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2. Consider: Which "side of the fence" are you on? You must choose a position. Is your generation floundering? Or is it brimming with unrealized potential?
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I do agree, as much as I dont want to, that our generation is floundering. It's sad to think about it like that, but it is.We've seemed to have lost the importance of family which has resulted in more divorces, which in it's self screws up the family system even more.Our enviroment is deteriorating before our very eyes. People and organizations try so hard to help the decling evniroment, but a handful of people aren't going to save the earth from pollution, global warming, limited resources, limited oil, and many other enviromentally related problems. I agree that money doesn't bring you happiness, but all in all, and i'm just being honest here, money does help get you from point A to point B. You need money for food and a home and the clothes on your back. I wouldn't be happy if i was starving or homeless. in this economic downfall we're experiencing right now can be a good example of how important money is to EVERYONE. the importance of just being alive and being able to see the happy faces of your family and enjoy the fact that you got the chance to live another glorious day, is dwindling. it isn't the most important thing anymore. now all everyone can ever think about is money, their family issues, their work, and other petty problems. when instead they sdhould be thinking about how can they make their situation better. i'ts always the negative that people think about. i wish it weren't this way, but it is.
ReplyDeleteI hate to say it but I do believe that my generation is floundering. It may sound cynical but this generation is really not doing any good for our future generations. There are exceptions though, I don't believe that the entire future is doomed to be permanently apathetic towards sensitive issues involving the planet or our fellow human beings. Maybe in some 30 or 40 years from now, hopefully sooner, we will wake up & realize that we all need to work together for the common good rather that sit around as our society deteriorates. Our society today is slowly crashing down. To me it seems as though most people no longer care about morals or ethics, but rather their own personal gain or benefit. This is clearly evident in the “Lost Generation Poem” which does include many of today’s issues. One being divorce, quite possibly the most known statistic, half of ALL marriages in America end in divorce. What does this say about our society? Well it clearly says Americans can not make lasting decisions, that we no longer care about family structure or our children torn by the damages of divorce, it says we are irresponsible & immature for taking the easy way out of things rather than trying to work them out instead. Now I know that this is not always the case but in all the situations that I have observed this seems to be true. Also another issue addressed in the poem was money, I believe that the love of money truly is the root for all kinds of evil. People today have become wickedly selfish & money hungry to the point that it not only hurts their finances but also effects their health & the people around them. A prime example of this would be San Bernardino's great concentration of gamblers. Having heard many stories of what people have done for money or in casinos is deeply saddening. Choosing money over your family or work is truly ridiculous. Many seem to have lost a sense of what truly matters & prefer placing all importance on materialistic things that do not last. These examples maybe few but there are plenty more, for these reasons I choose to believe that the goodness of man is fleeting.
ReplyDeleteAfter watching the video and taking a few everyday examples, I would say that our generation is brimming with unrealized potential. In the video, the narrator is telling us about how she thought of things at first. Later on, she turned the whole "poem" around because she was finally able to put the right pieces in and realized her true potential,the ability to be the "exception" of the lost generation. Honestly, it's was very dumb to add in that " in 30 years I will be celebrating the 10th year anniversary of my divorce." People do not realize that the statistics shown here apply to the 30 and 40 year old generations. What you see here is
ReplyDeleteonly a prediction and by showing this to our generation, they begin to believe
that they are doomed for divorce. Also, we are not apathetic and lethargic just for
not trying to figure out a way to rid our planet of global warming. Even if global
warming was true, trying to solve it shouldn't be our problem yet. Just leave it to
the generation of our parents to find a way, it's not our time to be in the front line
just yet. By taking everything said in the video, it can be concluded that we are are considered to be ignorant and apathetic because we are 16 and not 30. And after calling us all these thing, they should ask themselves: but who raised them?
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ReplyDeleteIn my opinon, my generation is brimming with unrealized potential. Everyday and everywhere there are kids, intelligent kids, trying to make a difference in the world. People do not take our generation seriously, but i know and i see through my own eyes, youth that will succed in the future. Kids are on Tv that have accomplished a great feat, and even at school i see incredible things from people i wouldn not expect. So, of course there is hope for MY generation. I believe our generation will be one of the smartest and most technologically advanced generations of all time.
ReplyDeleteAt heart, I am an optimist and am a firm believer that our generation is full of talent and unrealized potential. Society may seem to be degrading as it's sense of morals and standards become lower and lower, but this is not true for everyone everywhere. I surround myself with goal-orientated people that, like me, strive to influence others to make the right choices in life. One topic mentioned in this poem is the environment. Contrary to popular belief, I believe that we are starting to head in the right direction. In the old days, when much of the world was still a wilderness and an unexplored space that was a focal point for many an adventurer's imaginative creations, people used to believe that the earth's resources were unlimited. The effects were starting to be seen by the Colonial era, when Great Britain had to turn to her colonies in the Americas for lumber, fish, tobacco, and etc., but it was still thought that while we may not have these resources here at home, they are plentiful elsewhere. We now know this not to be true. That the earth's resources are in fact, limited, but to a certain extent. If we are careful, man and beast can coexist here on earth in harmony. With the advent of such technology as the solar panel, hydroelectricity, and wind turbines, man has made great strides towards running off of clean, renewable energy. More so in these last couple decades than ever before might I add. This has motivated me to a point where I am now planning to go into this field of study and major in either mechanical or chemical engineering so that I may be able to bring more, cheaper, higher quality energy to households around the world. There are many of young men and women in our generation that have the same thoughts and goals. Because of this, I believe that if anything, my generation will help to save our earth's precious resources and wondrous ecosystems.
ReplyDeleteMy next topic is the family. Family is depicted in the poem as losing it's luster or purpose. Youngsters are told that they are not the most important thing to their mother and that divorce should be expected. These comments are dead wrong. Marriage is a sacred bond between a man and a women and should be treated as such, with the husband and wife being equal partners that work together to solve issues. Children are the most important thing in the family. A family's primary job is to raise children that are strong of heart, mind, body, and spirit. Un-supportive parents and families are one of the primary causes for so many of our generation being below what you would consider the preferable norm. An old saying says, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." Nowhere in history is this more evident than it is right now. Too many youth have parents that are illiterates, stuck on welfare, and do not care about their children. It hurts me to think about the effects that this must have on a young child. Success stories about children that come from this sad group have arisen, but too many, unloved and rejected children are turned away at home and end up, sadly, like their parents. Just think of what could happen if all of these kids were motivated to do well by outside sources that pushed them to be great, to dream and then do, to move out of the home and have a positive impact on the world and it's many inhabitants! Our world has much to offer these young students and the opportunities are endless. Many of these youth, just need that little nudge or push to be great. As of late, I believe that this has been happening. Current attitudes have made me believe that our generation's youth have started to become more motivated as a whole. Hordes of youth are sick and tired of their current living conditions and do not want to raise children in that sort of an atmosphere. Their goals are noble and should be encouraged. People that are the youth of today are the parents of tomorrow. Pessimists may scoff at our attempts to make the world a better place and to bring up some of our members that are faltering, but I believe that we have the potential to bring to the table a host of great businessman, senators, judges, doctors, soldiers, dentists, athletes... and the like.
