Y-intercept

programs to attract the millennial generation to work for them. For instance, one of the programs the employers have set up is the reward program; the system was created from the same basis as participation awards. Companies have found that the generation y likes to work if there is an award that they could earn. There are studies that show when the companies’ inforce an award program the millennial generation works harder than any employee. Therefore, participation awards are not the worst…

Going to work and doing the same thing day after day gets to be monotonous. Wouldn’t it be nice to give all associates variety in daily duties to enhance their knowledge of the company? Giving associates the opportunity to learn other jobs within the business can be beneficial in many ways to both the associates and the patients. In most medical offices each associate is only trained to do one set of tasks. They are either trained to do the front office tasks, back office tasks and selling…

Generation Me students will do better if the teachers are willing to adjust their lessons into a more innovative experience. Similar to GenMe’ers that work in jobs, they provide motivation through encouragement. In order for students to “try harder” it would have to be the teacher’s responsibility. What teachers present to GenMe’ers incorrectly is the terrible kind of encouragement that misleads them, like “Believe in yourself” or “You be whoever you want to be”. Presenting many points on how to…

Anyone born between 1981 and the early 2000’s will be between the ages of 22-37 in 2018 which is considered a millennial. Older generations like the Baby boomers who are loyal to their company and Generation X are more loyal to their careers, while millennials' loyalty lies with their community . The millennials are a generation that are familiar with communications, media and digital technology. The following document will discuss the features and characteristics of what a millennial is and…

Ch4: Culminating Conversation With the advancements in technology, many people see it as a way to expand knowledge, but some will see it as a distraction. In modern day, many of younger people are more dependant on technology, which enabled them to grow differently from the elderly people. This causes many people such as Mark Bauerlein to see the Millennials as the “dumbest generation,” due to how they “lack in general knowledge.” However, the Millennials are not the “dumbest” because of the…

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…

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…

Triple X Syndrome (Trisomy X) Genetic Disorders are diseases inherited through genetics. These disorders are usually scarce in number but affect one in thousands or millions of people. Trisomy X or Triple X syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes there to be three X chromosomes in a woman’s body. Trisomy X was discovered by a scientist named Patricia Jacobs in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was later named “XXX Syndrome” by a British pathologist and geneticist named Bernard Lenox after Patricia…

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.…