Dumbest Generation

A lot of the times people search for what is important or meaningful in their lives. Therefore, their quest leads them to unknown places that requires them to be aware of situation around them that can potentially change their lives forever. Therefore, the central theme or universal lesson of “A&P” by John Updike is that all people should not follow blindly to the status quo by rather should aspire to be themselves because we all have distinct gifts to give society. Nevertheless, sometimes doing the right thing is not always easy, partly because we are not always awarded and appreciated for it. First, conformity in the 1950s was common, as young and old alike followed group norms rather than striking out on their own.

Dumbest generation articles are about how people below their thirties and younger do not show their intelligence, act like they do not want to learn anything anymore. These articles talk about what social media and the internet, in general, is doing to us, and yes, that is somewhat true. Not all act that way, but most do. In all honesty, I do it in a few classes. Today’s generation, almost, if not, most students, teens are on their phones, more than they should be.

People backstab one another. One minute, people lay on the solid ground with everything they could imagine, and the next minute, people don’t even recognize what their world used to be. This is exactly how most felt from El Patrón. In the book The House of the Scorpions, El Patrón is a wealthy drug lord who retains all the treasures that anyone could desire in the universe--except for everlasting life. To solve this problem, El Patrón creates clones, and his most recent clone is Matt Alacrán.

Proposal Narrative for 4 U Housing Coalition Tamela Milan PPA 512 Course Name: Professional Writing and Communication in Public Policy and Administration National Louis University October 27, 2015 The Mission of 4U Housing Coalition (4UC) is to advocate for the planning and development of housing units for large families in the Humboldt Park area. The history of Humboldt Park shows Humboldt Park is one of 77 officially designated community areas, located on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois.[2] The Humboldt Park neighborhood is known for its dynamic social and ethnic demographic change over the years. The Puerto Rican community has identified strongly with the area since the 1970s; however, gentrification and displacement has significantly

A dream is defined as one of two things: a cherished, aspiration, ambition, or ideal, or an unrealistic self-deluding fantasy. To begin, the dreams demonstrated in both Thomas Wolfe’s short story, “The Far and the Near” and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby express the second definition of a dream, a self-deluding fantasy. Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous quote, “To travel hopefully is better than to arrive” reflects a similar theme in both Thomas Wolfe’s short story, “The Far and the Near” and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby because in both writings the characters express a similar longing for a dream that they have such high expectations for, but the reality turns out as less than what is anticipated.

The life of an average teenager has changed dramatically over the last few decades. This historical alteration in adolescence causes a shocking reality that you wouldn’t be able to tell them apart from modern adolescence centuries ago. And this is no joke. Thirty years ago, you would see an average teenage boy competing in a fun game of basketball at the local court, enjoying nights out under the stars while camping in the woods with his best friends, and getting the bitter taste of defeat every time they make a move to the classroom beauty queen. Now, that whole idea wanders in the mind of adults as they reminisce of their childhood.

Trust is defined as a "firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something" (Oxford Dictionaries 2015). It is also defined as "acceptance of the truth of a statement without evidence or investigation". Trust can exist between individuals and impersonal entities, but also between individuals and society in general. It is moderated by perceived differences in power, and can be understood as willingness to manifest the truth (David Starr-Glass 2011). Trust is the state of being responsible for someone or something (Oxford Dictionaries 2015).

Morality coincides with choosing right from wrong. However, right and wrong is not so clear cut when your life is on the line. Similarly, in the post-apocalyptic setting of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, a man and his young son must decide to put forth morals or choose the route that benefits themselves the most. The latter is prevalent throughout the novel, as the man guides his son to survive and make decisions based on his best interests. The characters in the story The Road to put survival over morals, which is attributed to our basic instincts trumping morals in instances where our wellbeing is in danger.

Personality test The code and results I got from doing the tests is ENTP. To take these tests seriously it actually takes some consideration to make the right decision while choosing the correct answer. Usually I would be a bit skeptical of doing these types of things but as one of the questions asked, do you think there are patterns in life? I can see how after studies they can tell a lot about a person by the pattern in the answers given and I was very surprised how accurate the analysis is of my character was and how I conduct my daily life. For example, I do love to travel as one of the positives but something else I do is to act on something without thinking or having a plan which can be both good and bad.

The end of China’s Cultural Revolution and the decline of Mao’s radical state of regime in 1976 brought forth a new generation of artists who embraced western modern art. No longer forced to create art that serves political and propaganda purposes; the newfound freedom allowed many artists to experiment with western artistic languages and broke the boundaries of Chinese traditional art leading to the reinvention of Chinese constructions of art; marking the emergence of Chinese contemporary art. In 2008, China was the second largest share of the contemporary art market in the western-dominated art industry (Zhang & Frazier, 2015). This signifies the evolution of Chinese contemporary art over the past decades.