7 Reasons Why You Shouldnt Go To College & 4 Things To Do Instead Analysis For this assignment, you will integrate a quotation from “7 Reasons Why You Shou

7 Reasons Why You Shouldnt Go To College & 4 Things To Do Instead Analysis For this assignment, you will integrate a quotation from “7 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Go To College and 4 Things To Do Instead” by Michael Price ( http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michaelprice/7-reasons-why-you-shouldn_1_b_5501111.html ) as you use the seven step model to compose a paragraph in which you make an argument about whether or not most people will benefit from a college education. You may read the comments to his post, but be careful. You do not want your paragraph to be a summary of his post and someone else’s response. It is your idea I’m are after, which is why I’m also asking you to use your own experience as part of your explanation in step six. You are not using your own experience as an example because one person’s experience cannot serve as evidence. You can, however, use your own experience to explain an aspect of your argument. Please remember that you can use a quotation from Price’s to make an argument that agrees or disagrees with his premise. In short, you need not agree with him in order to use a quotation from his blog post. You only want one quotation in this assignment: the quotation you make in step four. Be sure to explain and document the quotation appropriately and ensure that your readers will understand how the quotation supports your own idea. Number your sentences so that the numbers correspond with the elements numbered 1-7. Please remember that you are not simply offering a summary of a point made by the Price; you are using the text to support an argument that you are making–your main point. (Full Instruction provided in file)(other student work provided as well, just a idea of how other students doing it. But I have no idea they are doing it right or not) For many papers in this class and in other college classes, you will need to analyze
quotes. Paragraphs centering on discussion of quotes need to give very good
explanations of the quote and what you will say about it. You should never allow a quote
to “speak” for itself; you must clearly make a point about each quote you use. The
following is a basic formula for a paragraph that analyzes a quote. While you may vary
the formula, it is a good idea to try to have the following elements in your paragraph:
1. a topic sentence that tells the main point you’ll make in the paragraph (You
might think of the main point as a mini thesis);
2. some background information (the author’s name, title of the source, and any
relevant background information about the author and the piece/post/article, and a
brief summary of the piece) about the quote so that the reader is not at all confused
about what the quote means;
3. an explanation of the argument you are making about the quote (if you don’t
include this first, your readers will need to re-read the quote later once you make your
point);
4. the quote, preceded by a signal phrase, with quotation marks and a
parenthetical page citation. You should provide enough of the quote that it makes
sense, but don’t put in more than you can discuss. One or two sentences is generally a
good quote length;
5. a restatement of the quote in your own words (paraphrase) right after you
present it to make sure readers understood the quote in the same way you did;
6. The final few sentences of your paragraph should explain, being sure to
include your own experience not as evidence but to help explain your argument, your
point about the quote in more detail, and why you draw that conclusion about the quote;
7. Your final sentence should remind readers of your paragraph’s main point.
For this assignment, you will integrate a quotation from “7 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t
Go To College and 4 Things To Do Instead” by Michael Price
( http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michaelprice/7 -reasons -why-you-shouldn_1_b_5501111.html ) as you
use the seven step model to compose a paragraph in which you make an argument
about whether or not most people will benefit from a college education. You may read
the comments to his post, but be careful. You do not want your paragraph to be a
summary of his post and someone else’s response. It is your idea I’m are after, which
is why I’m also asking you to use your own experience as part of your explanation in
step six. You are not using your own experience as an example because one person’s
experience cannot serve as evidence. You can, however, use your own experience to
explain an aspect of your argument. Please remember that you can use a quotation
from Price’s to make an argument that agrees or disagrees with his premise. In short,
you need not agree with him in order to use a quotation from his blog post. You only
want one quotation in this assignment: the quotation you make in step four. Be sure to
explain and document the quotation appropriately and ensure that your readers will
understand how the quotation supports your own idea. Number your sentences so
that the numbers correspond with the elements numbered 1-7. Please remember
that you are not simply offering a summary of a point made by the Price; you are using
the text to support an argument that you are making–your main point.
Example: The following example, from a research paper on Satan worship, follows the
above model. Note that, although the main point is repeated several times, the
paragraph does not sound repetitive. This repetition is necessary to make sure the
reader understands the quote and your point about it.
