William Howe

The millennial generation is as the most selfish generation American has experienced. Millennials crave for what they want now. They crave to have the latest gadget, the latest relation, the latest news, and the latest trends. Millennials are very naive and very liberal. I am a millennial. I belong to this generation. However, not everything I just mentioned defines who I am. I am not easily persuaded by the latest trend. I am perfectly content with the previous trends. I am very slow to change…

Which characteristics best define my generation? Do they spend wildly, or are they proficient savers? Do they possess a sense of optimism about the future, or a sense of dread for what is to come? These questions, while relevant to the discussion at hand, are nonetheless unnecesary. There is only one thing we need to know: We are the triggered generation. At a time when our nation is so polarized and angry, any naive fool would conjecture that the young generation would work to bridge the…

If you grew up listening to Britney Spears, The Backstreet Boys, or can name a song from Justin Bieber, you might be a millennial. Anyone who was born during 1980- 2000 is known as a millennial. The Millennial Generation has negative assumptions regarding their character and integrity. My birth year being 1998 distinguishes me in this category. When people view as a young adult, they will view the typical lazy millennial. My age is a part of my identity and it affects how people judge who I am…

The Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study is to explore how an intern perceives appreciation, in terms of relevant rewards, etc., in return for their contribution to the social enterprise’s overarching mission as workers, especially those that donate their labor. In addition, how that perception affects their level of commitment and subsequently their performance. The interns in question should be between the ages of 18 and 25. Moreover, the interns should be considered members of the…

Millennials: Are They Harmful or Benefitting? Living in America has many benefits for it’s citizens. Communication amongst Americans involve technology, in which individuals born from 1982-1999 excel in. Generation Y, also known as millennials, is being called out for being entitled, over-praised, and self-confident compared to the other generations. They are flooding the country and providing social advancements for the work force. Emily Matchar, author of Why Your Office Needs More Bratty…

In Joel 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…

Some businesses did not do as well as they thought that they would do. Parents were frustrated and confused as why the job market had fallen the way that it did. As the economy began to get worse the parents of Generation X became more selfish and self-centered. It became more about finding and maintaining a job opposed to finding and maintaining a healthy family life for their children. It could be said that this type of parent/child relationship began to dissolve as years past. Children…

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…

difference between Millennials and other generations present in the workplace. Millennials are programmed and pressured, they are sheltered, look for structure and instant feedback, have complete confidence in their future, and fear risk and dread failure (Howe). In general there is a difference in the way different generations grew up, the Silent Generation or the Baby Boomers had to worry and deal with many different things that the Millennials have been facing and vise versa. For example, the…

Modern popular culture now is more vulgar, unethic, amoral and dehumanizing than any other time in history. Culture is something that is supposed to be uplifting, it’s supposed to make people crave for more knowledge, self development, setting standarts and motivating people. Instead for the past few decades all it does is… aimed directly at new generations of people. By its very definition pop culture has been always mass produced for mass consumption but over the last 20 years I’m sure that…