Greatest Generation

I am doing the greatest generation because they seem like the ones with the most content and interesting. This generation endured a lot of hardships. They were born post World War 1 world where europe was ravaged by the great war. They toughed it out through the great depression the hardest recession of the United States. They hated prohibition but went through that with illegal alcohol. They saw the horrors of World War 2 and its aftermath on the world.They felt the red scare from the cold war…

“The New Greatest Generation” In Joel Stein’s article, “The New Greatest Generation,” he argues that Millennials are known as the “me me me generation” because of their selfishness. Stein explains how the people born between 1980 to 2000 are a generation of over-confident and self-involved individuals. He also refers to them as “fame-obsessed,” rather than focusing on a brighter and better future, they often settle for unrealistic goals. Stein makes a convincing argument that Millennials are a…

Stein’s article The New Greatest Generation, he gives his opinion on the millennial generation. Those born between the years of 1980s and 2000s are considered millennials. Stein argues that the millennial generation is lazy. An example of Stein argument on the laziness of millennials can be shown when he mentions how they would rather be an assistant instead of becoming a CEO of a company. In my opinion his statement focuses on the lack of work ethic, of the given generation, because it notes…

In the article, “The New Greatest Generation,” Joel Stein talks about the millennial generation and the labels that are put on their generation. Stein tells that over the years, millennials have been labeled narcissistic, lazy, and self-absorbed. Stein proclaims that the millennial generation only cares about themselves and everything they do, say, or think revolves around them. Stein informs that many people, including older generations, believe that the generation is selfish. They are said to…

The book that I have read is The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw. This book is not like other books in the aspect that there is not a chronological chain of events that ultimately lead up to a conclusion. Rather it is a book that contains several short stories that bring about a thorough summery of what World War Two was in America. Through the eyes of ordinary people that had to withstand changes such as the rise of America in the early 1900’s. As well as the downfall in the form of the great…

Generation Y: The World Is In Their Hands In Joel Stein’s article, “The New Greatest Generation: Why Millennials Will Save Us All,” from Time, Stein displays his opinions on millennials, also known as Generation Y. In the beginning of Stein’s writing, he argues that millennials are lazy and feel entitled, but halfway through the article, Stein reveals he is a millennial. Not only does Stein state the negative aspects of Generation Y, but he also notices the constructive impacts…

The Greatest Generation is defined as the generation that was born in the 1920s, grew up during the Great Depression, fought in World War 2, and came home to build the world’s strongest economy. They learned important values such as hard work, determination, and the importance of money, trust, compassion, respect, sacrifice, and strength through adversity. They earned the title of the Greatest Generation by their ability to recover from the Great Depression, their sacrifice for the sparing of…

The Greatest Generation, according to many were those Americans who were children, growing up, during the Great Depression and who, before turning eighteen, were running to enlist and serve their country during World War II. So many from this generation served, fought, and supported World War II. Many volunteered in the Spanish Civil War, despite the US Government 's non intervention policy. How the generation survived and responded during great economic hardships and wars shaped the…

In the article, The New Greatest Generation- Why the Millennials Will Save Us, Joel Stein suggests that, “Millennials aren’t trying to take over the establishment; they’re just growing up without one.” This statement creates the idea that the actions of millennials are not entirely their fault, but the effect from lack of structure and discipline. When reading the article the author projects legitimate reasons for “Generation X” to act the way they do and also a counter argument for their…

"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat," said Winston Churchill. The people born between the years of 1910 and 1925 are known as the "Greatest Generation," but what makes this generation so great? The sacrifices they made and the willingness to fight for what was right made them deserving of the title of "Greatest Generation." The story of Abel S. is one of many from this time, but still special in its own way. "Growing up back then made me learn real quick that life needed…