Movies

When you think of going to the movies, what do you think of? The movies, the popcorn? I think of how expensive it is. The tickets alone are eight dollars during the day and at night they're a whopping eleven dollars. That's not the worst, it's the food you buy. When you finally go see the movie, you've at least spent thirty dollars and you're just now sitting down.

The sad thing is if you're going with your family, you're going to pay more then forty dollars. Which is not including snacks. Maybe after with snacks its coming to maybe fifty dollars. Which is so much to spend just at the movie theater.

In the 1970's, there were not only the cheap movies, but a ton of films that were actually in really good quality. When a ticket is under a dollar, you've done good. Then comes snacks, so you're totally that you spent at the movies is maybe ten dollars, even if you went with a person or not!

Things are getting so pricey these days it's ridiculous. When I was growing up all I heard from my mom was how gas use to be a quarter a gallon or a jug of milk was only a dollar. I won't be surprised if when I'm fifty years old, the movies will cost fifty dollars alone just for going on a date. Or maybe, there won't even be a movie theater.  

The Makeup

When you think of the 1950's, what do you think of? The way they dressed, the way people talked, or the way women wore their makeup? I think of the makeup! The way to describe the 1950's makeup would be, it was glamorous decade for women's makeup. Creams were the thing that was in. It was used in place for foundations that are used today. Women used creams and eye shadow a lot! It was the era of the 'mask effect'. A thick creamy application of 'foundation' and a dab of red/pink colored powder to apply on their cheeks. Eyebrows still had a natural look but more tapered with. If there was a 'color' to define the 1950's, it would have to be pink/red. That's all they would wear on their lips for lipstick.

What generation would you rather live in?

What generation would you rather live in? 

1970's: lll

1980's: lllllllllllllll

1990's: llllllllll

Comparing Generations

Teenagers in the 2000's:
Have social media/cell phones
No chores
Schools more hands on
More stressful
Students run the classroom compared to teachers
Kids smoke
More in cigarettes
T.V.s in there room

Teenagers in the 1960's:                                                                                                                     

Communication
Talked on phone/went to friends house
Had everyday chores
School was simple
At school you read more
Teachers had authority at all times
A lot of kids did sports
Drugs weren't that big
T.V. was watched with your parents
Dress code was very strick

Teens of the 1960s

The times have changed since teenagers of the 1960s were attending high school. Most modern day teenagers will discover that they have had a much different school experience than that of their parents. Socially acceptable behavior and expectations, both inside and outside the classroom, have been switched. In the 1960's, preparing to go to college was not as forced as much as it is in 2015. It was not as important to go to college.

One could have a high school education and still get a decent job after graduating. This is becoming impossible with the way the school systems are. How they require so much schooling towards it. As a result, the average student did not have as much homework as today's students have. If college was in someone's future, admission was based a lot of if you were in sports or had a perfect GPA.

Being in sports, doing community service, and maintaining a job were not requirements for colleges as they are today. Few teenagers even had jobs while in high school in the 1960's. In 2015, at least half of all teens attending school have, at one time or another, had a job. As our society grows more complicated, the future for us teenagers of 2015 become more difficult.

Teenagers stayed innocent much longer than teens do today. Dress codes required much more modest apparel and were strictly enforced. Girls had to wear skirts that went to their knees or be sent home. Teens went to bed early and got up early, although not as early as some of the schools today require, sleeping about nine hours. Many teens in 2015 are lucky to get six hours of sleep due to the late bedtimes and early rising times. Of course, teenagers today sleep in on the weekends and teenagers then did not.

