Life in the 1950s compared to Today - 1979 Words

Life today is very fast-paced. Everyone is in a hurry to get somewhere and will push you out of the way to get there, like its some kind of race. In our personal lives, we have our cell phones, and maybe a home phone, scheduled play dates for our kids, microwaves, satellite TV, home security systems that dont involve dogs, solar landscape lighting, automatic underground sprinkler systems for our lawns, and compact fluorescent lights to replace the incandescent bulbs that waste energy. In the business world, you have meetings that you can attend by using a video phone, PowerPoint presentations to help you get your point across at the meetings you cant get out of, instant messaging to speak to clients and other businesses around the†¦show more content†¦Life in the 1950s was a lot more simple, without all the complications brought about by todays fast pace. I could imagine myself being a Soda Jerk while I worked my way through college to be an accountant, a mechanical engineer, or an architect; all of which are very respectable career choices, and can be done without an over-abundance of technology. I could also see myself in the middle of an episode of Leave it to Beaver, or Dobie Gillis, and I suppose thats an accurate portrayal of the way life was supposed to be in 1950s suburbia, but only in suburbia. Back to my parents. My parents were raised in a completely different environment than the typical suburbia family. Mom grew up in Missouri on a farm, and Dad grew up in different parts of Arkansas going from place to place to pick whatever was in season to make a buck. How they ended up in Michigan, I dont know for sure, but you can bet that life was a lot different for them than it was for the Cleaver family. Whereas I have focused my life on technology, I could see myself living like that. I like the simple things as well as the complexity of a technologically advanced society. If I had grown up in that same time period, I wouldnt know of what exists today. Technology as a determining factor in the path my life takes, wouldnt exist. 9-11, Katrina, the Tsunami, the Department of Homeland Security, both Gulf Wars, Hip Hop; none would exist. I would have grown up in aShow MoreRelatedRacial Feelings Of Chicago, Illinois1643 Words   |  7 PagesRacial feelings in Chicago, Illinois are very similar today to how they were in the 1950s. The Younger family from Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun was the epitome of a lower class, black family during that time. They dealt with the hardships of never having enough money and losing family happiness due to their lack of wealth. 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