Step 1: pick a few topics and write down whatever comes to your mind when you think of them.
HABITS:
- biting your nails
- over eating
- snacking when not hungry
- chewing gum
- picking your nose
- how do habits form?
- can you pick habits up from other people?
- not saying excuse me
- saying excuse me
- saying thank you
- how do you break a bad habit?
- how do you form a habit?
- what is the most common habit?
- does everyone have a bad habit?
- what exactly is considered a habit?
- using your phone while having a face to face conversation
- interrupting
- farting
- texting while driving
- leaving the cap off of the toothpaste
- not flushing the toilet
- leaving lights on
- hugging people goodbye
- eating veggies
PEOPLE:
- why do people judge each other?
- what’s the most common way people communicate?
- constantly busy
- Moms
- parents
- celebrities
- do people many have things in common?
- nuns
- brothers
- step siblings
- spiritual leaders
- role models
- the government
- cartoon characters
- the mailman
HOBBIES:
- Playing piano
- dancing
- singing
- baking
- are hobbies only something you’re good at?
- playing games
- swimming
- painting
- listening to music
- reading
- organizing
- yardwork
- doing makeup
- playing around with clothes
- playing with kids
- acting
- working out
- coloring in coloring books
- talking
- hanging out with friends
- evangelizing
- youth group
- shopping
TRENDS:
- Iphone
- drinking coffee
- wearing Uggs
- being ”hipster”
- vans
- teen pregnancy
- divorce
- driving small cars
- Toms
- ugly sweaters
- pop music
- slouch beanies
- Mullets
- getting fit
- Hairstyles
- shoes
- cowboy boots
- Northface
PLACES:
- Italy
- Spain
- South Africa
- Local orphanage
- the zoo
- art museum
- coffee shops
- restaurants
- local church
- the library
- Brazil
- Uganda
- Ireland
- Baltimore
- Lancaster county
- my bedroom
- backyards
- Downtown
- A castle
- A chapel
- A dorm
- School
- pawn shops
- Hawaii
Step 2: Pick one item from the list above
- Role Models
- Who are your role models?
- Where do role models come from?
- What are the characteristics of a role model?
- Does everybody have one?
- Do people have more than one?
- Do you need one?
- Why don't we have more of them?
- Do they make a difference?
- How can you be one?
- Are they common?
- Is it easy to be one?
- Should celebrities be our role models?
- Can you have a bad role model?
- Who decides what makes a good role model?
- Can role models mess up a lot?
- Does your role model have to be close to you?
Liz, three of your questions stood out to me as particularly interesting:
ReplyDelete1) Do role models make a difference?
2) Should celebrities be out role models?
3) Does your role model have to be close to you?
These questions highlight the importance of defining who can be considered a role model and questions the importance of having one. To extend your questions, I also wonder if it's more important to have role models at certain stages in life, such as a child versus a college student. While these questions may seem like they have obvious answers, I think careful research would reveal a complex issue.