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What will become of GEN Z?

People all over the country are noticing this new age of youngsters who are just a little different then the rest of them. A new age of narcissistic, brutally honest, thinned skinned, big dreaming, over confidant, emotionally immature people are coming into the real world. Equipped with their overflow of trophies that they get just for showing up, or the thousand dollar princess birthday parties, they feel like this is something they deserve. So why don’t you get how it’s hard for them to see why this abundance of ego enhancers is making them the way they are? People blame it all on them, but I disagree. It is a result of many things; where they grow up, how the parent raises them, the financial status of the family, the schools, and the government all encourages these characteristics.

The simplest thing as, the Internet is providing a means for people to feel important. Facebook, one of the most popular social networking sites has created a place where anyone can share his or her whole life story to anyone who wants to listen. People unhesitatingly share all the details of their relationships, favorite music, and who their top friends are with strangers. Getting notifications when a friend sends you a useless personality test or compares you to someone else only based on superficial traits can only do one thing. Not only is this becoming more apparent in the work force and the everyday life but also has been drastically noticed by teachers. According to author Jean Twenge in her book Generation ME “Students disregarding curfews, playing dance music until 3 a.m., demanding new room assignments at a moment’s notice and failing to understand why professors won’t let them make up an exam they were too hung over to take—to the disastrous—failed marriages, abusive working environments and billion-dollar Ponzi schemes. Seems that the flip side of all that confidence isn’t prodigious success but antisocial behavior.” This only goes to show how entitled the generation feels.

If the young generation is consumed by self-love and entitlement what are we going to do to stop this epidemic from engorging the rest of our youth? Certainly not by passing the UNCRC. The UNCRC states that it is looking out for the rights of the child and protects their basic rights.  The convention claims to only be looking out for the best for the children but I feel it will only bring them deeper into a narcissistic stage. The UNCRC creates the opportunity for children to take their parents to court over any decisions the child deems as “unfair”. An actual case of this treaty has taken place in Washington for example,  “A thirteen-year-old boy in Washington State was removed from his parents after he complained to school counselors that his parents took him to church too often. His school counselors had encouraged him to call Child Protective Services with his complaint, which led to his subsequent removal and placement in foster care. It was only after the parents agreed to a judge’s requirement of less-frequent church attendance that they were able to recover their son.” How did this protect the child? All it did was make the child feel even more in control of his parents, he was able with the help of the court to tell his parents who to raise him.  This convention has a lot of great content that is based on helping the wellbeing of the child. In other countries they lack the laws to protect their children from harm. The U.S already has many laws against the exploitation of children, children in the work force, child abuse, schooling, transporting and selling of obscene matter, and health vaccines. Therefore we do not need to adopt this new treaty, we already have U.S constitutional laws to protect our children. We do not need other countries telling us how to protect the rights of the U.S children.

This convention is going to replace the role as a parent. The parent can no longer have the responsibility of teaching their children their own personal morals, views and opinions. The government will regulate what you can do which will change the relationship of teaching your children to giving wisdom and allowing your growing child to make the decisions for their own life. This role as a parent is very crucial to the upbringing of a child. Dr. Jack Shonkoff, a board-certified pediatrician who sits on the faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Education “Even when young children spend most of their waking hours in child care, parents remain the most influential adults in their lives,” “The hallmark of [the parental] relationship is the readily observable fact that this special adult is not interchangeable with others,” he continues. “A child may not care who cuts his hair or takes his money at the toy store, but he cares a great deal about who is holding her when she is unsure, comforts her when she is hurt, and shares special moments in her life.” This relationship cannot be replaced with the ruling of a judge to impede his or her own personal beliefs on the child. If a child didn’t like being punished for experimenting with drugs he or she could take their parents to court and the judge would rule what punishment is “fair.” What if this judge is a drug user, they could have a more relaxed view of parenting and rule that their should be no punishment. Do we want our children to grow up undermining the role of their parents?

