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KIOSK VIDEO
Call it video from our summer roadtrip: the Generation Next RV has been outfitted with a video kiosk and we're inviting young adults to climb aboard and share insights into their lives by answering a few choice questions. Below are some of the many responses we've received on the road thus far.
Responses from The South Trip
video kiosk
Question: What word or phrase best describes your age group or generation and why?
Joey Duffy Name: Joey Duffy
Age: 19
City: Fayetteville, AR
Erica Judge Name: Erica Judge
Age: 21
City: Columbus, GA
Calvin Kellerstrass Name: Calvin Kellerstrass
Age: 19
City: Branson, MO
Stephanie Thornton Name: Stephanie Thornton
Age: 22
City: Branson, MO
Question: Do you think the United States made the right decision or the wrong decision in using military force against Iraq?
Michael Bishop Name: Michael Bishop
Age: 21
City : Fayetteville, AR
Nicholas Ng Name: Nicholas Ng
Age: 22
City: Memphis, TN
Benjamin Daily Name: Benjamin Daily
Age: 23
City: Memphis, TN
Charisma Henderson Name: Charisma Henderson
Age: 22
City: Fayetteville, AR
Question: At the present time, do you think religion as a whole is increasing its influence on American life or losing its influence? Would you say that this is generally a good thing or a bad thing?
David Skip Name: David Skip
Age: 18
City : Montgomery, AL
Sokha Hou Name: Jelani Coleman
Age: 21
City: Montgomery, AL
Caroline Thrasher Name: Caroline Thrasher
Age: 18
City: Columbus, GA
Paul Valentine Name: Jonathan Brown
Age: 18
City: Fayetteville, AR

Question: Please give us your views on one of the historical quotations on the screen:

"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'"
(Ronald Reagan)

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: - 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'"
(Martin Luther King, Jr.)

"We're here. We're queer. Get used to it."
(Gay Rights Chant)

"Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country."
(John F. Kennedy)

"We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty."
(Edward R. Murrow)

Candi Cdebaca Name: Candi Cdebaca
Age: 20
City: Memphis, TN
Roxanne Nance Name: Roxanne Nance
Age: 19
City: Fayetteville, AR
Sean Drain Name: Sean Drain
Age: 19
City: Pensacola, FL
Destiny Hackler Name: Destiny Hackler
Age: 18
City: Fayetteville, AR


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