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Generation Gaps in the Work Force, 2004.
An analysis of the influence of one's generation on the workforce.
4,551 words (approx. 18.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 118.95
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This paper explores four generation groupings and their impact on the employment sector: Veterans, or Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation Xers, and the newer generation, Generation Y, or Generation Next. Of all the conflicts between generations in the workplace, perhaps the most volatile and difficult to strategize upon is that between the Baby Boomers and Generation Y. The paper tries to understand why these two generations are butting heads in the workplace and looks at where each of these four generation groups stems from.
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"Veterans, or Traditionalists, compromise the oldest bracket of the workforce. At an average of 52million of the population, Veterans are those born between 1922 and 1943, coming of age during and before the Great Depression. They have a work-ethic that makes them ?solid, no-nonsense performers with respect for authority and who are repositories of lore and wisdom? (Zemke, 2001). They have the experience of the job and tend to ?be more concerned with the ?big picture? issues? (ISR, 2003). While younger generations may condone their stringent work ethic and ?bullish? attitude towards changes in society, ?This generation rebuilt America by partnering with institutions. In so doing, this generation fueled the economic boom? (Lancaster, 2002). Fifty percent of the male ratio of this generation group were war veterans."
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Generation X, 2002.
An examination of the use of labels in defining social groups, their negative impact and how this has influenced "Generation X" - the new youth generation where everything goes and is accepted.
1,564 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper analyzes and examines various contentions regarding Generation X. Part II outlines arguments in support of the contention that stereotypes regarding Generation X are untrue. In Part III, arguments in support of the contention that stereotypes regarding Generation X are true are presented. Lastly, this paper concludes with suggestions for presenting a more balanced view of Generation X.
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"Throughout history, society has felt compelled to devise labels for nearly every category or trait. People may be given a specific label based on their age, economic status, education level, ethnic background, geographic location, occupation, political beliefs, religious beliefs, and various other factors. While labels based on one category may dominate at certain time periods (i.e., ethnicity-based labels dominated in the early 1950s), labels based on age seem to be common regardless of the time period.
"Individuals ages 20-29 are commonly referred to as ?Generation X.? Other names for Generation X include ?Gen X,? the ?Generation Without a Conscience,? the ?Lost Generation,? the ?Me Generation,? the ?Slacker Generation,? ?Twenty Somethings,? or ?Yuppies With a Conscience But Without Fat Paychecks.? (Coupland). While labels may be useful in distinguishing members of various categories based strictly on age, labels are most often used in a divisive and pejorative manner."
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?The Greatest Generation? by Tom Brokaw, 2002.
A review of the book ?The Greatest Generation? by Tom Brokaw with an emphasis on the value of the generation and what they achieved.
1,160 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 0 sources, $ 39.95
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The book is about the generation of Americans who fought World War II, maintained society at home during World War II, overcame the Great Depression and rebuilt the nation of America. It is designed to pay tribute to and make people aware of just what this generation of men and women did for America and how they contributed to the society we have today. This paper describes the battles of the generation via first-person accounts, the battles fought in the war itself and those who fought at home. It also examines how the generation is represented by a cross-section of stories.
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"The nature of the book in the form of personal accounts is one reason the book can be questioned for its accuracy. While the book does use many accounts, the question must be asked, how many accounts did the author have to select from. With his purpose being to show what Americans of this generation did, it is natural that he is going to choose the stories of either those that became famous in some way or those that have heroic stories to tell. While the book proposes to be a cross-section of stories, this cross-section does not really represent the generation as a whole, instead it represents those that did the most."
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Conspicuous Consumption of Generation Y in Taiwan, 2004.
This paper is a complete research project to evaluate the relationship between luxury purchases as conspicuous consumption and Generation Y in Taiwan, using designer brands as the example.
