Challenges Faced by the Millennials
You will then use outside sources to find information about specific challenges faced by that generation in order to convince your reader that this generation did, indeed, face the greatest roadblocks to success. Think about events such as wars, economic collapses, medical crises, and terrorism, but also consider social changes, new fears, and shifts in the way people live their lives. Some events create challenges because they are dramatic and devastating (think about the effects of the Vietnam War, September 11, Columbine, the Coronavirus pandemic); others are more quietly insidious but, perhaps, equally devastating in specific ways (think about the effects of Watergate, the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, the Great Recession).
All of the articles we read this semester can be found on Blackboard under “Course Documents / Articles to Read.” Evaluate the outside
sources carefully to make sure you are using sources credible enough for college-level research.
Your essay must be carefully organized with a clearly persuasive thesis. Remember, you are arguing that one of the generations has struggled more than the others because of the world around them. You are giving information about the impactful world events in order to convince your reader that your assessment is correct. Discuss not only the events and what they were, but also how they may have impacted and shaped the generation.
