“The Doers Dont”
Susan Cain expresses her thoughts that, “the doers don’t receive the acknowledgement they deserve” in her article, “Not Leadership Material? Good. The World Needs More Followers.” Susan Cain includes her own personal experiences to relate to her article. Ms. Cian states that, “it is no longer enough to be a part of the student council, you must run the entire school.” This is like graduating college and applying for jobs to find that they require a minimum of three years experience. When thinking of future schools you would like to apply to, your resume/accomplishments is a large part of your acceptance. People often “overhaul” their resumes with activities the college would be more interested in rather than what they [themselves] …show more content…
Cain states her experience with leadership classes as a negative experience. During my leadership class they taught positive characteristics rather than “authoritative and dominating traits.” She explains that, “you either set your own path or follow someone else's.” This opinion is very narrow due to the fact that some people excel as a leader in once aspect while being more of a follower in another. Where you are located also plays a large role. If you are at a university it is much harder to stand out as a leader than it would be if you were at a community college. Ms. Cain expresses how important status is while you are developing your resume before and during college. As you graduate (with numerous volunteer hours, job shadows, club interactions, and honor roll status) you begin applying for jobs to receive a declination to your acceptance due to a lack of “status” or …show more content…
She has included the impact of leadership classes, surveys, and outside perspectives from someone else (I.E. admissions from multiple universities). By including these outside references and outside opinions her credibility has improved. Ms. Cain has made good use of (not only) logos as well as pathos.
Ms. Cain’s essay was positively impacted by her use of personal experience. Using previous experiences gives a more personal “touch” to the article. Ms. Cain could have used a perspective from someone else’s personal experiences to benefit her article. Ms. Cain reminses on many situations of her past to add to her article. She does make a reference to Sara Pollard and her experience at Vassar College which improves her article. Ms. Cain's numerous references add a personal touch to her article as well as her vivid use of vocabulary and
Susan Cain expresses her thoughts that, “the doers don’t receive the acknowledgement they deserve” in her article, “Not Leadership Material? Good. The World Needs More Followers.” Susan Cain includes her own personal experiences to relate to her article. Ms. Cian states that, “it is no longer enough to be a part of the student council, you must run the entire school.” This is like graduating college and applying for jobs to find that they require a minimum of three years experience. When thinking of future schools you would like to apply to, your resume/accomplishments is a large part of your acceptance. People often “overhaul” their resumes with activities the college would be more interested in rather than what they [themselves] …show more content…
Cain states her experience with leadership classes as a negative experience. During my leadership class they taught positive characteristics rather than “authoritative and dominating traits.” She explains that, “you either set your own path or follow someone else's.” This opinion is very narrow due to the fact that some people excel as a leader in once aspect while being more of a follower in another. Where you are located also plays a large role. If you are at a university it is much harder to stand out as a leader than it would be if you were at a community college. Ms. Cain expresses how important status is while you are developing your resume before and during college. As you graduate (with numerous volunteer hours, job shadows, club interactions, and honor roll status) you begin applying for jobs to receive a declination to your acceptance due to a lack of “status” or …show more content…
She has included the impact of leadership classes, surveys, and outside perspectives from someone else (I.E. admissions from multiple universities). By including these outside references and outside opinions her credibility has improved. Ms. Cain has made good use of (not only) logos as well as pathos.
Ms. Cain’s essay was positively impacted by her use of personal experience. Using previous experiences gives a more personal “touch” to the article. Ms. Cain could have used a perspective from someone else’s personal experiences to benefit her article. Ms. Cain reminses on many situations of her past to add to her article. She does make a reference to Sara Pollard and her experience at Vassar College which improves her article. Ms. Cain's numerous references add a personal touch to her article as well as her vivid use of vocabulary and