The New Greatest Generation Summary

In the article, “Declining Student Resilience: A Serious Problem for Colleges”, Peter Gray states, “There has been an increase in diagnosable mental health problems, but there has also been a decrease in the ability of many young people to manage the everyday bumps in the road of life”. It has come up a lot that millennials do not have Grit, unlike other generations. Millennials come off as lazy or immature in society today. Millennials always have a reminder from their parents or grandparents saying, “back in my day....” or “you’re lucky, you have it easy”. Other generations tend to give millennials a harder time on how they are performing in a school setting. Some generations believe that millennials are babied by their parents. Everyone has their own opinions about other generations. There are many similarities and differences between millennials and other generations on how they perform in schools. Some examples on how they are different and similar are work ethic, pressure, and technology. These examples come from actual opinions from millennials and other generations on their perspectives when comparing millennials and other generations in a school setting.

Having an environment that is advancing daily in technology makes communication everyday easier for people. It expanse the availability for communication for the people who are in different countries, gives them the ability to communicate in the comfort of their own home. For an instant, my mother lives here in the United States, but her family lives in Mexico, therefore, communicating face-to-face is inconvenient for them unless she flies to them. Technology has made my mother connect more with her family due to appreciating every moment

In the article “The Beat Up Generation,” Abby Ellin claims that the negative way other generations view the millennials may all be wrong; instead, the millennials are preparing for the world most generations are opposing. Ellin declares in her article that the millennials are shown to be the most disliked generation; their ideas collide with those in the Baby Boomers and the Gen-Xers causing confusion. Constantly, Articles are being thrown out about the millennials “incompetence” and their “self-absorbed” behavior which only causes more hatred according to Ellin. However, she continues to state that millennials are no more selfish than the previous generations; in fact, millennials are only trying to discover new ways for “communication and

Joel Stein uses trustworthy data and statistics from respected academics in his article to prove

Donatone proposes that the reason for millennials’ struggles with adulthood, like working, dealing with people or even doing laundry is caused by helicopter parenting; however, she uses Amy, a girl that comes from a family with moderate wealth, to wrongly generalize that all millennials come from similar background. It is especially inappropriate and unfair to generalize about this topic because she talks about such a big and diverse group that is millennial generation, and not everyone comes from the same background. Donatone shows that Amy comes from middle class family when she says “She finally had to dump the part-time job, was still unable to do laundry, and often stayed up until 2 a.m. to complete her homework because she didn’t know how to manage her time without her parents …” (Donatone 1).” In order for someone to be able to drop their job they need someone that can help with their financial needs and wants, therefore it is safe to assume that Amy comes from a family with moderate wealth that is able to support those needs and wants. The author’s moment when she generalizes that all millennials are like Amy and come from similar background is when she states “It’s easy to generalize an entire population by its

To start, this shift towards a shared economy is giving Millennials a bad reputation. Instead of focusing on their spending habits, Huffington Post blogger, Tim Urban, targets the work ethics of the younger generations in his article, “Why Generation Y Yuppies Are Unhappy.” In fact, Urban believes that younger generations were too spoiled in their childhood, so by the time adulthood hit they were destined to be failures. In addition to

In “Generation Nice” published in the August 17, 2014, edition of the New York Times, Sam Tanenhaus debunks the older generations’ belief that millennials are self-absorbed. The author provides a different idea of millennials. Tanenhaus believes that the millennials generation will change the world. The author states that the millennials to center on the world. Pew research center found this generation is not narcissistic, but they’re complicated, thoughtful and understanding.

The largest percentage increase in Internet use since 2005 has been in the 70-to-75 age group, according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project. The survey found that 45 percent of that age bracket is online, compared with 26 percent in 2005. Researching health information is the third most popular online activity with the most senior age group, after email and online search.

In the beginning, Stein employs harsh words, observing that “though [millennials are] cocky about their place in the world, [they] are also stunted” (29). This dismissive comment illustrates the condemning tone found in the first half of the article. Stein writes in a condescending manner that he knows his readers will relate to in order to enlarge his audience’s interest. By doing so, Stein assures that his readers are fully engaged for when he delivers his claim further into his article. Stein would not have appealed to his intended audience—those who think negatively about millennials— if he had started his article in a positive manner.

Stein claims that “millennials’ self­involvement is more a continuation of a trend than a revolutionary break from previous generations. They’re not a new species; they’ve just mutated to adapt to their environment” (31). He supports this assertion by using pathos, logos, and concession. Stein’s purpose is to explain millenial behavior to the older generation in order to recognize how millenials came to be and their importance in society. Even though he begins with a condescending tone addressing the negative attributes of millennials, he expresses a generally positive outlook on the qualities of millennials to the previous generations before them. This work

1. "They are the most threatening and exciting generation since the"Baby Boomers' brought about social revolution, not because they're to take over the 'Establishment' but they're growing up without one." (p.28, 2nd column) -

Social behavior has always been something that varies dramatically between generations. Today we see this played out between groups labeled as the Baby Boomers and The Millennial’s. The Baby Boomers were born between 1940’s and 1960’s. The group labeled as the Millennials were born in the 1980’s and 1990’s. These two groups grew up vastly different worlds and their behaviors reflect this.

So, therefore I agree with Sinek on his opinion of millennials and the difficulties that they face during life. Too many children have been praised beyond healthy, been given the same trophy which has taken away the need or the want to be better than anyone else, and their constraint reminder of their specialty ruins their self-image once they come to terms that they are not special, and what does this all lead to? A much harder life for everyone, a life where anything besides praise hurts, no one wants to be the best because there is no reason to anymore, and people having their self-image ruined because of life crashing down onto

Previous age groups have many expressed much dissatisfaction toward the Millennial generation, but many may stem from simple misunderstanding. For example, employers hire Millennials in the hopes of utilizing their creativity, and then criticize them if they do not also demonstrate the same ‘diligence’ that their other employees may possess. However, research shows that possessing these skills to be considered a diligent worker can be detrimental to the creativity of a person (Corgnet, Espín, and Hernán-González). Older generations are so critical of Millennials and the way they live their lives because they believe they feel immensely entitled and severely narcissistic.

Why do Millennials behave differently than older generations? I feel older generations treat us unfairly and discriminate against us. As a result, we don’t like them, which leads to many problems. For example, last month I had a family discussion with my parents, and I found out we have a lot of differences which caused a huge argument because I don’t like their opinions or their judgment, and they didn’t want to listen to my opinion. My parents still think that I’m too young to make responsible decisions, and I totally disagree with them. So, why does youth behave differently than adults? While researching for an article to find my answer, I found out an article that took my attention.