Cultural generations

Twenge, Jean M “Have Smartphone Destroyed a Generation?” The Atlantic Media Company, 4 Aug 2017, www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/ “Have Smartphone Destroyed a Generation” by Jean Twenge, talks about how technology has influenced a significant decrease in mental-health for post-millennials children. These children are physically safer, for they don’t go out as much as past generations did. But, post-millennial children are not…

Within the article "A Generation of Slackers? Not So Much," the author Catherine Rampell, explains how the millennial generation is viewed by older generations and why that view is wrong. The view of millennials according to the article is very negative from older generations. Some authors claim, "They feel entitled and are coddled, disrespectful, narcissistic, and impatient" (Rampell, 2001, pg.1). I feel as if this is a gross exaggeration of the entire generation of millennials. There are…

American Youth and the Beat Generation In the 1950’s American youth was victimized for their own social and spontaneous pleasure. Teens were not allowed to do much of what they wanted and were restricted of nearly everything. This book shows the struggle between teens trying to express who they are and the restrictions given by society. The novel, On the Road by Jack Kerouac portrays the disillusionment of American youth which was then a major contribution to the "Beat" generation. First of…

it explains how he tries to forget society’s rules and break-free. Alberto does something similar in his essay, “The Secret Lion.” Alberto Rios attempts to defy society, at much younger age than Kerouac, and gets hurt because of it. The “Beat Generation” included authors who wrote many great essay’s, short stories, and poems. Although this starting group was small, they had an incredible impact on literature. The four people who are the “founders” of this movement are Jack Kerouac, Allen…

Kids in this technologically advanced generation actually do understand that the their phones are unacceptable distractions and that focusing in class is essential. When students do resort to their phones, the reason being is not because technology has conditioned them the inability to focus for long periods of time, rather the way that educators present the lessons to the class bore the students. Additionally, technology has enabled students of this generation to gain crucial skills that they…

The college students range from ages 18 to 24 and according to Matt Alderton (2010), this demographic is remarkably age stable. College students are known as a sub-segment of the millennial generation and sometimes called younger millennials. Geographic College students do not have an exact geographic location as there are hundreds of university and colleges throughout the United States. Exact locations vary since some campuses are located in urban areas, and others are more rural. The variety…

The Rich Point that I chose is the word hipster. I chose this word because I think it is a really interesting how the definition changes in context to how its being used. There also really isn’t an accepted modern definition of the word. The Webster dictionary defines the word as “a person who is unusually aware of and interested in new and unconventional patterns (as in jazz or fashion).” However, urban dictionary says that hipsters “value independent thinking, counter-culture, progressive…

and mentally. Electronics has definitely upgraded in this new generation and still is making new advancements. The American children have countless uses for these gadgets, that they somehow depend on them to keep them away from anything that bores them. They rely on them for entertainment and all around purposes, that they don’t recognize the consequences for using them so much in a day. The focus of this is that the young generation is relying way too much on electronics that we are becoming…

of goods and lethargic producing technology has made generations under the age of thirty the “dumbest generation” in modern history. They illuminate that the knowledge level of 21st century teens has decreased significantly compared to older generations. One question they should ask is what defines being dumb; someone’s knowledge of books and history or someone’s ability to apply that knowledge to life situations? The 21st century generation is not the dumbest due to the fact that their…

The disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in 2011 was one that should have never happened. Looking back, a perfect storm of old technology, damage from the tsunami, and system failures is to blame for the meltdown. Reactors 1-3, ones most affected, rode out the quake without serious damage. It was the tsunamis that fallowed that started the chain reaction. On March 11, 2011 at 2:46pm a 9.0 earthquake hit off shore northeast of Japan, it lasted about 6 minutes. As expected, the 11 reactors at…