The many problems we face today as a society seem to become more and more I believe that respect for one other is a big social issue we face today in ourgeneration of tomorrow. We see this problem in teens, in so many places. For example, in schoolthere is a lack of respect for students from other fellow students. At home there is a lack ofrespect from the children of this generation to their parents. There is also a lack of respect fromyoung adults to most authoritative figures. First, the most apparent sign of lack of respect is in the school with students who do notrespect their peers. Most students fail to recognize each other as equals because of differingeconomic status, race, and religious beliefs. Not only these situations play prime roles in thedisrespect of others, but also the clubs and organizations one could be associated with. Forexample, the Columbine High School shooting in Colorado. The complaint brought before thepublic from the guilty students was that they were mistreated by the football players of ColumbineHigh. They were said to have been teased until their life became so miserable that they took theiraggression out - the wrong way - on everybody in the school. The cause of this situation was alack of disrespect between the two parties resulting in recurrent retaliation, until one party wenttoo far. The lack of respect for one another only provided motive for such a situation to becomeescalated. If respect had been received from both parties to one another, this situation may couldhave been avoided. These problems have not only occurred in Columbine High, but have plaguedhigh schools across the nation. Fights and shootings have been the worst consequence of all, toomany violent crimes have occurred due to the lack of respect toward each other. This is where thegolden rule comes in to play. If the majority of students up held respect for one another bytreating others as they would like to be treated, si...
