Friday, November 30, 2012

It just so happens that I will be going to the city this sunday, Decemeber 2nd. It wasnt planned, but it turns out i have to go their for a family outing. When i go to the city this sunday I won't have time to fully watch the homeless people in their habitat but i am hoping that I will be able to answer a couple of survey questions for visual appearance. I will ask myself questions like "what are they wearing?" "do they have teeth?" "how bad is their physical hygiene?" I will do another visit to the city probably a couple of days before Christmas. This will give me the chance to fully watch the homeless people and answer some more questions do to the way that they act.

Monday, November 19, 2012

2nd Quarter Project
I have already mentioned my 2nd quarter project and what I am going to do, but I am going to get into more details about my project. Of course my project is going to study poverty, but mainly I am going to be studying the homeless. I am going to take a trip to the city and study the homeless. I am going to write up a survey for myself. Hopefully, I will be able to answer all of the questions in the survey after my visit in the city. I am going to study a homeless person and do a write up about how they look and what they are wearing. I am also going to study what they say and if they have good speech. Not only am I going to study the homeless, but I am going to study the types of people who put change in the homeless people's cups. I am going to try to make my trip to New York as soon as possible before it gets to cold because hopefully their will be more people on the streets. I think that I may take a second trip, more towards Christmas to see if their is still the same amount of homeless people in the cold. Also, I am going to see if people are more generous during the holidays. I am really excited to see how my survey and natural observations come out!

Monday, November 12, 2012

For my quarter two project I am going to participate in natural observation. I am going to find a day to go the city and truly study the homeless. I am going to study what they wear, how they act, what they say. Not only am I going to study the homeless, I am going to study the way people react to their poverty.  What does it take a homeless person to say to get someone to put a little change in their cup?