Passage One The ups and downs of life may seem to have no predictable plan. But scientists now know there are very definite life patterns that almost all people share. Today, when we live 20 years longer than our great-grandparents, and when wome
Passage Two The age of gilded youth is over. Today's under-thirties are the first generation for a century who can expect a lower living standard than their parents. Rese into the lifestyle and prospects of people born since 1970 shows that they
Passage Three Disillusionment with government and politics has contributed to the public’s fascination with the medians increased interest in the character issue. The public's growing concern with character may be considered instinctual. Too ofte
Passage Four As the first generations grow up in a wired world, teenagers hardly know a time when computers weren’t around, and they leap at the chance to spend hours online, chatting with friends and searching the web for their interested topics
Not all kids are cut out for college, despite the expectations of their parents or teachers. And especially in the brave new world of the 21st century, not all kids need to go to college right after high school—or ever—to succeed, says J. Michael