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Many students with different struggles all want a better education but budget cuts take those opportunities away from them.

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Regardless of a recession, education must be fully funded and supported by the government, as making cuts to it will have negative effects on the future, that will outweigh the positive impacts cuts will have on the present.

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Rose emphasizes the needs and hardships that the low income community endured in America such as lack of educational opportunities. Educating People and providing low income Americans with efficient and ameliorated opportunities will make a significant difference in the lives of the unemployed, the disadvantageous, and the lower class. Furthermore, Rose’s exigence is illuminated as he states that the American economy and educational system may plummet to that of the European style and leave America further divided and unfavorable.

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The poor are young, lightly educated people who jump around low paying jobs. The poor are also suffering more by economic restructuring and globalization as well, and drifting "into the underbelly of America's capitalism." Some say that the solution is to invest in new technologies, but not all people agree with that statement.

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Repetition

The author repeats speaking of monetary cuts and the detriment that will leave on the future. In doing this, they place emphasis on the importance of keeping education as a priority in order to create a promising future for the current children.

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Personal Experience
"I have been spending time at an inner-city community college..."(paragraph 6).
Rose uses personal experience to appeal to the emotions of his audience and to get his message across about low-income students.
Allusion
“Otherwise, to cite an earlier issue of The Economist that also dealt with American inequality...”(paragraph 4)
“There are a few current policy initiatives that are aimed to helping...The Federal American Graduation Initiative—was sacrificed during...”(paragraph 5)
Rose utilizes and references to various past initiatives that have taken place yet illuminated his claim by stating and proving that they have been rather disadvantageous and ineffective. Moreover, he then references to an article by The Economist and goes on to state a specific section of the article to emphasize his claim.

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Rhetorical Question: "What kind of society do we want to live in?" (paragraph 1)
This question sets up the idea that at the time, American society was not ideal and that something needs to be done to fix it. The way the question is posed indicates that the choices the government and American colleges make about education will determine future American society.

Allusion: paragraph 2
Refers to Michael Harrington and his work writing about the invisible poor community in the 60s. Rose connects Harrington's work to present day which shows that nothing changed. This strengthens Rose's claim because it shows that whatever the government did for the education system between Harrington's time and now didn't work and something else has to be done.

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Personal experience
“As I have gotten to know these students...” (paragraph 7).

By talking about his own observations of student behavior and seeing how they are eager to learn and receive a great education, Rose is able to appeal to the emotions of the reader as well as establish reliability as a first-hand observer of the students.

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"If the editors of The Economist are right, the deep cuts in education -especially to programs and institutions that help poor people connect to school or work- will have disastrous long term economic consequences that far outweigh immediate budgetary gains" (paragraph 13).

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"..we risk ‘calcifying into a European style class based society.’”

"Although some students attend the college with the goal of transfer, the majority come for its well regarded occupational programs. More than 90 percent must take one more more based skill courses; 60 percent are on financial aid"

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"young, marginally educated people who drift in and out of low-pay, dead-end jobs...unable to find work as industries transform and shops close" (paragraph 2). This statement supports the various struggles that Americans faced --that something needs to be done to fix it.

"One of Obama's administration's mantras is that we need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build our competition in order to achieve fuller prosperity" (paragraph 3).

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“Many had chaotic childhoods, went to underperforming schools, and never finished high school” (paragraph 7).

“What really strikes me, though, is students’ level of engagement, particularly in the occupational programs” (paragraph 8).

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What is the relationship of Rose's concluding paragraph to his claim and to the evidence that he offers in the body of his essay?

Rose's concluding paragraph relates to the evidence that he previously provided and his claim because it reinforces that not investing in public education now will ultimately cause negative effects in the future. Rose alludes to the recession throughout his argument, and he emphasizes that budget cuts are difficult, but that education should have more value, as classes for lower-class students could help them grow and learn to reach some form of equality in educational disparities.

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How does Rose tailor his message to his audience of college administrators?

Rose tailors his message to his audience of college administrators by utilizing and applying specific educational initiatives pushed forth by the US government to aid the low income community yet also to emphasize how ineffective they have been. Furthermore, Rose continues to discuss and expand on his claim by including how receiving a degree from a college won’t simply “lift them out of hard times”. Nonetheless, he also states that the simplicity of receiving a degree can aid the low income community as well, thus he reaches out to college administrators by providing the advantages and disadvantages of college and a degree.

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Examine Rose's introductory paragraph. How does he structure this opening unit?

The introductory paragraph is set up as a rhetorical question. "What kind of society do we want to live in?" (Paragraph 1). This rhetorical question introduces Rose's main idea behind his work and has the writer begin to think and create ideas about an ideal society. This question sets up the fact that the choices made by American education will set up American society.

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Explain Rose's tone and voice in this essay. Where does he personalize his argument, and what is the effect?

Rose has a very respectful tone in these paragraphs, as he explains his observations on campus and notes how hardworking and hopeful the students are. By making use of his personal observations, it gives the audience a reality check. Instead of seeing just numbers and statistics, these are real people with hopes and dreams.

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Gracie H., Hammna A,Daphne D,Samuel O.,Dorika G.

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Peyton Stevens
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