As [Kahn] was drafting and revising this essay, [he] asked several classes to read it. There was strong disagreement among [his] students over which sections they found most convincing: the more traditionally academic, or the more narrative/anecdotal. How would you answer that question, and why?
I would answer this question with the narrative/anecdotal approach because normally something is more believable when the person experiences it. If someone has experienced a certain thing, they will most likely be more convincing to listeners because they have a story to tell about it.
What lessons that you’re learning about ethnographic research can you imagine applying to other kinds of research and writing that you do as college students, or beyond?
In ethnographic research it pushes “to generate, collect, analyze, and synthesize more material” in order to thinking uniquely (Kahn). As a college student, this kind of research is beneficial because it gives you a unique and different approach to the assignment, making you more knowledgable and accurate in your research.
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