evaluation

The highest score students are

Alduaijy, Abdulaziz W, Lim, Dong Hyuk, Zhu, MinJie, Bugshan, Alzobaur S, Bugshan, Zaid Ali A, Doege, Brandon J

My favorite interview is Minjie Zhu's Interview

Here is my evaluation sheet

First interview

(1) Interview preparations:

I  scheduled with my friend Jenna to meet in the library on Thursday October 17, I have already told her that I want to make an interview with her and we talked about some questions and she accepted that. Jenna is a student at SCSU and she is from Minneapolis. She is in the third semester in the Finance. She lives in the campus with her friend. She likes skating, listening to music, and walking with her dog. The first time I saw her before around nine months at my cousin's house.


(2) Interview report

It is the first time I make an interview. The interview was very good and Jenna answered all my questions. I got many benefits from Jenna and I learned many of American culture. and I got invitation from Jenna.

(3) Country Report

The United States of America is a constitution-based federal republic located in North America, bordering with Mexico and Canada. The country consists of 50 states and one district and is the fourth largest country in the world having the total area of 3.79 million square miles. The climate of the country is mostly temperate but arctic in Alaska, tropical in Hawaii and Florida. ("Central Intelligence Agency " ) The general population of the country is around 316 million people, making the US the third most populous country in the world and one of the most diverse ones. ("United States Census Bureau" )

US has no official national language, however English is recognized as official in 28 states and the state of Hawaii made official Hawaiian. The second most spoken language is Spanish (near 10% of the population). The majority of the population are Christian with near 51% being Protestants, 24% - Catholics and near 5% being adherent to other faith. ("Religious Landscape Survey" )

The United States emerged from the British colonies and declared its independence on July 4, 1776 and seven years later it was recognized by the Britain. Since 1800 Washington, DC has been the capital of the country. Under the Constitution, the US government is divided into three branches: legislative – consisting of the House of Representatives and Senate, executive – the President and the Vice President and the judicial branch, which is represented by the Supreme Court of the United States. ("Central Intelligence Agency ") The head of the state and the head of the government is the President of the United States, who leads the executive branch and fulfills the duty of the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the United States.

Works cited

"Religious Affiliation." Religious Landscape Survey. n.d. n. page. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <http://religions.pewforum.org/reports>.

"The World Factbook." Central Intelligence Agency . n.d. n. page. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html>.

"U.S. and World Population Clock." United States Census Bureau. n.d. n. page. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <http://www.census.gov/popclock/>.

(4) Interview transcription

Faisal: Hi Jenna, would you like to start the interview

Jenna :  yeah sure

Faisal: Jenna , you told me that you are from St. Cloud so do you like the weather in St. Cloud?

Jenna :  Yes

Faisal: Can you explain more?

Jenna :  the weather in St. Cloud is mostly cold and I like the weather in the Summer more than the weather in the Winter and Spring. It is very hot I can running out with my dog and in the Winter most time I go skating and watch hockey game.  

Faisal: Have you tried to play hockey?

Jenna : No, I just like to skating.

Faisal: What do you do when you have leisure?

Jenna :  I do not have lots of leisure most time I study then I go to work at my job. But, there are many things such as watching TV, listening to music, walking out, hanging out with friends.

Faisal: Could you please tell me about yourself?

Jenna: Could you be more specific?  

Faisal: I mean talk about your family, your life?

Jenna: I was living with my father, my mother, and my sister. After I graduate from high school I moved here to study.

Faisal: How often do you communicate with your family back home?

Jenna: My family lives in Minneapolis, My mother always calls me and every weekend I go to Minneapolis to visit my family and my friends there.

Faisal: What is the biggest holiday in your country? Please explain about the holidays (Activities, Food, Date, Origin, and etc,)

Jenna:  We have many holiday here in United States such as New Year, Christmas, and Thanks giving. The New Year is on the first day of every year and the Christmas is on 25 of every December. In these two, I either go to travel with my family or my friends. But, On Thanks giving which is on November 28 this year I visit my family and celebrate with them and my mother cooks for us turkey on the dinner. Would you like to join us next Thanks giving?

Faisal: I really appreciate that I will be happy to join you.

Jenna: Okay, nice.  

Faisal: Tell me some important things from your culture?

Jenna: There are many thing in the American culture but the most things I thing we are at time like what we did for this interview and you may see the Americans move from appointment to another. Also, you may notice that when we are at work, we speak loudly. There are many think, you should not ask someone which are who did you vote for?, why are not you married?. And do not say to someone that you have a big nose or you are fat.

Faisal: nice, there are similarities.

Jenna:  really? Like what?

Faisal: In my culture, We do not ask someone why are not you married and why you do not have children.

