regarding on who is the better generation? Is it the Old Generation which are born from 80’s and below or the New Generation which are born from 90’s and up to now? What are the traits of the New Generation that the old Generation don’t have? And which traits of the New Generation do the Old Generation doesn’t have? I had read one article in the internet regarding this issue; the article said that the teens today are more impulsive than the teens of the old generation. Nowadays‚ most of the teenagers
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Although it may seem as if Frontline’s “Generation Like” provides a solid argument to the current generation’s social networking habits‚ the argument falls short when addressing the generation as a whole. When describing the social networking habits of various teens‚ the documentary proved only a skewed‚ narrow view into the true habits of the generation as a whole. The documentary does not accurately represent the entire generation as the teenagers showcased could be viewed as internet extremists
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best-selling book The Dumbest Generation‚ he makes his claim just as it conveys in the title; today’s generation is distinctly the dumbest in all of modern history. It is easy to assume that because technology is at everyone’s fingertips‚ no one has to work for or learn anything; however‚ taking a closer look one can see that the Generation Y has developed differently‚ learns from their peers more effectively than from adults‚ and has not destroyed but revived their writing style. Gen Y is not dumb‚ but instead
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The problem with today’s youth is their addiction to technology. We have an undeniable hunger for entertainment. The hunger must be fed and sustained or we cannot function properly‚ yet it is never filled. We yearn for more and more. This‚ in turn‚ produces new technology to meet consumer needs. MP3 players‚ cell phones‚ and laptops are all objects to entertain our dulled minds. Rarely do we cure our boredom with a book or another form of "intellectual" entertainment. We would rather let the screen
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Amy Tan begins by announcing‚ “I am not a scholar of English…I cannot give you much more than personal opinions on the English language and its variations in this country and others.” How does this opening set up your expectations for the rest of the essay? Why do you think she chose to begin by denying her own authority? The introduction Tan decided to use presents the reader with a strong sense of the kind of individual she is. By saying “I am not a scholar of English”‚ Tan is revealing how
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into since birth was the Brazilian culture. Soon the world I knew quickly changed when I relocated to the United States at age five‚ I then fell into the subculture of Brazilian-American. Which initially seemed like a drastic change but I am quick on social development so it did not take long for me to grasp the morals of Americans. The subculture of Brazilian-American consists of many Brazilian traditions I still have at home‚ and when in society I seem to take the role of almost the average American
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Generation-X What is Generation-X .the post-baby-boomer’ generation. Generation-X is the word that stands for the children of the baby boomer generation in America. It has been coined as such because of the diversity and lack of homogeneity of this population‚ which stands in sharp contrast with the baby- boomer generation. X stands for the unknown‚ unpredictable variable. .the 52 million Americans born between 1965 and 1981. Technically‚ Generation X is classified as
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The hip-pop subculture is based on the rap music style. Since emerging in the United States in the 1970s‚ hip-pop has spread around the globe and evolved into a number of different forms. Hip-pop culture revolves around a set of varies styles distinct from those of popular cultures and other subcultures. Hip-pop ideology is concerned with the individual’s fundamental right to freedom‚ and a less restricted lifestyle. Hip-pop ethics advocate the role of personal choice in the development and pursuit
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Summary of “Trying To Understand Gen Y? Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable” This article is talking about the author’s opinion of Generation Y. Many people think Generation Y has a negative life attitude such as lazy‚ changing job repeatedly and rely on the Internet or social media. After he compares with his generation‚ he shows Generation Y not only wants to earn money‚ but also plans to bring a generation evolution. He admits young people are the future of our business‚ and provides five
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LITERATURE REVIEW Generation Z Generation Z (Gen Z) can be defined as the cohort of people born from 1995 to 2010 (Adecco‚ 2015; Bassiouni & Hackley‚ 2014; Berkup‚ 2014; NIRSA 2013; Seemiller and Grace‚ 2016; Sladek and Grabinger‚ 2014) also referred to as net generation‚ iGeneration‚ digital natives and GenZers. Parry and Urwin (2011) identify generations as ‘a set of historical events and related cultural phenomena have impacted in a way that creates a distinct generational group. The identification
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