Title:
Education Going Missing?
Author:
Zack Newland
Date:
9/30/2012
Topic:
Vote for Prop 30
Exigence:
If Prop 30 does not pass it will result in major budget cuts to our education
system.
Intended
Audience: Non-Voters, Voters, Undecided Voters, Students, Parents and the
uninformed.
Purpose:
Explain, inform and persuade the intended audience to vote for Prop 30 to pass.
Claim:
The failing of Prop 30 will inevitably lead to major budget cuts for our
schools making education increasingly difficult for those trying to learn and
increase their education.
Writer's
Strategy #1: I will use facts to logically appeal to the reader's so that they
understand what will come if Prop 30 does not pass. Main points such as the
inevitable $6 billion budget cut to our schools (Grades K-12) which will cause
major hardships for schools of this caliber across the state. Further more
there will be steep increases to school tuitions, which will make it even harder
for new students and students desiring to continue their education that deal
with financial hardships. With prices that have already been increased in the
past few years, the size of this hurdle will potentially be doubled.
Reader's
Effect #1: Reader's will be able to see these facts and understand that it will
make achieving an education much more difficult for those who want it and
ultimately need it.
Writer's
Strategy #2: As I am currently a student enrolled in college I face the
difficult task of paying many bills associated with achieving an education.
Some of these bills entitled are: costs of units for each class registration,
the cost of books for each class, and even the cost of living and
transportation to get to my classes. This is already difficult enough for one
person to handle and if Prop 30 doesn't pass it will just make each one of
these hardships twice or even three times as difficult due to the higher
tuition and unit fees for colleges.
Reader's
Effect #2: I will appeal to Pathos by building my credibility with the readers,
explaining how I myself, along with all other students, will also be a
victim to the failing of Prop 30.
Writer’s
Strategy #3: As discouraging and challenging as paying for college is, the
inevitable outcome of Prop 30 not being passed will increase these difficulties
and ultimately cause students to wonder if the price of education is worth the
amount of debt or effort that must be made to make ends meat in order to
achieve it. College already presents a good amount of work itself, and piling
on the extra outside work to earn money for classes and books will just further
discourage students and may even cause a large percent to give up because it
will seem like an impossible feat.
Readers
Effect #3: By allowing reader’s to understand the difficulties that students
face at this day and age will hopefully allow them to open their minds and realize
that it is extremely challenging for students and becoming harder as time goes
by. Voting for Prop 30 will be a major aid to all struggling students.
