Category: Generation

The First World War decimated a generation, leaving behind a people disillusioned with the world. Jake Barnes, the protagonist in Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises counts himself among this ‘Lost Generation’ because he became impotent as a result of an injury during the war. The wound, while a physical one, affected Jake in multiple…

The reconstructionist movement of the Jews is, in my opinion, beneficial to both the modern-day Jew and the older generation of Jewish people. For many reasons, this movement has helped to save what I would consider a much more conservative era of Jewish people who relied on the traditional ways of practicing Judaism. The reconstruction…

The dumbest generation? In 1991, the theory of generations by two American scientists. According to this theory, every 20-25 years appears new society with its own habits, beliefs, and behavior. This might be the reason, why the question of fathers and children is actual for decades. Our parents will never understand us while we will…

The National Institute of Mental Health describes post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the person having frightening thoughts that are persistent, and memories of tragic events, they experience sleep problems, feeling detached or numb, or maybe easily started. Events that can lead to PTSD include violent personal assaults, natural or human-caused disasters, accidents, combat, and other…

Generation next would be entirely different, smarter, and independent due to conflicting sets of values the parents feel confused, insecure, and helpless due to their inability to understand Me-a total contradiction to their values and beliefs. I am the Generation Next and it will take my parents a generation to understand what I like and…

The Olympics is the largest sporting event in the world, with an average of 3.64 billion people watching globally (Statista 2020). The Olympic vision is to build a better world through sport and they to do this through three main values rooted in the philosophy of Pierre de Coubertin: Striving for excellence, Demonstrating respect and…

Abstract Since English is not their mother tongue, English language learning is a big challenge for first-generation learners who come from poor family backgrounds. Though English is essential for all to communicate worldwide people, there is a lack of awareness among the first generation learners of English. Teachers as well as students follow the traditional…