(BILLY): All right. I'll do it later. Just don't nag me about it.

(FATHER): Billy, did you finish everything?

(BILLY): NO! I don't want to do it ! (muttering under the breath) Do it yourself.

Doesn't this sound familiar? Billy illustrates a disturbing trend popular in the youth of today's society:

disrespecting elders. The main victims of this unfortunate situation are the parents and teachers. This

problem was first blamed on adolescence; but lately it has been getting out-of-control., alarming many. In

our efforts to strive towards a better age of technology and a better tomorrow, we are losing some of our

basic principles of foundation, including respect for elders.

The first major victim is the parent: the person who gives us the gift of life. If nothi

of our responsibilities that we have as students.

we choose to quibble over trivial matter. Why just this past week, I witnessed an escalating disagreement

they just might be (pause) a step (pause) in the right direction.

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Approximate Word count = 644
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)