Martin and Lehren
I thought that this article was fairly accurate in reference to how many students are in debt due to student loans. The first story was quite shocking to me because she owed $120,000, which is on the higher spectrum of debt. This story also frustrated me quite a bit because her decision to attend this school did not seem well thought out, and she should not have been shocked by the amount of debt she incurred for herself. one quote from the article that I directly related to was, "Some [financial aid award letters] are written in a manner that suggests the student is getting a great deal, by blurring the line between grants and loans or not making clear how much the student may have to pay or borrow." This happened to me with one of the colleges that I applied to my senior year of high school. At first glance it looked like I had gotten quite a bit of scholarship money, but then my dad pointed out that they were all loans that I would have to pay back later. I think that college has become an essential part of the American Dream, but the soaring costs of an education are putting people in a hole of debt before they can even make the first step to their dream career.

Holland
I really related with this article because everything it is saying is quite accurate. I myself, and a lot of my friends, are not religious and we are also less patriotic and less trusting of strangers and government. In reference to religion, the article says; "one-third of Millennials who left the religious institutions of their upbringings cite "negative teachings" and "negative treatment" of LGBT communities as primary reasons for their departure. This reason is one of the reasons of why I became quickly disillusioned by religion as I grew up. We are also less patriotic because we are seeing the downfall of our country. All of my friends that travel to Europe for some reason or another always come back saying that Europe is so much better than America. Another thing I agreed with is the fact that our generation is slower to marry. I think one of the reasons for this that was not cited in the article is that we want to reach our career goals before we settle down, and with college education and debt it is taking longer for us to reach these goals and be financially stable enough to focus on a family.