Before all of this, Lizabeth didn’t know about the struggles of her family. She realized the struggle after hearing her dad cry for the first time. Her father who was a strong man, didn't seem like the kind of person who would cry. Her father was employed for 22 years, he feels like he has not been able to give anyone anything for years. Her mother, “small & soft, was now the strength of the family”.
Through this, the conflict of the person versus self arises in the story, for much like the father, the narrator must choose between education and helping
In her essay, Is Forgiving Student Loan Debt a Good Idea?, Kayla Webley, an education correspondent for Time magazine argues the thought of reducing the debt from student loans. Webley, for the most part is successful in arguing her claim, through her use of Ethos, Logos, and Pathos. Webley, effectively pushes her argument through her strong use of Logos, and Ethos, however, lacks in her ability to fully connect emotionally through Pathos. The author starts off her argumentative essay by summarizing recent issues and events surrounding the topic of her debate, to connect logically and bring her audience to a level of similar understanding about the matter.
She is glad that, in Healy’s words, her son is irresponsible because he did not return home after college. Even though all these pieces approach the topic of debt in impressively different ways, they all have a similar string between them. These four pieces along with society today makes one believe that people are somewhat bottle necked into debt. The financial stability everyone wants is somewhat impossible for the common
This is proof that human capital is necessary to obtain financial capital, and financial capital is necessary to lead a successful life. In this anecdote, Stein explains that the financial capital earned in the previous generation allowed him and his sister to get educations and convert it to savings. A domino effect is evident: As the financial capital increases with generations, human capital can be earned in greater abundance and converted to more money. The son, learning that he is "the first member of the family to grow up in luxury," will be inclined to do more to save money and acquire capital for himself and future generations. The boy is representative of the American people and the relatability is strong.
Evaluating this article, it is very informative and helpful in helping one who is in debt to individually find a solution. This article, although not focused on the entirety of this social problem, demonstrates a perspective of solution for an individual. Comparing this article with the others, it relates to the article shown above, however; focuses more on how the individual can help their debt rather than how to solve the student debt crisis all throughout
Kayla Webley argues something different in her piece “Is Forgiving Student Loan Debt a Good Idea?”. When reading Webley’s piece she made me rethink my opinion behind student debt. By using her knowledge, logos, and pathos she was able to write a compelling piece. In a debate there is always an audience to watch.
Accounts of those deeply in debt induces sympathy and stirs up anger in their audiences, and with the repetitive exposure to similar situations presented by the media, student-loans are commonly viewed as money leeches overtaking American
His son marries, and the narrator and his wife age further, and the transition into old age is complete with the death of the narrator’s father-in-law. Between these events we can see large shifts in attitudes and ideas, as well as health and well-being. These factors provide clear character evolution within the
His mother and father’s dreams were just fantasies played in the hands of poverty. If his mother and father couldn’t achieve their dreams, Junior himself can’t reach success if destitution is dragging him down. To illustrate this point, “And it's not like my mother and father were born into wealth. It's not like they gambled away their family fortunes. My parents came from poor people who came from poor people who came from poor people, all the way back to the very first poor people,” (Alexie 11).
Upon writing the essay, I decided the do it on the second prompt. I felt that my strengths lied on the my previous knowledge from past classes about learning about various debts and the Great Depression, which I formulated my future effects in the essay. I however, had a hard time deciding whether student debt alone may be significant enough to cause an entire turmoil of the economy, but I later thought that It possibly could in a more insidious way. The causes in the essay provided me the most difficulty.
Justin Wolfers is an economist, and that fact would led us to assume that he is credible authority on a topic such as student debt. Wolfer's essay takes advantage of this fact and uses it to sell a often off base, condescending, and bias argument without enough evidence to hold water.
Loans allow receiving a college education seem like a smoother process considering that such a hefty amount to pay is divided so that it can be paid for in moderation. Despite the fact that it’s split into many payments, it’s still a large quantity all in all so unless indebted students aim for high income jobs, there would many years of difficulty to come after college. For this reason, undergraduates make it their goal to go after jobs which would prevent them from being constantly pressured to pay off debt. Thus, student debt is both a crisis and a reason to encourage persistence towards greater ambitions (Hillman, 41). It is a tremendous thing when a student seeks to be financially comfortable or even rich in the future but not when it is for the wrong reasons.
As the first person in my family to attend college, I realized how privileged my life has been and how much higher education could make a difference to me and my family. Being excited, I embarked on a journey to improving writing, communication and critical thinking, and exploring innovative ideas for personal development and social values. This remarkable experience inspired me to pursue a Ph.D. My goal is to develop a better understanding of research and teaching, thus building a skill set to fulfill my aspiration while serving in the academic field.
Student loan debt loads have been spiraling, doubling over the last decade, and the enrollment rates of young people from lower socio-economic groups are rising far slower than middle and upper groups. Governments must recognize the renewed public investment in post secondary education is an economic and social imperative. 6.7 million borrowers in repayment mode are delinquent (Snider 1). The sad fact is that many lenders aren't exactly incentivized to work with borrowers. Unlike all other forms of debt, student loans can't be discharged in bankruptcy.