ReplyDeleteStudents of today, the present generation, are not completely lost, but misguided. Certain changes need to be made and if they are made, we can and will be great.
I honestly believe that our generation of teenagers have yet to reach their full potential. It is true that sometimes you might think "what were they thinking!" You can't blame us for making mistakes that everyone person commits. My generation has many great minds and ideas that need to become a reality. Then everyone will see that my generation is the best there has ever been. We are in an era that is all about technological advances, and our generation is trying to accomodate and live through all of the advances. We have so much to offer the world and that includes in almost any area of everyday life.
ReplyDeleteOur environment is a huge issue in today's society, but many teenagers are trying hard to save the planet. Kids everyday are making a difference in the smallest activities. Conservation of the planet is what we aim for. We are dedicated to this and we will not give up.
Certain people in this world are truly trying their best to make a difference. You just need to surround yourself with people that aim toward one direction--changing the world! Until recently, the planet has suffered a great deal and my generation is seeing what parts human's play in that. This is why we are changing they way we live. In order to do that money is becoming more and more important to us in order to achieve this. No one has lost their morals, but times have changed and people are always busy. Again our generation has so much more potential and we are ready and prepared to show the world what we are capable of.
Our world as we know it is floundering. People choices no longer affect themselves, but many other people. Choices now and days are only done to help ones self and no one else. To be married and in love does not longer exsits. Marrigae is done to hide the shame of a pregnant teen. Divorces happen for this excat reason. There is no longer love because a partner could no longer statsfiy a want whether it be, money, intimacy, heppiness. The way things are now is very bad, things don't seem to get better. If an adult makes this choices what makes us think that their children and their children's children won't be the same?
ReplyDeleteMy generation is yet to be prosperous, because to this day we have failed as a society to imporve. Hope is no lost, though their has been some changes done for example; the environmentalist are working really hard to keep our enviorment, but they can not do it alone we need to act fast. As far as family, work, and mortality is something we can still imporve and show some appreciation. I still believe their is hope, though its very easy to give up, but we cant let it go just like that. Lets do something before its too late and we can start by having hope!
ReplyDeleteOur generation is prospering. Believe it or not but there are several children in this world trying to fix what our last generation has ruined. Especially our environment, many kids are devoted to recycling, and saving energy. I'm pretty sure everyone is aware of global warming, but the only ones really trying to fix this problem, is our generation. Generations before us do not really care because they will decease soon ,before our world slowly begins to break apart. They need to remember about their children, grandchildren, friends, and how they will be here to witness what their previous generation has caused. I know several people are probably thinking that not all of our kids are willing to better our world, but that is probably because they are part of those kids who could care less about the world. People say that all we care about, is money, but that is because society has made it that way. Thanks to the previous generations we are depending to much on technology, rather then ourselves. Some children have realized that many kids just stay home and watch TV, but they are trying their best to make a difference by getting them up and active. Our generation also has the potential to maybe even find the cure for cancer, or HIV. We just need to believe in ourselves, and have hope.
ReplyDeleteOur generation is floundering. This is because so many people view on family had changed; therefore the family are breaking up and lead to divorce between the couple. Also, the importance of money has been getting to evryone due to the economy. The pressure of making it finacial has been causing problems between the people one loves more.Plus,our generation morals had change so much because many girl between the age of 12 to 18 are pregnat and end up not being with the baby's dad. In addition, ones respect for others has gone down a lot with the years changes. Furthermore,LOVE is a word that kid our age us to one personal need and not the way one feel of the other person. Finally, eventhough people many say that our generation is prospering by the looks of it we are goign to end up being a "lost generation".
ReplyDeleteI would say that our generation is brimming with unrealized potential because of the fact on how we make our choices. In the "Lost Generation Poem," the beginning had a negative affect, but it reversed. The video stated that we can change ove time by evolving our true potential. The beginning is always the "rough edge" with mistakes, but once time takes it's toll, we make a difference. For example, the video showed a reverse of, "Happiness comes from within." It implies that we are not apathetic or lethargic, and that potential talent is evolved through our standards.
ReplyDeleteI believe our generation is floundering.That doesn't mean we can't recover from it, but, I do believe our priorities are mixed up. It seems money has become the icon of happiness.The way we were raised is probably the main cause of this. You see, most parents have this mentality of wanting their kids to have more than they had growing up. An innocient idea at first, but some parents focous so much on buying all these things for their kids that they never had, that it builds this idea that we need these expensive things to be happy, and to afford these things we need money. Some parents are gone at work so much that famiy and marriage starts to fall apart. Divorce rates are high maybe because of the lack of being taught how to treat your spouse.If your parents got divorced you've probably never seen a good functunal relationship and it's expected that you will end up divorced at least once in your life.With the ratios for divorce rates its scary seeing how my parents are divorced.Family can still mean alot to most families, but there's a lot of people who worry about money and self needs over anything.Though it's sad to think about it's very true for a lot of people. Money has seemed to be the root of most of these problems but it's also something you need to survive.Our generation still has a chance to strive if we get our priorities straight and act on them.
ReplyDeleteMy generation is prospering because of the work people put into creating levels in 'Little Big Planet.' A game that gives you the tools to bring your creativity to life. Levels are like miniature games that can be posted online for people's enjoyment. They can be rated by players and improved by the author. People put their time and energy into creating these levels. Authors work hard to make fun levels or to get high ratings. Our generation's work ethic in this game show's their potential to be hard working game designers, and with so many potentially hard working people there can be a bright future.
ReplyDeleteI believe that my generation is prospering in the aspect of earning more and more money. Every day young adults are trying to make their own money. The fact that time are tough right now and many families are having trouble to obtain the basic nesesities like food, the water bill, and electricity. Due to this I believe that our generation will appreciate it more and actually realize the hard work it takes to make a dollar. We are going to have more dedication in earning our money. Therefore I trust that our generation will earn more money and more of us will succeed. One thing that our generation will need to do if they want to make money in life is to hav an education. If we don't have an education in this life then we will most likely fail and not make money.
ReplyDeleteATENTION TO MY GENERATION!!!GO TO COLLEGE!!!
Experts say that this generation will be apathetic towards the earths well being. I consider this to be false; there are many people of my age that are currently trying to prevent the earths end. Recycling, solar power, vegetabel oil, all of these things are being used to protect nature and all of its beauty. Many other plans working towards the same goal are being devised as we speak and instead of celebrating a tenth year divorce anniversary 30 years from now, we might be celebrating 30 years of clean, non-polluted air. Recycling is possibly the easiest way to help save the earth and many have joined this trend. For example, I recycle, it is just gathering plastic bottles, aluminum cans and other reusable material and not only am I helping the earth, but there are places that pay you for these materials. Solar power energy has been, by far, the most impacted way of saving nature. though expensive it has been proven to save over $20,000 within the first year of using solared powered lights.People now are more aware of the threat of the deteriorating earth. Everywhere you go there are activists promoting a new enviormently safe product. Like the recently popular vegetable oil for gas. There have been famous stars that work as advocates for this new found money saver. To state the our generation is ignorant towards the welfare of the earth is a total exaggeration. Although some people are young and reckless and "too busy" to care, there are those who are trying to make a change in the world today. Hope is always around no matter what year, decade, or generation it is.
