Monday, November 10, 2008
Pre-write blog
So for my fourth (and final) essay, I will be using the first prompt. I feel that there is at least one, if not two, movements that affects the youth of today. For my essay, I will be speaking of at least one of these movements, and what affect is has on the youth of today. The two movements that stick out in my mind both have at least one propostion that helps support, or deny, their claims, and I will be using the props for sources.
Reading Blog
The 1960s youth culture left "a lasting anti-intellectual imprint on the culture" from many things from the music and movies to the education system to even how politics had been run. All of these different aspects have made a great impact on how people viewed society, and how these aspects still affect people and how they view society today.
I see my youth culture to be fairly similar to the culture that Jacoby describes in her book. They are different however, in the respect that the youth culture described by Jacoby seemed to be more involved in social movements, and taking a stand for (or against) them. One aspect where the two generations seem to be very similar is that both the youth of the sixties, and the youth of today seem to be fairly rebelious. Although, it seemed that the youth of the sixties seemed to more have free spirits, while today's youth seem to be more rebelious. There are two "movements" that I see as important to the youth of my generation, and they are the green movement, and allowing gay rights. I feel that these two movements are very important among today's youth in that for "turning green", today's youth is seeing how the environment is, and how unhealthy we are living, and they want that to change in order for them, and the future generations to be able to live healthier longer. As for allowing gay marriage, much of the youth today are either in a homosexual relationship themselves, or they have many friends who are involved in those relationships. With that, the youth population is seeing how the homosexuals are, and have been, treated and are seeing that those behaviors against homosexuals is not right. And they know, that in order for changes to be made, they need to take a stand and voice what they feel is right as well as what is not right.
I see my youth culture to be fairly similar to the culture that Jacoby describes in her book. They are different however, in the respect that the youth culture described by Jacoby seemed to be more involved in social movements, and taking a stand for (or against) them. One aspect where the two generations seem to be very similar is that both the youth of the sixties, and the youth of today seem to be fairly rebelious. Although, it seemed that the youth of the sixties seemed to more have free spirits, while today's youth seem to be more rebelious. There are two "movements" that I see as important to the youth of my generation, and they are the green movement, and allowing gay rights. I feel that these two movements are very important among today's youth in that for "turning green", today's youth is seeing how the environment is, and how unhealthy we are living, and they want that to change in order for them, and the future generations to be able to live healthier longer. As for allowing gay marriage, much of the youth today are either in a homosexual relationship themselves, or they have many friends who are involved in those relationships. With that, the youth population is seeing how the homosexuals are, and have been, treated and are seeing that those behaviors against homosexuals is not right. And they know, that in order for changes to be made, they need to take a stand and voice what they feel is right as well as what is not right.
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