(FATHER): Make your bed and clean your room, all right?
             (BILLY): All right. I'll do it later. Just don't nag me about it.
             (FATHER): Billy, did you finish everything?
             (BILLY): NO! I don't want to do it ! (muttering under the breath) Do it yourself.
             Doesn't this sound familiar? Billy illustrates a disturbing trend popular in the youth of today's society:
             disrespecting elders. The main victims of this unfortunate situation are the parents and teachers. This
             problem was first blamed on adolescence; but lately it has been getting out-of-control., alarming many. In
             our efforts to strive towards a better age of technology and a better tomorrow, we are losing some of our
             basic principles of foundation, including respect for elders.
             The first major victim is the parent: the person who gives us the gift of life. If nothing else, one
             should respect the parent for that , for without that, we wouldn't be on this earth. Islam, Christianity,
             Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucianism teach that the parent is always to be respected,
             deserving the utmost amount, even if he is of another faith or religion. Whether it's "Honor thy father and
             thy mother" or from holy Islamic scriptures, the message is still clear and simple: no arguing, no talking
             back, and no being an insubordinate smart aleck.
             The other victim is the teacher. Just recently, the state of Louisiana submitted a proposition to the
             state's school districts, which would force a student to address his teacher as 'Sir' or 'Ma'am.' Is it just me,
             or doesn't that seem like a common courtesy? Too many students don't realize how important, how truly
             beneficial education is, and what a valuable opportunity our teachers are giving us. Instead of realizing it,
             we choose to quibble over trivial matter. Why jus
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