English Paper

Genna Capasso

Ms. Soriano

EN 111-72

September 21, 2010

Teens Forced to Bring in the Money

In Lisa W. Foderaro’s “The Well- to- Do Get Less So, and Teenagers feel the Crunch” she discusses the economy and how it affects families, specifically the teens in those families. She tells the reader that most teens will respect the fact that their parents cannot give them their allowance every week, so they have to find a job to get their own money. She informs the reader that even those teens whose parents are making more than an average income a year are finding jobs. This helps kids learn how to manage their own money and helps them learn how to save their money and not waste it on unnecessary things.

Teens in the work place have gone up over the past couple years due to the fact that most parents are losing their jobs. Foderaro informs the reader that teens that get big allowances from their parents are less likely to work. Getting a job at a young age is a great way to develop skill sets and habits that can prepare you for your future. High schools even think that teens should be working and getting involved in the work place. They believe that it will mature the teen and help them obey the rules and help them be more teachable in class. Overall Foderaro explains to the reader that the decrease in the economy is making it harder for families to afford things.

Foderaro’s essay is more effective because she embodies all three methods of arguments to inform her readers. These methods include emotions, logic, and ethics. She really expresses the emotions families go through to have money to support themselves. She informs us that teens feel the pressure to make money and to help out in any way they can. Her writing style is effective because it catches the reader’s attention to what is going on. It provides logic, emotion, and ethics in her reasoning.

Foderaro enables pathos by having a lot of emotional appeals in...