ReplyDeleteOur generation is consisted of many different kinds of people.It would be ignorant to say that there aren’t people who may be apathetic and lethargic about today’s society, but it wouldn’t be right to say that there isn’t someone that wants to make a difference. I believe that if there’s at least ONE person who wants to make a change in the world, then there is still hope. We are not a lost generation, we are merely just a ship, full of promise and future, that’s making its slow, but sure way, to the lighthouse.
ReplyDeleteOne thing mentioned in the poem that our generation is combining forces with is for the good of our environment. Prosocial behavior has been spread out amongst teens and kids alike, coming together to help rebuild the world that it once was. Organizations like Disney’s Friends for Change, Nickelodeon’s The Big Help, and Greenpeace are all aimed at making Mother Nature a better place. Obviously, our generation is doing whatever it can to spread awareness about our environment. That’s one small step for man, and one giant leap for our generation!
Another thing mentioned in the poem that our generation is supposedly suffering from is apathy. According to the poem, we are apathetic and lethargic, which is why the world around us is falling apart. I believe that this is highly incorrect. If we were indifferent to the things in our lives, us students wouldn’t be going to school, getting our education, and striving to go to college. We would not be surrounded by people that love and care for us, nor would we be getting up from our beds everyday to fulfill the routines of our daily lives. Being apathetic would simply mean we wouldn’t care, and if we didn’t care, we would not be living at all. But our generation does care, and we are living. Just by looking around at the people I’m surrounded with, I know that my generation is far from suffering from indifference. Many of us are intelligent and talented, and possess highly prospective capabilities that could benefit the ones around us.
I believe my generation isn’t floundering. We are prospering into people that will make a change, that will make a difference, that will make a mark on this earth.
I believe that our generation is brimming with unrealized potential because even though we make mistakes we have the right to fix them. In the beginning of the of video the speaker is stating all the things wrong with our generation, but her tone suddenly changes from a pessimist tone to a more optimistic tone. She realizes that she has the power to prevent these things from happening or fix them from getting worse. For example, our enviroment is not the best at the moment but from what I can tell you is that I see many organizations trying to fix this problem, there is a difference between failing and not trying. I don't see anything wrong with high divorce rates, so they made a mistake they at least have the right to start all over. It's better to seperate than to stay with someone you are not happy with. Therefore I believe that our generation is not floundering because we keep trying until we eventually reach our goal.
ReplyDeleteChanel- I agree you when you say that money doesnt buy you happiness but it will get you places. That is why so many of us are working hard for a better future. Money makes things easier and thats what everyone wants. An easier life means less struggles and that is what most want. Also, by working hard now you learn the value of a dollar. It makes sense when you say that it also helps provide the basic neccessities. But isn't that same money being used to pay for adoption? Which is actually bringing families together? And there are a lot of adoptions going on lately.
ReplyDeleteIts said by experts that people in this generation are apathetic and lethargic towards the earth. I believe its not true because many people are trying to make a change. Our generation is prospering because there is many organizations that are helping make the earth a better place. With little things like recycling, composting, walking or riding a bike, turning off water can make a huge difference. Instead of celebrating the end of a marriage we can celebrate a start of something new.
ReplyDeleteLizbeth(:~ I completely agree with you. Everyone makes mistakes because no one is perfect. People deserve a second chance and they deserve another try to fix things. There is no such thing as perfection so people shouldn't expect to have a perfect marriage because one can't expect to make the right choice right away, most marriages are actually rushed and pressured. If you don't succeed the first time then try and try again is what I always say. I like how positive you are that people are so naturally determined to reach whatever goal they have in mind. But when does that determination turn into an obsession? Which can get in the way of trying to get a second chance and just end up being an annoying, little, persistent insect. Where is the line?
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, our generation is brimming with unrealized potential. People have the ability do things; it is that they choose not to do it. Today’s generation has the potential to do many things and advance the world, but until we realize this, nothing will be done. It will take some time for people to realize their potential, because of all the distractions. Even though it does not seem like it, our generation is advancing. This may be because many of the inventions have been made and many of the ideas have been planted.
ReplyDeleteDivorce is not an example of why our generation is floundering. Since the beginning of time, couples must not have gotten along and wanted to separate. The main difference is that now it is more common and acceptable to get a divorce than before. Before, it was frown upon by society. Therefore, even though many couples wanted to separate, they were afraid of what society would think and do.
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ReplyDeleteEven though their are those who think that our generation is floundering, i believe that our generation is brimming with unrealized potential. Their are teenagers that have the smarts and potential to do the good/right things for the future. Instead, they do not care and forget about how intelligent they are. They have potential in so many ways that they have just become lazy, but their are those who are not. There are teens that support their families by getting a job and helping them with money. I think that money does not come first, family does and you have to do what ever you can to support your family, and that is what those teens do, supporting their family.So that is why i believe that out generation is brimming with potential, but some do not realize it.
ReplyDeleteOur generation is brimming with unrealized talent.A very significant factor in the realization of our generation's telent is family.The goals that a person tries to achieve is greatly influenced by family.For example,if a person has even a small bond with their family then they will be able to become more focused on achieving their goals.When a person has a close family,he/she will be less distracted by their family and able to focus more in what motivates him/her to further their education.Another one could be a comparison;a young teenage boy who has a close bond with his family, and a young teenage boy who does not have any sort of connection with his family.Young boy number 1 will be more focused in achieving his goals more than young boy number 2 who does not have a connection with his family.This is because boy number 2 does not know how to act with his own family when he spend most of his early years with his family.
ReplyDeleteI believe that my generation is prospering, but of course it has unrealized potential. People are changing the environment by adding programs. Such as the environment club,in school, is telling the young ones to help and to realize what is happening. Also, adding to the calendar earth day as a day to come together.Even though some family's are broken , some people are fighting to find and crate their own family. Some couples are fighting for adaptation and to treat them with the love they would have gave to a blood child.
ReplyDeleteAccording to our generation their are many aspects in life that help you realize the good and bad in everyone and society makes choices to determine how our future of our youth can be .In some ways icbelieve that our generation is floundering yet we have much potential to reach a change in our lives I think that we are filled with so much negativity which can effect our youth whether it's violence,drugs,poverty, peer pressure . It's hard to say that our youth isn't effected we have so much influences who lnws what are future would be in ten years. I believe we our soo evolved that our generation takes for granted. Whether you agree with it or not the reason that our society is like this is because we have the advantages we have them easy way out of things instead of struggling we began to get lazy and have things handed to us.Our lives our filled with choices Are we able to make better ones for the sake of man kind an d the pursuit of happiness?
ReplyDeleteOur generation is floundering little by little. Everyday there are more families torn apart, divorced, split up, or just can not stand each other for some strange reason. Money is tight and always running out, while the jobs are as well. The environment is getting worst as the second goes on and no one seems to do anything of these problems Things are changing and its bad to say but it is changing not for good but for the opposite.
