Argumentative Essay On Generation X

Imagine taking a step back a few decades to the 1960’s, where the newest generation of that time was just being born. Generation X is the generation born after the Baby-Boomers, meaning this generation had been born anywhere from 1960-1980. During this time there was no such thing as Facebook or Twitter, technology wasn’t as advanced as now, the Second World War had ended and many political events such as the Vietnam War, The Women’s Movement, and the Jonestown Mass Suicide helped influence this generation. It is clear there was a lot of war and bad things that shaped Generation X, all making it so the people growing up during this time had to do it a lot faster than they should have. Therefore when Generation Y came along of course there would

In the article “Generation Y: Why We Are Constantly Labeled as Lazy and Entitled Millennials” written by Maja Zavrnsnik, the author attempts to discredit multiple reasons that Generation Y is considered to be lazy. “Furthermore, technology and societies have been subjected to substantial change throughout the past decades. The technological improvements in the field of reproduction have managed to prolong women’s fertility, meaning many women decide to have a child after 30, when a steady income in a respectable job is guaranteed” (Zavrnsnik, para. 10). With this considered, the thought of Generation Y being ‘lazy’ in the family department is immediately discredited. Advances in modern medicine allow women to have children after 30, so while it may have been common for younger women to drop everything and have a family very early in Generation X, it isn’t unheard of to wait a little longer to make a name for yourself in this generation. By putting a family on hold, many people are then able to do more for themselves, including pursuing a

In the article “Boomerang Kids: What are the Causes of Generation Y’s Growing Pains?” written by Rosie Evans, the author speaks of her older sister in order to prove that Generation Y isn’t trying to do anything wrong and that there are actual reasons as to why we are the way we are. “Rather than seeing Millennials as lazy and directionless, Arnett sees them as having meaningful experiences leading to better decisions about the kinds of lives they want to lead as adults. Henig links Arnett’s claims to scientific findings that brains are not fully developed until the mid-twenties and suggests that immature brains might contribute to Millennials’ delaying of adulthood” (Evans, p. 198). By going out and exploring the world, you are not only discovering new places but you are also discovering yourself. Settling down, getting married and having a family may have been common things to do in the generations before today, but times have changed and this isn’t the case for everyone. Also said was that the brain is still developing during this time in our lives, so really how is one expected to make all of the right decisions when their brain hasn’t finished