Crying through College
College years are considered that time of a student’s life that allows them to find themselves, their significant other, or even just a member for their future wedding party. Nevertheless, as generations have progressed, the average student rarely shares this sentiment about college. Lisa Heffernan, the writer of “Survey: Most Freshmen Are Not Emotionally Prepared for College,” brings to attention one of the major reasons college students are having a difficult time getting this experience while in college: they simply are not emotionally ready. Heffernan successfully develops this article by giving convincing facts, statistics, and statements from several creditable sources, ending with appealing to the sentiments of …show more content…
However, the author does decide to conclude using pathos (emotion) at the end of her article. Using pathos at the end allows the reader to see that there is indeed a problem, then feel that there a need for change. About midway through the article, she states, “Adults often tell high school seniors that they are on the doorstep of the best four years of their lives. But over half of all freshmen in the survey said they were having a difficult time making new friends and struggling to feel as though they belonged” (Heffernan). The feeling of not belonging takes an intensely emotional toll on the body, which shows why the average college freshman feels as though college experience is the best thing for them. This makes her reader feel saddened because no one wants to feel as though they do not belong. Secondly, she states that “The media has further idealized the college years, leaving teens with high expectations as they leave home. Nearly half of students said college was not living up to that idyllic vision” (Heffernan). Having high expectations when entering college can also lead to depression in students, thinking that everything they ever hoped college would be was just a deception. This can also evoke an unhappy feeling by making her reader realize that college is not anything like one would imagine. The author adequately uses pathos by calling to the readers’
College years are considered that time of a student’s life that allows them to find themselves, their significant other, or even just a member for their future wedding party. Nevertheless, as generations have progressed, the average student rarely shares this sentiment about college. Lisa Heffernan, the writer of “Survey: Most Freshmen Are Not Emotionally Prepared for College,” brings to attention one of the major reasons college students are having a difficult time getting this experience while in college: they simply are not emotionally ready. Heffernan successfully develops this article by giving convincing facts, statistics, and statements from several creditable sources, ending with appealing to the sentiments of …show more content…
However, the author does decide to conclude using pathos (emotion) at the end of her article. Using pathos at the end allows the reader to see that there is indeed a problem, then feel that there a need for change. About midway through the article, she states, “Adults often tell high school seniors that they are on the doorstep of the best four years of their lives. But over half of all freshmen in the survey said they were having a difficult time making new friends and struggling to feel as though they belonged” (Heffernan). The feeling of not belonging takes an intensely emotional toll on the body, which shows why the average college freshman feels as though college experience is the best thing for them. This makes her reader feel saddened because no one wants to feel as though they do not belong. Secondly, she states that “The media has further idealized the college years, leaving teens with high expectations as they leave home. Nearly half of students said college was not living up to that idyllic vision” (Heffernan). Having high expectations when entering college can also lead to depression in students, thinking that everything they ever hoped college would be was just a deception. This can also evoke an unhappy feeling by making her reader realize that college is not anything like one would imagine. The author adequately uses pathos by calling to the readers’