After reading a certain article written to drum up support for higher education my opinion about such things remains the same, there is more than one pathway to a good life. The article in question was written by Gov. Doug Ducey and is titled Why Arizona needs more college grads. The focus is to highlight the new program that Governor Ducey is proudly supporting. The focus of the program: More people with more degrees.
College is seen nowadays as a necessity. It is the beginning of adult life. It is what gets you a happy life. That is what Ducey would have you believe, and it is true that college is certainly not bad and usually helps in life after high school as it focuses certain feelings and ideas about what you want. This new program that is being unveiled aims to have everyone "working together and taking a fresh look at how we can bridge education and the economy". This article overall is very good. It offers data and other groups that have credibility. Cited easily as an ethos/logos combination approach to writing, it is very effectively written and supported. Where it loses me, is the shift into pathos. "As a husband and a dad" being the final stamp on this article, it raises the question is it effective to step away from the credibility developed from the first and foremost strategy. By using the title husband and father it instantly triggered a question in my mind: Why did he not mention he is a politician, adding to his many "wondrous" titles? A question easily answered. If he were to do this it would have been a cliché as politicians presently always care about the children. By not addressing the fact that he is a politician and continuing with the "care for the children" mode of writing later in his article, he come under some ridicule which weakens the article. Gov. Ducey wrote an article that starts out very effectively by using data and experts in Arizona education but loses that credibility to some degree by changing to the charitable politician cliché.
The content in his article is outwardly decent; however, I raise issue with him sighting college as the only way to better Arizona and one of the only option for high school students. There are many options after high school, each one catering to a certain outlook. For example, there is the military, trade schools, apprenticeships, a gap year, and others that can all be done or pursued after high school. Nothing is set in stone. The fact that Gov. Ducey does not address the multitude of other options takes away drastically from his article as it shows that he is a part of this for his own reason and not to have a better "children" have a better future, but to have a better Arizona by his own method to get more votes for his party. A better Arizona is not bad, but the way he intends to do it is by far too focused on what he wants.
Be sure to say what I left out, and comment about what you think of Ducey's plan. Thank you for reading.
After reading a certain article written to drum up support for higher education my opinion about such things remains the same, there is more than one pathway to a good life. The article in question was written by Gov. Doug Ducey and is titled Why Arizona needs more college grads. The focus is to highlight the new program that Governor Ducey is proudly supporting. The focus of the program: More people with more degrees.
College is seen nowadays as a necessity. It is the beginning of adult life. It is what gets you a happy life. That is what Ducey would have you believe, and it is true that college is certainly not bad and usually helps in life after high school as it focuses certain feelings and ideas about what you want. This new program that is being unveiled aims to have everyone "working together and taking a fresh look at how we can bridge education and the economy". This article overall is very good. It offers data and other groups that have credibility. Cited easily as an ethos/logos combination approach to writing, it is very effectively written and supported. Where it loses me, is the shift into pathos. "As a husband and a dad" being the final stamp on this article, it raises the question is it effective to step away from the credibility developed from the first and foremost strategy. By using the title husband and father it instantly triggered a question in my mind: Why did he not mention he is a politician, adding to his many "wondrous" titles? A question easily answered. If he were to do this it would have been a cliché as politicians presently always care about the children. By not addressing the fact that he is a politician and continuing with the "care for the children" mode of writing later in his article, he come under some ridicule which weakens the article. Gov. Ducey wrote an article that starts out very effectively by using data and experts in Arizona education but loses that credibility to some degree by changing to the charitable politician cliché.
The content in his article is outwardly decent; however, I raise issue with him sighting college as the only way to better Arizona and one of the only option for high school students. There are many options after high school, each one catering to a certain outlook. For example, there is the military, trade schools, apprenticeships, a gap year, and others that can all be done or pursued after high school. Nothing is set in stone. The fact that Gov. Ducey does not address the multitude of other options takes away drastically from his article as it shows that he is a part of this for his own reason and not to have a better "children" have a better future, but to have a better Arizona by his own method to get more votes for his party. A better Arizona is not bad, but the way he intends to do it is by far too focused on what he wants.
Be sure to say what I left out, and comment about what you think of Ducey's plan. Thank you for reading.
