Commentator Rebekah Sanderlin has observed that the "me generation" has become the "Mimi(ph)" generation.
Dispelling their stereotype as the self-centered "Me Generation, " baby boomers in their late 40s to mid-50s are volunteering at higher rates than did the previous generation at midlife.
He traces it back to the 1980s, or the "me generation" as he calls it, when "for the first time in British society, people thought money was intrinsically good".
Elizabeth Corcoran is showing all the signs of the selfish, me generation, that developed the career woman, instead of developing the woman in her by growing others she has the responsibility to personally interact with and rating her happiness by her harder earned achievements there.
WSJ: An Arctic Row Against the Tides of Narcissism | Marvels
"Much of GenMe expects to be famous, " writes Jean Twenge, Associate Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, in her book, Generation Me.
CNN: In Facebook age, is camera-shyness a thing of the past?
Three themes that jumped out to me about this generation from FAST FUTURE and my subsequent conversation with Mr. Burstein were the following.
He was such an icon to me and my generation.
FORBES: Lance Armstrong: It's Time To LIVESTRONG And Conquer Doping
She was not popular, she didn't get a lot of work in television, what have you, but she, just the way her figure, look, and her disposition, feel right to me about that generation.
Everything I have seen of your generation has shown me that you believe, as deeply as any previous generation, that America can always change for the better.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Delivers Commencement Address at Miami Dade College | The White House
I'm grateful for what my parents did for me and what their generation did for all of us.
CNN: Clinton's October 9, 2007 speech on retirement security
But everything I have seen and experienced with your generation convinces me otherwise.
This is particularly true in big, aging, economically battered swing states like Michigan, where unemployment is nearly nine per cent, and Ohio, where residents told me that a whole generation of young people is leaving the state to seek higher education and work elsewhere.
"It will be positive for me and for the younger generation in Indonesia, " Mallaranggeng says.
"It's very heartening for someone like me, teaching the next generation of journalists, to see a good old-fashioned newspaper turf war erupting here in Gloucestershire, " he said.
BBC: Gloucester and Forest of Dean newspaper 'turf war erupts'
But for me and others of my generation, the death of Ms. Taylor took away one of the last movie stars who really affected us in our youth.
This country is my house, it's the only home I know, so I have to be able to forgive -- for the future, for the younger generation coming behind me so ... they can understand it and if a situation like that happened again, they could deal with it a lot easier.
The research brought me to new respect for the generation next in line to dominate commerce.
There, at Lowell HS, Ms. Brash picked up where Ms. Artson left off and supported me as I became a first generation college graduate.
It's time for me now to help the next generation.
CNN: Beach volleyball duo bid a golden farewell at London Games
When I was a kid, one thing that always puzzled me about Star Trek: The Next Generation was Captain Picard.
FORBES: Scientists Discover a Possible Key to Reversing Baldness
For instance, I have heard from many people that come to me with an idea of the next generation of a solution that no one has heard of before, asking my opinion as to whether they can form a business from it.
FORBES: You don't need a better mousetrap, or three steps to start a successful business
When they ask me when we'll see the next generation of iDEN, I tell them it's NEVR.
ENGADGET: Switched On: Motorola's cell phones keep getting BETR
Kindly allow me the prejudice of summing up my own generation: We think the Earth orbits around us.
Let me conclude with the defining challenge of our generation, the defining challenge for multilateralism -- climate change.
So, Postmodern Generation, in this article let me explain to you why you need to break down and give me an old fashioned call or even office drop-by.
FORBES: Young People, Stop Just Texting Me and Give Me a Call Once in a While PLZ! Part Deux
It was a concept that deeply intrigued me as a way to get a new generation of donors involved in democratic philanthropy where WE decide where our dollars go.
That brings me to my involvement with NextGen (Next Generation Air Traffic Control System) and gaining the opportunity to partner with the safety professionals at the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) in order to assist in moving the industry to the next level as it relates to operating safe and efficient skies.
But just as important to me is that we're now seeing a generation of soldiers who are very comfortable with that technology.
The production version of the i8 roadster is just one generation away, program head Jacob Harb tells me.
FORBES: BMW Design Head On The Future of Cars, Why Electric Needs A Premium Brand
应用推荐