stereotype. Stereotype‚ the word that was going through my mind when the read the article “Generation Text: The Dark Digital Ages: 13 to 17”. The article written by Mark Bauerlein really had me thinking about how someone could perceive our generation in such a stereotypical way‚ which basically lumped all of us‚ with our unique and contrasting ideologies together. After reading Bauerlein’s article he makes our generation sound like kids and young adults who would do anything to acquire social acceptance
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however‚ it is the vehicle for only someone who is‚ in truth‚ dumb‚ to inflict upon those who can not be judged as a whole. The under thirty generation is not the dumbest‚ because “dumb” is not defined‚ which shows that the definitions can be warped by bias. Bauerlein’s entire argument hinges upon the definition of “dumb.”In the web article “The Dumbest Generation? Don’t be Dumb‚”“A more fundamental problem
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Many technological advances in the modern era has brought up the question whether or not that the current generation of people under thirty years of age should be deemed as the dumbest generation. The sources given lack the evidence needed to support the claim that those under age thirty are "the dumbest generation." The sources that are in favor of this make very logical examples depicting said claim; however‚ the author fails to support it using facts and statistics. The sources in which the
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Welcome to the Dumbest Generation Looking back on how technology has advanced over time there is no doubt that it has benefited recent years in many ways. But while technology has advanced knowledge has shrunk. Older generations complain how younger people are lacking in intelligence- and they are right. Technology has had a huge effect on people’s ability to learn‚ which has made this generation one of the dumbest. Without a doubt‚ technology has made kids less concentrated in school or
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commodity this generation has to offer. We have become equipped and dependent on computers‚ television‚ cellphones‚ and many more devices for entertainment and education. While a mass amount of people see technology as helpful in means of improving education‚ there are others who see differently. Many people throughout the years have been on the contrary about technology and what is has to offer to this generation. In the social critic Mark Bauerlin’s book‚ The Dumbest Generation‚ the title of his
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The Dumbest Generation Synthesis Essay In the modern world of today‚ the Web is the medium of all information. It is how information is transmitted and created. It’s how information is viewed and immortalized. Why is it then‚ that the Web is making today’s generation “dumber”? It does feel as if we‚ this current generation of people‚ are becoming more blunt and dull. Many professors and scholars point the cause to the our carefree lifestyle‚ the web‚ and the furthering advancement of technology
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The new generation‚ known as Gen Y or those under 30‚ are now also being known as the “dumbest generation” because of their “lack of knowledge” and “ignorance”. These individuals couldn’t be any more mistaken. It may be true that much of the generation may have different perspectives when it comes to education‚ but so would any generation of people in this world. There has been a widespread of technology and innovations that may be distractions‚ causing people to become unfocused and blind to their
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AP Language Summer Assignment Chapter 1: 1. In chapter one of The Dumbest Generation‚ Mike Bauerlein makes several statements about our generation and comes to a conclusion that helps set the groundwork for the entire book. His analysis of today’s youth states that the current generation is lacking when it comes to intellectual knowledge. He provides evidence that states that today’s under-thirty population in the United States does not have adequate knowledge‚ and their lack of knowledge with
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table‚ but some question is it a path to detriment? In Mark Baurerlin’s 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
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Generation Z‚ people born between the years 1996 and beyond. A generation responsible for some of the greatest inventions‚ ideas and changes in history. Many people believe that the people of generation z are the dumbest generation and have not lived up to the standards of the past generations. Their main argument is that technology is blame and that it contributes to a decrease in productivity. Generation Z is actually the most diverse‚ technologically and multicultural generation in history. The
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