JC+A’s+OpEd+Article

While sitting at my keyboard, waiting for some crazy idea to pop in my head, I browsed about the many articles of the students before me. From what I have seen, some were comedic, some were deep, and some were opinions that didn’t really look down upon anything wrong. I then started to drift am think hard on what I was going to write. Either way you look at it, they are all still complaining, something that is quite present in this generation. Moving away from the muckraker articles, I find that people these days (especially peers) have begun to have this issue of self entitlement. Growing up with an ex-Navy father and a tough, strong willed mother, I never had the sense of entitlement that the rest of the generation had. (Note: The totally awesome author does not want to put himself on a pedestal, but if you want to, no one will hold you back) With this problem at hand, I started to look at the history book (no the AP one). This “millennial” generation of self entitlement is clearly derived from the “baby boomer” generation of the 50s and 60s. This generation, also known as the hippie generation, is responsible for the counter-culture teachings and it’s focus on the individual, which can be traced to the transcendental generation. Now they have given offspring which leads up to this generation. This pattern will then continue to the next generation.(Note: this does not meant everybody is part of this problem; this lifestyle has historically been a small part of the American population, but it is growing) In my own experience, I have seen countless people say “I deserve that A” or “I deserve to be first” I look at them blankly, but in my head I imagine slapping them upside the head. YOU DON’T DESERVE ANYTHING… YOU EARN IT. The only way you can possibly get anywhere in life is if you work hard for it. Another problem with the millennial generation is there complaints like “I didn’t get what I wanted” or even “my life sucks because…(insert first world problem here)”. As a person who takes interest in international studies, I can easily say that there is no way that you’re life sucks that much. If you think that life has knocked you down, GET UP! Your issue with your parents or friends isn’t as bad as the people in Africa who have to put up with violent militia wars and are so poor that they could die even if they have a small cut. The only easy day was yesterday. If you work hard, you can succeed. If you stand around waiting for something to fall in your lap, it is not going to happen. If your life seems rough, remember that someone always has it worse than you.