Exploring Paths: Post-High School Choices and Success

We all have to go to school as it is mandatory by law until we graduate from twelfth grade. However, after high school the options seem endless, and the choices are overwhelming. Young graduates can go to a community college to take advantage of the free tuition for two years and then move to a university after that. They also may forge ahead and go straight to a university to begin to pursue their future career. They may choose to go straight into the workforce. My father took this path, and he has been successful and supports our family well. There are many success stories of people who have chosen from these different paths indicating that there is really not a wrong choice. Some people think that going to college isn’t worth the

Additionally, in his article Rose talks about his own experiences and uses them as examples for others. It’s one thing to hear somebody say that you can still be successful if your young road was a little rocky, but when you hear it from a forty-year college professor it brings lots of credibility to the situation. With regard to pathos Rose may be viewed as a trustworthy person because he is very intelligent and has been down one of those paths himself. He also talks about some of the other options to take. He took the community college route to start, but he thoroughly explained some of the other options as well. He is not one sided when it comes to this topic, which is helpful if you’re reading these articles to try to make a decision. Also, pathos comes in play because Rose went to a small community college and then continued his education and went on to be a professor at a university. This demonstrates to young students that if you value the opportunities you are given, you may accomplish big

One interesting point is that she gives us a different type of article. She definitely used logos because her logic and reasoning are good, and she supports her facts. She approached the article differently than Rose, and it is important to be aware of some of the information that she presented to us. For instance, “ With this in mind, I believe the central goal of higher-education institutions such Sarah Lawrence College must be to graduate “world-ready” critical thinkers with the capacity to acquire new skills and adapt to a fast-changing landscape—who can put their learning to work in the world, both immediately and 50 years down the line.” That is a good point. There can be a straight A student that can apply his or her knowledge to the real world but you could also have some B average students that can make a huge impact in our society. The element Ethos is not as clear in Lawrence’s article. Without any outside research it is not clear to the reader if Karen Lawrence is a reliable source. She seems to know what she is talking about, but not knowing her educational and professional background readers may question her authority on the topic. Pathos also is not as visible. She does not refer to her own personal self and experiences in this article. Sometimes that is not a problem, but for this topic I believe the pathos added a