Outline

The two interrelated issues I selected were: Millennials are entitled and Millennials are lazy.
I believe that Millennials are entitled, however they are not lazy, they are creative and hardworking.

The first source I chose to use for my article relates to both of my points, Sherry Turkle's article on "How Computers Change the Way We Think". The article talks about how computers have been influencing our daily lives. They have made people better writers, as they can edit and change their writing on a whim. It makes people more efficient, and makes people think about the best way to handle situations. This part relates to the lazy aspect, as even though millennial are lazy, they still want the most efficient ways to do things. The ability to have all of these different features at our fingertips does make us entitled, as we expect everything to work correctly and fast while working on computers. The stance of this article points to support of how computers are changing the way people think. The intended audience is well educated people, specifically well educated people who read The Chronicle.

The next source I began looking at to relate back to my two interrelated issues was the article by Catherine Rampell, A Generation of Slackers? The article critically addresses what is happening with milennials and their work habits. There is a generation gap that is making it hard for the two generations to really understand how they are supposed to be working together. This article helps support my argument that milennials are misunderstood, and they are not lazy, they are hardworking and are always trying to find the easiest most efficient way to do things. Their stance during the article seems to be sympathetic for millennials, as she wrote the article to try and understand how they work.

The final source I will be using is the "Millennials in the Workplace" video by Official Comedy. This is a satirical video that shows what baby boomers think of millennials in the workplace. Their stance seems to be pointing out the flaws they hold in the workplace. Even if it is satricial, there is some truth, as they believe they are entitled. They believe the company is lucky to have them, that they should be paid as much as the seniors at the workplace, and that they should be given their freedom because they have always had it.

I plan to use a prezi to convey my message about milennials. Prezi's are interactive with the viewer as the transitions used in the presentation keep the reader interested, while the small number of words on each slide keeps the pacing fast and inclusive. Prezi's are a great presentation tool because the program was built entirely off of the idea of speaking presentations with visual aides. The biggest downside and barrier for a prezi in the context of this project is slide length. With 1500 words, there is going to be a lot of slides. With a presentation, visual aides are supposed to be aiding the speaking portion, not the reverse. I am going to have to find a good amount of information to put onto a slide in order to keep the prezi flowing nicely while also reaching the needed 1500 words. If I can find the right balance with strong, credible information, a prezi will work wonderfully.

The criticism that millennials face is a paradox, as our laziness drives us to create the most efficient ways to do things, so really, by being lazy, we are the exact opposite of lazy. Millennials seem lazy, however our drive to be lazy causes us to think critically about how to be the most efficient version of ourselves and how to improve what we use. Therefore, even millennials are the common idea of lazy, they are not lazy, and instead are very productive members of society. Some forms of arguments that could be used to argue this include block by block. It sounds out of place at first, but by showing one story in the unefficient form and then one story in the efficient form, the argument for the hard word millennials put in could be seen. The problem solving aspect  could also be strongly shown from a problem/solution strategy for arguing.
On the other hand, millennials are entitled. We have had everything handed to us and we do take things for granted. We complain about wanting new iPhones when they come out, and being up to date with the latest fashions. While we are enabled by our parents and relatives, that is not the point of the argument. The point is that we are entitled, it does not matter how or why we are, the simple fact is that we are entitled because of our societal circumstances. We believe we deserve a lot of things for minimal or no work whatsoever. Some good forms of proving this would be anecdotal, as the iPhone example is a great example. Cause-Effect could also prove useful, as it could explain the whole process of entitlement anyways.

With the first source I am using, my stance correlates with their stance. We both believe that millennials are just trying to find the most efficient ways to achieve progress and innovation, and while some may perceive them as lazy because of the end results of their methods, they are actively trying to make things better. This article also alludes to how millennials have access to all of these great technologies to help people, however I feel like millennials are entitled because of it, and while entitlement is not bad in this day and age in the sense of expecting the societal norms, entitlement exists.  The second source argues that millennials are slackers in the workplace due to generation gaps. This is true, but its not what I am trying to argue. I am trying to argue that millennials work best when they are left to make things better themselves. Millennials with a drive to get something done are some of the hardest workers out there, because we want to achieve something, we do not like being beaten. Finally, with the third source, I agree that millennials are being too entitled. They believe that they can start a job and already be as important as someone who has been there for twenty years. It doesn't happen that easily, yet millennials are too self absorbed to care.