ReplyDeletei believe that our generation is floundering because of unrealized potential because people themselves,do not believe that they can succeed and get past their negative mindset. People who set themselves up to believe that in our generation,enviromental destruction will be the norm,are wrong because if we could all just reverse the thought that we cant and are not able to change the world, things can change for the better. Our generation just needs a litle more effort and care. We need people tohave the "want", and also the motivation ,in order to change the world. True happiness does come from within, and we will be able to express that to our childrem one day. It seemstghat in our generation today alot of families go through divorce or begin to have family problems. Its sort of like kids are obligated to expect divorce, because they see it so commonly around them. They should be able to believe in happily ever afters because they are not made up, but instead can be made into reality by simply reversing our thinking!
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ReplyDeleteOur generation is lost. What happened to family being close and loving? Nowadays, we rather have dinner in our own rooms than in the kitchen table,which is never used. Vacations aren't the same anymore, consisting of family and happiness as they used to be, phones and computers are our generations vacations. Loving and taking care of our family used to be our priority, now its these "friends" we barely know. This is why I believe our generation is floundering, because we do not have morals, we would rather text than talk, and lastly, our parents are now the last people we would go to talk to.
ReplyDeleteOur generation is one generation. There are more to come. Maybe better, maybe worse. I do believe and know there are people who try to make a difference and take over the world EVERYDAY!, but there will always be people that try to stop us from doing good. Now that should not mean people can make hasty generalizations and think we are a floundering generation together as one, because as fast as things happen, they can change!. We are the future wether some like it or not. We are the people who at one point will be making great decisions for our society and maybe bad ones too, But You cant always expect us to save the world. Will we make it better?.Possibly, but we must always remember we are only human.
ReplyDeleteit is sad to say that our generation is depending on money. Every day you see people trying to make a living for themselves are even there family, with money struggles, they can not even enjoy the basic stuff we need to survive such as food amd shelter. our generations are gone. they are gone because what ever happen to all the times we spent with our families like in all the old movies. it is possible for our generation to change, but people don't change.. i agree with Alonso...GO TO COLLEGE!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI indeed agree that our generation is floundaring do to many things. Although not everyone is a slacker there are still so many who are. Nowadays our generation doesn't want to work for what they want they just get it from their mom and or dad. Our generation is becoming so lazy that's perhaps that's the only thing that motivates us to keep on inventing new technology, so that our lives can become so much easier and we don't have to lift one single finger. But perhaps every generation changes throughout the course of history and right now the accomplishments of our generation are looked down upon by others but maybe one day those accomplishments are admired by the rest of the world.
ReplyDeleteOur generation is floundering, and money is the factor. These days we hear that families are struggling due to financial problems. We believe that money has the ability to buy us happiness and is the answer to our problems. Young adults are selling drugs in the streets to make money instead of getting a real job. It is said that the best things are what money can buy, and it becomes a fantasy that you can have the good things in life only if you had money. Unless we decide to change, our generation would continue to struggle.
ReplyDeletemy generation is prosperous because we do believe that family is more important that work, that is why we go to a job that we do not like everyday to make money to provide for the people we love. most people would say that it is floundering but those people would be wrong because our generation is showing much potential to be great and to help people as they go along in life.
ReplyDeleteI believe that our generation is floundering. Even though we are known to be the most advanced generation, we tend to also be the most corrupted. Approximately 50% of marriages end in divorce. And 40% of these divorces have children stuck in the middle. If these people, who have taken a vow to stay together forever, can easily break their word and divorce, what will happen to the rest of us? These divorces gt ugly and people can get hurt. But its an escape from problems. And honestly, we have the same mind-set. When something gets hard, we tend to find the easy way out and give up. Divorces are just one example of our failed efforts at commitment. This goes to show how much our generation is messing up.
ReplyDeleteFacing reality is tough ,but it is true that our generation is floundering. Yes i understand that not everyone in our generation is causing it to but there are many others that do cause it to flounder. Our generation is floundering because of families not being able to be stable and causing divorces. Kids feel like sometimes it is their fault that their parents were not able to still be together and blame themselves. With the separation of someone's parents kids tend to feel like their not important and just decide to give up on everything.
ReplyDeleteOur generation is floundering because of the pollution in our world. Warnings are everywhere like global warming and the pollution in our air and water.Yet my generation does nothing to stop it, they do not stop and consider that there slowly killing the planet that is providing us with the essentials that we need to live . Simple things could be done to help ,one is to stop using aerosol hairspray the chlorofluorocarbons that come in the bottle affect the ozone layer.Little things like that and recycling could help save our earth. Another thing that has changed in my generation is how family is meaning less and less. young girls are not thinking of there actions and are getting pregnant at such a young age. They do not consider how difficult life will be for there children and there self. You see stories of a kids being left at stores and mothers aborting when there only excuse is that they do not want it .I am hoping that our generation will realize that this is not the correct way we should be treating our earth and family .we should be improving our environment and our love for our family.
ReplyDeleteOur generation seems to be lost. Usually I am one to think positive, but things just aren't they way they used to be. The media can portray families to be picture perfect, but in reality all we have is ourselves. We come home from school to find no one greeting us at the door. Nobody there to ask how our day was or what's new in our lives. It's almost like we don't even exist. No more family dinners at the table, just everyone isolated in their rooms. Divorced parents don't keep in contact and kids lose track of who they really are. What happened to our generation? Maybe some where in all the happiness we got lost. Too much trying to keep up with what the media portrays us to be took a toll on us. Is this what our generation really has in store for us? Or is it just a mere phase?
ReplyDeleteMy generation is floundering because the spirit of tradition has slowly been fading. The lack of respect that people have on a sacred marriage id amazing because there was a time where people's moral values were thought about more carfully before any action was taken such as divorce. People in my generation are rushing into situations that they feel they are mentally and emotionally prepared for wuch as having children in high school or rushing of to get married after high school. What happened to those times where teenagers cared about their grades and self-respect? Now-a-days, this is rarely found in my generation, which concludes that my generation is floundering and that the poem was right in the first generation. In ten years, my generation WILL probably be celebrating their "10th year of being divorced". Chains are possible to create to change the way my generation thinks, but in the end, our minds will snap back into the way we want to think and our marriage rate will decline as our divorce rate increases over time.
ReplyDeleteMy generation is brimming with unrealized potential and I may be just saying this because I’m bias to the topic because it my generation but this is the way I fill. This generation is full of potential but no one really notices because people are more focused on the bad things that we do. I believe when it is time for my generation to step up to the plate and we have no one to fall back on like our parents like most of us do now will be ready. Like Horace a philosopher said” Adversity has the affects of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant” and when our backs are against the wall we will shine, because remember pressure may break pipes but it also make diamonds. We at sometimes might act like family is not important but let us not have any and we really start to appreciate them that much more, you know you never realize what you have until it is gone.
