“You don’t write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say,” F. Scott Fitzgerald. My senior English instructor wrote this quote on the board every day before beginning class, he always told us to write with a purpose. During high school I was placed in honors level courses that were writing intensive and much more rigorous than the college prep courses. While in those courses I thought of myself as a pretty good writer that never really had to try, getting nearly all A’s on the papers I wrote. Although I never really sat down and really critiqued my writing to make revisions and peer review was just a time to chat with your friends about your plans for the weekend. Now after completing my first year of college I see myself as an accomplished writer but I still believe that there is room …show more content…
The assignment was to compose a long essay arguing the effectiveness of one essay over another using how the author uses the rhetorical appeals as evidence. Michelle Obama’s “Bowie State University Commencement” speech conveyed a message that people should value education and also enrich the lives of others with knowledge. However, Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill present the essay “Should Everyone Go to College? The essay gives numerous statistics based on arguments of whether college is the right decision for everyone and which majors have negative financial repercussions. Obamas use of the rhetorical appeals were much stronger and persuasive to argue that we should value education rather than Owen and Sawhill stating that college is not the right decision for everyone. When composing this essay I created a chart dividing the two and putting down how each used the rhetorical appeals then I began to write. After receiving my graded document and reviewing my peer reviewed document I fixed comma splices, clarified my topic sentences and also fixed grammatical
Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill in the book They Say/ I Say “Should everyone Go to College” have an informative tone throughout their passage. The authors apply their findings and reasoning to real situations and probability’s. Looking at how the author applied pathos, ethos, and logos, you’ll find that the authors did an exceptional job of applying pathos and logos to enhance their arguments to be more persuasive and accurate. They provided logos in their augments by providing statistical rates and data charts to back up their statements. They apply pathos buy examining real scenarios and showing that sometimes it’s a personal determination that will make you successful in college
Are too many people pursuing a liberal studies degree when it is not necessary? When planning for the future, people need to be well educated about what they are about to be doing. People need to base their future stories on what will benefit them the most Charles Murray, the author of “Are Too Many People Going to College?”, seems to think to many people are going to college. In his article, he discusses many different points about why to many people are getting degrees. However, Murray’s text is ineffective because he is very vague, his points do not always correlate with each other, and he did not target a large enough audience.
The very first chapter we read of Mindful Writing changed my perspective to see that anyone and everyone can be a writer. Brian Jackson, the author of Mindful Writing, wrote, “In this book I want to convince you that anyone writing anything for any reason is a writer…Writing is not something we do just in school. It is a vital means of influence in all facets of life.” It was through that very first reading that I began to think about writing as more than just a dreaded part of school, and I began to think of myself as more than just a student forced to write. Our very first assignment, My Writing Story, helped me to reflect on my identity as a writer. I realized that I was a writer every time I wrote in my journal or captioned an Instagram post. Throughout the semester, as I came to love writing more with each paper I wrote, I was able to create my identity as a writer. I learned that I loved research and analyzing others’ thoughts and ideas, but that writing simply on my own opinions, wasn’t my favorite past time. Through the countless readings this semester, I saw which writing styles I loved and which didn’t speak to me. Each day of class, I chipped away at creating my identity as a writer, and I’m grateful for the lessons that helped me shape and realize that
In Charles Murray’s essay entitled “Are Too Many People Going to College?”, he discusses the influx of Americans getting a college education. He addresses the topic of Liberal Arts education, and explains that not many people are ready for the rigorous challenges a liberal-arts degree offers. In addition, Murray explains that instead of a traditional degree more people should apply to technical schools. He believes that college should not be wide spread, and that it is only for those who can handle it. These viewpoints harshly contrast with Sanford J. Ungar’s views. Ungar believes college education should be widespread, because a liberal-arts degree is, in his opinion, a necessity. He argues that a liberal-arts college is the only place that
Several people have trouble writing college level essays and believe that they are unable to improve their writing skills. In “the Inspired Writer vs. The Real Writer,” Sarah Allen argues how no one is born naturally good at writing. Sarah Allen also states how even professional writers have trouble with the task of writing. Others, such as Lennie Irvin, agree. In Irvin’s article “What is ‘Academic’ Writing?” states how there are misconceptions about writing. Furthermore, Mike Bunn’s article “How to Read Like a Writer” shows ways on how one can improve their writing skills. Allen, Bunn, and Irvin are correct to say how no one is born naturally good writers. Now that we know this, we should find ways to help improve our writing skills, and
What parents do not want their kids to have it better than they did? The way to the middle class is even harder to obtain today. The old way to the middle class was a high school degree and a factory job. In the new flat world with outsourcing these jobs are no more. The new way to the middle class is a secondary education, and that costs lots of money. Even though free community college would cost US taxpayers 65 billion dollars in 10 years, it would make college education more accessible than ever before. We should also consider free vocational school. With education becoming free and more accessible, this would not only help the ambition gap, but also the gap at the bottom, and the gap at the top. Filling all of
In the article “Are too many People Going to College” by Charles Murray a W. H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, argues that our educational system needs improvement and that too many people are attending college. Some of Charles arguments on why too many people are attending college are obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree gives you a high paying job, college requires classes that are unnecessary, skill/talent may not need a degree and because they do not want to be labeled as dumb or lazy. Charles Murray makes a lot of good arguments on why too many people are going to college and I concur with his arguments.
