Over spring break, I visited a few colleges and then went skiing with my family. I also had time to work on junior theme. It was nice to have the free time away from school, with no homework other than some reading for junior theme. With this time, I was able to read a whole book, start another, read through a few articles, and watch a film on a school shooting, “Elephant” (directed by Gus Van Sant). I have started to keep track of important quotes and statistics as well. It was nice to have this time to learn more in depth about my topic before I tackle the actual writing of the paper. This next week I hope to begin the interview process; I am starting to brainstorm who I will interview, as well as what type of questions I plan on asking. However, this part of the project seems a little harder for me because I’m still having a tough time deciding exactly who to interview. Again, my topic overall topic is “school shootings”, and my specific why question is “Why are school shootings on the rise?” So far, I was thinking of interviewing either a police officer or a faculty member of one of the schools in the district. That way I could maybe hear about if/ how serious school violence seems to be around here, compared to other districts, or maybe if they an increase in violence over the years? Or not only has it gotten more frequent, but is it also more severe? However, I’m not positive those would be those most beneficial interviews. Anyone have any suggestions? If so, please let me know, thanks!
I plan on working heavily on the interview process, as well as continuing to read through more and more articles to make sure I am seeing as many relevant sources as I can. Hope everyone had a great break, and good luck with the rest of the junior theme process!
How about some kind of investigator? I know that that falls under the category of police officer, but maybe they can give you some signs to watch for, and historical things that lead to certain shootings? It depends on what you want to find out. If you want information on stuff around here, I would talk to someone around here. But if you want a general view of the United States, I would see if there is a contact at Northwestern or Loyola (university in Chicago) who is researching the same thing, or a social researcher. Maybe they could help you.
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