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A college student examines her volunteer work and her motivation to help others. Her commentary centers on how volunteering defies the stereotype of apathetic youth.
"Lend A Hand" is part of the commentary series 10 in Their 20s. The fresh voices in the series could have been recorded almost anywhere and provide an insightful look into the thoughts of the nation's newest adults.
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A college student examines her volunteer work and her motivation to help others. Her commentary centers on how volunteering defies the stereotype of apathetic youth. "Lend A Hand" is part of the commentary series 10 in Their 20s. The fresh voices in the series could have been recorded almost anywhere and provide an insightful look into the thoughts of the nation's newest adults.
Transcript
(Host) Today in our series on the 20-something generation, Commentator Rebecca Zietz (rhymes with "Lights") challenges a stereotype by lending a hand to someone who needs it.
(Zietz) The term Generation X was intended to signify the apathetic nature of disillusioned youth. Movies such as Reality Bites and Slackers were created to "speak to a generation" of what adults saw as rowdy unlawful teens.
By the time I was born in 1982, I was a member of "Generation Y." Why Y? Well, to this day I am still not quite sure what "Generation Y" means. But when I was 9 years old I remember sitting in my third grade classroom listening to my teacher insist that it was important not to identify with such labels. Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that she resented having been pegged as a member of Generation X, but for whatever reason, I took her words seriously and I've been working h...
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Greg Demetrick
Posted on June 17, 2004 at 09:53 AM | Permalink
Review of Lend A Hand
The piece starts off about why Gen X or Gen Y is a bad stereotype but then refocuses on the author's volenteer work. Overall it's a very good piece but it kinda threw me for a curve. I came in expecting one thing and then got sent a different way. Not that it is bad, just unexpected. The piece would run well if coupled with a show on volenteerism and youth.