Charles Murray was able to pose and answer the question about whether or not too many people are going to college. In his essay,"Are Too Many People Going to College," he argues that most students should not be going to college to attain a bachelor 's degree when their skills and interests lie elsewhere (240). Murray 's argument on this topic is felt strongly by him, he believes that going to college is helpful for those who have the academic ability to absorb a college-level education, it is the appropriate thing to push a student in that direction since they are likely to gain wisdom (238). On the other hand, there are students in America that learn their core knowledge from kindergarten through eighth grade and are set for their future.
Everyone knows that person from high school that just wasn’t cut out for college. It’s not a bad thing by any means, but if you’re thinking about heading off to college like many American teenagers often do, think about this: going to college can be a waste of both your time and your money. I’m not the first to say it, and I sure as hell won’t be the last. In Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill’s essay, Should Everyone Go to College?, the two authors take a strong economic approach to justify going to college. Owen, an ex- senior research assistant at Brookings’ Center on Children and Families and current research associate at the Urban Institute, a nonpartisan center for research on the problems of urban communities, and Sawhill, the co-director of the Center on Children and Families and a senior fellow in economic studies at Brookings, claim that the return on investment (ROI) of a college education is overwhelmingly positive on average; However, they also bring light
Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill, Owen a senior research assistant at Brookings’ Center on Children and Family and as well research assistant at the Urban Institute. Sawhill a co-director of the Center on Children and as well senior economic studies at Brookings. Expressed why is important to go to college after high school and what is the results of it in their essay “Should Everyone Go to College?” Owen and Sawhill made assertions of an ongoing debate that colleges can be pricey but down the road, our lifetime earnings will be more than what we paid the college cost and that sometimes individuals can’t afford to go for numerous of reasons.
In their essays, both Caroline Bird and Robin Wilson express a concern about the rising cost of college tuition. Bird argues that the cost of college makes it a poor investment, while Wilson argues that college is worth the investment. In Bird’s essay, “College Is a Waste of Time and Money” she argues that college is not worth the investment because going to college does not necessarily result in earning a higher income. She claims that college is structured in a way that attracts people who are already “slated to earn more money,” similar to those who come from wealthy backgrounds, and those with higher IQs (Bird 376). Bird also claims that someone from a lower status family who has the same education, occupation, and test scores will earn
The value of a higher education has been seeming to get better every day. But, is it worth it to go to the College? Two articles, “My View: Should everyone go to College” by Mike Rose and “What Value Really Means in Higher Education” by Karen Lawrence, strives to discuss on higher education and how it has affected the economy after the recession. Lawrence attempts to define the value of the College. While, Rose’s article describes the advantages of the College through his personal life, emotional empathy, and by the statistics that appeals to the reader’s logic. Both Rose and Lawrence ethos weight evenly with their credibility. Giving their intended audience their view regarding the debate. Mike Rose uses pathos and logic more effectively in
When I began my senior year, the number one thing which people asked me was where I was going to college. Whether they actually knew me or not, that would be the first thing they asked once they found out I was in the final stretch of my high school career. Now, I obviously had a pre-planned answer for them, since I had answered the question so many times, but I always found it to be peculiar that people didn’t actually care at all about what I was going to do with my life; they just wanted to know where I was going to get my expensive piece of paper from.
In “Should Everyone Go to College?” Isabel Sawhill and Stephanie Owen make a strong valid point on whether or not college is for everyone. For many students ready to leave high school, wondering whether they should attend college is an issue that may lay heavy on one teenagers mind. There are a few factors that could be a difficult decision depending on a person’s goal they are working towards. Some students jump right into the workforce after high school. Others may sign up for the military after graduation. While these are different options, research says higher education is very important. Higher education provides opportunity for students that attend college are giving a good shot of a better career later in life. Approaching graduation, a student might find themselves asking, “Why is it important to go to college?” The answer is that education is the most important growing factor in the growth of our country. Obtaining a college degree is a
“Only 40% of freshman graduate in four years; 45% never graduate at all” (Nemko 32). This is surprising since so many people choose to go to college after high school. It starts to seem like it is almost expected that you should go to college after you graduate high school. If this many people don’t even graduate college maybe there are some reasons why they don’t graduate. This makes me think that college isn’t for everyone or that there is another option for them. College is not for everyone because it is too expensive, they already have the skills or can get them on the job and they are not ready for college.