8,890 words (approx. 35.6 pages), 29 sources, $ 185.95
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This paper explains that conspicuous consumption is often thought of as unnecessary spending or the purchasing of products that are not necessities. Increases in upward mobility have increased conspicuous consumption patterns in nations around the world. The author points out that the impact of a rapidly growing economy and of increased education in Taiwan have had an impact on the conspicuous consumption of Generation Y. These individuals are college-educated with significant incomes and have money to spend. The paper concludes that there is a thin line between luxury and necessity; one generation's luxury becomes their successors' necessity. Luxury is often associated with a quality buy.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Literature Review
Luxury vs. Necessity
Modern Consumer Society of Luxury
Meanings of Conspicuous Consumption
Characteristics of Conspicuous Consumers
Comparison of Generation Y, Generation X, and Baby Boomers
Characteristics of Generation Y'ers in Taiwan
Methodology, Research Design and Data Collection
Preliminary Survey Design
Questionnaire
Part I: General Questions
Part II: Attitude toward Luxury Goods and Mass Commodity Goods
Part III: Customers? Brand Loyalty, Reaction to Different Product Categories, and Price Sensitivity
Part IV: Background Information
Depth Interview
Research Finding and Analysis
Part I: General Questions
Part II:
Part III: (Open Questions)
Analysis
Discussion: Limitation, Application, and Conclusion
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"The survey also found that some of the respondents had regrets about making expensive purchases. The phenomenon of regret was most evident in younger respondents who often regretted such purchases because they were too expensive, or the styles were outdated. The survey found that older respondents that were more financially stable rarely had regrets about the purchases they made. To combat the regret that younger consumers have companies should create a line of products that are less expensive but still have the high quality of other clothing by the designer. The less expensive line will allow younger consumers to purchase products without regret."
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First, Second and Third Generation Immigrants, 2006.
A discussion regarding communications breakdown between first generation immigrants and later immigrant generations.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the predictions of changes coming to the Hispanic community which are based on the birth-rate of second and third generation immigrants currently outstripping the entrance of first generation immigrants from Spanish speaking countries. According to the paper, this shift will create dramatic changes as the new generations attempt to communicate their differences in values and perspectives as their language and cultural values shift from those of their parents' or grandparents' countries to those of the United States. The changes, although perhaps less pronounced due to the United States relatively new "salad bowl" perspective on culture, will be both sweeping and inevitable.
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"The Hispanic community in the United States is changing. This change is not a result of any outside forces; rather, it is coming from within the Hispanic community itself. The change was inevitable, coming from the growth of the community over time. With this change come the inevitable difficulties between generations, only exacerbated by a new language and a new culture--and even a new way of thinking. The Hispanic community is changing because the population of "second generation" immigrants, the children of people who came to the United States, is overtaking the number of Hispanic people coming into the country. "
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Generation X, 2002.
A paper on the recruitment of Generation X men and women to the Michigan State Police force.
4,868 words (approx. 19.5 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 124.95
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This paper provides information for the Michigan State Police force to use in dealing with its current problem of recruiting and retaining men and women born between 1963 and 1981, a cohort that is commonly referred to as Generation X. The paper includes a review of the literature related to the recruitment and retention of Generation X members, which reveals several characteristics of this generation as people and as workers. In particular, it notes that, as people, when compared to baby boomers, this is a generation that saves more, marries and has children later, and desires more family time.
Contents:
Introduction
Background
The Problem and Supporting Evidence
Importance of the Problem
Purpose
Discussion: Recruiting and Retaining Gen X-ers
Recruitment
Organizational Changes
Conclusions
Recommendations
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"Generation X-ers are more likely to be recruited by recruitment messages that detail the marketable skills they will learn from the position, emphasize mentoring, provide information about the knowledge they will learn, provide information related to salary and benefits, emphasize the notion of working as a member of a team, highlight the interesting and challenging aspects of the job, and make them feel that there will be a strong network of people offering them personal support as they undertake and learn proper job performance."
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The Role of the Elder Generation, 2002.
A discussion on the ethical responsibility of the elder generations to ensure that every individual of the forthcoming generation is enlightened to help make the world a better place in future.
1,360 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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The following paper describes the necessary observations and ethical actions that an individual from an elder generation needs to take, with the help of available tools in society, for the positive grooming of his / her future generations ? children ? to make world a better place.
