By the time I was sixteen, I had 29 pairs of rare and exclusive Nike and Jordan sneakers taking up residence in my closet. I started with $150, inordinate passion, and the will to bargain and wheedle my way through countless online groups designed to buy, sell, and trade these sneakers. Today, I stand undecided as to how I plan to spend my time studying in college. I cannot help but feel that my natural inclination points me in the direction of...

I personally choose not to disprove this generalization. As a proud member of "Generation Y", I see these traits not as a negative factor, but as an improvement on society that could potentially lead to much greater relations and growth in the forseeable future. It is not that this generation forms less close bonds with individuals of different demographic or socioeconomic backgrounds, we choose instead to form them in a different manner. Members of Generation Y do not discriminate with...

love of the game, competitive fields, earning money