Generation Y

The ideals of our contemporary society vastly differs from the early settlers almost 400 years ago. America became refuge for those seeking political and religious sovereignty. Many of these immigrants scattered across the east coast, one of those groups being the Pilgrims. The Mayflower originally bounded for Virginia swept to Massaschusetts shore due to heavy storms. To main order and establish a governing body, the Mayflower Compact was crafted. This assured the creation a community bounded…

When it comes to the argument of whether technology overall benefits this generation or inhibits it, Janna Anderson and Lee Rainie as well as Jennifer Gabriel have created articles that present efficient information on the two standpoints. Anderson, staff member at Elon University, and Rainie, member of the Pew Research Center, examine whether today’s younger generation has been altered from constant technology use in their article entitled “The Future of the Internet,” published in 2012.…

Kathryn Tyler Throughout Kathryn Tyler’s article, “The Tethered Generation,” she discusses the effects of technology and helicopter parents on the millennial generation. Tyler believes that technology has become an easy way for parents to continue to watch over their children as they age (Tyler 478). Tyler also says technology is helping oppressive parents continue to smother their children and that people in the millennial generation are not becoming adults in every aspect of life in the time…

(1)The generation of millennials are changing our world in many different ways, either for better or worse. They are commonly viewed as self-preserved, selfish, incoherent, narcissistic, and spoiled. Older generations fear that because the millennial’s political views are much different from democrats and republicans, that it may cause a revolution and therefore both older and future generations will suffer. Ron Fournier argues that millennials will destroy Washington’s current state of affairs,…

Elephant Crackup? by Charles Siebert, and Cathy Davidson’s Project Classroom Makeover all report that as society is progressing in a more innovative direction, we are using technology and advanced research to better our way of living. The Millennial generation is slowly becoming aware of how toxic processed foods truly are, therefore advancement in technology and medicine might make society healthier. As we are applying research to understand the congruence between animals and humans, the…

This story begins with the narrator describing the town of Dunwich for many pages talking about how old it is and how it was home to many strange things. It then flashes back to a child being born by the name of Wilbur who was the son of the Whatelys. These people were known to be born of inbreeding which may have been the cause of the son maturing way quicker than any other normal child. By the age of 1 he was able to speak perfectly and a few years later could walk and run perfectly. At 7 this…

Subwoofers are four-sided boxes that contain various types of technology used to create those deep, reverberating bass sounds heard in audio systems. Not only can a good subwoofer improves audio fidelity, but they can also allow you to feel the penetrating power of the bass sound in your very core. Although everyone wants the best subwoofer possible, not everybody knows which one qualifies as best for their unique needs. Although most soundbars and HTIB systems (home theater in a box) are…

of social media platforms called “virtual distance”. Virtual distance is described as “…the feeling or perception that you are far away from someone, even if you happen to be relatively close.” (Statesman, n.pag.) This is very common in today’s generation since individuals rely on their phones and other screens to do all the communication, even if the individual they are talking to is merely feet away. This form of communication enables us to create a false perception of the individual we are…

from the older generation known as Baby Boomers. The views on their off spring generation, also known as Millennials, has been usually negative, labeling them as lazy, selfish, and social media obsessed. Could it be possible that the Baby Boomers are right about the Millennials? The differences between these two generations play a major role in not only how each generation progresses, but how they develop as individuals. Along with these factors, the economy during these generations also…

overindulgent parenting that leads to narcissism. Parents are permissive and are praising children too much.” (newstimes.com, 2012) The age groups that make up this generation (mainly born in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s) have become known to some as “Generation Me” (Twenge, 2006/2014). We see so many examples of the progression of this “Generation…