George N. Parks once said “Playing in a band is the best thing you can ever do and don’t you ever let anyone tell you any differently!” Truer words have never been spoken, but music, concert and marching band, is counting for less and less these days. Instead of doing something fun and educational, most children have turned to video games, believing that ‘Rock Band’ and ‘Guitar Hero’ expertise means that they are musicians. Pressing green, yellow, blue, and red buttons is not musicianship. So Instead of hitting a piece of plastic, hit a drum. Instead of pressing a few buttons, learn how to play guitar. Forget about being the next American Idol and pick up a trumpet, or a clarinet, or a saxophone, or a flute and do something that you will never forget; play in a band.
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The rise of social networking sites like Facebook has caused many problems with identity theft. Many people today do not realize the consequences that come from ignorantly displaying too much information on social networking sites. With all of the identity theft problems that have risen with regards to social networking, I would like to believe that most people would understand that the internet is not a safe place. There are many people who have the knowledge to take your information and wreak havoc on unsuspecting online users. Most sites even have security settings to protect users from possible theft but the majority of people either don’t know about it or just do not use it.
It has come to my attention that there has been a serious increase in the lack of respect that children have for adults today, and I believe that the lack of respect is due to the lack of discipline that parents are enforcing on their children today. We live in a world that is now based upon feelings and many parents are afraid that by disciplining their children they are only hurting the child’s feelings. My belief is this philosophy is only going to lead our children into an unsuccessful future.