Assignment 4-Time Capsule by Sarah Marie Sostak

Valerie's Advice to Younger Generation

sarahmsostak — 2024-09-17 23:35:46 UTC

“You never know what life is going to throw at you”

"Don't sweat the small stuff"

"Be open to new things and new opportunities"

"It is important to think about life after retirement, but don't think about it too much!"

1960s Impactful News Events

sarahmsostak — 2024-09-17 23:36:13 UTC

During the 1960s, when Valerie was only around the age of 5 years old she witnessed lots of impactful news events. However, the ones that stood out to her the most were the assassination of John F Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. All of these impactful US leaders had lost their lives during the '60s. Valerie remembers it being announced to her school and getting dismissed to come home early. When she got home after Jon F Kennedy's death her mother was in tears.

Aside from the sad moments in the 60s one of the positive events was the first man walking in the room. Valerie remembers watching the first man put the flag on the moon. In Valerie's eyes this was a memorable historical event to experience at such a young age.

Societal Changes- Racism

sarahmsostak — 2024-09-17 23:36:30 UTC

Racism was a lot more common than it is during today's day in age. Although we are still suffering today with people making racist comments and obligations it is not nearly as bad as during the 1960s

Soceital Changes- Technology & Globally

sarahmsostak — 2024-09-17 23:37:58 UTC

Valerie would overall say that society has changed for the better and worse throughout her lifetime. In terms of technology, it has become far more advanced than when she was a child. Valerie remembers watching the TV in black and white TV and being amazed when it started coming in color. Now we have access to new platforms like Google and our iPhones. To add on, she shared that without technology we wouldn't be so connected globally with other countries. Technology has open us to many resources and information globally.

Beatles Concert in the 1960s- Memorable Memory

sarahmsostak — 2024-09-17 23:38:18 UTC

"This is a memory that sticks with me" - Valerie

From Valerie's perspective looking back now getting to go to a Beatles concert in the 1970s at 11 years old is impressive to think about.

1960s Impactful News Stories

sarahmsostak — 2024-09-20 20:05:42 UTC

1960s Impactful News Stories

sarahmsostak — 2024-09-20 22:25:14 UTC

1960s Impactful News Stories

sarahmsostak — 2024-09-20 22:26:27 UTC

Proud Memory

sarahmsostak — 2024-09-20 22:38:19 UTC

Getting accepted into medical school was not something that Valerie expected was going to happen in her lifetime. Coming from a middle-class family where her mother worked as a secretary and her father didn’t even graduate high school she never expected that she would make it into medical school let alone become a Registered Neurologist.

Words of Wisdom

sarahmsostak — 2024-09-20 22:44:23 UTC

Valerie's words of wisdom were that you cannot change the past. During our first interview, my mentor noted: “I wish I hadn’t had a head injury but I can’t change that” and “You can’t predict the future”. All in all her words of wisdom were to "focus on the now".

Societal Changes- Advancement in US vs Other Countries

sarahmsostak — 2024-09-20 23:09:32 UTC

Overall, Valerie has noticed throughout her lifetime travels and experiences that some other countries are more progressed than the United States. For example, we talked about the idea that some other countries have more widespread access to transportation systems. Not to mention, in the United States English is the native language spoken whereas in many other countries, the population speaks various languages. All in all, the US in some circumstances is not as advanced as other countries in terms of transportation and language proficiency.