Speed Dating Questions!

Advanced American Studies

(photo on right: RFK and JFK, courtesy of jfklibrary.org)

Tuesday is the deadline for your biographical essay and the date of the speed dating activity featuring leaders from the sixties and seventies. Here is your list of possible speed dating questions to help you prep for Tuesday:

1. What achievement in your life are you most proud of?
2. Identify one decision or experience from your life that you truly regret?
3. If you could meet anyone from history, who would it be and why?
4. Growing up, what was your biggest goal in life?
5. What struggles in your life have you lived through or overcame?
6. If you could compare yourself to anyone, who would it be and why?
7. If you could say one motivational phrase to the world, what would you say?
8. Who/what influenced you to become the person you are?
9. What are your hobbies?
10. What was the turning point in your life?
11. What motivates you?
12. Tell me about your family life? What influence have they had?
13. What are two important beliefs you have that you will never compromise on?
14. What change would you like to see in society that would make the world a better place?
15. How did your upbringing affect who you have become?

The point of this is to not merely run through these questions in your interview but rather to have a dialogue and discussion between two people. Use these questions to prepare as examples of the types of things that will be discussed.

Assignment reminders: Essay due Tuesday. Be thinking about NHD topics. I would advise coming up with a list of possible interest areas and then do a little preliminary research. I want some idea of topics by next Friday (11/14).


American Studies

Today we discussed the blue US News handout to introduce some of the unique elements of the 1920's.

Assignment: Complete Ch 11.1 questions (handout)