Running head: MILLENNIALS MILLENNIALS Millennials Christian Crawford Lake Hamilton High School Millennial is the buzzword of today. There are very many stereotypes and negative comments about this group of people born between the 1980s and 2000. The big question lies if the young adults of today are any different from the previous generations. It is evident that the millennials have unique characteristics that differentiate them from other generations. However, they are viewed to be the worst generation ever to exist by the previous generations. They are the most optimistic of people, and yet the most promising generation in the American culture, thus, not the worst generation to ever exist.