Y-intercept

Cesar Lombroso said that all criminals shared some distinctive features like huge eye sockets, enormous jaws, and handle shaped ears. This theory forms part of an old debate of nature versus nurture that still continues in today’s days. Francis Galton’s field basis, “eugenics”, was that inheritance is more important than the environment and education. For him “talent, character, intellect, disposition, and other aspects of "natural ability," as well as physical features, such as height and eye…

Y chromosome is a sex determine chromosome among many species including modern humans. Modern studies in genome suggested that Y chromosome arose from the accumulations of mutations of other chromosomes and have some special genes on it which determine the gender of the carrier; however, some non-mammalian animals carry the Y chromosome even if their genders are not determine by the appearance of the Y chromosome. The Y chromosome works differently on the mammalian and non-mammalian so in this…

Hastily ripping off the heavy-duty packing tape from the shoe size box, Hallie Larkowski had a gleam of surprise and excitement in her eyes at the unexpected package on her apartment steps. The season’s first appearance of pumpkin spice Oreos, goldmine of chewy granola bars, a tube of fresh mascara, and a plethora of gum filled Larkowski’s counter as she revealed the box’s contents. However, nestled behind the family-size bag of assorted Halloween candy laid the 3-inch thick item shifting…

I don’t know how to use a rotary phone, I rely much more on the internet than my grandparents do, and I probably haven’t learned as many “life skills” that they did either. I’m a Millennial and I have been called lazy, entitled, and narcissistic, I’ve definitely had lazy days before, but I also don’t think that that means my entire generation can be viewed as lazy. Many baby boomers and generation X’ers roll their eyes at this fresh generation, I don’t necessarily think that’s fair. I can’t do a…

Millennials in Politics (1) Amongst the millennial generation today, millennials are perceived as being self entitled and only worried about their own self preservation.The author Ron Fournier argues that many people from different generations are frustrated and strongly believe that the millennial generation will cause a great downfall in our political system today due to their lack of confidence in our government. Fournier in his essay, discusses the common misconceptions about millennials and…

Fashion is all about the what, how and the why. Throughout time fashion styles have changed, but it’s really doesn’t change. Fashion is a cycle of trends that come and go based on generational acceptance. Currently, a buyer for Nordstrom wants to understand how styles shift from generation to generation. Nordstrom is a leading fashion specialty retailer offering compelling clothing, shoes and accessories for men, women children and infants (Nordstrom). As a buyer, you determine what products…

The Impact of Cultural Background on Nursing Care Over the past 30 years, the nursing workforce has slowly evolved from being composed of primarily young or middle-aged white women, to encompassing individuals of both genders, many races, ethnic cultures, and four generations. The average age of the nurse has increased from 39 to 43, and men as well as minorities have entered the field. Studies show that a diverse healthcare workforce benefits patients because they develop a better connection…

How are Millennials Different? The Collective Individual Millennials are different. They have been studied repeatedly by statisticians for their differences. Marketing companies have been trying to study them because they are going to overtake the Boomer generation in sheer purchasing power in the next couple of years. Millennials have a few core traits that are generally agreed upon; they are special, sheltered, confident, team oriented, conventional, pressured, and achieving. “They are also…

No2ta millennials see life from another perspective than their parents, they differ in the way of working, communicating, playing, and even loving. The new modern tools used by millennials are a reason for why a lot of people consider them a lazy generation that is not ready to make a real change into the world. In his article “Meet the First Digital Generation. Now Get Ready To Play By Their Rules” Adler states “millennials consume so much media they can’t concentrate, torn as they are between…

Are Millennials productive and hardworking? Does the Generation Gap negatively affect how Baby Boomers see Millennials and vice versa? Has technology made young Americans lazier, more narcissistic and less intelligent than generations past? The debate about generations has probably been going on since generations have existed. Older people have looked with disdain at young people since the beginning of time, so why is this? Different experiences, traditions, opinions, work requirements and…