The Author Andrew Braaksma said in his article some lessons from the assembly line. That he wanted the reader to understand the difference between college life and blue collar life. He wanted to let them know from his own experience in the blue-collar life, although financially rewarding it was also a very hard life. His intentions, I feel was to prove to readers that a collage education can mean a huge difference in how hard one might have to work.
The first point he wanted to make was, I think would be the moment they describe the hard life of a blue-collar worker and, how they look forward to the easy life at college. The second would be how they are told to keep reading because the factory life is a ruff one albeit pays well. And the third …show more content…
He shows How working hard will benefit him later in life by using his degree to get a better easier job.
I do completely agree with the author on how hard work is the way one will succeed in life. Most summer jobs are spent working in the mall or fast food places. It doesn't give students a picture of how real life is. The author conveys the information to his readers that studying hard has benefits. I agree with the author as I have stated I have worked factory work and I have also worked regular mall jobs and the two do not compare. Factory work is hard labor and exhausting, A mall job is more laid back slow paced and fun. The point to this entire writing is to show others if they want to work hard then don't study, however if you want to lead a successful life without blood sweat and tears than furthering your education is …show more content…
How when they are in school they are calm and not working hard at all. He points out that when he returns to the factory he should work extremely hard and still cannot guarantee his job won't be taking away due to workers in other countries that will do his job for much less money.
The author says that, ‘For a student like me who considers any class before noon to be uncivilized, getting to a factory by 6 o'clock each morning, where rows of hulking, spark-showering machines have replaced the lush campus and cavernous lecture halls of
College life, is torture (Braaksma, 2005)’ his quote pretty much sums it up. He is relaying to readers that the factory job is more stress and much harder because he is up at dawn, then works a long shift only to go home and sleep then repeat again the following day. However, his school life is relaxed as he gets to sleep in and sit around reading when not in
The first point he wanted to make was, I think would be the moment they describe the hard life of a blue-collar worker and, how they look forward to the easy life at college. The second would be how they are told to keep reading because the factory life is a ruff one albeit pays well. And the third …show more content…
He shows How working hard will benefit him later in life by using his degree to get a better easier job.
I do completely agree with the author on how hard work is the way one will succeed in life. Most summer jobs are spent working in the mall or fast food places. It doesn't give students a picture of how real life is. The author conveys the information to his readers that studying hard has benefits. I agree with the author as I have stated I have worked factory work and I have also worked regular mall jobs and the two do not compare. Factory work is hard labor and exhausting, A mall job is more laid back slow paced and fun. The point to this entire writing is to show others if they want to work hard then don't study, however if you want to lead a successful life without blood sweat and tears than furthering your education is …show more content…
How when they are in school they are calm and not working hard at all. He points out that when he returns to the factory he should work extremely hard and still cannot guarantee his job won't be taking away due to workers in other countries that will do his job for much less money.
The author says that, ‘For a student like me who considers any class before noon to be uncivilized, getting to a factory by 6 o'clock each morning, where rows of hulking, spark-showering machines have replaced the lush campus and cavernous lecture halls of
College life, is torture (Braaksma, 2005)’ his quote pretty much sums it up. He is relaying to readers that the factory job is more stress and much harder because he is up at dawn, then works a long shift only to go home and sleep then repeat again the following day. However, his school life is relaxed as he gets to sleep in and sit around reading when not in