Think of a time where you and your parents or other adult misunderstood each other or came into conflict because you were from different generations. How did the adult’s world and upbringing affect his or her point of view? How did your world affect your point of view?
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Bryan Carter
3/9/2016 11:25:00 am
My grandpa and I were arguing about how you can't shout the "N" word out the window of his pickup at a black guy. I yelled at him and told him to roll up his window because you can't just shout that stuff out. He was saying that in his time he could call them whatever he wanted and nobody cared. I had to explain to him that people care about stuff like that now and you can't just shout it out. He got really upset and then did it again and except this time it was to a group of them so I called my dad and told him to talk to him so I didn't have to deal with him.
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jerry
3/9/2016 11:32:52 am
i fully agree with you
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jerry
3/9/2016 11:34:00 am
about how you argued about him not to do that
jesse gilmore
3/9/2016 11:37:20 am
my dad's the same d**n way
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mikayla
3/10/2016 11:59:11 am
My grandpa is that way to I just don't say any things because he docent listen and it hard to change when you are used to say.
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jerry
3/9/2016 11:31:38 am
It is different because my grandpa believes in still saying the n word like when hes telling stories instead of him saying black people or African american he just goes with the n word cause thats what they use to say in the older days. Also my dad and me have disagreed by in the older days they didnt have computers or anything like that so he thinks i shouldnt have them. That was a few years ago but i convinced him to get a cell phone and he has one now and loves it.
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Brian
3/9/2016 11:39:25 am
I think technology can be very helpful but also a curse. Nowadays that's all some kids do is play on their phones. Even when they're walking and then they run into you. But it is good that you convinced him to become more advanced in technology.
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Emily Curfman
3/9/2016 11:45:52 am
I agree with you, technology helps for certain purposes such as jobs and staying in touch with family and friends but it can get addicting when it comes to youtube, facebook, instagram or any social media websites.
Brian
3/9/2016 11:32:20 am
Last summer my dad and I were fixing fence and the way he wanted to do it was by using all wooden fence posts which eventually will rot and the way his dad and grandpa did it. I suggested we use metal ones because the wont rot and it was sort of rocky where we were at so it would have been much easier. He also acknowledged that it would be easier to do it my way, but didn't want to do it because he wanted to wait to replace all the fence at once with metal instead of doing it while we were fixing part of it so we wouldn't have to replace more of it later. We ended up getting into an argument and doing it his way because he said that that's the way he wanted it done even if it was harder and we would have to replace it in the future.
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Bryan
3/9/2016 11:35:51 am
I feel like you should listen your dad because he has more experience.
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Brian
3/9/2016 11:36:25 am
My world effected me differently because we are all raised in the time to think of how to work more efficiently and go by the quote "work smarter not harder." My dad on the other hand was raised so he would replace them with whatever the rest of the fence was built with, so unless he had to rebuild or replace a large part like 1/2 of the fence he'd replace the same way it was built.
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jesse gilmore
3/9/2016 11:41:54 am
your right you would just have to replace it in the future and either way you'd just have to replace more any way
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Anteia
3/9/2016 11:49:03 am
I think that if you guys had done the fencing either way it wouldn't have mattered because if he wanted to eventually replace the wooden posts with metal ones, why not start there? It would save time, money, and effort.
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loodachris
3/11/2016 01:36:31 pm
I agree that the fence should have been replaced with metal posts because it would have been better in the future.
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Emily Curfman
3/9/2016 11:42:38 am
One time in the summer my mom and I were fixing a door and the top screws had came loose for some reason. It took both of us to lift the door back in place and put the screw back in. The door was really heavy so I suggested that we use a block of wood or some books to wedge the door up so it wouldn't be as hard to lift it. But my mom said that she knew what she was doing and she worked here longer than me so eventually we got into a huge argument on whose idea was better. Eventually I gave up on my idea and decided to do it her way.
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mikayla
3/10/2016 11:52:32 am
Moms always win thats they way it happens all the time your ideal sucks and their is always good.
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chris
3/9/2016 11:43:40 am
my dad and I got in an argument about how stuff needs to be built to OSHA code and he said that it didn't change since the 80's and I was right because we talked to a building inspector to find out.
