Classmate Interview Paper

For my diversity assignment, I chose to interview my classmate Annemarie Farina. I conducted my interview on February 5th in the Library at Pete’s Café. I first met Annemarie in my Foundations of Public Health class, when a few of us agreed to meet up to study. I wanted to interview Annemarie because although we met because of the same major, we have differences that are outside of the classroom. This is her second year at UNC Charlotte, and this is my first. We also differ in other things including race, ethnicity, and place of origin. She is an overall good person, and I thought it would be intriguing to find out more about her.

The Interview

Q: “What is your gender and your age?”
A: “I am a female and I am nineteen years old.”

Q: “Where
A: Roman Catholic believes in one God and Jesus. We follow the pope and traditional holidays such as lent, Christmas, Easter, and Ash Wednesday. We focus more on old prayers and a yearly cleansing where we confess our sins.

Q: “Do you have any specific religious beliefs, if so, what are they?”
A: “I would say that my main religious belief would be to help others, to not be self-less and not selfish.”

Q: “What do you believe to be the advantages of being a woman?”
A: “Umm…. I think some advantages are being smarter because its scientifically proven. Also, the health advantage of living longer lives because we go to the doctor more often. Another thing is that women have super strength. We, as women go through a lot in life and I think that our trials make us stronger when we are able to get through them.”

Q: “With that being asked, have you experienced any prejudice in either your gender as race?”
A: “Not so much my race but I have experienced gender prejudice. I have experienced it in the workplace when it comes certain job opportunities. In a patriarchal society, women are see as weak even though it seems to be changing very
Are you Anti-Gay or Pro-Gay?”
A: “I am Pro-Gay. I do not think that anyone’s happiness should be denied of them; I think that they have their own right to fall in love with whomever.”

Q: “So do you believe in true love?”
A: “Yes.”

Q: “What would you want people to remember about you the most?”
A: My accomplishments, the things that I exceeded in and to remember how hard I worked.

Q: And what would you want your children to remember about you?
A: For my kids, I want them to remember how much I sacrificed for them; for them to know that everything I did was to better their lives. I want them to also remember how much I loved