Hey, ethnographers! First draft due tomorrow. Post your thesis, written in complete sentence form. This might change with further interviews and observations, but you need to have a definite thesis for your first draft.
Bird by bird, buddy!
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The Little Dragons are a unique group, with many different personalities, but like all three, four, and five year old, they love to expend their energy in as many ways as they can.
This is what Lexi thinks her thesis will be...
A pharmacist's job is an everyday life or death situation and since they have the training to handle it, they deserve to be trusted.
Subject: New Prague Police Department
Thesis: Although the typical mission of a police officer is to protect and serve, the New Prague Police Department added their own twist to make their mission statement read, "To serve everyone with Respect and Dignity and to do so with Honor, Integrity and Pride."
Subject:
Montgomery group home for adults with Down syndrome.
Thesis:
Although Down syndrome is determined by a number of set characteristics, the residents of the Montgomery group home are as unique as any member of society.
Well, change of plans... I'm switching my subject from street racing to youth hockey.
Here's my thesis!
Subject - Youth hockey, more specifically the squirt C hockey team.
Thesis Uno - Do kids play because they want to or because their parents want them to?
At the Eyeball, Happy Hour is about more than just drinking, it is a place where stories are told and laughter is shared.
Although the workers of the night shift are similar to the workers of the day shift, they care more about their work and are forced to work harder due to the decrease in assistance available.
Tami Madsen's daycare provides a secure enviroment for the emotional and psychological development of her kids.
They’re flip flop shoes glide in confidence up the muddy tar to the mall doors, and they disappear under the bold purple sign layered with silver lettering which sticks out against the tacky brown brick building; the building in which thousands of people, especially teens, will hand over their crumpled dollar bills.
Is one clothing company so important to accommodate so much money, and do virtually nothing of real significance with it?
-These are parts in my paper that could possibly bloom into a thesis.
After more thought process some ideas include:
Brand name labels are displayed, creating an illusion of what people want others to think about them, but if a person relies on labels alone, they are not real people at all.
-I know my thesis is going to change, but I think I want to focus on a label obsessed society
Although elderly people demeanor may be decevingly negitive, they are actually much more positive than many peopel realize.
Subject: Horse and Hunt Club
Thesis: People hunt at clubs to fulfill a social aspect and enjoy the outdoors.
Subject: Hairchitects
Thesis: Many people think of hair salons as places that are constantly abuzz with the latest gossip; at Hairchitects, that stereotype does not hold true.
Robbie's thesis: Although farmers have the important job of feeding the world, they have to work their hardest to keep the cows fed and stay out of the red.
In the eyes of an adult, a child is nothing more than a child, needing constant care and attention. On the contrary, when children are left to their own devices, they strive toward building relationships and learning from their own experiences.
Young children face a huge change in their life, as they begin to separate from their parents, but when given the chance they can truly prosper in an environment full of peers, which is also parent free.
subject: kitchen staff at the hospital
thesis: Anyone who has experienced a meal served by aging ladies wearing hair nets covering up gray curls most likely shudders at the horror of mushy peas plopped on his or her tray and cringes at the unwelcoming glare of the server, however, the stereotypical lunch lady is a lot more open and welcoming than meets the eye.
Subject: Kids Company
Thesis: While all kids want more freedom than they are normally granted, like staying up later than eight, some adults are still caught up on the preconception that kids cant handle making decisions on their own. Kids Company disproves that notion by granting the kids the freedom to do whatever they want.
So.. thanks to the class (amy rahn) i have a thesis!
subject: mala strana residents
thesis....The older generation wants its story to be heard, so elderly people are very open about their past (or life)
that's probably going to be changed around, but that's my main point!!
T1: When most people gamble, they play just for the simple entertainment in it.
T2: Humans like the thought of being lucky and winning money, and that is why many people choose to spend time at the casino.
POSSIBLE THESIS for ethnography
Subject: Alzheimer's patients at Mala Strana
With the brain deterioration that accompanies Alzheimer's, many patients experience a reverse mental aging and have the demeanor of a young child.
Thesis-
Although autism students may pace in the hallways, roll up in mats, obsess about hair, memorize the phone book or avoid social interaction, they do their homework, sit through classes and make friends like all of the other students, shooting down all negative preconceptions about being dumb and needy.
Although many see school buses as merely a form of transportation, for the kids riding them, they become a miniature society displaying the diverse personalities encountered in everyday life.
Although many see school buses as merely a form of transportation, for the kids riding them, they become a miniature society displaying the diverse personalities encountered in everyday life.
Despite the multitude of tasks set before hospital housekeepers, they efficiently carry out their work while staying pleasantly positive and cheerful.
Kelly Skluzacek
Doctors are often thought of as the heroes of a hospital, but the foundation supporting them are the compassionate, caregiving nurses.
Subject: Middle Schoolers
Thesis: When kids are placed into a classroom without the normal members of their social group, they are forced to interact with students outside of their usual "cliques".
Very nicely stated theses, folks. Very articulate and concise.
TOPIC: lab techs
THESIS: Even though they are very scientifically oriented, medical lab technicians have an emotional part in their testing specimens because they put patients' health and trust in their own hands.
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