ReplyDeleteIf we really put thought into it, it is believable that our generation is floundering. Many call marital couples that have been together throughout most of their lives are considered to be “old school” couples because apparently, back in the days, marriages lasted till the day they died. Is it true now that we look at it? Yes, because most old marital couples are living as a stable family within a household, but as time passed, things have changed. Nowadays, you see couples getting together just to break up. It is becoming much more difficult to find committed couples who will one day be able to blossom into a substantial family. The divorce rate in America right now is about 50% as opposed to 35% in the 1990’s. What is to become of us in the future? I think we can all agree that our generation is floundering, and unless we reverse it, it will eventually come to a complete demolition.
ReplyDeleteFamily and Money: I believe that my generation is completely lost. Family will always be there for you, no matter what thing you may have done. Money will not always be there for you. You may have millions saved in the stock market, and it may take a tremendous dive one day, leaving you with very little or nothing at all. However, family will be with you, through the good times and bad. My generation has it so good in some ways, compared to our parents. My parents and older siblings always tell me how easy I’ve got it, walking half an hour to get home, where they had to walk an hour and a half to get to the bus station and then take a twenty minute bus ride. I have to agree with J.C. on this topic: so many of today’s youth are on welfare or are living with foster parents that don’t care about them and what they do. They don’t have goals or anything in their future plans to look forward to, so they don’t try to do well in anything.
ReplyDeleteThe poem depicts several dwindling elements in today’s society, among our generation: family, divorce, work, the environment, etc. Divorce has gotten to be so common now it’s scary. The statistics for divorced couples with children under the age of sixteen is phenomenal. Divorcing someone has almost gotten to the point where people are doing it just to say “I’m divorced.” It no longer has meaning, and, if by extension, you could even go so far as to say that marriage has no meaning, either. Marriage is a wonderful thing, but it should only happen if two people plan on staying with that person the rest of their lives. It isn’t a game of hot potato, where you pass husbands and wives along to the next person in line: it is a vow to be taken very seriously. Divorced parents don’t communicate well with each other, so it becomes extremely difficult for those children to grow up living a “normal” life. The children suffer because of lack of communication and in turn, it messes up the entire process.
As I would hate to say it, my generation is floundering. Let's face the fact that "money can't bring happiness" is a lie. If people didn't have money, of course you would be unhappy. Unfortunately, some choose money over family, and money does bring them more happiness. We can change that so in my generation, "money can't bring happiness" will be seen in more people and much more important things will come before that. In the "Lost Generation," it shows all the bad things, and then reverses it. There is hope.
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ReplyDeleteNowadays, we see that many marriages have divorced or should be divorced. Families harm each other in ways that in prior years we would have never seen. Contirbuting to many more crime scenes, divorces, or traumatized children. It is as if our generation doesn't understand what a commitment and true love is is and the fact that we are naive is what is truly harming the present and future of all of us. I do not believe we all will go through hell and back but I do believe that if we do not fix this we will. The fact that most of us look foward to success through money, makes the phrase " money will make me happy" ironically true. From my own experience, I know that people tend to put jobs before there families. For example, my dad and my oldest brother are like that they completely forget about any person or thing when it comes to money, and sadly I tend to do that too. My younger sibling always points out when I am being inconsiderate and foolish. Work is my all time favorite pass time because it is what I have through my father's example but currently I am trying to fix that. Hope is what we cannot see and i believe that is best. To have hope, is to believe in something contrary to our reality. Our reality is that most of will fail but hope tells us that all of us will stand tall at the end of the day. Maybe we cannot see it, maybe our generation has lost itself through all this corruptness but that is where hope comes along. Through believing that one day we will shine through it all will help find anything that is lost.
I believe that our generation is floundering. Everything is being neglected in our lives. Men and women spend less time at work, because they are to pre-occupied with their jobs that they neglect their husbands and wives and even their children, which sadly leads to divorce. Capitalism has grown more now then ever people believe that they must have money to have happiness. They are wrong if they just open their eyes and realize that they have friends and family that can bring them happiness, they wolud have no reason for unecessary material things. Environment is another thing that is suffering, more and more of what made this planet jaw dropping is now disappearing due to our misuse and complete disregard for the earth. True that thet are groups and programs that are trying to right the wrong, but they are really useless if everyone does not lend their support. Changes need to be made if not we will truly become the "lost generation".
ReplyDelete@Chanel: I like how you brought out many major points, and I agree with every single one them. One point that you brought out that I thought was your strongest point was you stating the many environmental problems that are generation is facing now.
ReplyDelete@Cherrie: Your use of statistics in your post was interesting. It helped you better get your point across. 50% that is crazy we really do need to change.
After watching this video Ibelive that my generation has potential to become great. Society has forgotten what we are capable of aocomplishing. My generation is all about ideas and thoughts. Many stars from television are kid. Internet has allowed ideas to travel like never befor. They have acomplished what many adults thought were impossible. We think diffrently than our elders do.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that our generation is floundering because we always set our family aside. we use the excuse that we are to busy or i have to work. i bet that 10 percent of the teens don't have dinner with their familys for whatever reason they may have.honestly i think that my generation is not doing anything good to help the next generation or for our future.one of the reasons i think that i have seen, not only heard is that technology is taking over mankind.now a days everything is done buy machinery or technology. anther reason for our generation being lost is divorce in families"how are teens suppost to learn the importants of family values and working as a team when thier own family is falling apart?"
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ReplyDeletei like what you said how many kids do feel like its their fault that their parents do get divorced and maybe thats one of the reasons why our generation is doing.... not so great. =(
@julie first of all wow i like how i really did agree with you when you said divorce is one of the many examples we have to messing up now a days and looking for the easy way out..but it is true on that question you asked "what will happen to the rest of us if commitment is not even an example that is given to us when our parents are divorced?"
In my opinion, I think my generation is brimming with unrealized potential because we all have the quality of potential, but I think some people choose not to show it. Family is important in life. Happiness is essential in life and money cannot buy you happiness. Some people think we are not a very smart generation, but I think we can put foward an effort to succeed in life. There are some people in our generation that hit it big on tv. Each one of us has a unique character and we have many talents. If we can unlock these talents, then maybe we can show people that we are really smart and can succeed.
ReplyDeleteDifference is what sets the world apart. Every generation is different fromt the previous one and these differences can be caused by difference in the economy, living standard, or even emphasis of human thought being placed on a certain topic like Global Warming. By observing my generation I have sadly come to the conclusion that my generation is floundering. In the early decades of the 21st century we have witnessed an immense range of products that make life easier and more entertaining offered. We have also seen no change in our education and as a result our country has fallen into the 25th country with the highest literacy rate. Only 1/3 of high school students are going onto college. With all these changes and their effects who is to blame? Blame game would not be fair to blame students blame the current generation because they are young. Then you notice who was supposed to take care of these young people, the parents. Unfortunately it seems that the parents of the 2/3 of the students were not able to complete their job fairly, and because of this have put the future of The United State of America in jeopordy. Due to all these evidently ill choices and lack of true improvement, my generation has been given an unfair disadvantage over rest of the world who is making tremendous project. However, I think if my generation can pull it back together. Procrastination, and laziness would have to be annhilated in order for this to happen. After my generation decided it is time for change will be when we get started to ge tbetter. Hopefully that time will not be so late to cause us to become a country we do not desire.
