The headline of the article I have read is «'GenerationSensible': Have students become less wild and more boring?». Its author is
Catriona O’Sullivan. The article is taken from a British national newspaper "The Independent". The article touches upon the unsettling change of modern students' life.
Catriona starts by saying that "gone are the
days of excessive drinking and drug-taking, as seen in previous generations.
Something is changed." Perhaps, there is a students' cautiousness now. But it
can not be that money-wary, conscientious, bed-at-10 pm types are overtaking the
heavy-drinking rebels.
The idea of "Generation Sensible" was discussed
on BBC Radio 4's Womens' Hour, and the fact that alcohol consumption amongst
younger people has fallen since the 1950s was spoken of.
Interviewing students supposed that rising cost
of education made students realize that they needed to make the most of it.
The Manchester Evening News spoke to a professor
at Manchester Metropolitan University, who had another view. He said that
people with different perspectives on health, drinking and smoking had become
less acceptable socially, liked peer pressure in reverse.
Another reporter for the Herald Scotland told
about stricter age limits on social vices. He claimed these limits can’t be a
reason for a cautiousness amongst the student population. When bad things are legitimised,
the fun is obliterated. "The joy is in the forbidden."
The author stresses that wider society and the
current economic situation affects how people interact with each other, or act
on an individual basis undoubtedly. Nevertheless, Catriona hopes this
generation is not so sensible after the latest trend that seems to have hit
student hall is "carpet surfing".
I found this article actual, because nowadays
young people have become more indifferent to all sorts of entertainment, and
this fact bothers society seriously. I think the facts given in the article make
to think about modern students' life.
In conclusion I would like to ask my groupmates. Do you agree to the fact that this generation is too sensible?
This article is very relevant in our day. The present generation has become indifferent to the entertainment. I think the entertainment of people depends on their habits and interests. Someone interested in drugs and it is fun to go to the club and consume another dose. Someone interested in sports and it is fun to go by bike outside the city. If for some measured stable life is considered normal and a sign of prosperity, and the life pattern and the absence of strong emotion is sadness and depression.It seems that the domestic routine is being pulled down, and the chance to escape from it shrinking with each passing day. Brought to automatism of the action lead to physical and mental decline.I believe that stattu everyone should read and make conclusion.
ОтветитьУдалитьI was surprised to know that the students have become cautious nowadays and that alcohol consumption amongst younger people has fallen since the 1950s . It seemed to me that young people tend to have the bad habbits such as smoking and alcohol consumption . Perhaps ,their attitude to this has changed because now it is fashionable to be healthy ,to eat healthy food and do sport. The young generation has always blindly follow fashion . As for indifference ,I think that we have too many entertainment and we just got tired of it and that is why became indifferent to it. Thanks Polina for choosing such an article it was interesting to read !
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