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My topic is Smoking I choose this topic because this is the biggest issue in the world. Many people died because it.

My top three Interviews

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My top three Interviews are:

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I choose these interviews because they are taking better way and essayer to reading. So, I interesting when I read these interviews by the way I read the inter views for all students each one has different ideas and they did a very well. Finally, I hope all my classmates doing great job and good luck.  

Interview ( 3 )

1. Could you tell me about yourself? (Your name, home country)

This is Kunal, 12^th standard from Bihar , India

2. What are you planning to do after school?

I am interested in playing football and selected as a state team player and now I am planning to join in my state coach team for practicing for this summer. And also I have given my GRE and got a enough good score but I am interested to improve even more to get into my dream university.

3. Why did you choose to study at St.cloud University?

I planned a long back to get into an north American university, where I can have all facilities to carry out my higher education without any disturbance with complete support and assistance from the professor under their supervision, with world class facilities in class, library, and at sports etc helps me to develop my personal as well as educational skills.

4. What is the difference in educational systems between your country and North America?

Yes, there is a lot. In here, the educational system has rules on paper but not followed and has no right to ask or fight for rules and even if some one dares we get no support for longer time. But in America, the rules are strictly followed, it is proved, every student has the right to fight for their rules, and duties, as a student to grow to any extent is dependent on the student himself or herself in America. But in India, we donot decide, our teachers decide at school. But nowadays there are few schools adopted in India with international standards but they have a great fee structure where normal individual in India cannot get into it.

5. Would you like to tell me about your country?

It has got a great history, but very bad present situation. Great leaders in the past, but worst leaders in present and may be the worst leaders for future, because the young generation who has studied well is not taking into polity, to develop the country. And the illiterate people have no minimum degree of educational qualifications and have no systematic life structure with the influence of money etc, are entering to polity. We in our state, in this modern technical world, donot even have the Tar roads, having our chief minister at the central politician team under and road and transport. Sorry to bother you, but our people really suffer with this.

6. Could you tell me about your country's traditional process regarding marriage?

Marriage is a great time of an individual; it is highly celebrated in our culture like a festival.

7. Can you tell me about activities that young people like to do in your country?

Yes, in my pace we work part time to support our parents economically, because they get paid very less and if we sit after the school, it will be very hard to lead our lives. And yes few of them completely work without moving to schools since their childhood. And few of them start working only after completion of their studies. This is entirely dependent on the environment or surroundings in which they are brought up.

8. What are major holidays in your country?

Dassera, Diwali, Christmas, summer holidays

 
9. What is your traditional food?

Jawar roti with dal, rice with curry, curd.

10. How is the political system of your country structured?

It is a 1/3^rd democratic country, it include, by the people but for the politicians and officials and government of the politicians and officials. Only they are just using the people to be in their positions, this is possible for them because the literacy rate is very less in India. Yes there may be few leaders who are good, but they cannot fight with those cruel politicians, because they even remove them from those powers from where they can reach and help few regions of people.

 

11. What are your country's major religions?

Hindus, Muslims, Christians and Sikhs

12. What’s considered offensive in your country?

Many offensives [from theft to harassment, murders, scams etc], but donot operate while it is a politician or official of central or state government, but operates in strict when a normal individual does. But most of crimes and offensives are made by the people with political and official influence or support.

13. What do you perceive as differences between your culture and the American culture?

Yes from all habits to habitats there is lots of variation.

14. Is there anything you would like to add before we end our interview?

Yes. Thanks for giving me this opportunity to share the information.

15. Do you have any questions for me, now that I have had the pleasure of asking you about so many things.

Yes I do. Can I know why all this information being retrieved?

 

Just for survey. Thanks

Interview ( 2 )

1. Could you tell me about yourself? (Your name, home country)

This is Kamala, from New Delhi, India. I have completed my 12^th with IGCSE.

2. What are you planning to do after school?

I am interested in mechanics, so I am planning to join for a summer camp where I can get trained for the practical mechanics.

3. Why did you choose to study at St.cloud University?

I loved the place, and the culture of encouraging students with all the activities along with the studies. This makes the development of communication skills and social awareness etc. This is one of the largest undergraduate and master university has got great history for it. I love the campus and the way the university is organized in a systematic way, clealry mentioned, everything is reachable directly to student with great assistance.

4. What is the difference in educational systems between your country and North America?

I am brought up in Shimla and studied in an international convent school, where we had students from different countries, and it is a great environment to get to expose to different cultures with international standard educational system, and I experienced the same with the educational system of North America

5. Would you like to tell me about your country?

Yes I do.  I am really proud to be a citizen of India. I love my traditions, unity of all people, and we have got great scientists, and leaders who are being praised by entire world and lots more inexpressible.

6. Could you tell me about your country's traditional process regarding marriage?

Marriage! So excited. We do have a great lovely process for it. It has got three day ceremony, Sangeeth, Gouri pooja by bride and groom, Marriage, Vratam.  During Sangeeth, the bride and groom participate individually and get ready for marriage followed by Gouri pooja by both, and the main ceremony Marriage, Groom ties knot to bride, and the newly married couples are forwarded for Vratam together to get the blessings of Satyanarayana swamy (welfare God).

