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Josh Reinhart
Professor Franklin
English 2089
11 November 2013
Rhetorical Brief
*Name of the Reading?
The name of the reading is, “Why College is a Waste of Time and Money.”
*Author?
The author of this piece is Caroline Bird.
Author’s Credentials?
Caroline Bird is an established British poet who has won several poetry awards. She graduated from Oxford with a degree in literature.
Audience?
The audience of, “Why College is a Waste of Time and Money,” speaks out to a variety of people. The audiences include: current college students, parents, academic researchers, high school students, and any people who believe in the current college system. All of these groups of people are spoken to in Bird’s essay because she is striving to inform on how college is quickly becoming sidetracked from its main goal, to educate.
Context of the Writing?
Caroline Bird’s essay is written in the context that uses self-opinion and research to support Bird’s point of view. She writes to support her main points.
How did you determine who the audience was?
I determined who the audience was for this essay by interpreting Bird’s thesis and searching for her main purpose in her writing. It became clear that Bird was writing with an informative tone, so I then decided who she was trying to inform.
Author’s Purpose?
Bird’s purpose in writing this essay is to inform her readers about how college has become more of a social day-care, rather than a place of higher education.
Author’s Thesis?
The thesis of this essay is, “college is at best a social center or aging vat, and at worst a young folks’ home or even a prison that keeps them out of the mainstream economic life for a few more years.” This thesis is Bird’s perspective of what college is to 75 percent of its students.
Author’s Main Points?
Bird gives a ton of points throughout her essay that support her main idea. The main points in
Professor Franklin
English 2089
11 November 2013
Rhetorical Brief
*Name of the Reading?
The name of the reading is, “Why College is a Waste of Time and Money.”
*Author?
The author of this piece is Caroline Bird.
Author’s Credentials?
Caroline Bird is an established British poet who has won several poetry awards. She graduated from Oxford with a degree in literature.
Audience?
The audience of, “Why College is a Waste of Time and Money,” speaks out to a variety of people. The audiences include: current college students, parents, academic researchers, high school students, and any people who believe in the current college system. All of these groups of people are spoken to in Bird’s essay because she is striving to inform on how college is quickly becoming sidetracked from its main goal, to educate.
Context of the Writing?
Caroline Bird’s essay is written in the context that uses self-opinion and research to support Bird’s point of view. She writes to support her main points.
How did you determine who the audience was?
I determined who the audience was for this essay by interpreting Bird’s thesis and searching for her main purpose in her writing. It became clear that Bird was writing with an informative tone, so I then decided who she was trying to inform.
Author’s Purpose?
Bird’s purpose in writing this essay is to inform her readers about how college has become more of a social day-care, rather than a place of higher education.
Author’s Thesis?
The thesis of this essay is, “college is at best a social center or aging vat, and at worst a young folks’ home or even a prison that keeps them out of the mainstream economic life for a few more years.” This thesis is Bird’s perspective of what college is to 75 percent of its students.
Author’s Main Points?
Bird gives a ton of points throughout her essay that support her main idea. The main points in