Generation Z

While reading a New York Times article written by David Brooks called, "Building Attention Span", I was reminded of my childhood. David Brooks argues in his article that because of the increase in technology and quick stimulations, our attention spans are growing shorter and our long-term memory is deteriorating. I agree with Brooks view because I have experienced this in my own life. I didn’t have much interaction with technology when I was younger, but the more technology grew the more I was…

“Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibly for each other’s welfare, social justice can never be attained” - Helen Keller (Good Reads). Social justice has become an increasingly more popular subject in the past decade. Regardless of whether or not all of the proposed ideas and solutions are good ideas, it is important to know the different perspectives about this topic. Two well-written articles on the topic of social justice are “Where Sweatshops Are a…

Remote Handling (RH) is now a day’s an essential part of industries, especially the ones which involve nuclear and hazardous environments. Apart from their ability to work in confined spaces or locations with limited accessibility, the prime advantage of using remote handling tools in the nuclear industry is that they minimize the exposure of human beings to radiations thus ensuring safety of personnel. Remote Handling has certain challenges associated with it like vacuum compatibility, residual…

In the editorial “Hunting for Hope in Modern America,” the professor Jeffrey Bosworth discusses the “screwed” millennial generation in three perspectives: the current issues in America, the positive attributes of the millennial generation, and what the millennial generation should do to succeed. He explains that millennials have the potential to be successful if they put the effort into their learning. Does Bosworth provide enough evidence of millennialls potential to be successful, to lead the…

explorations into the world of psychedelic drugs opened his mind to infinite possibilities and concepts, which would be put to use in his meeting of important minds throughout the 60’s and 70’s as well as in his transference of knowledge to a young generation of rebellious Americans. Leary defended the use of psychedelics very early on in his autobiography, stating “use of them is ultimately a philosophical enterprise, compelling us to confront the nature of reality and the nature of our…

but later published in 1957, explaining the life of people after the World War II. This novel gives a voice to a new generation known as the Beat Generation who were the counterculture to the culture before World War II in America. The novel provides us readers…

So, why is the millennial generation the most talked about? Research proves this is the generation that is coming of age. This group of people is the most scrutinize, because they are looking for jobs, becoming adults, and trying to find their way in the world. Millennials are a very big national conversation between college students and news reporters, mainly older generation. Most are only focused on the negative stereotypes while millennials are arguing the positive aspects they contain.…

difficult, and the key to success. In the United States, there are currently five different generations of people alive at the same time (DelCampo, 2011). These generations include The GI Generation, Traditionalist Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y or Millennials. The majority of today’s workforce are part of the Baby Boomer generation, Generation X, and Generation Y. Each generation of individuals have had their own life experiences which has shaped their world view and…

The Abstract Written Portrait of Gertrude Stein In abstract art, the viewer has the free will to analyze and interpret the significance of a painting. In the same way, Gertrude Stein is able to transmit the sense of open interpretation in “Portraits and Repetition” by experimenting with language and using a peculiar way of writing in which she denominates “insistence.” She also introduces the reader to the voyage of her life when she realizes that there is no such thing as repetition, and to…

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…