Society views college as the door way to success. However, many people fail to realize the same effort put into college also needs application after or failure starts creeping in from the side. Anna Chinero, a recent graduate, moved back home after failing to find a job. Chinero concludes her article, “Elevated by the Train”, by expressing, “instead of always looking out toward somewhere else, I’m beginning to look around here, wondering how I can make this neighborhood the better place my parents always sought for me.” Many graduates, like Ana, loose direction in attempting to achieve their dreams they possessed entering college.
Addison said that the community college experience is more critical to the nation than that of former beatnik types who, lest we forget, did not change the world. When it comes to community colleges, you can get the same work as you can get at a four-year college. A lot of people believe the transition is smoother because the college campuses are not as big as a community college. It will make people feel like they are still in high school because of how small the campus is, and it makes people feel more comfortable. Community college students are more likely to be racial and ethnic minorities, economically disadvantaged, first-generation student, and immigrants compared to students at four-year
She attended two of them and has a major in biology from the Southern Maine Community College, which makes it easier for her to connect with her audience because she knows what the experience is like. She understands that some people may rule out going to college because of the price, so it’s important for her to inform them that there are cheaper alternatives with community colleges. “ ‘College is the key,’ a young African American student writes for the umpteenth torturous revision of his college essay, ‘as well as hope.’ Oh, I wanted desperately to say, please tell him about community college. Please tell him that help can begin with just one placement test,” she pleads (Addison, 213).
Overall, Addison's persuasive essay effectively conveys the value of community college in preparing students for success at a four-year university. The author also proves her claim that community colleges still hold such value through the use of pathos. She emphasizes that she hopes for everyone to find good education and describes community college as “America’s public service gem.” Liz Addison informs her audience about her empathy for others and says that she would campaign for every campus “simply to make sure that anyone who is looking to go to college in this country knows where to find one.” She takes the time to make students heard and seen, because typically, community college is not looked upon as a high education.
In Tom Hanks' article "I Owe It All to Community College," Hanks states he is in agreement with President Obama's proposal for a free community college schooling to those who are eligible. Even though the price tag is extremely high, Hanks hopes that Congress will approve the plan. Deserving individuals should be allowed to attend a community college for free in order to give them the chance of an education without the bigger burden of money. One reason that Hanks hopes the plan will go through is that high school graduates can attend a community college if they don't possess the money to attend a university. High school graduates often do not have the money to attend a university that is thirty thousand dollars a year, so they either go into the Armed Forces, straight into the work field or attend a community college.
She attended two of them and has a major in biology from the Southern Maine Community College, which makes it easier for her to connect with her audience because she knows what the experience is like. She understands that some people may rule out going to college because of the price, so it’s important for her to inform them that there are cheaper alternatives with community colleges. “ ‘College is the key,’ a young African American student writes for the umpteenth torturous revision of his college essay, ‘as well as hope.’ Oh, I wanted desperately to say, please tell him about community college. Please tell him that help can begin with just one placement test,” she pleads (Addison, 213).
Philosophy of the community college that Addison makes it precise and straight to the point that it’s an amazing stepping stone for everyone. For the less privilege, for the people who do not know what career path to choose, and for those who refuse to drop one thousand dollars on just one class. Though for some reason that community colleges are not as popular as universities. Any student or any who want to become a student can walk into a community college and literally
Community College is a new beginning for everyone that enrolls. The access to college allows them to broaden their minds, discover their passions, and push themselves forward. Community college opens doors for their students that they would never have believed that they were there before. It gives the students a chance to explore and see what they are truly wanting to do with their lives. Addison writes, “Just follow any one of the 1,655 road signs, and pop your head inside - yes, they let anyone in – and there you will find discoveries of a first independent film, a first independent thought, a first independent study.
“College in America” Caroline Bird thinks that a college education may not be the best choice for all high school students because college education does not bring about social equality, it does not benefit them financially, and it is not guaranteed that college will lead them to an elite profession. First of all, high school students are expected to bring about social equality through four rigorous years in college. However, college is an expensive way to categorize the highs and lows in society. It is pressuring to younger students to pursue a higher education that only a few could achieve, and is also difficult for them to established an identity in society. Second, a college education does not benefit the youth financially because it is
Recently, many have begun to attack and degrade higher education in the United States. In the book How College Works, authors Daniel Chambliss and Christopher Takacs claim, “As state support has eroded, and as more students attend college in an increasingly desperate attempt to find viable jobs, the price to students of attending an institution of higher education has gone up, especially at more selective institutions” (172). So is college even worth it? Caroline Bird’s excerpt from her book Case Against College “Where College Fails Us” is an adequately written article that agrees with those who question whether college is a good investment. Bird argues that although some students would benefit from college and succeed, many fall short, wasting
As a college student who is currently spending thousands of dollars to further my education and achieve a career goal, it was, at first, disheartening to read Caroline Bird ’s essay “College is a Waste of Time and Money”. However, after thoroughly examining her points, I now see that her essay is illogical. In her piece “College is a Waste of Time and Money”, Caroline Bird argues against the idea that “college is the best place for all high-school graduates” (1); in other words, college isn’t for everyone. Throughout her writing, Bird supplies her readers with evidence that explains how, for some individuals, college is a waste of not only time and money, but of intellectual effort, as well.
“3 Reasons College Still Matters” by Andrew Delbanco 3) “Surely, every American college ought to defend this waning possibility, whatever we call it. And an American college is only true to itself when it opens its doors to all - the rich, the middle, and the poor - who have the capacity to embrace the precious chance to think and reflect before life engulfs them. If we are all serious about democracy, that means everyone.” 4) In this part of the writing Andrew Delbanco tries to persuade his audience by using the pattern of logic that agrees with the overall argument but also considers another striking point of view to strengthen the argument (While these arguments are convincing, they must also consider…).
Can Two Be Greater Than Four? Does college really matter? Has college lost its rite to passage appeal? Can one still go to college and be successful in the pursuit of self-discovery? These are the types of questions that Liz Addison challenges in her short essay “Two Years Are Better Than Four”. By taking into account my own experience as a current community college student and advocate, in this response to Addison’s essay I choose to elaborate on her views of community college being better than a four year university in the sense of offering a better college experience.
“I owe it all to community College” Summary and Response In Tom’s Hanks article “I owe it all to community college”, he tells us a little bit of his own personal life experience and how attending to a community college changed his life. Tom Hanks starts off with addressing to us that he was an underachieving student that had lousy SAT scores. He then mentions that he apply to two well known colleges, but never got accepted it to any of them and then goes off with telling us that the last application he send was to Chabot (a community college) in Hayward, California. Hanks then describes all the courses that Chabot offers and as well all the various programs that they give, he tells us how there are different genders
There are many different people in community college including veterans, of marital and maternal status, and middle-aged men wanting to improve their employment prospects (Hanks). Hanks shows how diverse and ambitious the community college environment is. One might object that the efficiency of the student might decline because of how social the college is and how prone the students are to distractions at a community college. To some extent this is true however, President Obama’s proposal prevents this from