The role as a parent is a life-changing experience. The parent no longer lives for themselves they live for the child as well. The parents are the ones that sacrifice a lot to be a parent and in some occasions they have to change their whole life. They choose to have a child, they choose to take upon this responsibility, and so they have the right to raise their child.  As a parent you can choose how you want to raise your children, you get to teach them about what type of life they should lead. You can educate them about religion, homosexuality, abstinence, drugs, health, morals, life lesions, and you place family value on a lifestyle that they should withhold. These are just simple choices and responsibilities that as a parent you can enforce. But not for long, if this CRC treaty becomes mandated the parents will no longer have these rights. The children will be able to appeal any disciplinary actions that their parents make that the kid does not like. What kid likes any punishment, and who says that the child know what’s right for them? If children knew what was right for them then there would be no role for teachers, parents, and advisors. Obviously we know do not have enough life experience to know what is right for them. When you teach your children about making choices and how to deal with the choices they make you are setting them up for the life beyond childhood. Children learn discipline, responsibility, and when they make the wrong choice they learn disappointment. Disappointment is a very important thing to experience; if they can learn it with a loving and caring environment around them then they can grow from it and know how to make the right decision next time. Punishment is a way to have children learn disappointment and be able to grown from it. If children are no long being able to be punished by their parents they will never learn about disappointment or be able to take responsibility for making the wrong decision.

Parents should be aware of what this UNCRC treaty will do to the way they can raise their children. Not only will it over ride all of your rights to be able to decide what’s right for your own child but the government will be telling you how you are allowed to raise them. The treaty it essence is looking out for the best of the child. It is based on the fact that they want to stop all abuse of children, wither it be physical or emotional. They want to protect that children are human to and they have the right to speak up and protect themselves.  When people hear about this treaty they think that is a great addition to the U.S but they don’t get to see the bad about how it will affect all of us. The fact that it’s called the Convention Rights of Children and is supported by UNICEFF people already think that it is something that needs to be change. But with the CRC they are being fooled with the hububaloo about protecting our children.

The alarming fact is that Senator Barbara Boxer, this past December, announced that the Senate would ratify the UNCRC within two years. President Obama announced that by ratifying this treaty we would once again “resume our global leadership in human rights.” Then followed that with promising that “Failure of the U.S to ratify the treaty is an embarrassment and he promises his administration will review it.”  Secretary of state Hilary Clinton is a strong supporter of the UNCRC treaty. Does this not remind you a little of the Hitler or Stalin movement telling people how they had to act, and encouraging kids to rat to the government about their parents actions. Not to say that not all parents out there do what’s right for their kids, but that is why we have our own U.S law protecting them. We do not need the UN to tell us how to protect out children. IF we conform to how the other countries wants us to act and adapt this treaty how will that effect the next generation, generation Z. If the current generation Y are the egotistical entitled kids, how do you think this treaty will encourage them to live, when it gives kids the power to overrule their parents? We need to amend the Parental rights amendment which will: Protect the liberty of parents to choose the upbringing and education of their children, the U.S nor any state will infringe upon that right unless there is a infliction of other child right laws, and that no treaty can be adopted nor shall any international law be employed to modify the rights guaranteed by this article. This is the only solution to protect our youth and give them the opportunity to lead a positive lifestyle. 

      Twenty thousand rock fans flock to see and hear Pink Floyd at Cincinnati’s River-front Coliseum.

      The several thousand of them were all decked out in their best rocker gear which included faded blue jeans, tie-dyed t-shirts: they are all ready for a high-energy show, some were so excited they even came three hours early to get all hyped.

      There are newcomers to the rock scene this is obvious with there neatly pressed checkered slacks and expensive shirts. 

       Then there are the loners who weave aimlessly around the circles, their eyes are barely opening squinting just so they can steady themselves their arms dangle uselessly at their sides.

       Along with everyone else at the concert there is the couples, They cling together looking for a remote area to go curl up in or a beautiful fountain to take a gaze at. 

        Then there the real police not the rent a cop kind they are very confident they know their stuff, sweeping their eyes sweep the area walking through the crowd in their big groups keeping an eye out for trouble that will break out. 

      The most bizarre type of people who come to these concerts are the hawkers, they call out wherever there are crowds trying to sell some cheap peanuts, t-shirts; But all the get are laughs.

         As the numbers grow the acres of concrete that lead up to the auditorium are filled with roamers, couples, and cops once they get to the stadium they start to form circles of each different groups as they prepare for Pink Floyd to start.

