Emma Gonzalez's Argument Analysis

Today, many past generations are critical of millennials and generation Z, however, this criticism seems misdirected and simply rash. There is a lot of contradictions in the analysis of this generation by social scientists. On one side, some believe this generation lacks motivation and independence, whereas other scientists analyze this generation as creative and optimistic. Social scientists are still researching this new cohort, but their research so far is in the positive light. Typically, if I were to describe a typical millennial, older generations may picture someone living out of their parent’s basement attached to their phones. However, this is not the case for everyone. Of course, there will be outliers, but overall today’s new generations are bringing creativity, poise, and courage to the world. Emma Gonzalez, a member of the “entitled” generation Z displays nothing of this sort and instead is a truly mature and brave individual. Gonzalez was unfortunately subject to the Parkland, Florida shootings. Personally, when listening to her speech, it was hard to believe that she was …show more content…
This includes a decrease in cigarette smoking, alcohol use, teen pregnancies, teen drunk driving and a considerable number of other behaviors. Many researchers “celebrate these changes”, but some attribute these changes to a “lower level of maturity”. Not surprisingly, these other researchers blame technology once again. It is stated, “Perhaps teens are safer simply because their reliance on social media and smartphone use means they are going out less”. This argument does not seem as sound as the simple idea that today’s generation is just learning from their parent’s mistakes. It seems like a common trend that some researchers are directly blaming sources like technology for the improvements in generations rather than accepting that this generation is simply evolving and