Lab #26-Interview with someone over 70

We wanted to interview someone over 70 to find out what things have changed over their lifetime in technology, our government, and anything else they've noticed. We chose Khara's Uncle George. She called him and asked him to explain the changes he had seen.

He said the following:

"In my lifetime, I have seen no change in politics or government. Politics is about money and power. People run for office such as Senate and Congress for the money and the retirement. Normally, once a person has gotten into either house, it is hard to vote them out. Even today, all you hear about people in politics, is they talk about change. The word change can mean either for better or worst. I'm sorry, there has been no change.
Technology: When I was born, there was no television, no computers and in some cases, people had no electricity. We had radio and if you were fortunate enough to have electricity and enough money to buy a radio, you could be entertained by listening to Amos and Andy. Believe me, you did not see them, you just had to imagine them from what they had to say.
The greatest things that have changed are wages, comodity prices and all other living costs. Sliced bread, canned biscuits and many other items were not on the market. A hamburger cost 5 cents. A pepsi-cola cost 5 cents. A grown man made 10 cents per hour or $1.00 a day.
In 1942, I left High School to join the Navy to fight for my country's freedom. Pearl Harbor had been boomed just one year before. I could hardly waite until the Navy would take me in, because you had to be 17, and I was only 16, but I had a drivers license that said I was 17. Today, all the talk is about bringing our troups home. How soon we forget 9/11. Don't you wonder if we are as patriotic today as we were in 1941? There have been many changes in my lifetime. I have learned that we are responsible for changes for the better by hard work and keeping focused on what we want in life."


Through this interview, we have seen how prices have changed and gone up dramatically. We have also seen how even though we talk about change and always have, it still has not happened! He is also very conservative in many of his beliefs, proving that older people do tend to be more conservative. We learned lots from this and we got to hear many things that we wouldn't have learned otherwise. We should all talk to older people to learn their views because they have so much wisdom and advice to offer.