Tuesdays with Morrie - Dependency

I don't think one can generalize about Americans being depentent on each other as a whole. But it does seem that some people are afraid of being dependent on others because of pride or trust issues. Some might be afraid to depend on others because they might be afraid of being let down by the other person. If the person is without dependency, then there is no possibility of being let down by others. The fear of dependency could somewhat be related to our country's value of independence and freedom, because most Americans follow traditional values of that sort. I do find myself depending on others, mostly for advice on how to live my so called life, and I am definatly still dependent on certain people, like my parents. I don't think it really bothers me because all people need to depend on others for some things in life.

teen pregnancy

Juno has been all the hype ever since it hit the box office last year. Almost everyone i know thought it was a cute film.
Sal mentioned that he fears that it might send the wrong message to his students about teen pregnancy.

He's not the only one though. Family members of mine have also complained that movies like Juno and Knocked Up, are idolized films that send bad messages about how to live one's live.

I totally disagree with this opinion. Although the movies do underestimate pregnancy and in both cases the relationships became closer, I think most teens are smart enough to figure out the true meanings of both movies. After all it is just a movie and most people don't base their lives off of a on film.

Adolescents are intelligent enough to know that Juno wasn't just about teen pregnancy, that it was supposed to be a cute film about growing up, high school, and problems that go along with it. It was a movie that kids were supposed to be able to relate to in some way. Most of all I think it was just to make people laugh, and feel better about their life problems.