Why Do We Lie Today?

It is important to learn from others because we can learn from their experiences. We don't all know everything all the time, it can be better for us to learn from others. I interviewed my sister Kennedy, my mother, Lisa, and my grandmother Deanna. I chose to interview these people because they are close to me, therefore important and I care about their opinions. I believe that the generations have different beliefs, ethics, and morals.

One way that they have different beliefs is when I asked the question will the future be difficult based on how we lie today? My grandmother said “yes, because my generation expects immediate gratification while her generation had to work long and hard to receive any gratification at all.” Although my sister said “no because we have a lot of technology and a lot of knowledge

reachable in our hands.” This is important because the understanding of my grandma's generation to Kennedy's generation has changed a lot because my grandma had to work on things and we expect to just have it all, all the answers. They believed that different things will happen in our future and that it will change the way we look at the world. They also believe in different ethics.

In the interview I asked what ethics are important to you? My mom said “Honesty and respect for thyself and others.” My respects it when people respect themselves and their neighbors. Kennedy said “Selflessness.” She likes when people help others and not to make their image look better which is how it is in most cases. She likes when people help others for the person they are helping. My mom and Kennedy's views on ethics are both pretty similar but definitely different. The importance is in the beliefs of the generations they believe in different things, but it is the belief of the best in people. My mom believes that ethics are important to have while my sister didn't really understand the meaning until I gave her examples and she thought of selflessness. They also have different beliefs for heroes, I asked how do you think your generation values heroes? My grandma stated that “Recognition, respect, honor, but with this money was not a big motivating factor.” Although Kennedy believed that “Celebrities were mainly the heroes of her generation because of fame, plus they are awesome and well known.” They had different images of what a hero looks like for example fame and money is what the younger generation believed was a hero and the older generations like heroes with honor and respect. My grandma's hero was Abraham Lincoln while my sister answered Alex Morgan, one of the most famous girl soccer stars of our generation.

They all had a different answer when I asked what do you value and why?

My grandmother answered with “Family is the most important thing because they are your blood.” My mom said “Relationships because they are ways to connect within communities.” Last, my sister said “Technology because it is a reality in our generation and is everywhere.” The difference in the generation changed what kids and adults value in their lives. Younger generations think technology changes everything and that it is very important while the older generations to believe that it is a family that is the most important thing. One question that I liked was how was your free time spent at a child? My mom did a lot of playing outside with other kids and babysitting. My grandma reads a lot because she loved it, she also practiced her flute for hours a day and loved to listen to music. My sister spends her time on social media, playing soccer and watching shows on the television. The difference in how they spent their time was very intriguing the younger generations are on social media and playing video games. The older generations spent their time outside or making money for

themselves.

I believe the generations have different beliefs, ethics, and values. I think that I’m correct and some of the stuff that I learned about my family is interesting, but some answers I did expect from my family members. I think our ethics/heroes/attitudes do change because our nature and surroundings in our generations. My family thought that this was an interesting project and my grandmother said she would like to see the end results.