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    IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES, IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES
    By Eleni Kostopoulos, Copy Editor

    SUNY The New Paltz Oracle, USA
    April 6 2006

    We are the generation of MySpace, iPods and camera phones. We don't
    write letters-we e-mail. We don't call-we text message. Why walk into
    a crowded mall when you can just buy it on eBay? In an effort to beat
    its international competitors, it's evident that our nation is driven
    by technological advancement, and at this rate, our offspring will
    be probably be taking online physical education classes.

    In retrospect, it's slightly unfortunate that we love to distract
    ourselves from reality by means of electronic devices, using the
    excuse of convenience or mere entertainment. But, while we take two
    steps forward in such advancement, we seem to be regressing in many
    other areas of society, and distractions are more convenient than ever.

    South Dakota recently passed a constricting anti-abortion act,
    an event that shattered the battles that so many women in our
    history have fought and suffered for. Our current national debt
    is $8,380,174,381,070.26 and will have risen by millions more in a
    matter of 24 hours (if you live in this country, then that's YOUR
    money). There is a brutal genocide in Darfur, comparable to Armenia,
    the Holocaust and Rwanda, and our intervention has been minimal.

    The list of the problems our nation is facing is evidently endless.

    Why are we letting history repeat itself? Why aren't we learning
    from our mistakes? Why are we spending more and more time browsing
    the Web than caring about what is going on in the world?

    Truth be told, I would much rather check that pending friend request
    than spend a minute worrying about the horrid state this country is
    in and how much of an ass President Bush is. But once in a while,
    reality hits you. It's not only about the country's future-it's about
    your future and your children's future. Sometimes, all it takes is
    paying attention to what's going on to at least build a foundation
    toward making a change. So hit pause on the iPod, and pick up a
    newspaper (unless you like to read and listen to music at the same
    time, like myself). If you're going to be online, forward an e-mail
    to your friends about something going on that they would never make
    an effort to read about. Overall, take a little time out to simply
    pay attention--and then you can finish temporarily escaping it all
    with your favorite guilty pleasure.

    http://oracle.newpaltz.edu/article.cfm? id=2387
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