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Would you like to write about his/her favorite fads, fashions, and famous people from when he/she was young?
- What was the most popular kind of entertainment at this time? Radio? Theater? Dancing? Family sing-alongs? What did he/she like to do for fun? Who did he/she do it with?
- Who were the celebrities at this time? Movie, radio or television stars, comedians, singers or stage actors? Did he/she have a favorite? What did this person do? Did he/she try to emulate this person?
- What did young people read in this era? Was reading something that young people did at this time? Who were the popular writers? What did he/she like to read?
- Were there any fads at this time? Playing with hula hoops? Did he/she go along with any of them?
- What were the fashions of the day? Did young people have different styles of their own? Did he/she like to keep up with the fashions? What did he/she wear? What were the popular hair styles?
- Were there any popular theater productions at this time? What were they? Did he/she see any?
- What type of music was popular at this time? Classical? Folk music? Big Band? Rock? Who did he/she listen to when he/she had the chance? Did he/she listen to different music than his/her parents? Was this music that he/she could dance to?
- Were there any folk heroes during this period? Real people who did daring or great things? Amelia Earhardt or Jesse Owens, for example? Was there anyone famous that he/she looked up to? Were there any villains?
- What sports were popular at this point in time? What about famous athletes? What sports did they play? Did he/she have any favorites?
- Were there any popular words or phrases at the time? What were they? What did they mean? Where did they come from?
Would you like to write about his/her favorite fads, fashions and famous people during his/her adulthood?
- What was the most popular kind of entertainment at this time? Radio? Theater? Dancing? Family sing-alongs? What did he/she like to do for fun? Who did he/she do it with? Had this changed much since he/she was younger?
- Who were the celebrities at this time? Movie, radio, or television stars, comedians, singers or stage actors? Did he/she have a favorite? What did this person do? Did people try to emulate this person?
- Was there a popular style of art? Art Deco? Folk art? Which artists did he/she like? Were any artists "ahead of their time"?
- What type of literature did people read? Were religious works the mainstay of most people's reading? What magazines or newspapers did he/she read? Was this where he/she got most of his/her news? Were there any popular authors at the time? What did he/she like to read?
- What were the fashions of the day? Did young people have different styles of their own? Did he/she like to keep up with the fashions? What did he/she wear? What were the popular hair styles?
- Were there any popular theater productions at this time? What were they? Did he/she see any?
- What type of music was popular at this time? Classical? Folk music? Big Band? Rock? Whom did he/she listen to when he/she had the chance? Was this music that he/she could dance to? Did the younger generation listen to different music than him?
- As he/she matured, did he/she ever feel that he/she was behind the times? In what ways?
- Were there any folk heroes during this period? Real people who did daring or great things? Amelia Earhardt or Jesse Owens, for example? Was there anyone famous that he/she looked up to? Were there any villains?
- What sports were popular at this point in time? What about famous athletes? What sports did they play? Did he/she have any favorites?
- Were there any popular words or phrases at the time? What were they? What did they mean? Where did they come from? Did it sometimes seem that the younger generation spoke a different language?
Would you like to write about his/her favorite fads, fashions, and famous people from his/her senior years?
- What was the most popular kind of entertainment at this time? Radio? Theater? Dancing? Family sing-alongs? What did he/she like to do for fun? Who did he/she do it with? Had this changed much since he/she was younger?
- Who were the celebrities at this time? Movie, radio, or television stars, comedians, singers or stage actors? Did he/she have a favorite? What did this person do? Had his/her favorites gone by the wayside?
- Was there a popular style of art? Art Deco? Folk art? Which artists did he/she like? Were any artists "ahead of their time"?
- What type of literature did people read? Were religious works the mainstay of most people's reading? What magazines or newspapers did he/she read? Was this where he/she got most of his/her news? Were there any popular authors at the time? Who did he/she like to read?
- What were the fashions of the day? Did young people have different styles of their own? Did he/she like to keep up with the fashions? What did he/she wear? What were the popular hair styles? What did he/she think of the younger styles?
- Were there any popular theater productions at this time? What were they? Did he/she see any?
- What type of music was popular at this time? Classical? Folk music? Big Band? Rock? Who did he/she listen to when he/she had the chance? Was this music that he/she could dance to? Did the younger generation listen to different music than him? What did he/she think of it?
- At this point in his/her life, did he/she ever feel that he/she was behind the times? In what ways?
- Were there any folk heroes during this period? Real people who did daring or great things? Amelia Earhardt or Jesse Owens, for example? Was there anyone famous that he/she looked up to? Were there any villains?
- What sports were popular at this point in time? What about famous athletes? What sports did they play? Did he/she have any favorites?
- Were there any popular words or phrases at the time? What were they? What did they mean? Where did they come from? Did it sometimes seem that the younger generation spoke a different language?