Past vs. Present

i disagree with that statment life is not easier now it is alot harder. One reasonis that teens todayhave more to do and have things such as the INTERNET T.V. and other mass medias to influenece there mind. 50 years ago teens did not turn on the T.V. and see what is on now, No sexual or content obsecure language. Also teens today affliate themselves in with organizatoins or groups that do not hold there best intrest a heart. Also 50 years ago teens were more family orientated meaning they held more family values. If there were not so many vices that have arised i might argue other wise.

Good Topic

Ms. Vincent says:
Whose decision is it to turn on the television or the computer?
Fifty years ago, unhappy couples stayed together because divorce was taboo; is it better to stay married and be unhappy, or to get divorced and be happy?

I feel, as of this second, that I do not agree with this statement. You were not specific. Teens in America? Teens in Iran (which I will say had it harder because of the laws of their land depended on their STRICT religion)? Aboriginal teens?
But since the statement said teens, I will assume you ment all-world wide.
Years ago they didn’t start see any effects of global warming (not that I see anyone else concerned now). They just wanted a better earth and protested. They didn’t have the influences mentioned above. True, around this time the young Aborigines were taken from their homes and forced to live with Caucasion (spelling?) Austrailians, but now we have more to worry about. Like all this with the police going insane like evil robots. I think they had some kind of Women’s lib going on-but now we have people trafficking. We have raised prices to deal with.

Hmmm…but then again, most of society has just accepted that we are all going to die and continue to live happily until that happens, but still.

Ms. Vincent says:
Well, any teens, I guess. People in Iran have their problems too.
I think that some police officers, regardless of the time period, have taken advantage of their position.
What do you mean by “We have raised prices to deal with”?

I agree, because life for tennagers back then was easy but boaring and my resoning for saying it was easy was because back then teens really didnt have to worry about drugs, shootings in school, or just how hard school is as much as the teens of today and my reasonings for saying it was boaring was because back then they didnt have most of the electronics that we have today so they didnt have to worry much about getting on the computer and be talking to the wrong people. If I went back in time about 50 years ago I would probably not have to good of a time cause I would miss all the electronics like cell phones, cable that has up to 700 channels, or even ipods. I know if it was the other way around would kids of todaty have it easier then teens 50 years ago I would also agrewe just because of all the thingsx that kids today have than the teens of 50 years ago.

Ms. Vincent says:
Maybe if you didn’t know about things like cell phones and cable, you wouldn’t miss them. You’d probably find other ways to have fun.

I agree with the statement that teens 50 years ago had it easier than teens now. I belive this because back then, teens didn’t have as much to worry about. Teens now have MUCH more to worry about. For example: crime, drugs, and global warming just to name a few. If teens 50 years ago were here now (I’m not saying that they are not, they’re just old now and from my experience with old people I have learned that they practically never leave the house. I’m just saying if they were still teens-) they would FREAK! Back then you didn’t have to worry about going down the street without getting shot or getting robbed because some crackhead needed his dope. This is why I believe that teenagers 50 years ago had it easier than teenagers today.

Ms. Vincent says:
BUT! What about teenagers who were not white or male????

I disagree with this statement. Teens have it alot easier now adays. teens today may have more stress but they also have morwe things to get trough it like cell phones,t.v, internet, computars,ect. Also parents are alittle more open minded. As time went by technology has evanced and so as the teen dependance on it. Because of this I think teens have an easier time.

Ms. Vincent says:
There are those who would say that technological advances have made kids dumber. (I will keep my opinion to myself.) Is dependence on technology a good thing or a bad thing?

I agree and disagree on different bases. I agree on the statement where as that teenagers today have much more peer pressure along with the T.V. breathing down their neck. Also, the internet is more accesible, thus the ability for teenagers do things they know they should not. Teenagers today also have much busier schedules such as more clubs, organizations, and teams at school. My disagreement on the statement stands on the fact that the teenagers did not have easy access to the T.V. or the internet in order to have easier communication and entertainment. They also did not have as many automobiles as teenagers today do; therefore preventing them from participating in as many things as we are able to today. It may have also been harder for them because World War II relief efforts were still occuring in many places.

Ms. Vincent says:
Don’t teenagers choose to take part in those clubs and activities? Can that really be blamed on the age we live in?

I agree with this statement. One reason being teens 50 years ago did not have to deal with peer pressure, unlike teens today. Today, we are also pressured about what our lives are going to be like in the future and 50 years ago, teens basically did what their parents did because they didn’t know any better.

Ms. Vincent says:
But they didn’t have the choices and opportunities that today’s students have. Isn’t it better to be given the option to do something you really love, instead of being forced into an occupation just because your dad does it?

It was a simpler time fifty years ago. I mean sure everyone has their problems, but the times are very different. Fifty years ago, a lot of people didn’t just sit on the couch and watch television or talk on a cell phone. They did things together with other people, usually out side. Most of them weren’t that disappointed when they didn’t get what they wanted. Everything eventually would turn out for the best. Now we have kids that throw fits because they don’t get what they want right then and there. Back then families seemed to be a lot closer. I have seen a marital status that shows that the divorce rate is higher now than it ever was. So teens back then were not depressed about parent being divorced. That is a hard issues that teens today deal with. That is a lot of stress to deal with

I agree that it was easier for people fifty years ago. Fifty years ago they didn’t have the same problems we have today. Today teens have to think about the future and plan what they want to do before they can do it. School today is a lot more challenging than it was fifty years ago, even what is considered by most people not challenging classes would be challenging to students in high school fifty years ago. We also recieve more homework on a daily bases and on top of that some students have jobs that take up most of their free time after school. Parents put more pressure on students now than they did fifty years ago to do well in school, and in order to make it in the real world today you need a college education which you can’t recieve unless you do well in high school and college. Overall, students today face more problems and pressure.

Teens 50 years ago had to deal with alot of problems, and so do we. Today we have alot of activities and busy schedules that cause extreme stress. We also have more parents divorcing and leaving and not coming back sometimes causing depression. We have higher standards of education to achieve in order to make it in society today (besides those random idiots that seem to slip through somehow >.<). We have higher gas prices, lower money rates, and higher intuition prices to get into the college of our choice. We have higher crime rates, more gang violence IN SCHOOL, a tougher society to break into to make it in the world.

Teens 50 years ago were tormented by segregation. There was violence between the white students and the black students (I hope I have the right years O.o). Most students worked for their parents and couldn’t decide what they wanted. Their technology didn’t allow them the convienences we have today. They had a stricter way of living in some situations.

I disagree that life was easier 50 years ago. There are people today raised on too many conveniences, they are spoiled and don’t know it. There are people that don’t work for anything and are lazy bums. I disagree because society for teenagers wasn’t an easy one, Teens actually had to work unlike many today.

I LIKE THE PRESENT BETTER BECAUSE WE HAVE CELL PHONES,TV’S,AND A LOT OF OTHER STUFF.I REALLY DONT WANTTO GO BACK TO THE FUTURE. I LIKE THE PRESENT TO MUCH.

Yes becaues they where not doing the same things we are doing know in the world today.

Nowadays, teens have it pretty good. The only thing we worry about now is what outfit we are going to be wearing.
50 years ago, teens had racial discrimination, wars, and much more poverty.
I think being a teen 50 years ago is much tougher than being a teen now

I agree with the statement. The reason being is that teens have a lot more to worry about now then they did back then. Teens now have to worry about school and plans for their future. Another reason being is that teens today have lost their innocents. What I mean by that is a lot of the things we hear and see on television you wouldn’t have heard or saw if you were a teen 50 years ago.