In Class Writing- 3-19-08

When I did my first field site observation I attended a church service near my hometown.  It is a smaller church, probably only 150 people.  The church contained large windows with stained class and wooden pews with cushions on the seat and places to hold Bibles and Hymns book on the back.  When first coming in we were told to tell someone who we didnt know why we were thankful to be here and my first informant who I didn't know told me, "I am thankful anytime I am in the presence of God and people fulfilling his missions".  I then quickly replied, "Im thankful for getting research done on my project."  Our relationship was nothing more than someone who I hadnt met and was told to tell them why I was here.  The people and environment around us all influenced our  fixed positions, his was being a practicing Christian.  The power relationship between then man and myself is only that he knew what was going on more than I did.  In the way the man spoke I could tell that he was legitimately excited about being there at church that morning.