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The Cheapeast Generation: the Millennials

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Yunqing Jia

This article is from The Atlantic, written by Derek Thompson and Jordan Weismann. It discusses the millennial’s place in this consumerism driven worlds. Editorial Fact Check Response Claim1: The fact is, today’s young people simply don’t drive like their predecessors did. Evidence1: “In … Continue reading →

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People are scared of Millennials having a voice

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Sarah Bowling

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/07/millennials-economics-voting-clueless-kids-these-days/374427/ Summary: The author of this article claims that millennials have a political viewpoint that does not make any sense. He gives a series of statements that seem to be saying that the opinions of millennials are contradicting and hypocritical. … Continue reading →

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The economy changed adulthood

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Sarah Bowling

  Blue, Alexis. “Are Millennials Redefining Adulthood?” UANews, The University of Arizona, 28 July 2014, https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/are-millennials-redefining-adulthood This article provides Millennials’ opinions on their own coming-of-age. Blue provides statistics on what the young people would define themselves as. She also divides … Continue reading →

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The Muddy Transition to Adulthood

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Evangelos Katsoudas

Botstein, Leon. “Let Teen-Agers Try Adulthood.” New York Times, Pg. A21 , New York, N.Y., 1999, ProQuest Historical Newspapers, http://search.proquest.com.prx.library.gatech.edu/hnpnewyorktimes/docview/110105068/A2725C364EF2450DPQ/1?accountid=11107.        Botstein argues that the fundamental of high school is too old and it stunts the process to adulthood. The modern … Continue reading →

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Millennials and Consumerism/Economy Annotated Bibliography

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Shaan Patel

Levenson, Alec R. “Millennials and the World of Work: An Economist’s Perspective.”                   Journal of Business and Psychology, vol. 25, issue 2, 6 March 2010, pp. 257-264.             … Continue reading →

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