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    There are more pronounced differences between the generations today than ever before. Each generation holds a significant piece of history close to them, whether it be a tragic event, a scientific discovery or a television show. Whatever the event maybe, it imprinted on that generation to form certain attitudes towards events of that era which carry on, into the future. Appreciating that everyone is different and not everyone fits into all areas other than by dates, enables someone to generalize

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    In the article “The Postmodern Spectacle and Generation X”, Peter Sacks tried to explain what he thought about young generation X when he had opportunities to be the teacher. He saw that brazen, rudeness and sense of entitlement to neglect learning are the typical features of this generation. He realized young generations at this period are people who always complain to their superiors and even threaten litigation to achieve desired. For this reason, he decided to go undercover and find out what

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    places… we just want to help . (https://www.theodysseyonline.com/10-differences-90s-kid-millennialand http://blog.adeccousa.com/beat-the-millennial-bad-rap/ ) The best term to describe the target market for OMFG is Millennials but we must expand on this further . First the term millennials may be confusing , as are most generational terms such as “baby boomers” or Generation X . Although it is hard to determine when exactly the first millennials were born most experts suggests the first millennials

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    ‘National Cinema’ is often used to describe simply the films produced within a particular nation state’. (Higson, 2015) Nations have distinctive stylistic devices, often featuring stereotypical settings and characters in the attempt to represent the essence of the nation’s culture. This is apparent when comparing the Australian drama, Australia (2008) with A Separation (2011), an Iranian drama. Both films reflect through a set of norms, behaviours, beliefs and customs their nations culture, demonstrating

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    crafted the hearts of our character. So, a cultural identity is unique to one person because of these groups varying from one’s ethnicity to the music they favor. Having been greatly influenced by my nationality, race, and generation, my cultural identity is that I am a Generation Z, Hmong-American. To begin, from the moment I was born, I was labeled as an American. Growing up in a country most famous for equality and the American Dream, I realize how privileged I am to call this place my home. However

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    All generations have their own interesting qualities and contributions to the world; which most of the time teaches younger generation’s key skills for living their lives successfully. However, not only do the older generations have assets to teach the young, but the younger generations have things to teach the older generations, too! Generation Z is the generation spanning from 1995-2015. In this time period there have been many different changes that have occurred to shape our thoughts on the future

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    from different generations. A prime example would be the indifference between two major groups who exist in two different mental complacencies: Older generation versus younger. It is very obvious that these two groups have many differences; for instance, the Silent Generation came from a society much more regimented and different than that of today’s Millennial. Although the events of the older generation  lead up to the formation of today’s society, part of the Silent Generation is still living

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    The past generation has label the current generation the dumbest generation.thus making lots critics toward the current generations and with someone one the other side,Bauerlein . Mark Bauerlein in his book “the Dumbest Generation” says today's generation is the dumbest generation,this has been going on for millions of years in this world every old generation has labeled the current generation the dumbest.this is an ongoing debate.it lasted this the70s when the world was starting to modernize around

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    For decades there has been extensive research on generations to better understand characteristics such as personalities, motivations, and work ethics to help current and future employers better understand how to engage targeted demographics. As a result, in recent years there has been a lot of dialogue around Generations X and Y as employers have tried to understand what attracts, retains, and engages these individuals in the workplace. It’s evident that not understanding and respecting these differences

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    Baby Boom vs. Generation Z We are living in a world of change, how kids live their life today isn’t like how their parents lived their lives 20 years ago. Over time many things have changed from ways of communication to how a person lives their everyday lifestyle. Even how these generations approach education is different. However, with that said just because there are many differences does not mean they’re are not many comparisons between the generations as well. Though we come from different generations

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