Generation Y

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Throughout time, the United States has gone through a variety of generations. The history of generations from the twentieth century on till today, according to professor Embree, starts from 1900. The first generation until 1945, called the traditional generation, raised ninety five million people. The following generation, the baby boom, followed World War II raising eighty million until 1964 when the birth control pill was developed. Generation X lasted until 1980, growing forty six million people. The following generation, generation Y, utilized the new innovations such as the internet. This generation lasted until the tragedy of 2001. Today's generation, post to September eleventh two thousand one has yet to be determined. Generation Y ...

... video games, which once again, influenced how people spend their spare time. Much of generation Y grew up on what generation X had new to them. The pushing of wanting to have more attention and money to enjoy one's self has created new controversy. Steroids have poured upon the last of generation X and generation Y. Information spread quickly to generation Y as internet boomed into United States. Into the new millennium, the Y2K scare had descend however, the worst had yet to come. Tuesday morning, September 11th 2001, the day never to be forgotten by Americans changed into a new generation. Just after the tragic event, peace time for

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