Part one of term paper
Professor Shockley Generation X'ers have been described as "fanatically independent individuals pathologically ambivalent about the future, and brimming with unsatisfied longings for permanence, for love, and for material possessions." (Lauren, p.64) This less-than-flattering description of our generation has since been expanded by the media ...

Part two of term paper
... Generation X. Although the name has stuck, Coupland's book is virtually impossible to find. Why is that? Could it be because Generation X describes us, me, everyone who was born between the years of 1963-1983 as "white and privileged and living in a suburb near you" (Giles, p4). In addition, Advertising Age referred to Generation X'ers as "That cynical, purple-haired blob watching TV." (Giles, p2) What makes our generation so special, is that we have proven them all wrong. Generati ...