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Each year, Beloit College releases the “Mindset List,” an effort to identify the worldview of 18 year-olds in the fall of 2008. The power point is a service of www.catholicYMblog.com

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Harry Potter could be a classmate, playing on their Quidditch team.

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Since they were in diapers, karaoke machines have been annoying people at parties.

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They have always been looking for Carmen Sandiego.

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GPS satellite navigation systems have always been available.

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Coke and Pepsi have always used recycled plastic bottles.

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Shampoo and conditioner have always been available in the same bottle.

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Gas stations have never fixed flats, but most serve cappuccino.

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Electronic filing of tax returns has always been an option.

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Girls in head scarves have always been part of the school fashion scene.

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As a precursor to “whatever,” they have recognized that some people “just don’t get it.”

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Universal Studios has always offered an alternative to Mickey in Orlando.

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Grandma has always had wheels on her walker.

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Martha Stewart Living has always been setting the style.

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The Warsaw Pact is as hazy for them as the League of Nations was for their parents.

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Students have always been "Rocking the Vote.”

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Clarence Thomas has always sat on the Supreme Court.

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Schools have always been concerned about multiculturalism.

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We have always known that “All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.”

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College grads have always been able to Teach for America.

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There have always been charter schools.

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They may have been given a Nintendo Game Boy to play with in the crib.

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IBM has never made typewriters.

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Roseanne Barr has never been invited to sing the National Anthem again.

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There has always been Pearl Jam.

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The Tonight Show has always been hosted by Jay Leno and started at 11:35 EST.

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Pee-Wee has never been in his playhouse during the day.

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Authorities have always been building a wall across the Mexican border.

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Lenin’s name has never been on a major city in Russia.

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Their parents may have watched The American Gladiators on TV the day they were born.

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Personal privacy has always been threatened.

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Caller ID has always been available on phones.

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The Green Bay Packersalways had the same starting quarterback.

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The Green Bay Packers almostalways had the same starting quarterback.

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They never heard an attendant ask “Want me to check under the hood?”

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The Hubble Space Telescope has always been eavesdropping on the heavens.

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98.6 F or otherwise has always been confirmed in the ear.

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Off-shore oil drilling in the United States has always been prohibited.

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Students always had Goosebumps.

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