Dave Eggers 'Serve Or Fail'
Dave Eggers is an author, editor, and publisher who suggests that college students should be required to attend public service. In Eggers’ excerpt “Serve or Fail” he backs up his proposal with his own experiences such as how he had benefited from the public services he had attended. Within the excerpt Eggers also explains how having college students attend public services is a great idea especially since the students have maturity, have time, and gain exposure. Although I agree with Eggers that students have maturity for public services, he fails to recognize that not every student has time.
To concur with Eggers’ argument, many college students have matured, so if the college students are forced to do public service, they will not react with vulgar behavior. Mature people tend to to react properly to certain choices and situations, this gives many good opportunities …show more content…
Not all classes are the same length in time, and because of that not all students have enough time to complete their academic work and job. According to Eggers he states that, “Unlike high school students, they’re less programmed, less boxed-in by family and after-school obligations.” (181). Based on the evidence, one would assume that all college students do not spend time with their family or stay after school for extracurricular courses. Certain students tend to stay after school for tutoring or to receive feedback on essays, or projects also some stay with peers to study for a test. Furthermore some people can do a couple of hours everyday or even a few, but some students, such as myself, need to rest or take breaks, for all the work does become very stressful and tiring. Having mandatory public service can hurt certain people, yet it can also help others achieve experience how certain jobs
To concur with Eggers’ argument, many college students have matured, so if the college students are forced to do public service, they will not react with vulgar behavior. Mature people tend to to react properly to certain choices and situations, this gives many good opportunities …show more content…
Not all classes are the same length in time, and because of that not all students have enough time to complete their academic work and job. According to Eggers he states that, “Unlike high school students, they’re less programmed, less boxed-in by family and after-school obligations.” (181). Based on the evidence, one would assume that all college students do not spend time with their family or stay after school for extracurricular courses. Certain students tend to stay after school for tutoring or to receive feedback on essays, or projects also some stay with peers to study for a test. Furthermore some people can do a couple of hours everyday or even a few, but some students, such as myself, need to rest or take breaks, for all the work does become very stressful and tiring. Having mandatory public service can hurt certain people, yet it can also help others achieve experience how certain jobs