It is evident in today’s society that the definition and act of chivalry has changed through history. During the middle Ages, chivalry was “A code of brave and courteous conduct for knights.” In this system of morals and manners, “Knights are to remain faithful to God, loyal to his king, true to his lady-love, and helpful to their less fortunate kinsmen.” If his king said to go to war the whole village obeyed. Being true to a lady now could be satisfied with just a small act of kindness such as a heart shaped associated chocolate candy box from the dollar store on Valentines Day: Women are pleased with that. Now its not so much about knights in shining armor helping their king and helping there less fortunate kinsmen, it’s now evolved into how to treat your lady.

 Chivalry is still alive today but to a different extent than in the Past. I think chivalry will exist in the future, but only time will tell. Chivalry has greatly diminished since the Middle Ages. Respect, courtesy, and honesty have little meaning to today’s new generation. There are exceptions to this. Helping the elderly, family, and friends are just a few things young people can do to resurrect chivalry. Those words don’t normally get associated with being Chivalrous; it’s more of a good deed.I don’t think it’s possible to be as chivalrous as the knights in the middle ages were because our lifestyles have changed so drastically.

As of now, the furture of chivalry looks nonexistent. If society doesn’t change its ways soon, the quality of life and chivalrous behavior will continue to decline. Chivalry can be important for a lot of different reasons, I believe being Chivalrous is a great characteristic for what a woman is looking for in a man. Other than a characteristic that a woman is looking for, it is also a great definition of a well-mannered man. In the society we live in today Chivalry is not a word we use to describe a good man. A way that a man would show a woman he cares would be by opening a door for his date, pulling the chair out for a woman when your out for dinner. Not only are the acts of kindness ways to show affection but also so is the way you talk to a woman, giving complements and speaking with kindness and respect.  But I feel it should be what all men to strive for, and it’s a necessity to make the world go round. Chivalrous conduct could return slowly if society realizes the importance of it.

I think the phrase treat your neighbor as you would like to be treated simplifies chivalry. This is a different aspect of chivalry that a lot of people don’t associate with the word. When we hear the word we think of the way a man treats a woman. But it is also a way to describe how a Chivalrous person treats the people around them. In the Middle Ages a Knight had to live by morals and manners of chivalry. They had to respect the people around them, honor their king and god. How this would be transferred into our lifestyles would be to treat your friends, family, loved ones, superiors, and your elders with respect and being honest. Being respectful of someone is very easy to do and has a huge positive impact on a relationship no matter who they are.

Since the beginning of the middle ages, chivalry has been an important aspect of life; I hope this aspect stays with humanity many years into the future. They way I think if it keeps diminishing who knows how the roles of manners and respect for one another will turn into.

Abortion uses gruesome tactics, takes innocent lives, encourages pure selfishness. 

        My Life was in the hands of a coke fiend. The situations leading up the to this moment was more than just a lucky situation. To me it was someone looking over me, protecting me. It started off as a normal customer at the wonderful Tropical Tan. “Hey, what’s your last name?” Now the response was not what I normally get from the average customer. The response was something that I thought I would never hear in a lifetime. “Gimmie the money,” he responded.

            I felt the cold gun against my nose. I slowly pushed the silent alarm so that the cops would come.  Just as I thought it couldn’t get any worse someone walked in the salon. It was my mom and sister coming in to see me. I knew that if I didn’t act calm they would be his next victims. The gun was taken off my face; I felt a change of emotions. Now I was not scared I was angry, he was not going to do this to me. As I pulled every dollar out of the register I kept a count in my head. Once he thought it was all the money he needed he spoke, “That’s enough.” Now this is where I had a million thoughts going through my head. If my mom saw me hand the money over, she would notice something was wrong. I quietly handed the money over. “You don’t want to do this,” I responded. Our eyes met and as quickly as this all happened he was gone. For 5 minutes he had my life in his hands, to me it felt like eternity.

      The very second he was out the door I yelled, “He just robbed me and he has a gun!” My mom chased after him; she saw his red Geo Metro and the license numbers. She recognized the car from before when she had first pulled into the parking lot. They had been driving behind it. As we waited for the police to arrive, I was reflecting on how calm I was during the heist. I was very proud of myself; if I hadn’t handled it the way I had, I can only imagine what would have happened.

