Analysis of Article "The Go-Nowhere Generation"

One of the things that has troubled me as of late is today’s generation of kids. The generation that we refer to as millennials. These people, for the most part, disturb me. It frightens me to know that this group that I’ve will be leading the country and the world in the decades to come. The overwhelming majority of the kids that I've come in contact with over these past few years are apathetic monsters. They don't care about school, they don't care about themselves, and they don't care about their future. To dissect the three aforementioned attributes...

When you thing of the teenagers for this generation; what come to your mind, there lazy, there never going to get a job and just live at their parents’ house for the rest for their life. When people compare the teens and young adults from around my age and a little bit older and then compare them to the past generations. You will find a lot as change from the baby boomers to my generation Y lifestyle. Rosie Evans wrote an article “Boomerang kids; What Are The Causes of Generation Y’s Growing Pain;” In the article she goes over why there is a change in the lifestyles of the youth. Which come to my main idea, why is there a big shift in how the youth grows from young adults to just adults.

What specific evidence and examples does the author use to support this argument? Do you think they are convincing?

Many of the statistics shocked me and made me wonder about the future for our generation. As I continued reading, I realized how much of the surveys and statistics that he used were deceptive and manipulated my way of thinking. Bauerlein uses and abuses statistics to sway his readers thoughts to what he believes is correct. Statistics are not as reliable as they may seem but the author did use valid and trustworthy resources and organizations such as The National Board of Science. The argument was very convincing and did make me wonder about the future for our generation and made me even more worried about the next generation after mine. Overall, the argument was strong and well planned.

Some people often have passion and power towards their subject, which has influenced our world over so many years. One person who could potentially inspire our world is Jeffery Goldberg, author of "The Case For More Gun(And More Gun Control)", published in 2012. In this essay, Jeffery displays a proper amount of charisma to persuade the reader that having a gun can be used as a tool of defense, which leads to an effective essay. Jeffery Goldberg's argument in "The Case For More Gun(And More Gun Control)" is effective because of his use of pathos and ethos in the overall article. These characteristics appeal to the reader, which in overall make it effective.

My mother would often say of my brother and I have it easier than when she was younger. She says that this generation is a lot lazier and more entitled than hers was. With the newest and latest devices and gadgets coming out every year, she says that the youth feels entitled to have them, but don’t want to do the work to get them. Both of my mom and dad had jobs when they were younger as well as most of their friends, making it her generation's American identity. She explained that there was not as many working laws for teenagers back then for after school jobs. With this came more responsibility, she also said that there was a lot more respect for adults as well as others in general. Things like Facebook allow youth to make rude comments on other’s posts without much thought of what they’re actually

While personal stories and historical references played a major role in developing her message, Kamenetz also uses rhetorical questions in the excerpt. She questioned why “everything America has always its children no longer holds true” (Kamenetz 732) and how things would turn out if people of the generation “does worse than our parents” (Kamenetz 733). The questions allow the reader to think about her claims and accusations as they progress through the excerpt. She addresses a young adult audience who are experiencing the same problems, and accuses the older generation as the source of the problem as a means to allow readers to recognize the reality of the situation.

Robert J. Samuelson, columnist for The Washington Post, in his article “Generational warfare, anyone?”(November 29th) rallies young americans to resent their current economic situation. Samuelson supports his claim by providing empirical evidence from recent Pew Research Center explicates the rising levels of people living with their parents, then by abstracting Scott Keeters notes juxtapositioning them with our modern day situation. His attempt to assemble the youth of the american workforce by informing them of their modern day struggles. Samuelson's uses erudite diction that appeals to the Washington Post’s audience of university graduates. The friction between the boomers and our current youth has thrown our economy back into the 1930’s.

Society is always looking for a fresh argument for its people to debate over. The topic has circled to the idea that the newer generations are doomed when compared to the achievements of previous years. There is a worry that the new century is not up to par with history, based on the preconception that they have been less successful. In “Generation Doomed?” Eric Heisler utilizes allusions and juxtaposition to develop the idea that the current generation is not like how older generations have negatively credited it, but instead, they show positive change, development, and contrast from one another.

Nearly 3.7 million American babies born in 1982 were the first members of the new Generation Y, or more affectionately known as millenials (Thompson, par. 1). Many things play into whether a generation is considered to be faring ‘better’ than another one; job opportunities, the state of the environment, whether the U.S. is at peace or at war, income vs. living expenses, the general happiness of the people, and the list goes on. Millenials are part of a special generation because

“Individuals that are relatively young and spent their years focused on their families and professions who could put their practical competence in to action,” as what Rogers would describe the people that comprise the urban middle class. In a millenial’s perspective I firmly believe that the youth of today have the capabilities in bringing forth change into our nation for the reason that the current generation of youth are comprised of highly-skilled and experienced individuals. Likewise, these individuals are capable of formulating sound decisions not only for themselves but also for the people that are concerned. In line with this, the millenials are active when it comes to political debate and issues that are of national concern. Likewise,

It can be complicated to condense a generation into a neat package; generations do not have obvious beginnings and endings, nor do individual cohort members possess universal characteristics. Nevertheless, diverse and distributed as they may be, Boomers are bound together by a compelling sense of their generational reference group (Green, 2010). The boomers however, will be the focus of this section; however the items principals identified in this section can be applied to every generation. How does one generation go from being pot smoking hippies to business owns, political leaders, and mentors for today’s youth? The simple answer is reinvention.

Repeatedly throughout the essay the author references outside material, however he never provides a list of his sources. Although, at face value, the anecdotes and case studies mentioned strengthen the argument, it is entirely possible that the author just made everything up so that it conveniently strengthened his

Despite a well-formed and compelling argument, the authors fail to provide concrete data to support

There has been debates on how people view millennials, whether one side puts them under a negative light or argues that they are working to make society exceptional. In discussions of millennials, one controversial view is that millennials are entitled, narcissistic people who are dependent on their parents. In an article titled Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation written by Joel Stein and a video created by MsMojo titled “Top 10 Reason Why Millennials Are Hated” give their different perspectives on the topic. Joel Stein gives his perspective on millennials, arguing that although they may be the narcissistic and entitled, they can be beneficial to our society. On the other hand, while MsMojo state that they don’t necessarily despise millennials, give a perspective on why millennials are hated by other generations. My own view is that not all millennials are dependent and lazy, but instead are trying their best to work hard and help make our society remarkable.