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I Could Graduate College Debt Free!

      In this informational book "The Graduate Survival Guide," written Anthony Oneal with Rachel Cruze and foreword by Dave Ramsey, educates readers about possible chances of graduating college debt free. The Authors develop their claims by having college graduates who have first hand experience with debt from college. The purpose this guide is to educate future college students and to decrease the number of students in debt, in the future. The intended audience of the book are high school graduates and college students.        Reading this guide gave all of us a real idealistic insight on how to not have student debt. We hear many people say that students loans are to help you more than they will break you. But that's only for the stage in life that we're in now because we're college students. What about when we graduate? We believe that that's what made the book a perfect book. It discussed the ups and downs while in college and then when your done wi

Getting to Know Mrs. Obama

       In the autobiography, "Becoming", (2018) written by Michelle Obama, explores the life of Mrs. Obama as a kid to growing up into a woman and The First Lady. She tells her life in chronological order, from her youngest memories to the older lessons in life she learned. The purpose of Mrs. Obama writing this autobiography is to explain to readers why she is the woman she is today. The audience target would be the American people and citizens of the United States.         While reading the first chapter of the autobiography, we felt closer to Mrs. Obama. Her childhood is not as similar to ours but we were once little girls and grew up with a family. She shared special moments that she had with her family, and we can relate to having special moments. Some of the moments are moments that no matter how old we get, we will remember it like yesterday. The first chapter told us a lot about Mrs. Obama that and her family.       Mrs. Obama appeals to ethos in this first chapte

The Fault in Our Stars: Chapter One Insight

         Author, John Green’s fictional writing, “The Fault in Our Stars” (2012) suggests that every living individual should live their life the best that they can, while given the opportunity. The author develops his story by chronologically delivering these events. The purpose is to give you a visual of someone else’s living situation, in order to encourage you to appreciate yours. Green’s message is meant for everyone, as a bit of motivation.              While reading the first chapter, we as group liked how the author, John Green, portrays each character and their personalities. The main character, Hazel Grace, and the other character, Augustus Waters, have different personalities and that's what draws them together. Having that chemistry between the two of them makes a major statement at the end of chapter one. Hazel went from being used to her cancer and the same routine, to seeing something else worth her attention and time. Augustus brought excitement to her real life r