Argumentative Essay On Snowflakes - 2010 Words

Many adults from older generations like the Baby Boomers (born 1946 -1964) and Generation X (born 1961-1981) have been accusing Millennial’s of being snowflakes. You may be used to the word snowflake being defined as â€Å"one of the small, feathery masses or flakes in which snow falls†(Snowflake). According to Oxford Dictionaries, a snowflake today is â€Å"An overly sensitive or easily offended person, or one who believes they are entitled to special treatment on account of their supposedly unique characteristics†(Snowflake). There have been many arguments on Millennial’s and whether they have become, as Claire Fox indicated, â€Å"Generation Snowflake†(Fox, P.16). Authors like, Simon Sinek, Mark Hill, Marc A. Thiessen, Jessica M. Goldstein, and Claire†¦show more content†¦A lot of people believe the term â€Å"snowflake† originated in Chuck Palahniuk’s book, Fight Club, when a member of Project Mayhem tells the other member s, â€Å"You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You are the same decaying organic matter as everyone, and we are all part of the same compost pile†(No, Snowflake as a Slang Term Did Not Begin with Fight Club, P. 5). But, this term originated as early as the 1860s when it was defined as, â€Å"a person who was opposed to the abolition of slavery—the implication of the name being that such people valued white people over black people†(No, Snowflake as a Slang Term Did Not Begin with Fight Club, P.2). A little over a millennium later, in the 1970s, this term was used to describe â€Å"a white man or for a black man who was seen as acting white†(No, Snowflake as a Slang Term Did Not Begin with Fight Club, P.8). The term snowflake has evolved through a long period of time and it is now known to be a highly offensive insult. There have been many authors who have written their thoughts on Millennial’s, what a snowflake is defined to be, and if toda ys generation can be considered â€Å"Generation Snowflake† (Fox, P.16). According to â€Å"Millennials in the Workplace†, Simon Sinek states that a snowflake is â€Å"entitled and narcissistic, self interested, unfocused and lazy†(Sinek, P.1). Sinek blames Millennial’s for being too hard to work with and does not use credible information to back this information up inShow MoreRelatedLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 Pagesown conclusion, then its your responsibility to give them reasons they can appreciate. Lets examine that last remark. A conclusion backed up by one or more reasons in any order is called an argument, even when the reasoner is not being argumentative or disagreeable. The word â€Å"argument† is a technical term we will be using frequently in this course. Being logical means, among other things, that you should give an argument to support your conclusion if you expect other people to accept it