Some Perspective
from Tara

The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1980.
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They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan
Era and probably did not know he had ever been shot.
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They were prepubescent when the Persian Gulf War was waged.
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Black Monday 1987 is as significant to them as the Great Depression.
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There has been only one Pope.
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They were 11 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not remember the Cold War.
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They have never feared a nuclear war.
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They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up.
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Tiananmen Square means nothing to them.
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Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
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Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
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Atari predates them, as do vinyl albums.
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The expression "you sound like a broken record" means nothing to them.
They have never owned a record player.
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They have likely never played Pac Man and have never heard of Pong.
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They may have never heard of an 8 track.  The
Compact Disc was introduced when they were 1 year old.
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As far as they know, stamps have always cost about 32 cents.
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They have always had an answering machine.
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Most have never seen a TV set with only 13 channels,
nor have they seen a black-and-white TV.
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They have always had cable.
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There have always been VCR's, but they have no idea what BETA is.
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They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
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They were born the year that Walkmen were introduced by Sony.
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Roller-skating has always meant inline for them.
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Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
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They have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were cool.
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Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
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They have never seen Larry Bird play.
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They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
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The Vietnam War is as ancient history to them as
WWI, WWII and the Civil War.
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They have no idea that Americans were ever held hostage in Iran.
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They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
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They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
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They never heard: "Where's the beef?", "I'd walk a
mile for a Camel," or "de plane, de plane!"
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They do not care who shot J.R. and have no idea who J.R.is.
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The Titanic was found?  They thought we always knew where it was.
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Michael Jackson has always been white.
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Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama are places not groups.
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McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
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There has always been MTV.
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They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.