...exposed to can have a long term effect on how we end up with specific diseases and also our emotional state. Documentary Review We came to learn how we as humans are created or put together in the early 90’s with the human genome project, which was going to help and allow us to find the genetic cure and diagnosis for every disease, but in the end it didn’t allow us to have all the answers. In the documentary I learned that we have several illnesses and diseases that are in our genetic code already, but then we have some that are caused by changes in how our genes are structured that we have inherited from our...
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...habitual actions and ways of thought are passed from generation to generation as traditions. Parents bestow their knowledge on their children who eventually do the same to theirs. On their journey from generation to generation, these beliefs, values, and practices develop and change. Each generation adapts the traditions they inherit. Some choose to discontinue or modify traditions they were brought up with while others stay steadfast to what they know. The traditions present in my family have shaped me and my sister to be the people we are. Our family dynamic revolves around the places we go, the things we believe in, and the people we interact with. My family has a number of traditions that we have inherited as well as many that have been started internally. Most of the traditions that have played a role in my life focus on repetition of an event. When I first thought about tradition, the classics came to mind: Christmas, Thanksgiving, meals with extended family, and so on. These mainstream traditions definitely played a role in my life like they do many people. These holidays and special occasions offered a time to connect with cousins and relatives, celebrate an event or time of the year, and grow tighter as a family. I fondly recall Christmas Eves, Thanksgiving meals, and birthdays. These societally designated traditions based around a specific event act as an excuse for the family to do something. When December comes, my family always goes Christmas tree ‘hunting’. I use...
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...sitting twenty feet up a tree in my hunting stand. I had my PSE spider bow in my hand with an Easton arrow knocked and ready to rock. I was only fourteen years old. My dad was sitting in the tree next to me. There was no sign of deer yet we were just listening to the wind blowing through the trees, and the squirrels rustling below. They were fidgeting around with some of the apples I had put out for the deer. One of the squirrels picked up an apple attempted to climb a tree with it and fell to the ground. I chuckled a little bit. I was focused on the squirrels when my dad leaned over and said “Quit fooling around there is a deer, look to the left”. I glanced left and froze as I stared right at a huge doe. She was walking down the trail right towards me.my heart started to pound faster and faster with every nearing step. I raised my bow when she was about thirty yards away. My heart was pounding. I drew back my bow and took aim. I paused for a second and closed my eyes to take a deep breath and think. “Mitch, wake up your dad is home” my mom said. I raced out the door in my pajamas. I was about six at the time. Sure enough the big green F150 pulled in the driveway, my dad gets out and drops open the tailgate. Lying in the bed was a huge doe. My dad picked me up and set me next to the deer. My mom came out and took a picture of us with his deer. “Dad when is it going to me my turn to go hunting” I said. “Son, when you grow up, I promise” he replied. Age 12 I passed my hunters safety...
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...When most people think of a first car, they think of the most ancient vehicle that has been passed down from generation after generation with the scrapes and scratches on the exterior, a broken headlight or tail-light, seats filled with rips and tears and food stains, wrappers drench the floor, and don’t forget that annoying squeaking noise that comes from your breaks as you stop at the red light. But for some people, they didn’t have to get the hand me down or the ancient vehicle that has been around in the family for a while, especially when you have parents who are blessed and can afford a new vehicle for their son or daughter with that amazing new car smell. My first car, has a name and her name is Sophie. Sophie and I met each other on December 25, 2014, Christmas Day. Sophie was sitting outside of my driveway with a large white bow sitting on the hood of the car. Sophie has a sleek design that gives her that sporty look that separates her from other cars with the same model. Sophie has a metallic grey exterior, which resembles the dark grey clouds on a rainy day, and the tires, added to the sporty look as well with the Chrome wheels with the symbol H in the middle, which stands for Honda. Once, I was handed the keys...
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...language passed down from generation to generation, their own handmade drums, carvings, artwork, a strong spiritual connection, and even a second name identifying who they are and where they come from. I do not not have a people, a sense of belonging, or older generations to live and look up to. White culture is so disconnected, people just move to get a job and leave their roots and extended family behind. I spent nights crying in my room because of how alone and empty I felt over having the simplest past and no sense of culture. During those pity parties I would listen to rain softly falling on the evergreens and ferns as they lovingly take in everything that gives them life. The only thing I have ever felt connected to is the culture of the Pacific Northwest. Being in those wet, rainy forests makes me feel at home. Hiking over mountain ridges to watch the trail unravel in front of you is something magical. Mama Nature helps you along the way and somehow the birds and squirrels that stop and greet you...