Drive-In Movies in 2015

Remember your grandparents telling you stories of how when they were teenager, they went to this thing called a 'drive-in movie theater'. Did you ever think to yourself, "I really wish I could go to one?". Well guess what readers? You totally can! In fact, we have more then a few still left in Michigan that are still going. Here's a list of all the ones that are still working:

1. Burton (Genesee County) Michigan Miracle 
2. Carsonville (Sanilac County) Michigan 
3. Coldwater (BRanch County) Michigan
4. Dearborn-Detroit Are (Wayne County) Michigan
5. Dearborn-Detroit Are (Wayne County) Michigan
6. Dowagiac (Cass County) Michigan
7. Flint (Genesee County) Michigan
8. Burton (Genesee County) Michigan
9. Hartford (Van Buren County) Michigan
10. Honor (Benzie County) Michigan
11. Manistique (Schoolcraft County) Michigan
12. Muskegon Heights (Muskegon County) Michigan
13. Saginaw (Saginaw County) Michigan
14. Sandusky (Sanilac County) Michigan 

I remember when I went to my first Drive-In, it was actually on a date. It was really nice and romantic. These are the current Drive-Ins! So, I would take this chance and go to the closest one to you. Before there is no list of them anymore. 

Drive-In Movies

During the 1950's-1970's Drive-In's were very popular. They were mostly a form of a cinema structure with a large outdoor movie screen, a projection booth, a concession stand and a large parking area for cars. Anyone could watch the movie from their car, they could have privacy and be comfortable while enjoying the movie.

    The screen was as simple as a wall that was painted white. Originally, a movie's sound was provided by speakers on the screen and later by an individual speaker hung from the window of each car, which would be attached by a wire. 

This system was superseded by the more economical and less damaging method of broadcasting the soundtrack at a low output power on AM or FM radio to be picked up by a car radio. Going to Drive-In's made Saturday nights fun. It was really popular to do during that time. Sadly, they have slowly faded away. There is a couple still around that are fully operating. Going to Drive-In's were what was 'popular' to do during the 50's-70's. 

80's Hangout

     Everyone knows that the teenagers of this generation is totally different from the teenagers back in the 80's. We speak different slang, dress different, and even spend our free time at different locations. During the 80's, the 'popular' place to hangout was the mall, pizza places, video arcades, and bowling alleys. Now days teenagers don't hangout really at any of those. I mean yes, we do sometimes go to the mall but that's normally for shopping or to go see a movie. If we go to a pizza place it's normally for food not to hangout. Some people go bowling but that's only if it's midnight bowling. It's so crazy to think that even just a couple of years difference, teenagers hangout at totally different locations. The teenagers now just hangout at a friends house or outside. 

The popular hair style of the 80's

    

     The 80's hair style was the biggest difference compared towards the 70's or the 90's hair style. I mean yes, there are some that are literally the same but at lot of them totally went 360 compared to what they were once. This was one common hair style. Girls would wear giant headbands or bows in their hair.

     Another major hair style would be when girls would go big with their hair. My mom told me she would at least go threw a can of hairspray every two weeks. She said, "The bigger, the better,". Girls would either crimp, straighten, or curl their hair and then tease it like no tomorrow.

     The most simple one was this hair style, where they would curl/blow dry their hair back. It was popular in the early 70's.

1970's fashion for girls

    

      One of my favorite generations for fashion is the 70's! It's just so different. During that time is when everything in the fashion world was starting to slowly change. A lot of girls wore different things, which is in every generation to be honest. The most popular trends were girls wearing dresses. Girls were starting to go bolder with the length. Sometimes they would wear shorts this short also. When they did, it was mostly girly. So pretty much a lot of flower pattern, natural colors, or a simple but yet interesting pattern. 

      

     The 'party' look was mostly short dresses but
 with more of an interesting look. Some girls would go all out and be bold with prints for the patterns or animal print. Then other girls would just go with more of a simple look with more dresses like the girls in the picture on the bottom row.









   


     A lot of girls did the whole 'protest outfits' therefore, it was simply like this. They were just light, natural, simply colors/designs.

     This style was very common. It was more towards the late 70's that it came around to becoming popular. Bell Bottoms were very popular back then. It's simply just normal jeans but at the end of the pant leg, it flares out. It's like our normal flare jeans but there's more 'flare' added to it.

