Задание 40. Opinion essay. Young people in our country are happier than 50 years ago. (Сочинения ЕГЭ английский язык)

Задание 40. Opinion essay. Young people in our country are happier than 50 years ago.

Nowadays some people believe that fifty years ago teenagers were not happier than today`s young people. Others disagree. They are sure that "it used to be better". Whose opinion is right?

As far as I am concerned, I agree that the youth of sixties were more overjoyed than our generation. Me arguements for this point of view are listed as follows. First of all, sixties is a time of great hope. Prospects for the development of the space industry, the appearance of TV sets in every home, everyone was determined to believe in bright future.

Besides, in those days there was an idea for which adolescents could follow: the culture of the hippies is the movement for the advancement of peace throughout the world, the fight against the development of nuclear weapons.

However, there exists another point of view. Some people suppose that today`s generations of teenagers is happier than sixties generation. They are sure that in today`s world there are much more rights and freedoms. Thus, adolescents feel that their rights are guarded.

At the same time, I can not agree with the opposing opinion. It is well-known that fifty years ago freedom was no less than now. Futhermore, it was the time, when children`s rights were fixed in United Nations` normative acts.

All in all, it is important to mention, that life in any time can be fascinating, but as noted above, in the sixties life of young people was a little happier.