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    First Generation

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    1. First Generation (1944-1959) Vacuum tube as a signal amplifier‚ it was a typical first-generation computer. Initially‚ vacuum tubes (vacuum-tube) are used as a component of the signal amplifier. Raw materials consist of glass‚ so much has disadvantages‚ such as: easily broken‚ and easy to distribute the heat. This heat needs to be neutralized by other components that serve as a coolant. And with the additional component‚ the computer finally appeared to be a big‚ heavy and expensive. In 1946

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    Computer Generations

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    GENERATION OF COMPUTERS The term generation indicates the type of technology used in the computer construction. As new technology was emerging‚ it was being used in the making of computer. The new technology improved the speed‚ accuracy and storage capacity of the computers. Different technologies have been used for computers in different times. Therefore‚ computers can be divided into five generations depending upon the technologies used. These are: First Generation (1940 - 1956) Second

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    Blundering Generation

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    Running Head: BLUNDERING GENERATION 1 The “Blundering Generation” in the Civil War Camila Alvarez AP U.S. History Period 2 BLUNDERING GENERATION Abstract This paper explores the term coined by James G. Randall on 1940 “Blundering Generation”‚ which encompasses the “real” reasons that lead to the Civil War and blames the political leaders of the Era‚ the mistakes they made‚ their inability to compromise‚ and the way the Civil War was actually‚ and probably still is‚ romanticized

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    Generation me

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    Killian Doheney Generation TV To assist in defining this generation‚ a quote could be found in a classic film know as Fight Club‚ where a character played by Brad Pitt says "We’re the middle children of history‚ man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our great war is a spiritual war. Our great depression is our lives. We’ve all been raised on television to believe that one day we’d all be millionaires‚ and movie gods‚ and rock stars‚ but we won’t. And we’re starting

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    Boomerang Generation

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    Running Head: BOOMERANG GENERATION Boomerang Generation: Economical and Psychological Issues Angelica Guzman Cal State San Marcos HD 101-02 BOOMERANG GENERATION 2 The boomerang generation consists of young adults ranging from the ages of 18-34 who temporary move out of their home and experience independence on their own for a time and then “boomerang right back” into their parents home (Pew Research 2012). This generation raises a question whether these young adults move back in and

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    The Greatest Generation

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    Towery ZimmerCrowe American Studies 6 February 2014 The Greatest Generation: What Made Them The Greatest? “This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.” This quote was borrowed from Franklin Delano Roosevelt describing “the Greatest Generation” found in “The Time of Their Lives‚” written by Tom Brokaw (Brokaw‚ 1998). Roosevelt must have foreseen the future before speaking that comment about that generation of America since they won World War Two. However they shall take a look

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    The Lost Generation

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    1 English The Lost Generation (1920-1929) During the 1920 ’s a group of writers known as "The Lost Generation" gained popularity. The term "the lost generation" was created by Gertrude Stein who heard her auto-mechanic while in France said that his young workers were‚ "une generation perdue". This referred to the young workers ’ poor auto-mechanic repair skills. Gertrude Stein would take this phrase and use it to describe the people of the 1920 ’s who rejected American post World War I.

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    NFL Generations

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    English 1A August 9 2012 The Expansion of the NFL Generations The National Football League (NFL) has changed over time during its existence from 1920. The National Football League’s experience is even more exciting today then in past generations. The players today are bigger‚ faster‚ and stronger then professional players. Although the same general rules still apply in today’s game‚ but new ones are brought up every year to protect players from injuries. Ever since the league started in

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    Generation Gap

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    Solutions for generation gap? Answer: There are NO solutions to the "generation gap".  The best thing to do is to try to BRIDGE the "generation gap".  In many ways as a teenager myself‚ its hard to identify with my parents.  I see the world with a different perspective on EVERYTHING‚ from what is acceptable to wear‚ to how long I should be allowed to watch TV‚or how much time I should surf the net‚ or if I am allowed to have a Myspace.  Here’s some ideas that my family came up with that makes

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    Generation Gap

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    GENERATION GAP AGAINST NOWADAYS THE older people and the younger population complain of generation gap and of breaking down the communication between these twos. But who is to blame? I think both go amiss now and then. There is a great hue and cry raised by the elders and the young both that the communication between them has broken down and they accuse each other for and bemoan this state of affairs. They attribute it to generation gap. Majority in the society carries along with this moroseness

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