitres
twenty-four/ venticuatro
twenty-five/ veinticinco
twenty-six/ veintiseis
twenty-seven/ veintisiete
twenty-eight/ veintiocho
twenty-nine/ veintinueve
thirty/ treinta
thirty-one/ treinta y uno
[note: In English we format the date in this order: Month/Day/Year; however, in Spanish we format it in a Day/Month/Year structure]
When your writing a document and your required to write the date,
use this form: Day/Month/Year
[in English, we write the date as Month/Day/Year ; it's different in Spanish]
Ex. (English) 10/31/10
Ex. (Spanish) 31/10/10
-Lexy Babcock
Spelling your name
Spelling your name is easy, fun, and simple after knowing background knowledge of letters (like pronunciation). First, learn these:
Letter: Pronunciation
A | Ah |
B | Beh |
C | Seh |
CH | Cheh |
D | Deh |
E | Eh |
F | Efeh |
G | Heh |
H | Ah-cheh |
I | Eee |
J | Ho-ta |
K | Ka |
L | eleh |
LL | Elleh |
M | Emeh |
N | Eneh |
Enyeh | |
O | Oh |
P | Peh |
Q | Cooooo |
R | Ereh |
S | Eseh |
T | Teh |
U | Ooo |
V | Veh |
W | Dobleh veh |
X | Eh-quis |
Y | Eee gree-eh-gah |
Z | Zetah |
-Lexy Babcock
Video to help:
Tu VS. Ud
Kabbor Election Work
Kabbour Rizq 11/2/10
Interviews For World history on election day
I went to the polls and interviewed 3 different people and asked them all ten questions. The first 2 people seemed normal. However, The third guy seemed a bit off even though he was a poll worker. Once my family showed up to vote I followed them inside and took pictures of them. Afterwards i took pictures of the outside and then went home.
Questions asked
1. Do you know why we vote on Tuesday?
2.What motivated you to come out and vote?
3. What would you like to see changed in our political system?
4. Do you vote in every election? (How regularly do you vote?)
5. Where have you encountered the highest amount of ad campaigning?
Radio, TV, print, internet, other.
6. What was the most memorable campaign ad that you have
encountered?
7. Are you always sure of who you are going to vote for when you walk
into the booth or are you still deliberating?
8. What changes do you hope to see in Philadelphia as a result of this
election?
9. What impact do you feel that your vote will have on the election?
10. Did you learn about voting in school? If yes, did that impact your
willingness to vote today?
People interviewed 3
First interview
1.No idea
2. Wanted to change something/ have ideas heard
3. Less negativity
4. Yes
5. Television and billboards
6. Pat Toomey on oversea jobs
7. Both, It depends on the year and who is running
8. Keep the Drop program (related to retirement)
9. A slight one
10. Yes but I don’t remember what I learned about
Second interview
1. I don’t know
2. Want to help people with their beliefs
3. More bipartisanship
4. Every year
5. Television
6. Regans campaign
7. Still wondering
8. More jobs and better economy
9. None but its my duty
10. No I didn’t
Third interview with
a poling person ( they were a bit odd)
1.Because I am Jewish and eat latkes
2 .I am a committee person
3. More jobs all around round and people should make more money
4. Yes it is my job
5. I see a lot of adds on my television
6. Chopping each other up?
7. (Laughed) I have my ballot in hand
8. No I have not been in school in a long time
9. (said something racist)
10. The same as every one else
American Government Voting Day Project
He took time out of his day while still helping the election process to do his interview with me.
He can be seen in some of my photographs, he is the african american man seen sitting at the table.
Voter Interview
Jen: Yea
Yadi: Ok.
What motivated you to come out and vote?
Jen: My [civic] duty.
Yadi: Ok, what would you like to see changed in our political system?
Jen: Too much to even go into.
Yadi: Do you vote in every election?
Jen: Yes
Yadi: Wow, um how regularly do you vote?
Jen: Every election.
Yadi: Do you know why we vote on Tuesday?
Jen:No.
Yadi: Where have you encountered the highest amount of ad campaigning?
Jen: Mail.
Yadi: Mail. What was the most memorable campaign ad that you encountered?
Jen: Hillary Clinton, when she was running.
Yadi: Are you always sure of who you are going to vote for when you walk into the booth or are you still deliberating?
Jen: Not really, no.
Yadi: What changes do you hope to see in Philadelphia as a result of this election?
Jen: Better healthcare, and more jobs.
Yadi: What impact do you feel that your vote will have on the election?
Jen: None.
Yadi: And, did you learn about voting in school?
Jen: No.
Yadi: Well, thank you for talking with me.
Nailah Adam's Voting Day Interview @ Edmonds Elementary School
11/2/10
Franklin S Edmonds Elementary School
8025 Thouron Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19150
(215) 276-5261
Voting Day Project/Interview
(Go Vote Sidewalk Sign)
Heres the link to the video
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX2ftwVdczs)
Excuse the quality of the video, it was dark outside.
Reflection
My interview was intended to answer the questions in detail and come up with conclusions. The answers that the interviewee gave showed that the people in my neighborhood (age 35 over in Mt Airy 19150) are people who subsequently vote every election. Also, the answers the interviewee gave supported that education in high school helped improved their willingness to vote. I enjoyed doing this project because it allowed me to see what is going around in the community and how people feel about voting.