        The incident was not the worst thing that has happened in my life. It was the best. Since this incident I have begun to live my life to the fullest. People these days tend to take things for granted I did.  We take the simple things for granted: waking up and being able to go for a run, coming home after work and knowing you’re safe, and being able to have equal rights are all things that we feel we are entitled to. But we should all live our life thankful for what we have. In these times of hardship–not knowing if your family member in the war will come home, and the constant stress of whether your family is going to have the money to make ends meet–I feel that there is even more of a need to live life to the fullest. I want to end my life feeling accomplished.

        The robbery encouraged me to never give up on my dreams, accomplish goals I have set for myself and be strong. I knew there was someone watching over me; it was not my mom it was divine intervention. I still have things I need to accomplish before I kick the bucket. 

I can say i’m happy when my needs are fulfilled. I don’t need a lot to be happy. I have realized that being healthy and having the people around me who i love healthy is all i need to be happy. Other things that make me happy are when I fulfill goals i have set for myself, or the loved ones in my life accomplish their goals. I find myself the happiest when I am with people who I love and who love me for me. A true happiness moment for me is when i can be myself and be appreciated for it. I cannot truly be happy unless the people I love are taken care of. 

            The hook really worked for me. The way that he uses a story from his grandmother it was something a lot of people could relate to, almost everyone has a grandparent who tells the same story every time you get together.” I know just what story she would tell: in the mid-1920s, at the height of the Florida land rush, she was working in a real-estate office in Palm Beach. Times were flush and sales were booming”. It also gives just the right amount of back up information about what was going on during the time period of her story that she is always telling. ”I was raised on Depression stories; this was only one of many told around our dinner table”. The specific details that he used to tell this story I feel were needed. This piece had a lot of potential to turn into just a boring rendition of a memory from the olden days; but the way he wrote it was anything but that. “The women quilted and pressed laundry, stitched shoes and danced in burlesque shows. They took in boarders and delivered babies, and when their men ran out on them, they swallowed their pride and threw rent parties”. This was also some details that could help someone learn more about the time period in which the silver dollar story takes place.

Reaction to “I believe” essay.

       I really liked this essay. I wish i had the skills to be able to write likes this. I love the way she added things that didn’t really make sense but then were tied into the concept of her paper by the end. She didn’t use words that were the normal descriptive vocabulary someone would use. The way she wrote her essay was very free-flowing it was easy to listen to and didn’t have and paragraphs that felt out of place or that they didn’t relate back to her main topic sentence.  It was fun to he story about why she lives the way she does. It was a good combination of her personal life with her husband and her feelings towards the world. She was not pushy to try and make others feel the way she does but the way she describes her feelings could make someone be inspired to live the way she does.

Tomorrow

1. I think that he hooks the reader by really engaging them in his life. He talked about what he was going through he said that he heard his parents talking. Atomaticly i thought about what parents normally talk about and then he said its not what they normally talk about. He said it they were talking about an issue that would really effect his life.

2. He talks about what his dad is thinking about how his generation left the world for his sons generation. He goes to talk about topics that a lot of people are worried about right now.When people think about the bad things that are going on in the world right now people get emotional and want to try and solve them.

3.He uses his thoughts about what all we have gone through and not only the negative but also the positive. To every negative event there is a positive to fall after.

4. I think that he chose the title because this is how he See’s the future. His dad was thinking about what all the bad things that he was leaving behind. But the son was thinking about the positive as time goes on we will get better.

            My experience with writing has not been too good. When I write its doesn’t make sense to other people, but to me it does. I like writing but it is not one of my strong suits. I recently went to a life seminar and during this experience I was asked to write a letter to someone in my life that I was incomplete with. This was a letter that would potentially change my relationship with a very important person in my life. I decided to write a letter to my dad. After writing this paper/letter to him I wanted to make sure that I was able to get my point across. In the end it was a really good paper.

            Independently I don’t do any writing. I don’t usually express myself through any form of creative writing, poems, songs, or writing. I fell that this class is going to be great for me because its not so much learning new techniques about writing but its you one on one helping me with my writing teaching me how to improve or change my style.

         Previous teachers that I have had from my English classes have in my opinion fell short of really helping me with my writing. I feel that have given me great feed back on my writing pieces but I feel what I need is a critique of my long writing pieces. SO I feel this class will be great for me. When I write an essay and you grade it you will be able to get a really good feel of how I write and what I can improve on. 

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