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Julia Tilton (18) talks with her grandmother, Elaine Madden (81) about life and lessons on Mother's Day 2020.

Talking to my Father about his life.

A little about my dad’s life and what he has learned and wants to pass on. Also the other two in the photo is my cousin and my sister.

In this recording, Hinsdale Central students Kiernan Lynch and Rachel Fuechtman discuss their thoughts on “A Tale of Two Cities” and how they interpreted the characters and themes.

Interview with my Grandma Rhea Yares during Thanksgiving 2017. We talked about her childhood, her life lessons, influential people in her experiences, and hopes for the future of our family.

Eileen is a vibrant woman who continues to live her life to the fullest without any fear of her age!

During this interview we discussed my uncle’s favorite thanksgiving memories as well as his favorite memories throughout his life. We also discussed his best life lesson and who he learned it from.

I Tyler Gleason talked with my Grandfather Jim Gleason on how his life was and a lot about who he was. We got to talk about sad topics such as his grandfather and also happy topics like him going to...

In this interview two brothers discuss the effects of war on people and Slaughterhouse Five’s Important message.

we talked about the 90s

In this discussion we discuss about themes and questions about the book "Kite Runner" as well as discussing a possible reason to why Khaled Hosseini was motivated to write this book.

In this interview, conducted on November 2017 in Cicero, Illinois, Jose interviews older brother, Javier, about his upbringing in the US from Mexican immigrant parents. Javier shares stories about his childhood and teenage years in the city of Chicago. He...

In this interview, conducted on Thanksgiving 2017 in Albertson, New York, Ankit Jain (16) interviews his mother Rashmi Gupta (52) about the lessons she learned while growing up in India and moving to America. Mrs. Gupta shares stories about playing...

Regine Criser (FYS 178 instructor), Leslee Johnson (HUM 124 instructor), and Jessica Pisano (LANG 120 instructor) share the places they call home, their most meaningful questions, and their greatest life lessons.

Brian is the Security Team lead at my church and I’m an Intern there. I decided to interview Brian and he tells the story of how in his youth he grew up in Alaska and moved around, finding his interests...

My Father and I talking about work, lessons and what he is proudest of.

Sung Lee is a 65-year-old senior who is currently residing in the Menlo apartments with her husband. She was born in Seoul, South Korea and worked as a Seoul city official until she immigrated to the U.S. with her husband...

This interview is with my father, my inspiration and idol! The journey from a poor farm laborer to making his son an IITan.

In this interview Natalie and Robert Holt discuss the importance of the lessons learned in Atlas Shrugged and how they are applicable today.

In this interview recorded in Novemer of 2018 in Anderson, South Carolina, Noah Brooks (13) talks to his grandfather, Dewain Lanfear (76), about growing up in New York. We discussed his exstensive sports career and his favorite teachers among other...

I got to sit down and ask my dad some questions about his childhood and important lessons he has learned in his life. I enjoyed getting to sit down with him!

Interview with Mom

We talked about the structure of the story, the levels of the story, and the nature of the relationship between the narrator and her husband.

I asked my Dad questions about his mentors, religion, and life lessons.

I talked with my great grandma (born in 1925) growing up on a farm in the 1930s, and then moving out west to Phoenix. We also talked about life lessons learned over the years.