TWO GENERATION GAPS

Back in the 1960s and '70s, the metaphor of a "gap" applied very well to the differences of opinion and action between Americans of different ages. Most older Americans, who had fought in World War II, were in favor of our military action in Vietnam. [...]in 1973, a peace treaty was signed ending the Vietnam War, and the draft was suspended, on the same day, as I recall. [...]even the students who resist getting distracted in class, once class is over, come out with the cell phones and are catching up with messages.