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velvetechosAlright, this is to help me out with an upcoming school project, so the more of you willing to answer these questions, as detailed as possible, would be wonderful.
To be fair, Ki'll post her answers in the responses, if you wish to read them. You can also e-mail me your responses, if you wish for them to not be seen, but this is for an upcoming school project, so Ki'd appreciate answers if you can be bothered to give them.
Were you read to/encouraged to read as child:
Were you allowed to watch TV on school days? Was your television intake monitored (as in how long, what you were watching etc):
Did you learn most of your morals through stories, events, parents, school, or television:
Were any of stories you were told passed through word of mouth, or were they all taken from books:
Were your parents always honest, or were tall tales to make the lesson stick alright:
Did you have any family traditions:
Were family history/family pride/family time important:
Did you have cultural influences (ie: ethnic foods/music/dress/etc):
Was your family religious:
How old were you when you first went to the cinema, and what did you see:
Did you spend a lot of time playing video games:
What extra-curricular activities did you partake in:
What do you think of Disney's butchering of classic fairy tales:
To be fair, Ki'll post her answers in the responses, if you wish to read them. You can also e-mail me your responses, if you wish for them to not be seen, but this is for an upcoming school project, so Ki'd appreciate answers if you can be bothered to give them.
Were you read to/encouraged to read as child:
Were you allowed to watch TV on school days? Was your television intake monitored (as in how long, what you were watching etc):
Did you learn most of your morals through stories, events, parents, school, or television:
Were any of stories you were told passed through word of mouth, or were they all taken from books:
Were your parents always honest, or were tall tales to make the lesson stick alright:
Did you have any family traditions:
Were family history/family pride/family time important:
Did you have cultural influences (ie: ethnic foods/music/dress/etc):
Was your family religious:
How old were you when you first went to the cinema, and what did you see:
Did you spend a lot of time playing video games:
What extra-curricular activities did you partake in:
What do you think of Disney's butchering of classic fairy tales:
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Date: 2004-07-02 09:42 pm (UTC)Were you allowed to watch TV on school days? Was your television intake monitored (as in how long, what you were watching etc): Yes it was definitely monitored. I could only watch certain things but I could watch as much as I wanted as long as I didn't have homework to do and wasn't using the TV my mom was watching her show on.
Did you learn most of your morals through stories, events, parents, school, or television: Parents and books. A lot of my more screwed up morals are from my parents (like being ashamed of sexual feelings) but most of my more well-adjusted, stronger morals I developed just from experiencing life and from reading a whole hell of a lot.
Were any of stories you were told passed through word of mouth, or were they all taken from books: Mostly from books, though I'm sure there were some things told to me that I later read. If that happened, I probably forgot about it and remember the book experience more.
Were your parents always honest, or were tall tales to make the lesson stick alright: My mom will still, to this day, lie to my face to try and be a good example to me, even though I'm my own adult person now. My father is one big bag of lies, but not about lessons, just about everything else. He was always honest about his childhood and the bad things he did when he was younger.
Did you have any family traditions: My paternal grandparents always give us a "nostalgia" gift at Christmas. It's usually a bauble from their house that they think we will appreciate. That basically translates into something crappy that they want to get rid of from their house. LoL! But they think it's nice. Other than that...nothing that I can think of.
Were family history/family pride/family time important: My dad is always going on and on about how important family is and then he doesn't act like it. But there's never really been any family history passed down or anything. I know about where my grandmother was born and I know back maybe to my grandparent's parents (with gaps in the memory) but that's about it. I don't really know my maternal grandmother's ethnic heritage at all. We know she is Native American but not what tribe or how many generations back it goes or anything. :-\ I've always wondered.
Did you have cultural influences (ie: ethnic foods/music/dress/etc): Not really. I always thought we were very Italian (my dad's mother is) but then I met other Italians and they blew me away with their language and their food and knowledge of the culture.
Was your family religious: My mother was a non-practicing Catholic but never imposed any beliefs on us. We went to Vacation Bible School during the summer and a Christian church on Easter but nothing special. My dad has always been open about being athiest.
How old were you when you first went to the cinema, and what did you see: EGADS! I can remember seeing the first Batman with my grandmother but I don't know how young I was. And I don't know if that was my first movie.
Did you spend a lot of time playing video games: Yes, love them. First video game system I played was Atari. First game system I got was Nintendo. Megaman 2 and 3 were my life. LOVED THEM!
What extra-curricular activities did you partake in: I was in the Drama Club in 8th grade. I was in C.A.S.T. (Children's Associated Summer Theater) for about 6 years while I was in JHS and HS. I didn't do anything in HS because I hated my experience. Then in college I did a whole hell of a lot. I started a Gay/Straight Alliance and was the president for a year. I helped start a Task Force Against Homophobia which sponsored a Safe Zone Training program. I was an RA starting in my sophomore year and later served on RA Council for two years, president my second year. :)
What do you think of Disney's butchering of classic fairy tales: I don't mind. They're entertaining and I can always get the classic version in books, which I love.