Independent Component 1
(a) I, Natali Valle, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 9 hours of work.
(b) An source that was extremely useful to me was a government publication called the Pomona Youth and Family Master Plan.
(d)What I have done is interviewed/filmed high school students, high school drop outs, college students, college dropouts, and college graduates. I wanted to see if there was a significant factor that was apparent in those who are successful and those who are not.
What I have as of now are unedited videos of people I have interviewed. The videos represent some hours of work. Other hours include transportation to locations such as Mid-Town Los Angeles and the University of Riverside to be able to interview some people. I have only dedicated a few hours to editing the videos.[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFakdfg-Igk] These interviews were a crucial part into understanding what motivates people from similar background to want to succeed, or to realize for others that situations in life come-up unexpectedly and prevent oneself from achievement. I needed to do these interviews because I wanted to see if I could find a common personality trait among those who had motivation, regardless of intrinsic or extrinsic motivation, despite difficult situations.
This component allowed me to peer inside people's lives and see their endeavor and their "ganas".
The phrase "tener ganas" is a spanish phrase that does not really have an english translation, but it means a person's desire or strong want but much more extreme to where they will do anything to reach their goal. I realized that those who had a difficult up bringing were more likely to be self-motivated to want a better life. Those who were underprivileged and were not able to continue school all explained how they felt as if there was no one in their life to help them want to do better or even expect better.
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