7.3: Purpose and Format in “The Leader in the Mirror”
Question 1 • (OC27) ENG 4-1001400-S2-VRobinson-VOL7006P
Read the excerpt from Pat Mora’s essay "The Leader in the Mirror."I hoped that most of the students were going to enroll in college. The confetti would be for their private celebrations, those solitary moments when they had passed a test that worried them, finished a difficult paper at 2 A.M., found a summer internship. Sometimes, even when no one else is around, it’s important to celebrate when we have struggled and succeeded—to sprinkle a little confetti on our own heads.Now read the excerpt from the article "Career Planning for High Schoolers."About two-thirds of high school graduates from the class of 2013 enrolled in college that fall, according to BLS: 42 percent in baccalaureate (4-year) colleges and 24 percent in 2-year schools. Of the remaining one-third of 2013 graduates, who opted not to go to college, 74 percent entered the labor force.College-bound high school graduates may not know it, but BLS data show that wages are usually higher, and unemployment rates lower, for people who continue their education after high school.
Answer
A
Both discourage higher education.
B
Both are written for immigrants.
C
Both use numbers to prove a point.
D
Both discuss higher education.
Explanation
Both excerpts discuss higher education. Mora writes about hoping that most students would enroll in college, while the article reports how many high school graduates enrolled in college and describes how continuing education can affect wages and unemployment. The excerpts do not both discourage higher education or use numbers to prove a point; Mora’s excerpt includes no statistics.
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