Sunday, March 21, 2010

Tony Wright's Blog

Monday, May 4th, 2009

A few weeks after her stunning debut performance on the television show, "Britain's Got Talent", Susan Boyle has become an international celebrity. Her performance has been viewed around the world via the Internet and sparked a heated debate on the importance of physical appearance.

So much for the validity of the expression "Never judge a book by its cover". Despite her talent, some critics still judge Boyle solely on her appearance, even ridiculing her recent makeover.

Physical appearance is important to an extent, but in a talent show, should looks take priority over talent? I am a fan of Boyle and hope her performances on Britain's Got Talent leads to a lucrative career.

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Monday, March 30th, 2009

I can't help but experience a sense of déjà vu when I listen to descriptions of today's youth. Now in my late thirties, youth are described in the same manner as people my age were 20 years ago.

Usually, I'll hear things like: "Young people today are lazy, have no respect for their elders and think they know everything. Kids do not appreciate how good they have it nowadays. When I was young, I had to walk five miles to go to school".

I like to tell people who criticize today's youth that every generation throughout history has annoyed their elders in one way or another. However, the majority of them turned out fine. We wouldn't be here today if previous generations didn't have their act together.

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Monday, March 30th, 2009

I can't help but experience a sense of déjà vu when I listen to descriptions of today's youth. Now in my late thirties, youth are described in the same manner as people my age were 20 years ago.

Usually, I'll hear things like: "Young people today are lazy, have no respect for their elders and think they know everything. Kids do not appreciate how good they have it nowadays. When I was young, I had to walk five miles to go to school".

I like to tell people who criticize today's youth that every generation throughout history has annoyed their elders in one way or another. However, the majority of them turned out fine. We wouldn't be here today if previous generations didn't have their act together.

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