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Society’s Hazards Why is it that we wish for better times? Do you remember your parents saying, â€Å"Back in the good ol days...†? Have you caught yourself saying, â€Å"Man, I remember when...†? The truth is that we all have asked this of ourselves. Today’s society is stressful and dangerous. Children are forced to learn faster, they are pushed to succeed, and taught they are survival of the fittest. Adults are stressed because they didn’t get there bonus, promotion, or there home situation is deteriorating. In today’s racing society, elementary students are being taught things we didn’t learn until junior high. I remember my psychology professor telling us a story about his english teacher in seventh grade and what assignments they had to do. We laughed and told him that we did those type of assignments in fourth grade. His response was, â€Å"Really? Geesh!† Teenagers are told school is most important. The importance is stressed so much that when they get unacceptable grades, they sometimes can’t cope with the stress. Teenage suicides have sky rocketed because they see themselves as failures and useless. They are taught to be the best in all situations, whether it be academics, popularity, or wealth. As we move towards a less religiuos society, morals have left. The children have been taught evolution and have reduced humanity to a pile of goo. Life is an accident and holds no meaning. As we have seen, kids are become less troubled by taking another persons life. Adults, also, have a problem with this exhausting society. We, as a society, are very materialistic. Material things are not necessarily bad, but when they become our goal there is never enough. We strive for that next promotion, that better car, that bigger house. When we don’t reach these goals, we see ourselves as failures. The result is we work harder and in doing so, neglect other responsibilities such as family. You would be s... 's Hazards Free Essays on Society\'s Hazards Society’s Hazards Why is it that we wish for better times? Do you remember your parents saying, â€Å"Back in the good ol days...†? Have you caught yourself saying, â€Å"Man, I remember when...†? The truth is that we all have asked this of ourselves. Today’s society is stressful and dangerous. Children are forced to learn faster, they are pushed to succeed, and taught they are survival of the fittest. Adults are stressed because they didn’t get there bonus, promotion, or there home situation is deteriorating. In today’s racing society, elementary students are being taught things we didn’t learn until junior high. I remember my psychology professor telling us a story about his english teacher in seventh grade and what assignments they had to do. We laughed and told him that we did those type of assignments in fourth grade. His response was, â€Å"Really? Geesh!† Teenagers are told school is most important. The importance is stressed so much that when they get unacceptable grades, they sometimes can’t cope with the stress. Teenage suicides have sky rocketed because they see themselves as failures and useless. They are taught to be the best in all situations, whether it be academics, popularity, or wealth. As we move towards a less religiuos society, morals have left. The children have been taught evolution and have reduced humanity to a pile of goo. Life is an accident and holds no meaning. As we have seen, kids are become less troubled by taking another persons life. Adults, also, have a problem with this exhausting society. We, as a society, are very materialistic. Material things are not necessarily bad, but when they become our goal there is never enough. We strive for that next promotion, that better car, that bigger house. When we don’t reach these goals, we see ourselves as failures. The result is we work harder and in doing so, neglect other responsibilities such as family. You would be s...