From college students, a lack of trust, faith, history
I’ve been going around to campuses asking undergraduate and graduate students how they see the world. Most of the students I’ve met with are at super-competitive schools — Harvard, Yale, the University of Chicago and Davidson — so this is a tiny slice of the rising generation. Still, their comments are striking.
The first thing to say is that this is a generation with diminished expectations. Their lived experience includes the Iraq War, the financial crisis, police brutality and Donald Trump — a series of moments when the big institutions failed to provide basic security, competence and accountability. “We’re the school shooting generation,” one Harvard student told me. Another said: “Wall Street tanked the country and no one got punished. The same with government.”
I found little faith in large organizations. “I don’t believe in politicians; they have been corrupted. I don’t believe in intellectuals; they have been corrupted,” said one young woman at Yale. I asked a group of students from about 30 countries which of them believed that the people running their country were basically competent.
It’s not that the students are hopeless. They are dedicating their lives to social change. It’s just that they have trouble naming institutions that work. A number said they used to have a lot of faith in the tech industry, but they have lost much of it.
The second large theme was the loss of faith in the American idea. I told them that when I went to public school the American history curriculum was certainly liberal, but the primary emotion was gratitude. We were the lucky inheritors of Jefferson and Madison, Whitman and Lincoln, the Roosevelts, Kennedy and King. Our ancestors left oppression, crossed a wilderness and are trying to build a promised land.
They looked at me like I was from Mars. “That’s the way powerful white males talk about America,” one student said. When I asked how they were taught American history, a few said they weren’t taught much of it.
“In my high school education the American Revolution was a rounding error,” one young woman said. Others made it clear that the American story is mostly a story of oppression and guilt.
I asked them to name the defining challenge of their generation. Several mentioned the decline of the nation-state and the threats to democracy. A few mentioned inequality, climate change and a spiritual crisis of meaning.
I asked the students what change agents they had faith in. They almost always mentioned somebody local, decentralized and on the ground — teachers, community organizers. A woman from Stockton, California, said she was hoping to return there.
I came away from these conversations thinking that one big challenge for this generation is determining how to take good things that are happening on the local level and translate them to the national level, where the problems are. I was also struck by pervasive but subtle hunger for a change in the emotional tenor of life. “We’re more connected but we’re more apart,” one student lamented. Again and again, students expressed a hunger for social and emotional bonding, for a shift from guilt and accusation toward empathy. “How do you create relationship?” one student asked. That may be the longing that undergirds all others.
He writes for the New York Times.
– When another country beats the US to a medical breakthrough, it must be something special. That’s why doctors and patients are literally thrilled that Italy’s new memory pill is now available in America.
Sold under the brand name Prixelin, the remarkable new pill contains an active ingredient that works to stimulate the growth of new cells in the part of the brain that stores memories, which improves memory, speeds up thinking and learning skills.
Until now, American scientists believed it was impossible to experience the creation of new brain cells after a certain age. They are amazed to see that it can now be achieved at any age with the non-prescription Prixelin pill.
“The powerful active ingredient in Prixelin is able to get inside your brain, and give the brain an invigoration energy boost by producing key chemicals that ‘wake up’ your brain cells for better thinking and longer lasting attention span” explains Robert Williams, President of the parent company behind the Prixelin pill.
“This is what the clinical studies have shown, and is why so many U.S. doctors are now recommending Prixelin to patients,” he added.
The clinical studies published by major health organizations, like PubMed, reveal that the active ingredient in Prixelin can improve your memory cantly.
The studies included both men and women who were suffering from age related memory loss. First, they had patients perform various memory tests. Then, they gave half the patients Prixelin’s active ingredient. They gave the other half a placebo (dummy) pill. After 12 weeks they had the patients do the test again. The results were astonishing.
The group who took Prixelin’s active ingredient as directed saw a huge improvement in their memory, learning and thinking ability. They could remember the names and faces of people they never met… misplaced objects quickly… and recall telephone numbers easily. They could even recall entire paragraphs from memory.
But here’s something even more amazing. While the average age of the patients in the study was 64, the results showed that participants had the mental capacity of a person age 52 by the end of the trial. That means their brains were 12 years younger than their actual age.
In facts, in another study conducted in Italy produced similarity outstanding results, where user experienced a 44% improvement in mental function in just 90 days.
In yet another study of Stanford University, patients with serious mental decline became less forgetful after taking the active ingredient in Prixelin. In another study, patients performed 280% better on mental tests than those taking a placebo!
With the clinical results like these, it easy to understand why there is so much excitement and optimism surrounding this amazing new memory pill. slurred speech, memory problems, and eventually a complete breakdown in brain function.
Scientists believe Prixelin’s active ingredient works to assist the body regrow new cells in the brain, which improves memory, concentration, and thinking power. The results can be seen quite quickly.
“I had severe memory problems,” said 69 year old David S., of Henderson, NV. “But I can already concentrate and remember details better after only one month with Prixelin. This pill is easing my fear of dementia,” he added.
With the feedback like this, it’s no wonder why many U.S. doctors are rushing to recommend Prixelin pill to patients.
“Prixelin is the real solution to come along for mental decline that is both side-effect free and supported by clinical trials. If you suffer from an age related memory loss, try this product immediately,” said Dr. Peter Grossman, an M.D., from Philadelphia, PA.
“In all my years as medical doctor, there is nothing else quite like Prixelin when it comes to supporting memory, concentration and healthy brain function. The product even relieves anxiety and stress without side effects,” said Dr. Kimberly Langdon, an M.D., from Columbus, OH.
“I recommend Prixelin to seniors who it
to remember the events, people and names of their lives. The evidence shows it is especially effective for those who suffer from “brain fog” and “senior moments”,” said Dr. Jenny Reategui, an M.D., from Los Angeles, CA.
This is the nationwide release of Prixelin in the United States. And so, the company is offering a special discount supply to any person who calls within the next 48-hours.
Starting at 7:00 AM today, the order hotline will be open for 48-hours. All you have to do is call TOLLFREE and provide the operator with the special discount approval code: The company will do the rest.
Due to Prixelin’s recent media exposure, phone lines are often busy. If you call and do not immediately get through, please be patient and call back. Those who miss the 48-hour deadline may have to pay full price for Prixelin.