The article
I analyzed in my previous drafts spoke of the high amount of student debt in
America and how it is negatively affecting our overall economy. Once these
graduates get the degree they worked on for years, they spend double the amount
of time paying it back. The article speaks on how high the cost of higher
education is and also the importance of obtaining it. I cannot truly argue that
the large amount of student debt isn’t affecting the overall economy, because I
believe that it is. However, I can argue and present the ideas on how to make
student debt smaller and I can also add personal experience to these ideas. I
agree with most aspects of this article, however, I feel the author assumes
that all students must obtain student loans to receive a higher education that
they later have to drown in. The author leaves out the options of grants, union
work(ups, Kroger, etc.), and scholarship opportunities.
I think I can make a
good argument on the large amount of UPS locations across America and how it
can actually pay for your entire education. Being a UPS union worker myself, I
can shed personal light and add appealing language to this opportunity. Also,
being a scholarship recipient and attending a college prep school, I think I
could make an argument on the large amount of scholarship opportunities
obtainable in the U.S. and how they can make the burden of a lifetime that much
smaller. I can also speak on the billions of scholarship opportunities offered
by many different universities, such as UofL. There is no way to fully get rid
of the student debt in America, but individually, we can lessen it and
ultimately bring the economy out of debt by giving people the money they earned
to put back into our economy rather than back to debt.
“Available in 51 UPS
locations across the nation, the Education Assistance program is just one way
we aim to help employees make their world work better – by attaining their
education and career goals… (the students) earn $5,250 in assistance per
calendar year with a lifetime maximum of $25,000” (United Parcel Services of
America Website). This is enough money to obtain the degree desired by these
students and to avoid the burden of paying it off that can last a lifetime.
I thought this paper was really well written and it really caught my attention. This writing points out things that a lot of people deal with all over the nation! Putting your own personal experiences in it makes the paper even more interesting. You had some really good points and ideas!
ReplyDeleteThis paper was very well written. The quote really went well with your topic and points of emphasis. Your beliefs about how we cannot eliminate college debt in america but can change it are well thought out. This paper has a lot of potential to be a solid extended essay. Good job.
ReplyDeleteI believe also in the point you are making, that there is opportunity for you if you actively go out and seek it. You are very good at presenting both sides of an argument and this breeds conversation. After reading this you could really have an interesting debate one way or another.
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