Life styles have changed dramatically between the two generations from single parent homes, children of child care, to the types of role models children have. The author of "The Real Generation Gap,"" Marianne Jennings proves the point that, "the gap between generations is wider than ever before." Marianne Jennings a professor made this speech to her fellow educator to warn them of the troubled future of generation X. Jennings believes these two generations have a large gap between them which will adversely effect generation X in their life decisions.
Two key Gaps Jennings writes on are the Skills and knowledge gaps. The lack of skills is attributed to the lack of effort and the inflation of grades. She shows statistics that all types of placement test scores have been falling while the average high school GPA's have been rising. The knowledge gap is also attributed to the way it is taught to generation X. Jennings sight's many examples from today's text being taught to students with somewhat ridiculous information. Jennings uses examples of young people that she knows and interacts with to prove her point, most notably her daughter and the college classes that she teaches. She says that these two gaps in generation X are not really the fault of the generation, but rather the education system. Next Jennings addresses the critical thinking gap. One of the things attributed to this lack of critical thinking is the "environmental obsession." Jennings feels that this constant bombardment of environmental problems leaves generation X willing to believe anything that they hear. Jennings sights a poll done in a high school that called for a ban on dihydrogen monoxide listing many things it damages. Almost everyone asked, teachers and students, signed without thinking, not knowing they had called for a ban on water. This type of situation shows that this generation is not willing to think for themselves and is content with having others think for them.
It is true that there are gaps between every generation. There are several popular stereotypes about Gen X, as for all generations. ... The years of which Generation X consists of are rather foggy. Douglas Coupland wrote a book called Generation X in which he classified anyone born from 1961 to 1981 as a member of Generation X. ... This is how Generation X and Generation Y have been exploited. ...
Neglecting Generation X By any measure, America's youngest adult generation -- Generation X-- are the least politically active of any generation. ... Census Bureau, in the 1996 presidential general election Generation X represented 33 percent of the voting age population, but accounted for only 24 percent of voters, making them the only generation to under-represent its voting-age population in the election. ... But isn't not involving Generation X in the voting process contributing to the painfully low numbers in the amount of America's registered voters. ... However, making...
Generation X. ... Born between 1977 and 1995, these youngsters now make up more than a fifth of the U.S. population, and is projected to be six times the size of Generation X. ... Generation Y is an ethnically diverse generation. ... Having grown up in material affluence and knowing excess as a norm, Generation Y are more like their baby boomer parents, who focused on achieving materialistic well-being, than their older Generation X siblings, who focused on experience as an asset. ... Her favorite clothing stores include Tommy Hilfiger, The GAP, American Eagle and The Limited. ...
Even with the current research about the topic, there are many large gaps remaining. ... My research will fill in the gaps around the impact of social media in today's generation on whether not this generation, otherwise known as Generation Y, is addicted to social media. ... These studies fill in the gaps of current research due to the lack of information regarding social media addiction of generation Y people. ... The results will display whether or not Generation Y is in fact addicted to social media compared to other generations such as Generation X, or the Baby Boomer generation. ......
"The Real Generation Gap" Marianne Jennings" essay "The Real Generation Gap" tries to make the argument that differences between Generation X and the previous ones is widening and slumping in a downward direction. ... She asserts that the members of Generation X "know nothing at all about John Wayne, [and] Babe Ruth" who she thinks would be proper role models. ... Jennings tries to make the argument that unreligious people are a large part of the problem of the generation gap. ... The main problem of the entire essay is that she never supports her thesis that the generation gap is wi...
There is a dispute that Eminem is the last great artist of generation X or the first great artist of the millennial generation, and either assumption would be appropriate. ... He might belong to generation X age group if we apply a strict definition of that generation's age range, but his music became powerful at a time when millennials were growing up. ... This song specifically bridges a gap between music genres and ethnicities. ... This became apparent in his song "Encore" when he raps, "Cuz we done swam with the sharks, wrestle with alligators/ spoke to a generation o...
Even generational communication, the communication between people of different generations, can cause major problems. Devices such as Synchronous Automated Translation System (SATS) allow us to shorten the gap in communication between languages by translating for us. ... We must have patience, willingness to learn, respect for other cultures, and generations, a sense of humor can go a long way. ...
We as BMCC students experience in our daily college lives the inflation of our generation, which makes the cost of living really expensive and we work hard to get a college degree but financially we can't keep up and end up dropping out or having a ridiculous amount of debt that we need to pay off, even when we are retired. ... In the film Inequality for All, Robert Reich, the main ambassador in the film, explains how there is a gap in the wealth distribution in America and how do to numerous factors has an impact on student debts: Student debt has exploded to an estimated $1.1 trillion ...
This is just the income gap between two of the lowest education certificates and it is enough to make people go back to school just to enhance their chances at being promoted or possibly even finding a better paying job. ... This is the case in an article named "In the Basement of the Ivory Tower" by Professor X, where Professor X has all the tools needed to help a struggling student but since he has seen "the wall of defeat and hopelessness and humiliation" (242) go up, he does not even bother trying with the student anymore. ... The problem with all of this is that if a m...
