Week 7

There are many benefits to fieldwork. First off by doing fieldwork you are emerging yourself into the actual subculture and learning more about the subculture faster and first hand. Fieldwork can provide a researcher with a lot of very useful information. I can give back to my subculture by representing them well in my mini ethnography. By portraying the dance team well in my paper, that will be giving them a positive label. Also I will be providing them with respect from our home community. The biggest thing I think my subculture needs right now is confidence. When I am at the field site, I watch them dance and perform, and I give them feedback about how well they are doing their routines. That in my eyes, is giving them confidence and helping their subculture become more together. My contribution to our class is showing up at every single class that we have. I also complete all of the homework assignments. This is a contribution because it helps the class flow more smoothly with the attendance percentages and so forth. My contribution to my education is that I put effort into all of my classes. I do not miss classes. I complete all of my homework in my classes, and study for my exams. I really want to accomplish my dreams of being successful, and in order to do that I realize that I have to contribute to my education before I can benefit from it in the long run.