I had yet to read half a page of A Cheaper, Greener Alternative before I realized this piece is an ignorant sorry excuse for an article. If I had the chance to talk to the writer Katelyn Geary I would ask her one simple question, “Are you entirely and utterly ignorant or are you deliberately taking us, the readers, for dimwitted fools.” I am inclined to believe the latter.
Although I am somewhat ashamed to say, I agree with Katelyn Geary in her thoughts, that Chapman is in desperate need of a way for students to buy textbooks cheaper. I also have to confess that, the rent a textbook idea on the surface appears to be that savior. Although, at second glance, one can get a good look at the true nature of the program and it is quite the opposite of a savior.
The school and Katelyn Geary would have us believe that the intentions of the loaning and renting of textbooks is to help the students save money. As if they actually care about us. This deceptive smokescreen is easily seen through upon inspection.
The school expects us to return our expensive books for a minute amount of compensation, so they can turn around and sell the books again to the next unknowing student, unlucky enough to fall into their devious trap. This year I was almost labeled as one of those unknowing students, I use the word “almost” very loosely.
I entered into the bookstore glanced at the prices; I then glanced at the return prices and walked right out as promptly as I entered. My books in total would have cost $400 for four measly books. One of these books was not even one hundred pages. The best part is the generous store would have returned one tenth of that amount upon the return of all the books unblemished. Thank you Chapman for your generosity.
The author quotes Chapman bookstore manager saying, “We’re making a conscious effort to go green.” By go green I believe he means they are making a conscious effort to make more green money off of the student population. The color green is ironically symbolic of the schools greedy nature. Despite the authors so called research, the best route to take still lies with the use of eBay and other online suppliers.
You seem to be quite serious about the situation and unhappy about what the school is/isn't doing for the students that go here. I think you did a very good job going with both sides though as to not attack and make the opposition more angry.
ReplyDeleteI think your tone is angry. You seem very mad at the fact that Chapman tries to take the students money whenever they can. It's very true, and I think your response is very well written.
ReplyDeleteIt seems that you wrote this article in a very irritated tone. You did a very nice job expressing your anger about the uselessness of returning books after each semester.
ReplyDeleteYeah the tone is very angry and irritated. You were pretty ruthless in the first sentence of your post.
ReplyDeleteI think your tone is very annoyed and angry. Every paragraph shows that.
ReplyDeleteMy tone was cynical definition being bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic.
ReplyDeleteYou lay the smack down in the first paragraph quite effectively.
ReplyDeleteBut then the second paragraph seems to shift to an entirely different voice and persona and contradict the first paragraph. ???
I think the voice overall is suspicious and angry.
Love the metaphorical interpretation of green in the last paragraph -- some nice wordplay to make a fine point.
You know, I think that the green industry might often be a nice excuse to make a quick buck -- an analogy to another green industry might have served the post well.