By Mauro Segura I asked a group of teenagers to estimate how many friends they talk to everyday via the Internet, cell phone, or texting. Most of them replied “several dozens.” Text messaging, Facebook messages, blog comments, tweets etc…Everything from a simple “hello” to a long conversation counts as talking. Their responses confirm what most [...]
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By Eline Kullock I just saw a great film that made me reflect about Generation Y. The film is called “Head in the Clouds.” The story takes place during WWII, and is romantic, but also very realistic. What really struck me in the movie was the way in which before the war, people seemed to [...]
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As I was growing up, my family always ate meals together, around a table. Today, people may say that I’m nostalgic for a time that isn’t relevant to our present moment. After all, today our kids have classes, work, and a packed schedule. Parents arrive late from work, and microwaves really facilitate our day-to-day.
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Posted in Generation, Grupo Foco, Job, Youtube on jul 13th, 2009
Eline Kullock This week I gave a lecture in Cuiabá, Brazil. I have a business partner there. Lorena Lacerda, is the director of Grupo Valure Shealso organizes “Officina do Conhecimento,” an event that takes place every two months.
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Ruth Muraro Our generation lived for Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Jackson 5, and Michael Jackson. Our Brazilian idols were Leila Diniz, Elis Regina, Tom Jobim, and Chico Buarque. We listened to all thismusic. Religiously.
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Mauro Segura I look around, and realize how much new technologies are slowly but surely, invading schools and Universities. My son studies “Engineering and Production” at the University “UFRJ.” His Economics Professor Maura Montella, asked her class to complete a project, in which the finished product would be a video about the black market.
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The song “comonossospais” (“Like our Parents”), written by Belchoir, and sung by Elis Regina, holds great significance, when it comes to thinking about generations. The lyrics reveal the immense gap between the singer and her parents. Even more interestingly, the song also expresses the huge gap between young people today and their parents.
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How much power do kids have today? Are you one of those people, who think kids are all pure, innocent and truthful? Or maybe you just believe that kids are all angels and gifts from God? OK, maybe it could happen until a certain age, or maybe they do were like that for a while. [...]
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As children, we learn that fear is a perfectly acceptable and normal emotion. As we watch young kids, it’s rather funny that they sometimes fear the most harmless things. As adults, we are able to ease their fears, and calm them down. But what about when we grow up? Who helps us overcome our adult [...]
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Posted in Family, Generation, Web, Youtube on jun 18th, 2009
I want to recommend this video to you. As a very young child, I used to watch this television series. This “TV family” illustrates what a typical real life family used to look like. At that time, daddy knew everything. Daddy knew best. When we wanted something, we always turned to Daddy. He knew about [...]
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