ReplyDeleteJC: i like how your tone is so positive. you seem to have such a bright look on life and you seem or sure that things are or will be better. i like that positive attitude. your feelings and ideas come across very clearly to the reader. reading your comment made it seem like i was standing in front of you as you told me this. you said that you've even become intersted in studying or majoring in mechanical or chemical enineering. if that's what you do major in, what kinds of ideas would you come up wih to save our enviroment?
ReplyDeleteMAURICIO: i have to completly agree with you in the fact regarding how people think money gets you happiness, but all they have to do is open their eyes to see that friends and family are there to give you the happiness money could never give you. what sort of changes should be made so we don't become the "lost generation"?
To Marly:I have to complete agree with you. This is because our generation puts everything other than a family first. Also, the selfrespect one has of one or to other people has chaged dramatizaly. In addition, the divorce is the one main reason a family is not together. Finally, the way techenology has improved is taking over jobs our gerneration can have. Therefore, what will happen if the famliy become the main support to a succes of one life.
ReplyDeleteTo Diana: I like the way you are defending and not giving up on our generation. On the other hand, i disagree with you because if we come face to face with reality our generation are lost with no path to walk town. Moreover, the way we are not taking a care our our plant is just going to leave with not that many years left to enjoy. All in all, the way our generation is presenting to oneself is not giving a good message that it will successed. Instead, it going to become a "lost generation". Let say our generation know how to get the world to be a better way then how do future generation do to succesed.
To Maria:I agree,you made good points on how our generation is considered to be ignorant and apathetic. Our generation is looked down on because the generation before decided to make bad choices that would later affect the next generation. Many don't take inconsideration who raised us because they don't want to feel blamed for the down fall of our world. Yes our generation is lacking family time, but is it our fault that our parent think money will buy our happiness?
ReplyDeleteTo Jazzmin: I agree with what you said, our generation has been trying to improve our world. Even if the help is recycling, as little as that improvement might be it's a big help to our world.
Chanel: Wow I had written a very long response to this one, but I felt like I should start over. Well, the truth of it all is that, sadly, you are right about a lot of the things in the poem. Divorce rates are up and money has become too important. Every generation has it's problems and it seems like we have more than our own fair share, but I believe that a big factor in causing this is the world that we are born into. Now don't take this the wrong way and say that I'm blaming it on our parents. What I am pointing out is look at what kids see and hear as they are growing up. From movies and tv shows that are just plain out raunchy, filthy and violent to video games that teach young kids how to kill, loot, steal, do illegal activities, run from cops...the list goes on and on. I realize that the kids do have accountability and are responsible for their actions, but I just wonder how different these kids may have been had they been raised in a home where the family cared for them and where they were taught the right morals and lessons. And I know that there are many households around the world where this is made possible. People may say that I see the world through rose-colored glasses, but I am a hopeful believer in the belief that my generation has great potential. We just need to point the kids in the right direction. Oh and about my career choice, I am still undecided. That is just my most probable choice. I would try to create cheaper solar panels that are flexible enough to fit on your house. Scientists are actually coming up with a concept version of this. I would try to make it more efficient as well. Maybe one day, you could wrap your home in it, but still paint your house whatever color you wanted. It would be cool.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you because we have potential but don't realize it. We are so caught up in everything around us, relationships, technology, and partying, that we ignore tapping into our capabilities. Our generation needs a wake up call to what's realy important: future, family, and education. Are you being an example to our generation?
To Christopher:
I agree with you because I believe family is more important than work. I am an example for this because I will get a good paying job and support my family the way they have supported me. They have helped me to get the good education I am getting, so i want to help them. Also teachers take off work for family related matters, so that is another example. If a family member was fatally sick in the hospital, then you wouldn't want to leave their side. If they died while you were gone than you couldn't forgive yourself. What percent of the people do you think still care about their families?
To Aimy: You said "money can't bring happiness-is a lie" I agree with that statement because, what if someone doesn't have money to pay for there house, and get kicked out. How do you find happiness out of a situation like that? Maybe you have no where to go, then what? Your suppose to be happy because your homeless? No. That is why I agree with that statement. Money brings you happiness; it is like the foundation to make real happiness happened.
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I do agree on your statement, "My generation is floundering because the spirit of tradition has slowly been fading", because same thing happens in my family. My mom tells me the things she used to do with her mom, or family; and we never do things that she used to do. We don't even have a kitchen table to have family time. My family has no traditions, and yes, I strongly agree our generation is slowly but surly our generation will flounder because we have no values
To Alonso:
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that our generation is prospering in the aspect of earning more money. I do believe many families are having economic trouble. Also, about how hard it is to earn a dollar. I do think going to college would be something everyone should consider but if someone isn't able to go to college does that make them a failure?
To Aimy:
I agree, of course not having money would make someone a little unhappy lets face it without no money we don't have food, or any other needs. I also believe people can change and money can't bring happiness. How do you think we'll be able to do that?
@Marlyn: I agree with what you said, even though our generation is disappointing compared to the one before ours, but its true.
ReplyDelete@Mauricio G: I agree with your statement , there is a likely chance that our generation may become the "Lost Generation." Also, you support your statement very well.
@Alonzo: I agree with you that divorces are what causes kids to start lose motivation and make things seem as if it was their fault. It makes things seem harder for them. Do you think that the previous generations were more sucessful when divorces were rare?
ReplyDelete@Jacky: I agree that pollution is a problem. We are so careless at times to realize that we are doing things that harm ourself and others. For example the use of hairspray, like you said, or even dropping trash on the floor. Besides health, what benefit could come from reduced pollution?
to chanel: i disagree with your position because our generation is showing alot of good and we r growing at an outstanding rate. our generation helps alot of people in other countries, even other continents, that we dont have to help but we do. think of all the random acts of kindness that our generation does. also our generation is rapidly growing in technology, i mean look at all the new technology that helps people.
ReplyDeleteto mauricio: same thing i told chanel our generation is prospering, on the outside our generation is treated like dirt and we show our bad sides but we are a great generation. we just need to pull our heads out our butts and stop fooling around.
@Marlyn: I do agree with your atandpoint because your reasons are very self explanatory. I also really liked how you added questions to your standpoint for the reader to think about. Also do you believe that any of the negative meaning of the poem apply to you?
ReplyDelete@ Lena: I very much agree with your standpoint. I liked how you sticked to one negative aspect and explained how it affects us. Also I liked you explanations a lot. Do you in anyway believe having money actually improves life style a little more than not having it?
@ Erick Becerra
ReplyDeleteI liked when you said that our generation is brimming with unrealized talent. It is true I have met many people with potential, but they do not do anything with it. I enjoyed the example you used.
@ Alex Gonzalez
I agree with your opinion. There are intelligent kids around us trying to make a diffrence. What i have notice, yes our generation would be the most technologically advanced generation.