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"The basis of the world being a better place depends on the kind of forthcoming generations that will inhabit it. Being a member of the senior generation, it becomes incumbent on every individual to ensure a proper upbringing of these torchbearers (The Ethical Society of Northern Westchester). This task is not for institutions to fulfill on collective grounds, but an individual effort that can determine the impact of one?s positive character on the new generations, and show them the way to mould their lives on.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was correct in saying: ?We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.? He saw the hope in the eyes of the youth, and those who understood the philosophy responded to the challenge ? not by making or saving fortunes for their forthcoming generations, but by building characters on basis of individual interactions, relationships and practical teachings ? and were victorious."
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The Lost Generation, 2004.
An analysis of the suffering of the 'lost generation' as depicted in Ernest Hemingway?s "A Farewell to Arms" and Erich Maria Remarque?s "All Quiet on the Western Front".
789 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper examines how the so-called lost generation suffered from just as many emotional injuries as they did physical ones after witnessing the ravages brought about by war and how two novels that capture and emphasize the raw emotion of battle are Ernest Hemingway?s "A Farewell to Arms" and Erich Maria Remarque?s "All Quiet on the Western Front". It looks at how, through the experiences of Frederic and Baumer, each author allows us to understand the feelings of detachment, disillusion, and hopelessness often associated with the lost generation.
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"One of the predominant emotions the lost generation experienced is detachment. Being a soldier and facing death daily has negative repercussions. This detachment can be seen in A Farewell to Arms during Frederic?s conversation with the priest. He tells the priest that the soldiers ?were beaten to start with. They were beaten when they took them from their farms and put them in the army. That is why the peasant has wisdom, because he is defeated from the start? (Hemingway 179). In addition, he tells the priest that there really is nothing for him to believe in anymore."
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Employee Benefits for "Generation X", 2004.
An analysis of employee benefits for "Generation X" employees.
2,000 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper discusses employee benefits as they apply to "Generation X" employees. An overview is presented of the two core theories on employee motivation, as well as who "Generation X" employees really are. The paper provides a literature review detailing research that has been conducted on this topic to date. Finally, conclusions are drawn regarding the development and implementation effective benefit programs for this unique worker demographic.
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"In today?s hyper-competitive, rapidly changing, global economy attracting and retaining the best employees possible is at the center of many organization?s strategic plan. Having the top-notch employees, who perform effectively and efficiently, is a valuable competitive advantage that can lead an organization to industry success. With this knowledge, organizations must combine the fact that the bulk of their workforce is now comprised of ?Generation X? employees, and as such, innovative policies must be put into place to retain these valuable workers."
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Generation Y Voters, 2008.
This paper is a personal essay of a Generation Y voter who intends to become an active voter in coming elections.
1,320 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper explains that the opinions of the Generation Y are important and can be expressed by voting. The paper then points out that voting is a right that not everybody always was allowed to possess; therefore, voting should be taken seriously and not for granted. The paper relates that the author of the paper registered to vote because he wants to help put the best President into office. The author underscores that someone who is indecisive, not well educated, and has never taken control of a political situation is not someone that he wants to have as his leader. The paper describes a very liberal website PunkVoter.com, which teaches "punk" fans about the policies of George Bush, Jr. The author stresses that votes by the Generation Y will play a huge factor in where this country will go in the future.
Table of Contents:
Issues
The Right Person
T-Shirts
PunkVoter.com
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"PunkVoter.com is very informational to its members in regards to local elections and registering those to be able to vote. Down the right side of the column, the audience is persuaded to become a member of PunkVoter.com. Being a member allows PunkVoter.com to email the member information on local elections, policies, and campaigns to keep them up-to-date. It also allows the reader to register so they will be able to vote in upcoming elections."
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The Beat Generation, 2004.
This paper discusses Jack Kerouac?s ?On the Road?, Allen Ginsberg?s ?Howl?, and William Burroughs?s ?Naked Lunch? as examples of the literary, 1950s Beat Generation.
