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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AL375 The Stolen Generations The Aboriginal people of Australian and the invading Europeans have a complex and troublesome past extending back to the European colonisation of Australia. Governmental policy in relation to the Aboriginal people has greatly changed over time. Unfortunately‚ until around the 1970s‚ the Aboriginals were regarded as inferior beings unworthy of basic human rights and‚ at times‚ life itself. One such time period was the Stolen Generations where tens of thousands of
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------------------------------------------------- Computer From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other uses‚ see Computer (disambiguation). "Computer system" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Computer system (disambiguation). "Computer technology" redirects here. For the company‚ see Computer Technology Limited. Computer | | A computer is a general purpose device that can be programmed to carry out a finite set of arithmetic or logical operations. Since a sequence of operations can be readily changed‚ the computer can solve
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Forced removal The forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families was official government policy from 1909 to 1969. However the practice took place both before and after this period. Governments‚ churches and welfare bodies all took part. The removal policy was managed by the Aborigines Protection Board (APB). The APB was a government board established in 1909 with the power to remove children without parental consent and without a court order. Children
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Millennial Generation Self-reliant‚ entrepreneurial risk-takers aspiring to be millionaires by the age of 35. Meet the Millennial Generation‚ identified for the first time today as the people who will shape British society in the 21st century. The children of the Baby Boomers and the less uptight successors to Generation X‚ the latest generation holds values that suggest the legacies of Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair will survive well into the new millennium. The Millennial Generation seem to
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Summary‚ Conclusion and Recommendation Summary This paper attempted to determine the effects of generation gap between teachers and student. The research design used in this study is the descriptive research method wherein data from the documents and interviews were used to answer the research question. The research findings are the following: 1. Although student from different generation had very different attitudes about the teaching practices which they are exposed‚ all the students maintained
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technology and ideas. Technology is invented and innovated in order to help improve people’s lives. However‚ doubts inevitably arise on the negative effects of the same technology. In his book titled The Dumbest Generation‚ Mark Bauerlein claims‚ “those under age thirty constitute the ‘dumbest’ generation in modern history.” He says that students are no less intelligent or ambitious‚ but that their reading habits and general knowledge are diminishing (167). He blames the digital age and its distractions
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I disagree with this position to a large extent. Some people believe that the phenomenon in source 1 is mainly due to the generation gap between GenYs and their employers‚ as GenYs and employers are born in different generation‚ their language usage and ideas are quite different‚ eg: GenYs like to use slang and the elder people may like to keep traditional things but GenYs like to try brand new things. They may have communication problems while working or interviewing. Then‚ the GenYs may not
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This new race we are breeding is distasteful‚ ungrateful‚ disgraceful. The world is changing‚ we’re in a new generation‚ where hard work is fading‚ teachers aren’t caring‚ students are failing. Teens want to be given responsibility but won’t get up and work for it. Respect is earned not freely given. Children having children‚ abortions the new birth control. What about the girl being made fun of by the clicks‚ or the guys talking about banging different chicks. Preps wearing Abercrombie and Fitch
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The generation gap is a very interesting topic for me. As a child that grew up ion the 70’s and 80’s i feel somewhat in the middle of this gap. I love the idea of a menu driven benefits. I also like how you remember different generations have different skills that they grew up with As a 40-something i find the idea of a menu driven benefit package fascinating. At the last hospital i worked at everyone received so "stipend" for health insurance and it was the same for every one if you were
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