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Elevator Ethnography: My 2 hours spent in an Elevator.

Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 02:43:15
Length: 3 pages (957 words)
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Why would anyone want to confine themselves in a small room, with four to five perfect strangers, for a duration of about 20 seconds, and why would they want to do this multiple times in a given day? I don't know, have you ever ridden an elevator before? So you're standing on the first floor in Millet Hall at Wright State University, you push a button and a metal door opens to reveal a 5' by 7…

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…weary the beep, don't glance or gaze at those around you. Do not simply put your back to the wall like those who came before you, break the rules of the typical elevator rider. Do not conform to the pathetic and the predictable, do something outrageous and unexpected. In 20 seconds a lot can happen and who knows, there could even be an inconspicuous student in the corner who is writing an essay on your behavior.

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