2,225 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper explains that Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William Burroughs were the galvanizing forces behind the Beat Generation; their writings and revolutionary narrative techniques created a national sensation that is still debated in modern literary circles. The author points out that Kerouac?s ?On the Road ?, the most respected work of the group, at first glance seems incoherent; but, as the novel progresses, we discover the story moves from a superficial sense of order to a deeper, more penetrating sense of openness. The paper relates that ?Howl? is not the work of an angry young man; Ginsberg emerges from this rather long poem as a rancorous and somewhat gloomy mystic seer as opposed to a deferential and conventional kind of person that had symbolized the youth of the post-WWII period.
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"The sex that is virtually dominant in the world of "Naked Lunch" appears to reflect the sex that Freud revealed as the ultimate cause, means, and end. Anything goes in Interzone, and the sex is there in all varieties and expressions. However, it is ?junk? which sufficiently separates the narrator from the group consciousness to let him have this vision of things as they are. Junk has its literal importance as a stimulus, but it is also important as a symbol. In general, it is a symbol of meaninglessness, or life as the be-all and end-all of an evolving world. Only be coming into ultimate contact with junk, by knowing it as a symbol, one can realize the separate life."
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Literature in the Beat Generation, 2005.
Examines the works of Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs during the time of the Beat Generation in American history.
1,757 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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In the late 1950s groups of young people decided to "drop out" of society and questioned the right of authority to determine what morality was. This paper examines the writers who represented this time in U.S. history, later know as the Beat Generation. The paper looks specifically at the works of Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs, but also mentions Allen Ginsburg and Gregory Corso.
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"The Beat movement was especially valid on college campuses, which may seem strange (as it did at the time) to parents whose hard work had scraped up tuition money so their kids could get a better education. The fact that these kids were now reading "Naked Lunch" by William Burroughs, and reading whatever Ken Kesey wrote (including "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest) and were flocking to "road" movies like "Easy Rider" was something the older generation simply could not understand. Why would these kids, brought up in nice homes, with doting parents, want to rebel against the system that got them to college in the first place?"
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Nuclear Power Generation Technology, 2008.
An examination of the general population's attitudes toward nuclear power generation technology.
1,953 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper discusses the impact on society of nuclear power generation technology. It describes the history of the global prominence that nuclear power has attained and the role it has played in the shifting of popular attitudes towards science and technology, in general. The paper shows how this technology - although critical to the production of energy in places such as Ontario - is also viewed with fear and scepticism by much of the population.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Popular Fears of Nuclear Power
The Post-Chernobyl Costs of Nuclear Power
The Future Role of Nuclear Power in Our Society
Conclusion
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"Unless science and technology discover some previously unknown form of energy, it is clear that nuclear power technology - despite popular anxiety - is likely to expand its significance in our society in the future. There is simply no alternative energy supply to fossil fuels that can offer the large amounts of energy that nuclear power offers. Moreover, in a political environment where fossil fuels are also viewed with considerable negativity among the public for contributing to pollution and global warming, even the negative optics of nuclear power may be lessened in comparison. Thus, while it is admittedly impossible to make certain predictions about the future role of nuclear power in our society given the variables of public opinion as well as the political, economic and environmental issues to be considered, nevertheless I believe that in the immediate future humanity will be compelled to revisit the use of nuclear power to sustain itself."
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Aristotle and Spontaneous Generation, 2006.
This paper examines Aristotle's account of spontaneous generation.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, $ 71.95
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In this article, the writer looks at Aristotle's views of spontaneous generation. The following paper explores these beliefs by looking first at an article by James Lennox. The writer points out that in Lennox' article, he addresses some of the general criticisms often leveled against Aristotle on this point by his critics.
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"Few minds in history have been as brilliant as Aristotle's - especially in the areas of classification and typology. That being said however, Aristotle's explanation of spontaneous generation has sometimes incurred the wrath of scholars who believe it is not congruent with his general teleology and with his trademark emphasis upon causality."
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The Baby Boom Generation, 2002.
Describes socioeconomic aspects of the 'Baby Boom' generation.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 89.95
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By showing how socially charged issues seem to adversely affect the baby boom generation, we can see how they deal with these issues in the economic forecast in the studies that have been done.
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