A Highschool Student In The 1980's Analysis

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Being a highschool student in the 1980’s, Amy describes how she kept herself entertained. She describes that new technology has changed the way people keep themselves entertained from the ways that she kept herself entertained. “The ways we entertained ourselves are different from the ways kids do now,” Amy said. As a teenager in the 1980’s, Amy describes that entertainment has “truly changed” since her days at Alpena High School. “ Our closest thing to an IPod or a phone was a Sony Walkaman,” Amy said. “ I would always listen to the top 40 music hits on the radio whereas now teenagers listen to new msuic on their phones.” Amy described that after school she would always hangout with friends or go play outside. “You don’t even see

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