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The purpose of this news article was to bring light to a topic that adults and non-millennials probably would not comprehend and or understand otherwise about the current generation and what they gravitate towards. Examples of this could be an elderly parent or grandparent wondering why their child/grandchild loves social media so much or a young person being curious of which app they use the most. The article is mostly focused around college and high school students. The research study further goes on to explain why this trend is happening through questions, graphs, and exact numbers. It goes on

Earley & Gutierrez (2010) “Ministry Is…How to Serve Jesus with Passion and Confidence” (Nashville: Broadman & Holman).

Millennials may be criticized, but they are a generation like no other. In the article “Why Millennials Will Save Us All,” Joel Stein asserts that millennials are a positive force of change. Stein’s intent is to convince his target audience, older generations who perceive millennials as “lazy, entitled, selfish and shallow” (28), that they misunderstand millennials. He boldly claims that “[millennials are] not a new species; they've just mutated to adapt to their environment” (31). Stein persuades his audience that millennials are most certainly a treasure trove of remarkable qualities.

From my experience as a twenty-one-year-old, I have seen and heard my generation be talked down upon. We aren’t exactly considered to be in the ‘norm’ as one would say. I have been told that all we care about is going out and socializing, being glued to our electronics, spending all our time on social media, and countless other things in which cast a dark, lingering shadow over our reputation. But what those individuals don’t see is the immense drive we have. Yes, the population of millennials married and with children before the age of twenty-five has plummeted compared to those before us, but it doesn’t mean we don’t see those plans in our future. Us millennials have the incredible liberty to focus on our passions and dreams before deciding to settle down. Many turn to furthering their education and building a career, others stray from the beaten path. There is no correct, or preferred way of doing things such as there was before. We have an unlimited array of opportunities from which to chose from.

Among all the generation, Millennials have become the largest generation in U.S in the last two years. Millennials are also the fastest-growing generation of customers in the marketplace, bringing the greatest lifetime value. In addition, Millennials exhibit different attitudes toward employment, sales, and marketing, which are challenging many conventional strategies and approaches.

Christian doctrine and practices are applicable in every aspect of life and culture. Christ’s teachings are just as relevant in the business world as they are in our own personal lives. Businesses can honor God by observing Christian principles in how they operate. As seen throughout this course, this can be translated into everything from internal operations to budget management to controlling costs. “The Hebrew Bible, especially the Pentateuch (Torah), is replete with precepts that deal with business ethics, and can be used as a starting point for those interested in developing higher moral standards in business.” (Friedman and Giladi, 2002)

How can the church more effectively express Kingdom values through its ministry and service to the local community? 1.

The circumstances that I understand to be difficult for millennials during their quarter-life crisis is that the belief that will be the best and make a significant impact in this world. The combination of the parents and the importance set on higher education coupled with the positive reinforcement that the millennial can achieve greatness as long as they work hard can be taxing. This can be a daunting task after the individual graduate’s college with a bachelor’s degree and the job prospects are not what they want to conquer the world. Philippe stated (p. 11),

I chose to write this paper about the millennials and how they are perceived in society today, as well as how this generation is much more diverse and accepting compared to past generations. I based this on two articles that touch on this subject: one is an article out of the New York Post called “More Diverse Millennial Generation Rewrites Traditions” by Reid Wilson and the other is from The Guardian called “Are Millennials as Bad as We Think?” by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic. Millennials, also known as generation Y, are the latest generation and consist of Americans born from 1980 and after. This articles discuss the differences between the millennials, and past generations such as generation X, baby boomers and the silent generation and how past generations are more religious, attached to their political parties, traditional and more trusting of others.

In today's society millenials are often viewed by the media as selfish, irresposible and lazy. On social media sites such as facebook , twitter, and instagram millenials are viewed as having some uncommon behavior. Older generations such as baby boomers are viewed as the opposite of millenials. After the second world war the job opportunities started to expand. Statisics show that unemployment was around 7% throughout the baby boomers era. In the present day unemployment rates are around 5% and rising. I agree with this claim because I believe that the new technology such as smartphones , mass media and networking are revolutionizing the way millenials mentally think and their social behavior.   The advancement in the development of technology has created new ways to connect people

The Millennial generation has been given many names, most of which refer to the technologically savvy time they were born and are currently living in. Names such as the Net Generation, iGeneration, and Generation Next all seem to imply that this age will engender reforms and advances that would separate them from the generations before. But are these names reliable indicators of what the Millennial generation could potentially do? Evidence shows, so far, the answer is no. Millennials have developed negative social traits and attitudes that are not appropriate for the workplace, leaving many of them unemployed and in debt.

I hope to accomplish in this piece the juxtaposition of showing how many images and articles that consider the millennial generation to be a passive and egocentric while I speak passionately about stories and topics that affect this generation. Those of the millennial generation are even quick to categorize their peers as being all of these terrible adjectives because that’s what’s been told to them. I hope to cause the audience to question if we should believe labels that are placed upon them or to think more critically why these labels are given to

Throughout the Gospel we are exposed to the notions of materialism and wealth and we can see how it is easy for this emphasis on such temptations to colour and erode the spiritual priority that should characterize the church (AG, 2014). In the biblical passage, Jesus reminds the rich young man that obedience to the Ten Commandments is necessary in order to “inherit eternal life”. The Commandments are essential points of reference if we are to live in love, to distinguish clearly between good and evil, and to build a life plan that is solid and enduring. Jesus is asking us too, whether we know the Commandments, whether we are trying to form our conscience according to God’s law, and putting the Commandments into practice (Benedict XVI, 2010). The rich young man was seeking to enter the eternal kingdom of heaven, and although he had kept the Commandments, what was keeping the rich young man from spiritual perfection was his love of money. As the apostle Paul wrote, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many grief’s” (1 Timothy 6:10). Jesus, who lived his life in humility and obscurity, never accumulating wealth or possessions (AG, 2014), asked the young man, “Go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and then you will have treasure in heaven”. Whatever is standing in our way, keeping us from perfection and maturity is an obstacle that can keep us out of the kingdom of

Finally, we must be careful in how we value money. We have to maintain a balance between caring too little about it (and as a result not being faithful with it) and caring too much about it (and as a result placing it above God).

The scholarly works of thinker Clement of Alexandria focus on the issue of private property through text analysis of the New Testament, claiming that a rich man is as likely to be corrupt as a poor man is. A section from the New Testament focuses on the conditions for man to enter heaven in which it is stated “A camel shall more easily enter through the eye of the needle than a rich man into the kingdom of God” (Mark 10.17-27). The text suggests that simply because a man has a large amount of money, he may not go to heaven. Clement respectfully disagrees with this quote on the immorality of wealthy people; he believes that people should be judged based on the “passions of his soul”, rather than quantity of material possessions (Clement 6). Clement’s ancient, yet relevant opinion on the biblical perspective of private property is applicable to the discussion of human nature. A homeless man without a dime to spend or crumb to eat is equally as likely to have a corrupt soul as a successful businessman with a million dollar house is. We cannot assess one’s purity of character based on their wealth and possessions. While many rich people have been tainted by their possessions and lost sight of their moral character, not all people who have obtained wealth act this way. An upper class businessman cannot be assumed dishonest based on the stereotypical characteristics of his social class. Therefore, it is only ethical to treat people as individuals, not as members of a community.