If there is something that a lot of people believe in, it is that Americans are lazy and unsuccessful. Being one of the most powerful countries in the world gives Americans such a great opportunity to succeed, but some people don’t take it. Some people expect everything to be handed to them, but life doesn’t work that way. People need to take advantage of the great opportunities they are given. College graduates are waiting tables and teenagers are famous (or infamous depending on how you view it) for getting pregnant. The point is that at no matter what age or ethnicity, people can still have trouble with growing up and figuring out how to spend the rest of their lives as successful people. Following one’s heart can be hard or easy, but we …show more content…
So many students switch their majors once they start getting involved with other activities and realizing that they may have found something else that they like better. That is perfectly fine because life is all about learning and experiencing new opportunities. On the other hand, a lot of students struggle with wanting to please their parents and get stuck between wanting to do what their parents want them to do and what they truly want to do. David Sedaris is a humorous author who goes through a similar situation with his parents when he says, “I’d told my parents I’d major in killing them, but that was just to get them off my back” (77) Of course matricide and patricide aren’t real majors and he doesn’t want to kill his parents, but he uses extreme sarcasm to try and help us understand his situation better. Upsetting mom and dad isn’t exactly a fun thing to do, but sometimes it has to be done because they are already living their lives and now it is time for us to live ours. Choosing what we want to do with our lives isn’t up to …show more content…
We are too busy searching every single social media we have to get to our regular daily activities. Teenagers would rather sit in bed for hours staring at his/her laptop/phone instead of exercising and getting work done. This definitely applies to my self and I hate that it does. Sometimes I wish technology this advanced was never invented. When you look back at how life was in the 60’s, the generation is completely different. They had goals, they have true love, and they also had less obesity. Why do we torture not have anything exciting to look forward to in life besides how many people “liked” our Instagram picture? Where did all of the hopes and dreams go for America