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...single person viewed equally. Under the Bill of Rights, everyone is created equally. But how much of that statement is actually true? Are we all created and treated equally? Integration is a welcoming concept that is often frowned upon by other generations. The ethnic food, the summers of weekend feasts, the language, the traditions, the music, the religion, the dancing, and the clothing. These are all typical aspects of cultures around the world. Some take pride in where they have come from, their roots. Others, steer away from it. They do so for many reasons, society’s influence being the top reason. Portuguese people, also known as Lusitanos, believe they have a community within the United States, but how much of that is imagined? Do segregation and social spaces influence their views? What does it mean to be Portuguese, in a society that is constantly judging you? Growing up, I was always involved in my community. The members around me influenced me. I took pride in being a Lusitano. Whether it meant accompanying my family to the local feasts to learn how to dance, trying and learning to cook our famous ethnic dishes, learning the language at a young age, or practicing my religion as a Roman Catholic, I was always trying to boost my status in the Portuguese community. Learning the language helped a lot because I could now interact with both of the communities I was a part of, or so I presumed But not everything is as black and white as I thought it was back then. Viewing...
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...Chronicles of Generation X: The History, Influential Events, and My Personal Experience Kareem E. Murray COM/172 3/11/2015 Dr. Debra Geiger If you ask anybody about Generation X, nine times out ten people will think you were talking about an X-Men or Wolverine cartoon. In comparison to the X-Men, we have been stereotyped as being frustrated, cynical, hopeless and unmotivated slacker. This subject is more realistic than those lies and titanium claws society want to put on my generation. In a class of our own, you will get a better understanding of Generation X through its history, the influential events and my personal experiences have sharpened such a diverse generation that will always stay on top. Generation X or Gen Xers consist of 50 million members born between 1965 and 1977, from the past generation of the Baby Boomers. In a time where the single most anti-child phase in American history began. In the early 1960's the birth control pill became widely available, and in 1973, abortion was legalized (Coupland 1991). These are two factors that are said to have contributed to the generation small numbers. Compared to Baby Boomer numbers at 76 million and Millennial at 80 million according to Jeff Gordinier in his book, How Generation X Got the Shaft, But Can Still Keep Everything from Sucking (Gordinier 2009). Robert Capa, a photographer for Mangum magazine, was the first person to use the phrase "Generation X". Using it to describe the people who grew up after World...
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...genuine you? The expanding gift for my generation is being able to do what we want without choosing who we are based of the backlash others opinions. We can love who we want, spend our time how we want,grow at our own pace, do what we want, what we feel like we need to do. We always had these choices, the freedom but my generation has gained the support. Americaś gift to my generation is acceptance. We can pursue what makes us happy without worrying if itś socially acceptable. Minorities can be happier because finally even though they always had the choice now itś not as heavily influenced on what other people believe they have to pick because itś less controversial . Because itś what they would pick. What makes them happy. My generation can choose like we always could but now we have the support. Itś not their choice of your religion, the choice of your time isn't their business. No stranger should care what you do like they used to. My generation has changed for the better because satisfaction that hurts no one should not be shut down....
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...are completely different people. This is largely due to people expressing their feelings and emotions behind their phones, but when it comes time to do so verbally, they cannot. Especially the younger generations, people who are about 24 years and younger are so dependent on social media and the Internet. Before technology was so booming, people were not relying on social media, or interactions behind screens as much. That basically explains why older generations are better at face-to-face verbal conversations compared to the younger generations. The younger generations have been exposed to all of this technology such as advanced social media. They are accustomed to it, they communicate through the Internet, but then when it comes to verbal communications in person, younger generations have lost some of their communication skills. They are more socially awkward now a day. I have seen people who do not know how to communicate, but when it comes to speaking through social media, they can express their opinions and speak very thoroughly. Social Media Affect Social media is a great tool of everyday lives. Coming from someone who has social media and is a frequent user, I personally love social media. I use it to keep up with current events, catch up on news, talk to friends, catch up with...
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...Last Child Technology of our modernity has become so evolved within the last few years it can be hard for one to fathom. When my generation was younger (19th century) we were able to enjoy nature without having to have an electronic of some sort to distract us. A lot of the kids from my generation weren't gifted with the chance to have electronics to keep us occupied at our convenience. It wasn't until most of us were of fifteen years that we were able to get a flip phone that we were allowed to make calls and text on. In today's time (20th century) almost every little kid that I see has a cell phone and their eyes are glued to it. However, there is a question that can be asked, are little kids no longer little kids because parents of today's generation don't want to deal with their kids? Technology is taking over more and more everyday, causing the virtual world to be more pleasing to one's liking than reality In all honesty, I am more than happy with the fact that I didn't grow up with my eyes glued to a tiny screen all day long. I was able to grow up entertaining myself. Considering that I live in tiny town, I could get up in the morning, go outside, whether it was cold or hot, and make the most of it. A group of us neighborhood kids would make up different games to play until the street lights came on notifying us that it was time to go...
