<p><br></p><p>Youth is associated with <i>innocence</i>, <i>beauty</i>, <i>good health</i>,<i> energy</i>, <i>idealism</i>, <i>curiosity</i>,<i> immaturity</i>, <i>inexperience</i> and<i> rebellion. </i>Old age often implies <i>experience</i>, <i>wisdom</i>, <i>fatigue</i>, <i>failing health</i> and <i>conservatism</i>. For some people it is a time of <i>fulfilment</i> and<i> contentment</i>; for others it may involve <i>cynicism</i> and <i>bitterness</i>. It is sometimes associated with <i>senility</i> when people are <i>forgetful</i> or <i>easily confused</i>.</p>
<p><br></p><p>The physical differences between <i>the young</i> and <i>the elderly</i> are obvious. The <i>average age</i> of competitors in the World Cup or the Olympic Games is likely to be under 35. Medical records show that <i>pensioners</i> require more health treatments than other <i>age-groups</i>.</p>
<p><br></p><p>However, the descriptions of character relate more closely to fiction than to actuality. The contrast between the <i>innocence of youth</i> and the<i> experience of adulthood</i> is established both in William Blake's poetry and William Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare's young lovers are much too <i>innocent</i> and <i>inexperienced</i>
to engage in vandalism, joy-riding or drug-trafficking, yet magistrates
in Britain today are asking for tougher sentencing powers to combat <i>juvenile crime</i>. Many young <i>teenagers</i> are now <i>experienced offenders. </i></p>
<p><br></p><p>The notion of youth being <i>rebellious</i> could possibly date from the 1960s when there were many <i>student protests</i> in Western Europe and the U.S.A. More recently, there have been big <i>student demonstrations</i> in China and South Korea. Yet in many other countries, young people are careful to observe <i>the status quo</i>. <i>Respect for elders</i>
still seems to be more preval‎ent in Asia and the Middle East than in
Western Europe and the U.S.A. where the average age of political leaders
seems to have fallen.</p><p><br></p><p>QUESTIONS</p><p><br></p><p>1. Are young people generally more selfish than their parents and grandparents?</p>
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<p>2. Should adults try to teach young people lessons, such as the dangers of drinking too </p>
<p> much, taking drugs or contracting the HIV virus, or should they leave them alone to </p>
<p> find out about these things themselves?</p><p><br></p><p>3. Have your parents ever talked you about sex education? Do you remember the conversation? If so please explain.</p><p><br></p><p>4. When you have children what 3 big lessons in life do you plan on teaching them?<br></p>
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<p>5. What do you think is the best age to be? Imagine you have a time machine and could return to any age. Explain your opinion.</p>
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<p>6. Most countries give young people rights as they reach a certain age. For example, British people can legally make </p>
<p> love or fight for their country at the age of 16; they can drink, vote and drive a car when they are 18.</p>
<p>Does your country have similar laws? Do you think that any of the age limits need changing?</p>
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<p>7. Should young people have to do some form of military or community service by law?</p>
<p> </p><p>8. What are some things that your parents taught you about life that at the time you did not believe them but realize now that they were very right and you were very wrong. <br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p>
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