GENERATION GAP "When you are as old as me now‚ you will have the same opinions as me" - said my mother when we had a sensational discussion. I can’t understand what she said. I thought much about it and I realized that we have many differences. So what is its cause? I think the main cause is the generation gap. "Generation gap" is a popular term used to describe the wide differences between members of younger generation and their older. A generation gap exists when older and younger people don’t
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“Generation gap” I lived enough time around my grandpa to have a clear perception about how different is the old generation to the new generation or as known “generation gap.” There is no doubt that every generation is different in many ways from the old ones. The Children’s generation is different from their parents’ generation. There are certain aspects to that difference and these aspects may be positive as well as negative. In my view‚ there are three main reasons that make that difference:
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"The Achievement Gap" The goal of public schools in the US is to give American citizens a chance at an equal education. However somewhere over time this system has failed to provide all children with this said education. More specifically it has failed at giving African American children an adequate education. When looking at mandatory state test scores of African Americans they are significantly lower than those of white Americans. The achievement gap in education between whites and blacks is
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Geography A – The Development Gap The Development Gap: Revision Notes Ways of dividing up the world Traditionally‚ countries have been divided up into first‚ second and third world countries. There is a clear north-south divide in the world when looking at how developed countries are (with the exception of Australia and New Zealand). Another simple way of classifying countries is using the terms ‘MEDC’ and ‘LEDC’. However‚ the world has changed massively in recent years‚ and some LEDCs were growing
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A Gap of Sky The short story written by Anna Hope is about a girl called Ellie. Her life is a typical dysphoric student’s chaos‚ dominated by drugs‚ anticipant parents and a distracting identity crisis. There are several themes that concern the story‚ and I shall now review some of them. As my aforementioned statement points out‚ identity crisis is an essential issue throughout the story. Her mind lies in a dilemma between either to follow her desires‚ or the expectations which are upon her
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Definition As times change‚ generations change too and this leads to a generational gap. A generational gap is the age gap between people belonging to two different generations Everything is affected with the change of time-the age‚ the culture‚ mannerism‚ morality‚ and thinking. Therefore‚no two generations have shared the same views and options . Example The most common example of generation gap seen in the family is between parents and their children. Reason The basic reason is the
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generation gap Generation gap is a common probleim in modern society.It is the distance and contradiction between the parents and children.It exits all over the world and influences both parents and children.Generally speaking‚ there are too many reason cause the generation gap.For example‚people have different understanding and different reaction to new things‚ and different attitudes to tradition principles and beliefs. In this essay‚I will give you some solutions and suggestions about the generation
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Another reason gap years are a good thing is that is enforces responsibility. When a student wants to undergo a gap year there are a lot of steps and processes that need to be made. Some might say that this might just overwhelm the student anyways‚ but it will not. It helps the students understand the responsibilities to have this goal of their pursued. Gap years‚ like stated before‚ are not just for getting out of school work for a year. By organizing your own gap year you are forced to take ownership
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The pay gap affects women from all backgrounds‚ at all ages‚ and of all levels of education. In the U.S.‚ the gap stands at 64%‚ which means that women earn about two-thirds of what men make for similar work. That’s actually worse than last year‚ when gap was 66%. “The U.S. now ranks 74th in wage equality among 145 countries.” Well according to World Economic Forum‚ in the year 2133 women’s earning will finally match their male coworkers. The World Economic Forum believes it will take another 118
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TH GAP The Wealth Gap In Hong Kong Comparing to the near area‚like Singapore‚Hong Kong’s Gini coefficient is more higher and ranked top in the world.Even the wealth gap is not common in western societies‚however‚it is no doubt that wealth gap has threatened the Hong Kong most. With the change of economic mode in Hong Kong ‚it trend to knowledge-based economy rather than manufacturing industry so that a large number of worker are unemployed immediately‚in the other hand‚a lot of high-class people
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