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Hayden Deeds
3/9/2016 11:44:10 am
My father and I argue all the time like how late I should be home or if I stay at someone's house what time i need to be there. He is a lot more relaxed about it now that I am older and more responsible. I kinda understand what he was saying but I was a kid I needed to experience new things. I wasn't going to learn anything by sitting in the house and doing nothing. I needed to be free not be caged I was like a wild animal. Now that I am older I understand why he wanted me to be home at a certain time. It was so that I wouldn't get hurt or in trouble but we all know Cordell was the trouble maker in my family.
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Anteia
3/9/2016 11:44:25 am
One thing that my parents and I argue about quite a bit is today's technology. Things like phones, computers, and tablets. I'm always texting somebody and I like to spend a good portion of my free time on social media. As a child my mom was always outside playing games with her brother. She was with her friends from school whenever she was able to hang out, and she read a lot. Her generation didn't have cell phones and they waited for the next TV program instead of just clicking to the next episode. Her not having complete, 24/7 access to the internet probably led her to think of it as something that wasn't needed much. I, on the other hand, spend more time than I probably should on the internet. I grew up with technology and access to the internet all the time. Certain technologies have become entertainment and the preferred way of socializing for my generation.
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Emily Curfman
3/9/2016 11:52:46 am
I also do spend a lot of time on the computer and my ipod then I should, I would usually be in my room doing homework or playing on my phone and my mom or dad will argue that I "never" come out and visit them, which is sometimes true. I should talk to them more but at the same time I'm not that interested in some of their conversations.
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Anteia
3/9/2016 11:55:30 am
I think your comment helps put into perspective how our interest in forms of entertainment has changed.
jesse gilmore
3/9/2016 11:45:36 am
My dad doesn’t like rap music, which I like, so I listen to it. When I listen to it and he can hear it, he tells to turn it down to where he can’t hear which is where I can’t hear it so I turn it back up and we get into an argument about it. I usually just put in my earbuds though, but he still claims he can hear it. So I ignore him about it though, because he has horrible hearing, so I know he can’t hear it though. He really likes Metallic and Black Sabbath and Acdc.
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Emily Curfman
3/9/2016 11:55:09 am
yeah thats the same with my parents, sometimes its about movies though. Like one time I changed the channel to a movie called "Cinderella Man" and my mom said that it was stupid when she hasnt even seen the movie.
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Sierra Hayhurst
3/9/2016 11:48:06 am
I and my stepdad argue all of the time over stupid simple stuff all of the time because of the way he comes across. this one time we were arguing about my household chores, I walked in a sat down for a little break and he told me that I wasn't done and if I was I did whatever it was wrong. He sounded like he was yelling at me so I came back at it telling him that I knew I wasn't done yet and I planned on going back out after I took a break. so he gets up and storms over to me and starts yelling at me in my face and I sat there till I believed he was finished with his pathetic rant. and I got up and walked out to finish what I started. he thought I was going just stay inside and not go back outside because I failed to inform him that I was taking a break perennially so he got upset at me for it.
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Umphy
3/9/2016 11:57:38 am
My grandpa and I were disagreeing about how he shouldn't speak his mind all the time because it didn't sound so good when he spoke. He is racist, like some older people, and he called a little girl the "n" word when we were across the aisle from her in a store. She clearly heard it and my grandpa said it loudly. The mom of the kid was very mad and my grandpa thought it was funny. I told him that he should have kept his opinion to his self, so he told me that she knew that she was black. I don't know how his brain works, but he doesn't always think things through when he says them and it usually gets him back later. The mom came to my grandpa later and told him that races were equal and he needed to shut his mouth. My grandpa has kept quiet about racist remarks ever since.
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loodachris
3/11/2016 01:42:27 pm
some older people don't always understand that they can't say the N word in today's society. I have met some people who throw the word around like it's nothing, and no big deal. The fact of the matter is, that we as a society have learned and developed the sense that racism in America is outdated, and is no longer appropriate.
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Noah
3/9/2016 11:59:09 am
When i was just a little child. I experienced a massive
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mikayla
3/10/2016 11:49:47 am
My teacher hates animals dogs cats and more. He thinks that we should feed starving kids then we should feed animals. Yes their are starving kids out there and we do help them as much as we can. I told him that l loved animals dogs I told him they safes people life every day and help blind people and they help catch bad guys. Dogs help in military. He still docent agree with me but I showed him a picture of my dog and he thought it was cute.
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