During our quick interview in class, I wasn’t exactly sure what to ask. I have an idea of what I want to find out for this paper but I haven’t yet completely formed what questions I’m going to ask to get an answer. So I came up with a few simple questions to just get a feeling for how an outsider (hearing person) may views someone in hard of hearing community. The answer I got was bit surprising. I discovered that for this particular person, she preconceptions of young people with hearing aids were not only hard of hearing but also some type of mental problem. She did explain to me that this was because the only person she knows who has to wear hearing aids also suffers from some mental illness. Still this association surprised me. I’m now curious to ask a few more normal hearing people and see if they have similar misconceptions. I’m glad I got a response like hers cause now I have a new question I can ask and perhaps another direction I can go in.
I had to read a few sentences a few times to figure out exactly what you were saying. I think this was because there were a few grammatical errors within this paragraph. One mistake was when you said "she preconceptions of young people..." It should be "her preconceptions". I was also a little confused when you called an outsider a "hearing person". I would say something a little more clear, such as a person who hears clearly, or one who does not suffer from hearing impairments. I suggest this because, having not knowing anything about the direction of your topic, "hearing person" caught me a bit off guard. Other than that, great job keeping your sentences clear with subjects and verbs! Very interesting topic as well. Good luck!
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