80's Fashion

One of my by far favorite topics to talk about is fashion. More pacific, 80's fashion! The main reason why I love it so much is it can range from basic to over the top, and it was still acceptable and super cute! One of my favorite types of 'styles' back then was the 'simple' look. Which is more of the grunge look of the 90's but more girly to it. So you can describe it as the 'tumblr' look. If you've ever watch the Breakfast Club, the character, Claire Standish. Which is played by Molly Ringwald. Her look is any movie she's done during the 80's is the look I'm talking about.

                                     

Another really popular look was more of the effortless look. Which was more towards the late 80's also during the early 90's as well. This look was more of band shirts, logo shirts, with cardigans, blazers, or a jacket wrapped around the waist. 

Another main look during that time was the sort of the 'party look/every day look'. Which was which either a lot of natural colors or more of a 'out there' look with brighter colors. 

The most common and the most style that mostly every one remembers. Most people just think that girls only in the 80's just wore bright colors and leg warmers. Yes, that is true but not twenty-four-seven. This look was also another popular trend. Which included, leggings, leg warmers, big earrings, bright make-up, and bright colors. 

Hair Styles: 70's

The 70's most popular hair styles were so different yet so similar. From having straight hair, to being parted right in the middle. The hair styles normally either had long bangs to either side or just straight up bangs. The hair was normally very, very long. Sometimes almost to her hips.

A lot of girls have hair styles like this back in the day. Most popular was having the sides of her hair be curled backwards.

Some girls even started the whole 'big hair' thing. Which also started the 'big jewelry' trend. 

The last major type of hair do that girls rocked back in the 70's were the Afro.

Cell Phones: 80s vs 2015

Cell phones are used almost by everyone now days. We never forget them. They are attached to our hip, like an extra arm. When we loose it, we freak out. When we break it, we get so mad that some of us even cry.

Our whole lives are on our phones. Some do our taxes on it, plan our meetings, and even what's going to happen in five weeks. It's crazy how attached we are to our phones. It's nice to have them, but at times I feel that it's way too much. If you think about the future, either we are going to become too into our phones or lay off of them more.

If you think about it back in the 80's-early 90's phones were around. But they were those big block phones. That mostly only rich people had phones. In order to use it, you would have to make sure the antenna was up.

Now days, you don't have to have an antenna. It could work perfectly fine without one. Cell phones have evolved in so many ways. So have people, we act differently towards it then what teenagers in the 80's would have acted like.

If we have evolved this much within this small amount of time with cell phones, imagine what our children will be like. It has gone from block phones, to iphones, then who knows? We could have a phone were you press a button and a hologram appears instantly. Or you can get transported by saying into the phone where you wanna go.

It's just so crazy how much we/cell phones have changed by themselves. Having cell phones have changed up for good. We will depend on them for everything and it will always be that way.

Teen Pregnancy in General

Teen pregnancy in the United States is a big deal now days, I walk around my high school. I seen normally about three to five pregnant teens a year. It's so weird to think. I mean, teenagers that are aged from fifteen to eighteen are becoming parents. We are still kids ourselves and you're about to become a parent. 

I don't mind teen pregnancy, I just think it's a scary thing to do. I personally feel if you do become a parent at a young age, it's okay. The only thing that's wrong with it is how you make decisions after that. That little bundle of joy is counting on you to save the day every time. Don't fail.

It really bothers me when other judge mental teenagers talk so much crap about teen parents. Saying how, they never accomplish anything. They will never amount to anything great. You know what's so funny? IT ALL COUNTS ON THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE. It would be the same if you didn't have a kid. Everything in life determines on what you do next. So, no, it really DOES NOT matter on if you're pregnant or not. If you really want some thing, you'll do whatever it takes.

