exploration 2

There’s really not much I can add to my exploration 2 but more Eliot and Abdus. On February 24 I observed Eliot in senate yet again.
At the start of every senate meeting the person leading the meeting will ask if anyone has any changes they’d like to make to the minutes, or last meeting’s notes. Eliot stuck his hand out to add a change.It takes more guts than usual to stick your hand out in senate.His extended hand symbolized the gaining of power.This power was increased when he announced that they had someone there for gallery comments. He motioned for a guy to get up and speak to the senate.Senate seems to take a lot out of him, especially when Michael Reed talks. At one moment in Reeds’s conversation Eliot looked a little bored.
After asking Reed a question about the Student Hearing Board he seems to regret it. I thought I heard a sigh intermingled in there.
Another instance in the meeting Eliot announced that he had met with IPO the other day. He explained all the details of his mission. Then Michael Reed shut him down, telling him IPO doesn’t work with Student Fee Hearing Board.
Then the meeting turned into a spring of fun.Most senate members had no clue there was a Pokemon League. After the Pokemon vice president mentioned Pokemon members Eliot raised his hand ecstatically, indicating that he was a member of the club.
Reed starts up his speal that virtual representation works. The others agreed with him. Eliot nods his head politely, but you can tell he doesn’t agree.
Later, in condescending manner, Eliot is told that his open business comments should have been addressed at the last meeting. Instead of freaking out like most people he said “Thank you for your comment.”
At a senate meeting on Feb. 26 Eliot picks up all the voting slips like an agreeable slave. Everyone ignores him as he picks theirs up.
Enough of Eliot. Now to Abdus. The second time I observed him was in yet another book club meeting. I had changed the location of the meeting place. He was confused where to go. He ran up to me and I helped him out. When I study him at first I always think his intelligence is smaller due to his accent. That thought quickly fades away. Abdus was the one that got the book we’re reading before everyone else. He even gave us an idea of a speaker for an event. Also, Abdus singlehandedly tried to contact the speaker. He said he searched everywhere online.What’s great about book club is everyone responds kindly to him. Everyone is polite.
That’s what I noticed the most about international students: They are always polite no matter what. I have never seen one angry.

I have the following questions to ask Eliot:
1.Does it take much energy to stick out your hand in senate?
2.Do any of the senators annoy you? How so?
3.What organizations are you a part of? Why did you choose them?
One statement question for Abdus:
1.Please describe the time you got a negative reaction from someone due to your accent.
What interests me the most about this group is that there are what you might call factions within the community. There are Koreans, Japanese, French, Italian. All types of groups within them. The only thing they have in common is that they can speak English fairly well and that they are international students.
They are so brave, honest, and trustworthy. They left their families to come to a country most know nothing about. Whenever someone asks them a question they answer it immediately without lies attached. If someone asks them to watch their bags they will do so.