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Essay / Respect, hard work and wisdom in ACelebretion of...
In today's society, America is represented by the young, the cool and, most importantly, the active. In generations past, older people were viewed with admiration for their accomplishments in life. Today, they are pushed aside because of their inability to work in our times. In a summary of HG Wells' Time Machine fiction, it is told how "...in the land of eternal youth, the problem of aging – if there ever was one – has apparently been solved." A genre of utopian and dystopian writers raises often unanswered questions about the place of older people in future society. In the past as today, this experience has often become dark. This book is blunt about the murder of the elderly…” Although death has not yet occurred in the modern era, the lack of respect has increased significantly. This is what a particular text shows. In the nonfiction A Celebration of Grandfathers, by Rudolfo A. Anaya, quotes from his grandfather provide insight into the signs of respect, hard work, and wisdom. To begin with, Anaya's grandfather teaches his grandson respect, this b...