By Jim Selman |
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have enjoyed my short stay in Kiev immensely and am looking forward to
more exploring in this part of the world in future. I had the
opportunity to have fairly intensive conversations with only 60 or 70
people, representing a reasonable cross-section of the country (from
what I can tell). Aside from it being a very different culture (in
terms of language, alphabet, history and architecture), it was evident
to me that the people of the Ukraine share the same concerns, dreams
and issues that we have in our part of the world.[
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By Zakia Carpenter | Unending Conversations of Hope blog
This article appeared in the April 20-26, 2008 issue of the
Michigan Citizen and is reproduced here with the author's permission. Please
post your comments here.
I have noticed a breakdown in youth-adult functionality that I'm
just beginning to articulate. From what I have read about the
Millennial Generation (youth, like me, born between 1977 and 1998),
experts predict it will be more separate from previous generations due
to the technological divide. However, this is just one factor dividing us. Every generation has
ideas and values differentiating it from prior generations. Our
histories shape us differently. Essentially we are our own entity,
separate from those who gave birth to us.
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