Laura Walsh
English 102
Lesley Jenike
January 20, 2005

You Make Your Own Chances

Very few individuals in present day America look at our country's educational system as a place to grow intellectually. Instead, individual wealth and success are the main reason most college students attend a University. Paul Loeb recognizes this way of viewing education when he interviewed a wide range of students from West coast to East coast on why they personally attend college. After many interviews Loeb found that the majority of the students felt the same way. He states that, "most students viewed college as just a means to individual success," (Loeb, 244). In this article, Loeb doesn't even have to use much persuasion; all he had to do was let the students talk. Simply including the exact quotes from his interviewees shows us his point without him actually having to express it. This was a very strong technique in his article and I agree with the point that is being made.......

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