In the reading, their are responses to the fieldwork dealing with Rick, Ivana, and Karen. Questions stated in the work are, What Surprised me? What Intriqued Me? What Disturbed Me? These questions are very important to ask and comment on because it makes a person's writing that much better. For example, "Karen was intrigued by the glossy photo's on the wall, the wardrobe selections ( metal-studded denim jackets and gold lame blouses)." These few things that she talked about in her fieldwork were key points and artifacts that the reader often remembers. They are significant in her work as well as her life. Atiya decided to ask these questions because they helped track her changes in her own studies and gave her a different perspective.
One interesting thing I read in the reading was Sam's fieldwork and his observations on telemarketers "I'd say 75 percent of the material I gathered didn't make it into the final piece...There will be other drafs of this piece." When I write my final draft, I'll have to look over my final pieces and determine which parts I want to keep and which parts I should get rid of. Having info about your fieldwork that is not needed is just wasted space when it could contain facts that people are intrigue with. Certain artifacts and events that have a significance on the site are much more important.
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