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Do you agree or disagree with the statement: young people today are morelikely to help others than young people were in the past. 现在的年轻人比过去更愿意帮助别人，是否认同？

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In our country there has always been a spirit of volunteerism. As children,we are taught that helping those less fortunate is our responsibility. Butunfortunately, the growing prosperity of the nation has placed an emphasis onmaterialism and individual success, creating a generation of youth that do notunderstand the meaning of being selfless. I believe young people today are notas charitable as previous generations of young people.

The main reasons I am so skeptical of the inclination of today’s youth tohelp people is that they are spoiled. I remember when I was young and using acomputer at the public library was a privilege. When my parents bought me my owncomputer when I went to university, I understood how much they sacrificed togive me that as a present. Nowadays, children see expensive computers, like theiPad and iPhone, as a necessity, not a privilege. They receive all these kindsof gifts without comprehending how much their parents sacrifice to give them thevery best in the latest technology. They do not know what it is to be without. Ibelieve this has created a generation of selfish young people who do notunderstand and cannot empathize with those less fortunate, making them lesslikely to feel compelled to help others.

In addition, I think this generation has not learned to respect others.Trapped in their own digital world, they are unaware of the disrespect they showtheir elders when they ignore their parents and grandparents as they text andtalk on their cellphones. Maybe that is not the sole cause, but I see a distinctdifference between how they behave and how my generation behaved at that age.For example, when riding the bus, it is commonplace to offer your seat to anelderly gentleman or lady. Now, when I ride the bus, I constantly see youngpeople who are sitting in the seats specifically reserved for senior citizensand who basically refuse to vacate the seat when a senior citizen enters thebus. Instead, they pretend to be more absorbed in the game on their iPhones,pretending to be unaware of their obligation to offer their chair to those inneed. Today’s youth are so wrapped in their own self-interests that they aredisrespectful and do not willingly help those in need.

Admittedly, it is not entirely correct to say that all young people areselfish and do not help others. The number of volunteer organizations in schoolsand community suggests that there are many youths who understand the importanceof helping our fellow man. I am certain there are many students whofull-heartedly believe in volunteerism and charity, but I think that in generalthese school volunteer programs serve a selfish end. Volunteering has more orless become a requirement for college applications. A student who does not haveany volunteer service experience is a less competitive applicant than one whodoes have volunteer service experience. Although there may be a few students whogenuinely believe in the social responsibility of charity, many studentsparticipate simply to forward their own self-interests.

Today’s youth, who have been raised in a period of affluence and privilegeand do not understand what it means to have nothing, are self-centered,disrespectful, and less likely to help other than previous generations.