College is seen nowadays as a necessity. It is the beginning of adult life. It is what gets you a happy life. That is what Ducey would have you believe, and it is true that college is certainly not bad and usually helps in life after high school as it focuses certain feelings and ideas about what you want. This new program that is being unveiled aims to have everyone "working together and taking a fresh look at how we can bridge education and the economy". This article overall is very good. It offers data and other groups that have credibility. Cited easily as an ethos/logos combination approach to writing, it is very effectively written and supported. Where it loses me, is the shift into pathos. "As a husband and a dad" being the final stamp on this article, it raises the question is it effective to step away from the credibility developed from the first and foremost strategy. By using the title husband and father it instantly triggered a question in my mind: Why did he not mention he is a politician, adding to his many "wondrous" titles? A question easily answered. If he were to do this it would have been a cliché as politicians presently always care about the children. By not addressing the fact that he is a politician and continuing with the "care for the children" mode of writing later in his article, he come under some ridicule which weakens the article. Gov. Ducey wrote an article that starts out very effectively by using data and experts in Arizona education but loses that credibility to some degree by changing to the charitable politician cliché.
The content in his article is outwardly decent; however, I raise issue with him sighting college as the only way to better Arizona and one of the only option for high school students. There are many options after high school, each one catering to a certain outlook. For example, there is the military, trade schools, apprenticeships, a gap year, and others that can all be done or pursued after high school. Nothing is set in stone. The fact that Gov. Ducey does not address the multitude of other options takes away drastically from his article as it shows that he is a part of this for his own reason and not to have a better "children" have a better future, but to have a better Arizona by his own method to get more votes for his party. A better Arizona is not bad, but the way he intends to do it is by far too focused on what he wants.
Be sure to say what I left out, and comment about what you think of Ducey's plan. Thank you for reading.
After reading a certain article written to drum up support for higher education my opinion about such things remains the same, there is more than one pathway to a good life. The article in question was written by Gov. Doug Ducey and is titled Why Arizona needs more college grads. The focus is to highlight the new program that Governor Ducey is proudly supporting. The focus of the program: More people with more degrees.
College is seen nowadays as a necessity. It is the beginning of adult life. It is what gets you a happy life. That is what Ducey would have you believe, and it is true that college is certainly not bad and usually helps in life after high school as it focuses certain feelings and ideas about what you want. This new program that is being unveiled aims to have everyone "working together and taking a fresh look at how we can bridge education and the economy". This article overall is very good. It offers data and other groups that have credibility. Cited easily as an ethos/logos combination approach to writing, it is very effectively written and supported. Where it loses me, is the shift into pathos. "As a husband and a dad" being the final stamp on this article, it raises the question is it effective to step away from the credibility developed from the first and foremost strategy. By using the title husband and father it instantly triggered a question in my mind: Why did he not mention he is a politician, adding to his many "wondrous" titles? A question easily answered. If he were to do this it would have been a cliché as politicians presently always care about the children. By not addressing the fact that he is a politician and continuing with the "care for the children" mode of writing later in his article, he come under some ridicule which weakens the article. Gov. Ducey wrote an article that starts out very effectively by using data and experts in Arizona education but loses that credibility to some degree by changing to the charitable politician cliché.
The content in his article is outwardly decent; however, I raise issue with him sighting college as the only way to better Arizona and one of the only option for high school students. There are many options after high school, each one catering to a certain outlook. For example, there is the military, trade schools, apprenticeships, a gap year, and others that can all be done or pursued after high school. Nothing is set in stone. The fact that Gov. Ducey does not address the multitude of other options takes away drastically from his article as it shows that he is a part of this for his own reason and not to have a better "children" have a better future, but to have a better Arizona by his own method to get more votes for his party. A better Arizona is not bad, but the way he intends to do it is by far too focused on what he wants.Be sure to say what I left out, and comment about what you think of Ducey's plan. Thank you for reading.
I completely agree with you. To just add a bit, I realized when he does mention him being a father and how he feels it takes away from our own generation and how we feel. Our parents may want us to go to college to get that for sure 6 figure salary right after graduation but even then that's not how it works out 9/10 times. College is not for everyone and it should not be expected from over half of our generation. A lot of people do better finding an alternative way such as college or even becoming an entrepreneur and starting their our business.
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