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I've done a lot of self-reflecting lately, mostly because I've been trying to find myself but also because my time at USC is coming to an end. I've been thinking about who I was, who I am and who I want to be. When I was younger I was super outgoing. My parents even got a few phone calls from teachers saying that I wouldn't stop talking and was a distraction to other students. I was also very adventurous and wanted to try anything and everything. My parents first put me in t-ball but I hated it and so began the search for something I would enjoy. After t-ball, I then went on to try ballet, was in gymnastics for a few years, went to swimming classes at the YMCA, tried out hip-hop then went into cheerleading for three years, and then took some piano lessons before I decided enough was enough. I took some years off because I was frustrated, frustrated that I couldn't find something I liked.   In high school, I decided to try something new again and learned how ...

Caught Between Two Generations Comparing Demographic Classifications: Millennials vs. Generation Z Can you imagine what it would have been like without the invention of smartphones? Maybe you don’t have to imagine it because you lived it. Maybe you wouldn’t dare imagine it because it’s all you’ve ever known. How about laptops or iPods or even tablets? Do you remember when they first were introduced or did they already exist? I’m one of the people that grew up while all this amazing technology was just starting out. I was part of a generation that learned how to use technology as it came out. For the longest time, I had thought I was part of the Millennial demographic – my marketing professors had always told me and the class that we were Millennials – but I’ve come to realize that I may be part of Generation Z. You may be asking, “Why does it matter which generation you are associated with?” To that, I say that it’s important because there are certain characteristics, t...