What Pique’s Your Interest?

Generating Ideas
What Pique’s Your Interest?

What have you liked lately? If you need some help here, ask yourself these questions:

Do you have a new favorite Hobby, TV show, book, type of music, film, website?

· Fashion, Acting and singing, Gossip Girl, Pride & Prejudice, Pop, The Princess Bride, Facebook

What are your pet peeves?

· Having the volume on an ipod really loud, having notes be really messy

What makes you really angry?

· When people lie to my face, and I know they are not telling the truth

What things in the world do you really wish you could change?

· Pointless wars between countries, random murders and crimes, government coverups

What people, places, and ideas are in the news at the moment?

· President Obama and the Healthcare bill, London Fashion Week, Grad Student body found in lab wall, Anti-tax march in D.C

Are there any events coming up in the next six months or in the next year that are sure to be newsworthy and that you can get the jump on now?

· Whatever happens with the war in Iraq, the 2010 Olympics, possible candidates for 2012 elections

What’s new in your city?

· They are paving all of Nate Whipple High Way, the teachers contract is being settled, new classes are being offered through the town

What’s new in your school?

· The education commissioner visited, spirit week is coming up, a blood drive will be happening, the homecoming game is coming up

What’s new in your immediate neighborhood?

· They are putting up sidewalks around the block

What’s new with your family?

· My grandmother and my dog both just passed away

Is your generation, ethnic group, or racial group facing changes, hardships, or freedoms that have not been addressed in the past?

· Most of what we are facing has happened before, although it might have been slightly different.