Essay #3

I have to write an eight page research paper for my Gerontology class. The topic that I chose is how the elderly population contributes to society. The problem that I am having is narrowing down the topic and finding my areas of focus. I am not sure exactly what my thesis is going to be. So far I have thought about that older generations offer history. That their lifes have paved the way for the opportunities younger people like myself have today. That by listening to their stories younger people can possibly learn from those experiences and maybe avoid conflict in their own lifes.