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S (learning outcome 2) Jamaica pt 3

 On this day, we conducted our survey-study in the city for the first time. I gripped the clipboard with a pen in my hand, and I walked over to the first person I saw in the center we were standing in with a smile on their face. I began asking the questions, and I answered all of the clarifying questions they asked. It was so strange to me how friendly and willing everyone in Jamaica was, as I felt like if we were to have conducted our study in the United States I would have had to answer about 27947 questions before we even started with the questionnaire i had prepared. Many surveys later, I learned those who belonged to the more violent political party were more hesitant to answer to which side they did belong to. As well as that, many people who were belonged to the other side hadnt voted in the last election. The results we had found were very helpful, but the thing that stuck out to me the most was still the compassion and immediate sense of help I got from every single person we talked to. 

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