You know that annoying buzz of the alarm clock kind of pulling you out of your comfortable dream? That’s what this Article was. The author uses rhetorical devices such as harsh reality, advice, and even dumbed down diagrams and language to really unmask the issue and make readers understand why they are unhappy. Urban was almost condescending calling us yuppies, but caring in the fact he simply wants us to understand why we are feeling so down and out.
The writer uses almost dumbed down language, probably assuming that the audience may not be the smartest group of people. The author right off the bat stereotypes the generation between the late 70s and mid 90s as Gen Y yuppies, Gen Y protagonists or GYPSY calling them “a unique brand of yuppie, …show more content…
You're another completely inexperienced young person who doesn't have all that much to offer yet. You can become special by working really hard for a long time.” (Urban 2013 para 32). It kind of just sticks out and honestly makes me feel better about not having a job yet even though I’ve been here for a month and expected to have one, another real world example of how expectations make us sad.
If Urbana’s word wasn't enough he also Quotes “Paul Harvey, a University of New Hampshire professor and GYPSY expert” he says that Harvey said Gen Y feels a great deal of entitlement and that they have a hard time accepting negative feedback and don't generally respect the reward that they do earn. Harvey also gives advice saying employers should ask gen y’s why they generally feel superior to their coworkers, classmates ext. and why and to see how much they struggle with the second part of the question. (Urban & Harvey 2013 para 21)
I feel like the rhetorical effectiveness is very high, it really made me think of my life and my expectations and that I should be happy I’m even going to university directly out of high school. Urban defiantly accomplishes his goal of explain exactly why everyone seems to be so miserable all of the
The writer uses almost dumbed down language, probably assuming that the audience may not be the smartest group of people. The author right off the bat stereotypes the generation between the late 70s and mid 90s as Gen Y yuppies, Gen Y protagonists or GYPSY calling them “a unique brand of yuppie, …show more content…
You're another completely inexperienced young person who doesn't have all that much to offer yet. You can become special by working really hard for a long time.” (Urban 2013 para 32). It kind of just sticks out and honestly makes me feel better about not having a job yet even though I’ve been here for a month and expected to have one, another real world example of how expectations make us sad.
If Urbana’s word wasn't enough he also Quotes “Paul Harvey, a University of New Hampshire professor and GYPSY expert” he says that Harvey said Gen Y feels a great deal of entitlement and that they have a hard time accepting negative feedback and don't generally respect the reward that they do earn. Harvey also gives advice saying employers should ask gen y’s why they generally feel superior to their coworkers, classmates ext. and why and to see how much they struggle with the second part of the question. (Urban & Harvey 2013 para 21)
I feel like the rhetorical effectiveness is very high, it really made me think of my life and my expectations and that I should be happy I’m even going to university directly out of high school. Urban defiantly accomplishes his goal of explain exactly why everyone seems to be so miserable all of the