After reading Barbara Graham’s and David Brooks article, each
of their thesis goes in a different direction, because in Barbara Graham’s
article “Confession of a Quit Addict”, the thesis explains “You can learn a
great deal about yourself from quitting and failure”. However, in David Brooks
article “It’s Not About You”, the thesis explains in a different direction when
he states “Americas colleges have sent another class of graduation off into the
world”.
Both of these
articles go into different directions because Barbara Graham talks about the learning
experience of quitting and failure, and David Brooks talks about a more
academic topic of students being sent off into the world. However, both of
these authors have a similar writing because they both developed their thesis
statements by how they each argued their reasons of their point through the
article. The organizational pattern that Barbara Grahams uses in “Confession of
a Quit Addict”, is the organizational pattern of chronological. Barbara Graham sets
up her major events according to the time it took place in her life. For example,
she first talks about the point in her life when she was a straight-A high
school student. Then the point in her life when she dropped out of college
during her sophomore year, and then talks about the point when she needed to
change so she could be happy.
The organization
pattern that David Brooks uses in the article “It’s Not About You” Is the
organizational pattern of cause and effect. David Brooks identifies the motives
for the events that take place in the article, and also the outcome and results
of the action of the events. For example, the author states, “Todays graduates
are also told to find their passion and then pursue their dreams. The
implication is that they should find themselves first and then go off and live
their quest. But, of course, very few people at age 22 or 24 can take an inward
journey and come out having discovered a developed self.”
Nevertheless, the
writer that presented the most meaningful argument to me is Barbara Grahams article,
“Confession of a Quit Addict”. Barbara Graham provided a better understanding
of her argument due to the fact that it was over her personal life experience
and what she has gone through. Barbara Grahams article be came more enjoyable
because she painted vivid picture of her life that you could connect with
through a personal perspective.