7. Can you tell me about activities that young people like to do in your country?

There are people who start working at an younger age, and there are people who study till they are mature and strong enough to work.

8. What are major holidays in your country?

Dassera, Diwali, Sankranti, Christmas, E-id, Republic day, Independence day , summer holidays etc, hope India has got ,more holidays than compared to any other country in the world.

9. What is your traditional food?

Roti with chawal, Kesar halwa, aloo parata .

10. How is the political system of your country structured?

India political system is democratic system, as I stay as hostler in Shimla, and come home to New delhi in holidays which is a capital city never faced the issues personally, but from the news it is clear the political system is being corrupted a lot in recent days. I am really sorry to say this but it’s the truth, and because of this many people are even being suffered directly and indirectly.

11. What are your country's major religions?

Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh

12. What’s considered offensive in your country?

Many are considered but not implemented in strict. From theft, murder, harassment, child labor and the list goes on, but all these offenses as being increase from day to day because of inactiveness and irresponsibility of public servants and politicians.

13. What do you perceive as differences between your culture and the American culture?

For me there won’t be anything new to differentiate because I am used to international life style because of my classmates and friends from different countries.

14. Is there anything you would like to add before we end our interview?

Thanks for giving me this opportunity to share my ideas about my country. Hope this information helps you to have an idea and understand about the culture, tradition, polity of India

15. Do you have any questions for me, now that I have had the pleasure of asking you about so many things.

No thanks.

Interview ( 1 )

1. Could you tell me about yourself? (Your name, home country)

Answer: This is Shiva Sastry from Andhra Pradesh, India. I have completed my 12^th with CBSE.

2. What are you planning to do after school?

Answer: I am interested in developing my skills. I am interested to have some practical experience on chemistry learnt in my books. So, I can improve knowledge and compete with international students without any depression and inferiority

3. Why did you choose to study at St.cloud University?

Answer: I always dreamt to study in historical colleges, and among those St. Cloud University which attracted me by its history and environment provided for students. And I decided to take my higher studies from this university, which helps me to have the same environment of my home place

4. What is the difference in educational systems between your country and North America?

Answer: In our country most of our education system concentrates on the theoritical information and no practical knowledge like labs, etc. They are included in the system but are not strictly implemented.

5. Would you like to tell me about your country?

Answer: I am from India; it is the seventh largest country in the world. It is a Democratic country, is identified for its culture and wealth.

6. Could you tell me about your country's traditional process regarding marriage?

Answer: India has got many religious people leaving together as a family. Most of the people belong to Hindu religion. So, I explain the traditional marriage of Hindu’s in here. It’s a memorable festive of a person being married. Bride and Groom are well dressed with their traditional ornament and apparel. And there is a Brahmin Pandit who spells slokas for three hours during the marriage process. During this process, Groom ties knot to Bride, accepting bride as his wife for all seven last lifes.

7. Can you tell me about activities that young people like to do in your country?

Answer: Most often families relations are bound, young people are often under the decision of their parents even they are settled down with jobs. Most of them show interest towards study. As India has got no good opportunities to study the illiterates helps their parents by self employment or as a daily wage labor. This is the worst thing that hurts me with India.

8. What are major holidays in your country?

Answer: Republic day, Independence day, vinayaka chaviti, Dassera, Diwali, Onam, Sankranti, Ugadi, E-id, Chirstmas and there are many more festival, Jayanti, and Vardanti holidays.

9. What is your traditional food?

Answer: India has got several traditional foods. Such as white rice & dal, Roti with chawal, Dosa, Idli with sambar, Hyderabad dum biryani, puligora, daddojanam and the list goes on

10. How is the political system of your country structured?

Answer: It is a democratic system, people select their leaders by voting process.

11. What are your country's major religions?

Answer: Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh.

12. What’s considered offensive in your country?

Answer: There are many such as theft, murder, women harassment, ragging, etc but not being strictly punished. So, there are many offensive news but most of them are not punished with their influences from politicians. No strict law.

13. What do you perceive as differences between your culture and the American culture?

Answer: India has got its Ancient Civilized culture mixed up with European culture, where North America has a well developed basic of European culture. There is no comparison for both, since both are entirely different, as the rules are strictly followed in North America, every individual dare to have their right. But in India, even few individuals donot know they have right for asking.

North America is a developed country for last few decades, But India still is said to be a developing country since decades, and even it has got great number of resources.

14. Is there anything you would like to add before we end our interview?

Answer: Yes, Even India has got its vast cultural traditions, being supported and encouraged by people of different countries, these traditions are not being respected by the country people, and some are vanished on time being because of encouragement.

15. Do you have any questions for me, now that I have had the pleasure of asking you about so many things?

Answer: No, I did really enjoyed your interview with great pleasure, I love speaking about my tradition, culture, law, school life, ambitions etc, had a great time during this process.