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Asimov's Influence On The Next Generation
I 100% agree that Asimov’s argument is true. In our first unit, we learned and researched the events of my generation and analyzed how those events shaped our generation. It is very likely that the next generation will be the way they are due to Gen Z events such as the legalization of same-sex marriage and the legalization of medical marijuana. Our influence on the next generation will reflect on them. This has been proven easily from Generation X. The divorce rates in the 60s-70s have greatly influenced my generation’s social. Many children (about 25%) are raised by one parent. That large portion of single parents did not come from nowhere. Before the 60s and 70s, divorce was seen as a taboo, or something that rarely happened.Girls and Women
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