Saturday, April 21, 2007

The interview with Reed

As I worked on my profile, I learned a few things about Dr. Reed. She is a feminist who teaches a class that makes students think deeply about the portrayals of women and minorities on TV.
She has a passion to teach feminism and considers it a privilege to teach something she feels so strongly about. As she was talking to me, she mentioned a few names that are important to the feminist movement.
“Do you know who Lily Tomlin is?
“No,” I said.
“You don’t know who Lily Tomlin is?” asked Reed with amusement.
She then laughed softly and said, “I laugh because I think about how young you are.”
I apologized for my ignorance. But she continued talking about who Lily Tomlin was and why she was one of her favorite people.
As she talked about how she became a professor, her voice evoked a passion for the profession, that passion that good professor are said to have.
Reed felt thrilled for choosing her for my profile assignment and was very cooperative with me.
The only thing I hope is to interview people as cooperative as her for my next stories.

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