The Current Generation Of The United States

In the article “The Greatest Generation: The Great Depression and the American South,” Jeffrey DeRoven analyzes the economic struggles of the American South during the Great Depression in order to figure out why some people refer to people from that time period as the “greatest generation.” Below, this paper overviews DeRoven’s thesis, purpose, stance, audience, usage of literary techniques as well as logos, pathos and ethos, logical fallacies, and ultimately concludes with an opinion suggesting that DeRoven’s analysis is mostly sound and useful, but limited in proving his thesis.

The ‘blundering generation’ is the belief that the politicians of the time were incompetent and unfit for their roles. Examples of these politicians are Franklin Pierce, Stephen Douglas, James Buchannan and Abraham Lincoln. It could also be said that the ‘blundering generation’ was the general populace as well as politicians. The blundering generation can be seen as a main accelerant towards the civil war.

Although Thomas Jefferson swept the election of 1800 and witnessed the collapse of the Federalist Party in 1812, it was Alexander Hamilton’s political and economic views which proved predominant in the subsequent 19th century. The expansion of capitalism and industrialization– the development of new railroads, canals, and manufacturing factories in the North– not only contributed to the end of Thomas Jefferson’s Agrarian Yeoman era, but ultimately proved crucial to the Union’s victory during the Civil War. Nevertheless, by no means had Thomas Jefferson’s views vanished from the political landscape of the United States by 1865. The Louisiana Purchase in 1803, Indian Removal Acts in 1830, and Homestead Acts in 1862 were all early examples of Jefferson’s geopolitical vision for territorial expansion. By comparing the advancement of territorial expansion, development of a capitalist economy, and democratization of society and politics, this paper posits that although Thomas Jefferson’s geopolitical views were still present in the political landscape by the late nineteenth century, it was Hamilton’s economic and political views which were prevalent.

The first major liability of the United States was that no one had ever established a

The generation of hard working Americans that innovated our way of life and catapulted us into the twenty first century is aging. This fact alone will lead to skyrocketing medical costs and a compromised lifestyle for those in the Baby Boomer generation. As a result, a large number of diseases will increase, including Alzheimer's. According to The Alzheimer’s Association, “These numbers will escalate rapidly in coming years, as the baby boom generation has begun to reach age 65 and beyond, the age range of greatest risk of Alzheimer's.” A shocking “estimated 10 million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer’s” and “by 2050, an American will develop Alzheimer’s every 33 seconds”

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“All gave some, some gave all” is a famous quote from Howard William Osterkamp. America’s gift to my generation is freedom of speech, respecting, appreciation of veterans. arms. All these gifts are the ones that make our future what it is today, America.

Millenials is the name given to the generation who reached adulthood around the turn of the 21st century, they were born during 1975 and 1995 which was the Cold War era. The millennial is given the nickname as the television or digital age. The popularity of television boomed in their time was a result of the Space Race and America's curiosity of what would have been called the impossible. In the 1940's there was only a few tv's but in the-the 1970's the amount of tv's surged to four million plus. The Millenials grew up in a society when the social norm was for an individual to watch tv five hours a day. The United States victory was largely contributed to great communication technology. An example was in the Civil War when President Lincoln would command the military thousands of miles away. What strengthened the Millenial ideology is communication and getting full

America's gift to my generation is the Internet. The internet is the greatest modern gift that America can give to my generation. This has positioned my generation to be the most technologically advanced generation yet. We use this technology to become the next doctors, scientists, teachers, engineers, diplomats etc of America. People use the internet in school and in everyday life. The Armed forces use the internet to coordinate themselves in times of war and hardships.

Many times when there is not much to talk about, an older person would bring up a tale from when they were younger. Depending on the listener they usual disagree or agree with the storyteller. For me this occurs a lot since I came from a first generation of immigrants. My parent’s generation mostly discussed many topics: traditions, childhood, society, technology and so on. But although we have an obvious time gaps, my generation starves for what the old generation

“I didn’t know I was a slave until I found out I couldn’t do the things I wanted,” was a quotes from Frederick Douglass, a slave before the Civil War. The Civil War saved a lot of slave’s freedom. Freedom to live your life how you to is what I believe America’s Gift to my generation is. Harriet Tubman helped lead slaves through an underground passage that she created; it got named the Underground Railroad. Once the slaves got through the passage, they earned the freedom to live their lives however they wanted to. After “rights” were given to black people, they were forced to go to different schools than white people; those school were worse and the black people did not get as much education as white people. America’s Gift to my generation is

Throughout history, the United States has often been described as a melting pot, meaning “the fusion of various religious sects, nationalities, and ethnic groups into one distinct people” (Thornton). This metaphor first arose in the eighteenth century, but was used in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to describe the growing number of immigrants in the United States. From 1900 to 1915, “more than 15 million people” immigrated to the United States, ushering in a new era of Americans (Library of Congress). Furthermore, there was a shift in the countries from which immigrants were arriving. These changes characterized the first half of the twentieth century, as immigrants struggled to assimilate to American culture. Immigration during this period profoundly affected American culture, including the fashion industry. In addition to this effect, the influx of immigrants helped to usher in a new era of urbanization and manufacturing in the United States.

¨ It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences¨ (Unknown). Humans should not discriminate others because of what they look like, what religion they are, or even by the color of their skin and that is what this quote is saying to me. I am so grateful to know that I live in a generation that is more accepting than any other. To know how my parents and grandparents and so on had to live with hate from others just because of the their appearance. I do know that my generation still face discrimination, but it is not as bad as the generations before mine. This matters because people can feel comfortable in their own skin and becauses is sets us

88% of people in the US graduate high school, 59% of people in the US graduated college, but 100% of people have the opportunity to graduate. The reason I showed you the statistics is because every one can graduate high school. But not all people do so that's why I showed you that. The whole thing matters because everyone needs the education. If you have the opportunity for a good education then take it, like how my mom dropped out of college and now she doesn't have a good job to pay some bills alone. America’s gift to my generation is education.

Have you ever stopped to think about how truly terrifying it would be to live somewhere that was completely different from what you have been accustomed to all your life? For some this task can and would be an exciting challenge to partake while for others, the thought of learning the different customs and languages of a different country could be very intimidating. This is especially true if you’re a newcomer to the United States of America, where there are a multitude of people with different background, beliefs and cultures. It is a fact that the United States is not the largest or even the richest countries on the planet; however, many American will argue with this simply because they believe America is the “bee’s knees”. Bee’s knees?