To Guadalupe:I disagree with you Guadalupe.If that were true that people are taking part in helping earth then why is there still such a monstrous mess around the streets,the park,and even our own school. The only time you see people "recycling" is when they are collecting cans, bottles, or plastic to sell for money. Selling cans for personal uses is should not be considered "recycling." Does selling cans qualify as saving the planet?
ReplyDeleteTo Marlyn: I support you a hundred percent. The facts stated above are very true. Teens now-a-days do nothing around the house, they are more entertained in video games, computers, or mp3s. Parents as well show little love and understanding towards their own kids. Making kids wonder around in streets or often in gangs. How can we as teenagers grow up to be good adults if our own guardians don't care about us?
To Janelle:
ReplyDeleteI agree with your standpoint. Now a days our generation is floundering. Family isn't what it used to be. Every one is isolated and we are on our own. Vacations are meant to bond with your family not get away from them. Do you ever think our family has the same feelings as we do?
To Mauricio G:
I also agree with what you had to say. Many things in our lives and our generation are being neglected. Parents are too busy with work to notice the little things going on within their family. Another thing that you mentioned was that our plant is also suffering. People don't treat the Earth right and they are taking it for granted. Do you ever wonder if our generation will ever make a turn around?
@Diana
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. Our generation is doing things to save the earth. People recycle and begin to use earth friendly products to save it. In addition, people do other things than save the planet like donate to a charity, do community service, etc. We do care about others, the earth, and ourselves. What else do you do to prevent the earth’s end?
@ Lizbeth Torres
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. The divorce rates are not a bad thing. It just shows that people want a second chance on love and life. We have the power to stop all these things from happening. This can be done by working hard and learn from our mistakes. What is the difference between failing and not trying?
to jeremiah: You have a very good point. We are ungrateful with what we have. However, you contradict yourself. You say that we are brimming with potential and yet, we don't know what we have? There is no connection between the two. It sounds as though you are leaning towards the fact that we are floundering, rather than actually committing to our greatest potential. But going back to your statement about being ungrateful, do you believe this is because of our generation? Or because of each person individually?
ReplyDeleteto aimy: I agree with you 100%. If we don't believe money can bring happiness, then why do we strive so hard to get more of it? However, in your argument, you did not provide any evidence to support your opinion. But I understand where you are going. Money doesn't bring happiness but it does make life easier to live. Do you believe we can get away from this mind-set? Or are we stuck with this greed for an easy life?
Ernesto: Your point is valid, however, I believe you did not put much thought into your statement. You say that there are teenagers that “have the smarts and potential to do the good/right things for the future,” but they “don’t care or forget about how intelligent they are,” which is true in some cases. You also state that there are people who have potential and those who don’t, but don’t you think that the ones who don’t outnumber the ones that do? If you look at our school, or any high school at all, a low percentage of the students that graduate high school, graduate college. Look at our economy right now, do you believe that these students that have potential, but don’t know it will change their views and go to college to graduate? Also, do you think that even after college, they be able to even find a job with such a high percentage in unemployment? On top of that, unemployment keeps rising in this country. So I ask you, do you really believe that our generation is brimming with potential?
ReplyDeleteJanelle: I completely agree with you. I agree with what you have to say because I’ve experienced mostly with what you have stated. I no longer have dinner at the kitchen table, vacations have not been the same anymore, and my family have not been like they use to and I think a lot of people can agree to this also. Another thing I agree with is that people would rather go on our computer or our phone to text rather than spending quality time with family. I can honestly say that technology ruins our economy, anywhere and everywhere. Technology takes time apart from the important things we should be doing instead. After all of this damage was done, do you think we can still reverse it?
@Brandon.G.: Wow Brandon I'm really impressed of your comment. Our generation is indeed brimming with unrealized potential. Many of us have a great potential that we have not yet gained notice of. There are also some unwilling teens out there, and they should not be the reason to generalize that all teens are floundering. What are some reasons in which you think that some teens are messing up in life?
ReplyDelete@ MARIA: Maria, I completely disagree with you. Why is our generation floundering just because some have become lazy? Your argument was not very strong because it lacked The use of examples. You are making a hasty generalization based on the behavior of some. You are even calling yourself and classmates lazy and that they are floundering. Why should all harworking teens have to pay for the actions of others?
Please ignore the comment for MARIA. This is the one.
ReplyDelete@MARIA: Maria I completely disagree with you. Why should our generation be considered as floundering just because a few have become lazy? Your argument was not strong because it lacked the use of good examples. In your comment, you are making a hasty generalization based on the behavior of a few. You are even calling yourself lazy and floundering. Why should all hardworking teens have to pay for the actions of others?
To my brother Alonso: Your point of view on this video is astonishing.I tottaly agree with you, familys today are struggling from pay check to pay check to pay the bills and put there familys ahead.If you realize the parents that are lacking in education are the ones struggling.
ReplyDeleteTo Ernesto: I agreee with you that some teenagers are working to help there familes out with bills and such. However would you say that some teenagers are just working to have money of there own because they realize they are not going to get any money out of there parents?
To: Chanel
ReplyDeleteChanel I agree with your post. You gave some pretty good examples which I also brought up :]
-Family importance is totally diminishing.
-Divorce rates are high and not at all beneficial for our families
-& also the fact that there still are those people who care but it seems as though there aren't enough :[
Are you hard pressed on your decision of our generation declining?
To: Sahara
You're probably going to this this is wierd seeing as how my comment was about the decline of our generation but I also agree with your comment.
-I also believe that our generation needs to put forth more effort to make some positive changes
- We need to change our mind set to make good thinds happen
-And that this decline is totally reversible, but it must start soon!
Do you think that the ignorance and apathetic behavior of our generation can be blamed on the lack of family structure and lack of a good moral upbringing?
To Brandon: I agree with what you are saying. potential is all quality that we all have. Our generation can succeed if we try. All we have to do is try. What do you think you can do for our generation?
ReplyDeleteTo ALEX: I totally agree with you and you ideas. We have the ability but nobody really notice, they only see the negative that we do.My question to you is do you have any ideas that will help our world?
Aimy: I agree,our generation is floundering. Our generation is interested in money and materialistic things over family. Your comment needed a little more support to fully understand your point of view.When you mentioned the poem reversed, are you saying that you do have hope?
ReplyDeleteJeremiah- . The way you Incorporated the quote and the details you used made me question my stance on the topic. A good examples was when you said that when its actually our turn to step up to the plate we will shine.
To Alonso C.: I completely agree with you. I like the way how you refer to today's common issues and connect it with your main point. Recession has made our generation value the importance of a dollar and I also believe that this will have an impact on our generation. I agree that with this experience we will learn to work harder and persue for an education. Do you believe that only an education will help you get through hard times or is there other ways?
ReplyDeleteTo Janna: I agree, our generation is made up of different kinds of people and it would be ignorant to say that we would all make the same choices. I like the way how you refer to major corporations that help to better our enviroment. Your right every person make a difference, every little step counts. I also like the way how you compare our our generation to a ship, we are floating but full of promise. How would you help the children from our generation that do not want to make a difference? What would you do to inspire them?