Jenna: yes, we also do not say to someone why do not you have children.

Faisal: What are your goals for the future; after you graduate, what are you going to do?

Jenna: After I graduate, I will move to live and work in California. And I may create my own company.

Faisal: Do you have any questions for me? I have asked so many of you

Jenna: yes, I saw and heard about Saudi Arabia and the women life. If I will go to Saudi Arabia Should I wear it?

Faisal: yes, you should, but you do not need to cover your face.

Jenna: What about the driving? I heard it also not allowed for women.

Faisal: Yes, it is not allowed

Jenna: But, I like to drive I do not like someone drive for me.

Faisal: There are some American compounds you can drive there.

Jenna: okay, Faisal thank you

Faisal: I really appreciate your help

the objective

I want to meet with a student who is not from Saudi Arabia because I want to learn new things from the worlds. I hope to get a good interview to learn very well

a Do you like St.cloud's weather?
b What do you do when you have free time?
c Could you please tell me about yourself?
d How often do you communicate with your family back at home?
e What is the biggest holiday in your country? Please explain about the holidays (Activities, Food, Date, Origin, and etc,)
f Do you find it difficult to practice your religion here in the U.S in the same way you do in your home country?
g Can you tell me some important things in your culture ?
h Whats the biggest difference between American culture and your culture?
i What's your goals for the future?
j After you graduate what you going to do?
k Do you have any questions for me? I have asked so many of you! (mandatory question at the end)





Whats the biggest difference between American culture and your culture?

Are you married or single?



how many sisters and brothers you have?

A Mini-Research Post

Passing and Receiving ground ball passes

            Passing and receiving a ball involves many processes. In this paper, the concern is focused on ground ball passes that take three different leg positions.  Inside the foot, outside the foot, and instep are the key positions of the leg that apply when passing ground balls. These have to conform to various body positions en sure that a player balances and gives a projectile force to the ball.

            Football is all about skills and knowledge of passes that will ensure accuracy and direction. The position of the leg, on the other hand, has a great influence on the direction of the ball from one player to another or from a striker to the goal direction. Ground balls require skills and tactics that will ensure accuracy, stead fast, and calculation of the amount of force applied on the ball.

            Inside of foot involves passes that originate from turn sideways kicking of the ball, swinging of the leg in a back position, and involves focusing vision on the ball with the head facing down. Outside kicking, on the other hand, requires that the player to swing the leg back, the foot to be pointing on the ball and rotated in. similarly, the vision must be focused on the ball. The last style is instep that also has guidelines when passing the ball. However, the focus on the ball remains the key aspect of consideration for any player trying to adopt these styles.

            The positioning of the body also takes two phases when passing the ball. These are execution phase and follow-through phase. All these assume three approaches used in the leg positioning where inside of foot will take a particular posture to ensure stability and balance. 

            These steps lead to a successful play and scoring in a football match. A good player will execute these styles to achieve their target. However, there are errors that can be committed and the result may lead to the ball going up in the air instead of ground ball. The remedy to this, is contacting the ball from the centre.

Work cited

Bach, Greg, and James Heller. Coaching Junior Football Teams for Dummies. England: John       Wiley & Sons, 2007. Internet resource.

Pietramala, David G, Neil A. Grauer, and Bob Scott. Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. Print.

Libarary Book Review of Five Classmates

1- Abdulaziz W Aldeaijy
Abdulaziz chose the book "Steps to Success" because he likes the soccer and he wants to read about the steps to success in soccer. This book has one auther named Joseph A. luxbacher. This book was printed by Leisure Press on 1991, in Champaign, Illinois.

2- Abdulaziz Binjumhur
Abdulaziz chose the book "organizing your youth soccer team " because he is interested in soccer. This book has five authers named lars-Ake Bacstrom, Tord Grip, Roger Fridulund, Kenneth Karlsson, and Bjorn Westerberg. This book printed by Leisure Press on 1988 in Champaing, Illinois.

3- Victoria Peterson
Victoria chose the book "The Mummy" because she has always been interested in ancient Egyptian society, also because it made her think of the old Brendan Frasier movie called "The Mummy". This book has one author named E.A. Wallis Budge. This book was printed by Random House on 1989 in the United States.

4- Rakan Alharbi
Rakan chose the book "Global Environment Outlook" because he likes to read about geography. This book Produced by the UNEP GEO team. This book was printed by United Nations Environment Programme on 2002 in Nairobi, Kenya.

5- MinJie Zhu
MinJie chose the book "The West and China since 1500" because she is Chinese and she is interested in the history between China and the United States. This book has one auther named John S Gregory. This book was printed by Antony Rowe Ltd on 2003 in New York.