Being a result of teen pregnancy, I would have to say it's really weird. Everyone talking about how teen pregnancy sucks. Yes, there was difficult times. Yes, some of my life sucked. But, like I said it all determines how bad you want things. Once my mother got older, things started to turn around. I'm not saying life was so bad, we lived in a box. It was never hard like that. Just the fact that my dad was never around also, so that was always a plus.

What I'm trying to say is I'm a result of it. I'm doing pretty good in school, and in life. I'm going to college in the fall and I have a wonderful job. If there is anyone expecting a child soon, just do your best and don't listen to anyone. Coming from a kid being the result of that, everything turns out fine.

Friendship: 80s vs. 2000s

Friendship during the 80's vs. 2000s

One big thing that has changed a lot more in today's age compared to the 80's then anything else, would be friendship. During 1980's, friendship was a very important key detail in a teenagers life. I mean, it's important now. But a lot has changed. 

For one thing, texting was not invented yet. Using of the so called 'cellular device' not so common. Well only in the movie Clueless. Therefore, actually going to someones house and knocking on the door was something people actually did then. Calling people, and writing letters, were very popular.

I feel that friendships were actually more real, trustworthy, and very strong back then. Friends would go places together, and bond over silly little things. My parents are friends with their friends pretty much thirty years later, mainly because they had a good friendship back in the day.

Social media has a lot of doing to friendships today. If social media (Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook) was an actually thing. I feel like more drama and such things would be an issue. Also the fact that some people would just stay in their room instead of leaving and hanging out with their friends.

In today's world, the deal with friendships is different. Yes, some are really strong and blah blah blah. What sucks about friendships now days, is social media and phones. If phones/social media did not exist, that would be amazing. With social media, it makes a lot more drama. Which is really annoying. It makes girls/boys argue more. About who is with who or about who just got caught with who. I mean really? It makes us not trust each other. 

With social media, it makes us want to stay home more and be on the internet then go out and hangout with our friends. I wish that friendships and how it was back in the 80's was actually still alive today. Just imagine how many strong bonds of a friendship would you have. Ahhh, it'd be nice. Maybe one day, or we can dream about it guys. 

Music in the 80s vs 2000s

Music in the 80's vs 2000's

     It seems like every thing I listen to, my Mom always tells me, ¨When I was growing up we didn't listen to music like that," or ¨My teenage years were actually full of good music, not stuff that's auto tuned,¨. Yes, my teenage years might be full of different types of music or most of it auto tuned. Some of it sucks, but some of it is really good. Comparing the 80's to the 2000's is very different but yet there still is some things that are still in the ball park of being simialiar.

     Back in the 80's there was mixtape, that was the 'popular' form of listening to music or the radio. I mean, when I was born (which was in 96) I used a mixtape here and there. When I was younger, we used mixtapes. Then they went out of style and CD's came around. Now in the year 2015, CD's aren't really popular anymore. It's more itunes and radio. 

     Music is one big thing. In the 80's, I feel like there was better music then today's music. Today, we still do have some good music. But not that good anymore. 

     The some of 80's biggest stars included: 

• Madonna 

• Cyndi Lauper

• Prince

• Michael Jackson

• Aerosmith

• Skid Row

     I think that some music from back then is really good and I listen to did. So does some of my friends. Music from today is similar but yet different.     Some of 2000's biggest stars include:

• The Backstreet Boys

• Green Day

• Weezer

• Nicki Minaj

• Beyounce

• Fifth Harmony

• Lil' Wayne

• Justin Timberlake

     Most of my age group will probably listen to this type of music and some from the 80's as they grow up. I know my children will listen to some of this and whatever is in store for the world of music. Its going to be interesting to see where the music industry will go from here.     
     Most of today's songs or genres are similar to back in the 80's. The one thing that's really annoying that's different is how auto tuned songs are now days. Some songs are so 'touched up' that you can't even pick out what the lyrics are. Back in the 80's, the music industry was just starting to play around with auto tuned. Now it's just too much in some genres.