The Author of “Some Lessons from the Assembly Line” (Braaksma, 05) is trying to tell his readers, continuing higher education is a better option than spending a lifetime behind factory manufacturing. He seems build a picture of big clunky metal, and harsh environments to work in. In turn comparing school life in a whimsical ease compared to the assembly line during the summers. Key points in this article begin almost immediately with the description of an assembly line compared to French class. He brings the point he does this every summer rather than retail or restaurant positions like other classmates.…
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Imagine being a college student, then imagine spending most of your summers since high school working on the factory floor. This job may seem monotonous to you, working day in and day out, for long hours and low pay, but it ends up teaching you to appreciate your life as a college student. It also teaches you life lessons, like the fact that some people work most of their lives in these factories. That is exactly what the author, Andrew Braaksma wrote about when he wrote "Some Lessons from the Assembly Line (Braaksma, 2005). The author's theme of "Some Lessons from the Assembly Line"(Braaksma, 2005) is to show the different lessons he learned in college while working summers in factories because these lessons taught him to appreciate his opportunity to go to college and his experiences taught him a lifelong lesson about education being possibly the best way to your career goals.…
In the article "Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here?" by Mark Edmundson narrates the experience of studying at college. Mark Edmundson says, that the first day of college is a major achievement not just for the students attending to their classes also an achievement for parents, grandparents, uncles, and aunts who helped to get at college. He says, education in America is a fight against the drugs, violence, slime-based culture and big fight against the institution and education is about finding out what form of work for you is close to being play. Mark was taught that a person goes to college only once and he must study what he wanted.…
In Colleges Prepare People for Life by Charles Murray, it is argued that college prepares people for a job after graduation, but above a career, it prepares people to achieve a successful life. An excellent, satisfying job is only the beginning of the benefits that college may offer. Individuals because of college are faced with countless possibilities compared to those who never attend.…
Larry Cuban, a former social studies high school teacher, superintendent, manages to compress the mantra that has been repeated for several of years with his article entitled, “Why Everyone Shouldn’t Go To College”. He accomplishes this by giving us countless of interesting facts about the reality of college and life. He argues that the annual college tuition seems to be extremely expensive, that may not worth the amount of money you’re paying.In addition, he makes note that college graduates working at manufacturing places that don’t need college diplomas, in order to complete their job. Furthermore, he makes clear that one might be a high school dropout or graduate of high school and can still be highly…
The thought of working long hot days on the assembly makes him appreciate the being on the beautiful college campus. As he reflects on the past year of school he realizes the days of skipping class or turning in a less than stellar paper seem like a “cop out” considering the alternative (Braaksma, 2005). He is able to take a step back and look at both sides what is and what could have been. He has learned some life lessons on the assembly line and developed relationships with his co-workers who have taught him some valuable…
In her essay “Who Needs College?” Linda Lee addresses the issue of whether or not a college education is necessary in order to have a successful life. Lee believes that too much importance is placed on going away to school and getting a degree when it is very possible to find a job and learn valuable life lessons without it. While many would strongly oppose her position on this topic, it has been proven time and time again by numerous individuals that a bright future is well within reach without having to obtain a degree.…
Ehrenreich and Fuentes "Life on the Global Assembly Line", World Views, Third Edition, is ineffective because the witness testimony cannot be validated, the use of illustrations is illogical, their examples are based on unfounded information and their statistical data is often not substantiated by scientific data.…
Questions 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, and 12 on page 84.Q1. Classify the following types of processes as continuous, assembly line, batch, job shop, or project:…
When writing it’s important to connect with the topic; therefore, I read each article before making my decision. “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan was the article suggested by the Reading Selection Quiz, I could not connect with this article at all. I found “Me Talk Pretty One Day” by David Sedaris uninteresting. Some Lessons From the Assembly Line” by Andrew Braaksma was intriguing and hit really close to home, so I decided it would be best for my critical analysis project.…
What other people don’t tell them is that college is to help build people that can better the community and the world. McCreery writes about how college’s true purpose is to build people that have the education that allows them to survive in the world and be able to think things you that others didn’t not just to make you a big paycheck. The way College does this is by providing students with classes that can help them grow as a human and be the best they can be. A great example of this is when I took a liberal arts class this class helped me learn how I learn and how other people learn so wat I learned is that i learn the best when I write things down but it also thought me that people learn differently some people learn better by seeing things or hearing what they need to learn and other learns by touching and feeling things to remember it and learn…
“It’s just extremely disappointing and aggravating to have paid all that money and have nothing to show for it other than debt.” proclaimed Michelle Polyakov, an English graduate from Drake University. Polyakov obviously feels that college is not worth the cost and that all someone has to show for the education is debt. College has been deemed, by some, that it is not worth the cost because of the financial loss, the future job security, and the need for “blue collar” jobs. Finances, job security, and the need for manual laborers are all major factors in the debate of college and its cost. The reason being is because not all people are meant to go to college, or their situation just isn’t ideal. College is a privilege, and not every job requires you to have a higher form of learning, but most do. By viewing the debt of a student after graduation, the job security of graduates, and the need for manual laborers, one can infer that college is not worth the cost.…
When an average high schooler walks into senior year, the students are quickly bombarded by school counselors discussing which four year college they should apply too. At my high school, it was never second guessed whether the student would be attending college but was assumed. Most people have misconceptions that if they do not get a degree, they will unable to obtain a job and have an overall unsuccessful life. In Charles Murray’s, “Are Too Many People Going to College” and Freeman Hrabowski’s “College Prepares People for Life”, the two author both discuss the education system we have in place, however, Charles Murray provides a more convincing argument that college, contrary to popular belief, is just not for everyone.…
For most, higher education is the key to social mobility, financial stability, and self-actualization. Living-wage jobs are difficult to find, especially without an education past high school. Workers are competing in a market that demands knowledge, high-skills, and leadership. College is where young adults can learn to be successful.…