1. Satanism often provides an outlet for the negative emotions experienced by
abused or neglected young people. 2. Timothy Zeddies argues in “Adolescent
Satanism” that abused teens are particularly prone to adopting Satanic philosophies. In
his article, Zeddies discusses several examples of teenage psychiatric patients who
choose Satanism as a means to express their negative feelings. 3. It is important that
we place a teen’s choosing Satanism within the context of the teen’s life because often
time such choices reflect a teen’s angst more that a teen’s belief in Satanism. 4.
Zeddies writes, “Satanism is both liberating and familiar. It allows them to express and
receive validation for their rage and hatred toward authority figures who have abused,
neglected, betrayed, or abandoned them” (24). 5. Zeddies claims that angry teenagers
feel comforted by the angry and dark spirit of Satanic cults. 6. Understanding that some
choices teens make, which at first might seem to suggest teens are stereotypically evil,
are usually choices that reflect deep feelings of powerlessness and betrayal
experienced after years of abuse could give us have a more sympathetic view of teens
who choose Satanism. In my working with disenfranchised teens at the YMCA, I have
found that many or their choices that might mark them as “evil,” are usually their
attempts to have some sort of control in their lives. 7. Rather than viewing Satan worshiping teens as dangerous others, we could sympathize with the pain that led them
to Satanism.
“Quote Analysis”—assignment prepared by Karin Spirn, Fall 2006 (slight modifications
by Dale Ireland Winter, 2018)
1. A college education is not as valuable as one may think. 2. Michael Price argues that a college education is not the best option to achieve success in the work force. Price states that college leaves
students with great debt and no skills to get a good paying job. 3. The main reason college is failing its graduates is because it is not constructed to fulfill the needs that employers have. 4. Price states
that employers he has spoken to are,” finding it difficult to find talented and qualified applicants that are recent college graduates, because they simply have no skills. All they have is knowledge that can’t
be applied to anything practical in the real world” (Prince, 2014, PP 13). 5. Price claims that the current college curriculums are not teaching the relevant skills that employers need and are instead teaching
students a lot of unnecessary expensive knowledge. 6. While college is marketed to bring endless opportunities, employers are currently requiring more than the college diploma. They are often requiring a
4-year degree and experience, which most college students do not have being they have been going to school for the last couple of years. In applying for positions, I have found that employers have been
more inclined to hire someone with experience and relevant skills over the college education. This in large part is because training can be very costly for employers. 7. Rather than teaching courses to
make college students more refined, the college system can add value to their degrees by restructuring their systems based on the needs of the future employers of their future graduates.
Works Cited:
Price, M. (2014). 7 reasons why you shouldn’t go to college and 4 things to do
instead. Huff Post. Retrieved from https://www.huffpost.com/entry/7-reasons-why-you-shouldn_b_5501111
1.Attending College is not always worth the time and cost, there are many other alternatives to becoming successful. 2. Michael Prince argues many strong points in his article, “7 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Go to College
and 4 Things to Do Instead” explaining why college and universities are a scam, for many reasons such as income, tuition, student loans, and it being a waste of time. In his article, Prince discusses the college system and
many alternatives to being successful without having to attend college. 3. We spend every day telling ourselves that an education is needed in order to be successful but in the real world, it is the skills and readiness that
most employers are seeking. These are the arguments prince discusses in his article, putting your thinking into a different perspective. 4. He discusses how many students of today are facing debt, and states, “As a result of
the scheme Wall Street, the Federal Government and the college system concocted, America now holds $1 Trillion in student loan debt. This is more than home mortgages, car loans and credit cards and here’s the worse
part; 75% of this debt was accumulated between 2003 – 2011.” 5. Prince goes in depth about the debt and average tuition and fees that are required in relation to the income we make yearly. 6. As a student myself about
to graduate, I see how difficult it is to find a job. I have family members who have graduated with high degrees and honors and have a difficult time finding jobs, being because they focused so much on getting the degree
and not so much on gaining the work skills needed. College has become extremely expensive, some may say that financial aid is offered, but not all of us qualify. As a student, it is not easy renting/purchasing books, paying
tuition, parking permits, etc. Throughout high school, professors have drilled it in our heads that we can only get far and become successful with college degrees. 7. We should not be against education or learning because
it is still beneficial, but we should be encouraging of other ways. Rather than emphasizing the important of college degrees, we should be encouraging students and people as a whole to find a career that they are
passionate in. If that requires a degree than great, but if not, there are many other alternatives to becoming successful than attending college.
Work Cited
Prince, Michael. “7 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Go To College and 4 Things To Do Instead.” Huffpost, Huffpost, 6 Sept.2017, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/7-reasons-why-you-shouldnt_b_5501111

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