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...For much if my life I considered myself apart of Generation X. My parents were Baby Boomers, and their parents were the Greatest Generation, so this makes me Gen-X, right? I saw the newest generation as children who never knew life without computers, and always received awards for precipitation. I could not possibly be one of them. This generation, formally known as Generation Y, has seemed to have found a new name; The Millennial Generation, and I think I am one of them. Alan Greenblatt explains how many opinions exist about which age range truly describes Millennials in his article “Millennial Generation.” Greenblatt states, “Experts don’t agree yet as to who exactly is a Millennial. But various researchers say the oldest Millennials were born in 1980, 1981, or 1982. Depending on who you ask, they say the youngest Millennials were born between 1995 and 2005” (Greenblatt, 2015, p. 556). Having been born in 1980 places me at the lower boundary of the Millennial age range. If being judged by birth year alone, I will have to...
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...Social mobility can also relate the level to which an person family member move up and down the social group. A person or their family can move up or down the social groups based on their accomplishments and sometimes other reasons that may be out of their power. Some factors that may changes a person social mobility could a person educational background, a person income level, a person occupation or a person status within the society. An upward mobility indicates a person moving from one social class to a higher social class. A downward mobility indicates a person have lowered his or her living standards. As I begin to look over my family past, I can see a noticeable change that has occurred over the generations. I begin to realize my family’s journey overtime and how far we have come. My parents are now retired from their jobs that they have worked for many of years. My brother and I are still working; however we of us have realized that things have changed with time. The changes that we have experienced have allowed both of us to hold on to our family struggles and expect the greater things that will happen in our future. My grandparents and my parents have shared an abundance of knowledge and wisdom. They have also share an abundance of experiences that they have encountered thought their lives. Both my parents and grandparents have an overflow of information that has been passed down to...
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...you listened to him, you'd think he was 60 and washed-up. "I graduated college at a great time. It was 1996. I started as an analyst for Accenture, worked as a health-care IT consultant for two other firms, and then became chief technology officer at Claimshop.com, a medical claims processor." By 2001, Bob was making $80,000 a year plus bonus, driving an expensive European sports car, and optimistic about his future. But Bob Wood has become a statistic. He's one of 40 million Americans born between 1966 and 1975 whose peak earnings may be behind them. Bob now makes $44,000 as a technology analyst at a hospital and is trying to adjust to the fact that the go-go years of the late-1990s are history. Like many of his generation, Bob is mired in debt. He owes $23,000 on his college loans and has run up more than $4,500 on his credit cards. He faces a world very different from the one his father found when he graduated college in the early 1960s. "The rules have changed. And we Generations Xers are getting hit hard. We had to go to college to get a decent job. But the majority of us graduated with high student debt. The good news was, when we graduated, the job market was great. I got a $5,000 hiring bonus on my first job! The competition by employers for good people drove salaries up. When I was 28, I was making more money than my dad, who had been with the same company for over 20 years. But my dad has job security. And he has a nice retirement plan that will pay him a guaranteed...
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...violence and crime among the African Americans. He was so interested in the African American culture he helped cofound the National Association for Advance of Colored People (NAACP, 1909). A school education remind solely on the person that desires to get it. After all Moore County Public School System is based on “ NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND” right? The generation of the Millennials (Ages 18-34), the ones that are suck in between the infamous change and the learning curve in the public schools. Not only are African Americans stuck in the social change, other races are caught to; White, Indian, Latino’s, Italian, and all of the other races that has relocated to Moore County region. I am (Mercedes) apart of the generation of the Millennials, and apart of the social change. My great grandparents wasn’t fortunate enough to go to college, but to get their money they had to get a job, working hard and getting paid less than minimum wage. My grandparents didn’t go to college; instead they educated themselves and landed a great job. My parents went to school and worked at the same time, to get an education. Each generation in my family has come up a step further than the other. I am the one...
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...there family members and loved ones they are killing our generation bullying special needs students making them come to school and shoot up people how many cases have you heard that the kids came to the school and shot people up TOO MANY TIMES we have to stop this generation from going down the rocks. It all starts with the parents.Child behavior is out of control Children are acting out more and more these days. It seems that almost every child is being diagnosed with ADD of ADHD and is on medications. This is ridiculous and should be stopped. One of the reasons for this has to be parenting. Parents are letting their child act out more and more today. Child behavior is much worse than it was years ago.Neither of them There is no comparison between both of them. Years ago not many people focused on the statistics of child behavior. Suddenly, today people are now focused on child behavior. Of course, years ago it was slot better, but do we really know that. We can't trust the facts because possibly it was way worse back then. Having kids work in factories because they did not want to go to school.Turn UP FOR WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Parents are doing a bad job with their kids. Like what is the problem? Why are kids so disrespectful? In my school kids cuss at their teacher,stick up the middle finger, just reckless bad a%# kids. I'm just being honest! Do they have any home training, or is their dad not in their lives anymore? My PARENTS which are together have home trained me very well...
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