Julie: Divorces are one good example of how our generation is floundering. I agree with you on it. When a couple has a child, and end up getting divorce, what happens to the child? It will make their life difficult as well. For example, when my parents got divorced, it didn't really affect me or my sister, but it deeply affected my brother. My mom was always doing things for my brother, like get him food. We currently live with my dad, and my brother is 19 years old. He is super lazy, and waits for my grandma to serve him food. Marriage is a commitment to vow to be together, and love one another. When there are problems, instead of working it out, couples find the easy way out. They end up in a divorce so when they go away, so will the problem. Will our generation really be brimming with unrealized potential?
ReplyDeletejacky.zacarias: Pollution is one major problem in our environment. I agree that our generation is not trying hard enough to stop it. Smoking causes air pollution, but we have no way to stop that, because people are highly addicted to smoking. Pollution effects humans, animals, and the environment, which can be deadly, and we need a way to stop that. Sewage and waste water can cause pollution to many lakes and rivers. Dumping litter in the sea is also a huge problem for marine animals, which causes death. We are polluting their water, which is their home. Are we trying to save our environment or kill it? This needs to stop. What next step further should we take to help save our environment, our people, our earth?
Sorry, it's late!
to janelle: i agree with your standpoint. I agree that families never really spend as much time togther whether its simply eating dinner in the same room or vacations. But what is going to happen further in the future when these situations get worse and the next generations do the same?
ReplyDeleteTo alex: i agree with your quote that we see teens at school trying to make a difference. I also agree that our generation is very smart. But my question for u is, what about the kids at oher schools? Do u think that alot of schools around the world have the same motivation to improve our generation?
Berenice: I agree with your comment because the will always be people that want to make something better and others that want to make it worse. That is very true that we are just human and we cant fix things right away. By the end of our generation do you think we will have made more good decisions or bad ones?
ReplyDeleteMauricio: i do not get what you are trying to say in the beginning of your comment because first you are saying that men and women are spending less time at work and then your saying that their to preoccupied with their jobs ? What are you really trying to say ?
@ JC: I agree with you. some people are told by mother or father that they are not the most important thing to them when family is important thing in life. What would you do without family?
ReplyDelete@ Channel: I agree with you on that one. You make some valid points. A handful of people are not going to save the earth from pollution, global warming and other environmental problems. But, we can help the environment by doing little things such as recycling, using less electricity,conserve water by taking less shower time and other helpful factors.
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ReplyDeleteKaren: I disagree with what you say. A lot of our countries youth are doing whatever they can to save the planet, whether it's some small action or a big one. Every person makes mistakes so of course not everyone can make one the will last especially in divorce. Our countries poverty are not the only people who try hard to get what they need or want, me and you are just some of the many examples of people who try hard. Do you have any ideas on how to save the planet?
To Angie: I agree with you standpoint. Environmnetalist are trying very hard to get people involved with saving the planet and it's resources. Our generation has not lost out morals, but there can be improvement in a couple areas. There is still hope to show everyone what we are capable of. Would you want to start a group or club to save the planet?
To Jaqueline: I completly hands down agree with your three statements; "The media can portray families to be picture perfect" because the media does this, it makes children look up to that, and in the end get shot down with being stuck by ourselves. "No more family dinners at the table, just everyone isolated in their rooms.", I agree with statement because how I said on my post, everyone goes off to do there own little thing now, family is not our number one priority anymore. Our number one priority now, is to most of us Juniors, school, and ourselves, trying not to get lost in this crazy world, and basically fending for ourselves, because we don't have someone there.
ReplyDelete"Divorced parents don't keep in contact and kids lose track of who they really are" I agree with this statement, just because it says that divorced parents do not keep in contact, and they don't, mine didn't, I lack a father figure-but i dont think i have lost myself. I believe the parent who left , is the one who lost themselves, by not trying to keep contact with what is supost to the most important thing to them, and that is their kids.
To answer your question; I don't think what is happening to our generation is just a "mere" phase. I don't believe its going to end, because of how people portray the way the feel about there parents, school, and themselves-we set ourselves up to disaster, since the beginning of our era.
Because of this, Do you think that children in the future can be taught values, if we never experienced them?
To:Jeremiah: "My generation is brimming with unrealized potential" I disagree with this statement, because if we had a unrealized potential, don't you think by now people would step up to the plate. I see no difference in my family. We sometimes try to unravel this 'potential' of ours and it is worthless. My generation literally came down to, me, myself, and I. "We have no one to fall back on like our parents like most of us do now will be ready." I don't really know what you are trying to say, but i believe that you are trying to say that if our mind is set out to make our generation rise above all the controversy, when it comes to our kids, they will know what this feeling is; but at the same time do you know what this feeling really is? I like how you used one of Horace quotes to back up your information. "Adversity has the affects of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant”-Horace. I don't believe in his quote though. Only because I don't believe that it brings out no talent, to in the end help us want to solve the problem. Also, speaking of quotes. I also, disagree because I believe in Murphy's laws, and one of his most famous quotes is, 3." Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." which shows that there is no hope for our next generation. Do you still believe that people can be diamond from the rough?
Maybe this mightseem very "wierd" because most of our generation does not seem to care; but our generation is full of potential to succeed in life. It is sad to see how many of us do not show this, throughout school, work, or more. In the poem "Last Generation" it seems that this narrator goes through what her or his generation lives by and this is not neccessary true for one to follow. All of our parents have raced us by their beliefs and their rules. This might of taken us throught either the right or wrong path, but we decided what way to follow. I am super sure that in our generation there is plenty of teens who act or look diffrent from what there real potential is. There are plenty of other generations who see us as if our generation is floundering, but they are so wrong this generation is ful of potential to succeed in life and full of goals to achieve. Finally this will be the next greatest generation alive.
ReplyDeleteTo Karen: I disagree with you becasue I do not believe that this generation is completly floundering. It is true that most of our morals are gone and etc , but there are lots of hopes towards us. I like how you were able to show examples towards this poem to explain the situations.
ReplyDeleteTo Brenda R: I completly agree with you and how you expressed your thoughts towards this situation. It is very true thast every single of of has some type of potential, but not all of us are able to demonstrate this. I really like your commnet great job.
To Luke:I agree with Luke's statements.Most parents want their children to live better,wealthier lives than themselves so that they live better and have to struggle less;having a reason for the little ones to become wealthier and thinking that becoming wealthier will solve many problems.Then a disfunctional relationship between spouses gives the children of those spouses a poor model of how a couple(married or dating) should be.Finally,money has been the solution to many problems which should not be the case.If these problems continue more frequently,then how much worse will our future be?
ReplyDeleteTo Lizbeth Torres:I dissagree with Lisbeth.If the couple were unhappy in a relationship,then that means that either they(the married couple)rushed into marriage too soon, or the couple is not ready for marriage.A couple that is willing to get married is willing and wanting to be with their significant other for the rest of their lives(with the intention of staying alive for the longest that you possibly can.)Marriage is a very emotional and life changing experience in a person's life,meaning that if you are goung to get married then you will have to really consider if you really want to or not.If many people know how marriage affects one's way of life,then why do so many people(couples that are not that close) still want to get married?