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Three Messages From Republic 1-5 In depth analysis of three important messages from Plato’s Republic Philosophical texts are very important to humanity. They bring us to question what exactly what we are doing with our day to day lives. How the world affects us to bring change to our routines and why exactly this change is good or bad. Plato and Socrates are no different. Much of Socrates’ work is through the written texts of Plato, despite many historians believing that the dialogues of…

Millennials are the largest living generation and have strong opinions, however, they are the least represented in Washington DC. In the text, “When Millennials Rule,” written by Charlotte Alter, the author addresses the fact that the baby-boomer generation has the most representation in Washington DC, but the millennials are attempting to change the trend. For example, the author pointed out that the millennials are introducing new technology. Furthermore, they are bringing new ideas. Lastly,…

History of Intergenerational Issues Exploring the Intergenerational workforce, there are four dissimilar generations in the workforce currently. From the Traditionalists, to the Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials. Which makes it challenging, creating intergenerational issues in the workplace. Besides, complex depending on the group of people that are employed in an organization. However, as managers, is important to understand your employees, their cultural differences, providing all…

Mentoring Multiple Generations For the first time in history, managers have the daunting task of understanding and leading four generations in the workplace. In order to be effective, it is important to understand each generation and the differences among the groups in order to effectively manage the workers. There are many differences between the generations, and this is referred to as a generational gap. In business world today, managers need to implement methods in order to effectively…

In today’s ever connected and fast-paced world, Generation Y, or Millenials, born between the early 1980’s and the mid-1990’s to early 2000’s are a generation unlike the world has ever seen. Raised by the Baby Boomers who were influenced by Vietnam, Watergate, and were “idealistic” in nature, Millenials are perceived to be motivated by time off who value individuality and have low company loyalty (Montana Office of Public Instruction). But, when trying to connect with them on a coaching,…

Levinson (1986) through a series of thorough interviews with both men and women developed a comprehensive theory of adult development. He proposed a theory based on a series of phases that adults’ experience as they develop. The highlight of Levinson’s theory is the life structure, which is the fundamental pattern of a person’s life at any particular time. An individual's life structure is generally formed by the social and physical surroundings, where for most individuals, life is primarily…

How often have you heard the cliché back in my day? Or how about the phrase that’s what’s wrong with today’s youth. Often enough you hear these phrases 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…

Are Millennials the Most Desensitized Generation to Violence in Media? Violence is an ever-present theme throughout all of time. From a young age, children are exposed to violence through a plethora of both expected and unexpected sources. Nearly every movie, television show, book, etc. features at least once scene with some sort of violent event. Even religious scriptures such as the Bible, the Torah, and the Qur’an depict accounts and stories of graphic violence. At what point does becoming…

In the speech by, Simon Sinek he states that Millennials are a generation that “were dealt a bad hand.” One of Sinek’s main points is that Millennials are given everything they are seen as entitled, and are not taught that you have to earn what you have, millennials are taught that they can have anything that they want, which is why it is harder for them when they find out the reality you have to work for the things that you have. Another one of Sinek’s points is that when millennials grow up…

When it comes to millennials, the older generations seem to think that they are extremely narcissistic compared to them when they were the same age. Of course, that is not the case. While most adults seem to take the same stance on millennials, Brook Lea Foster does not. Brook Lea Foster understands that millennials and previous generations are not much different in terms of being narcissistic. Narcissism is not any more present then it was in the baby boomer age or other generations. Around…