In “No, to Budget Cuts in Higher Education” is a persuasive research essay by Elizabeth Medina. In this persuasive essay Elizabeth’s purpose is to convince people that Georgia should not allow any budget cuts or tuition increase in higher education. The audience for this essay is the Georgia State Legislators specifically, but could also apply to any students, faculty, or community members located in Georgia. The arrangement of the essay starts by providing background information about the budget cuts. Medina then explains multiple examples of different parts of the community that would be affected by these budget cuts and tuition increase. She is very effective by showing the damage that the cuts would not only do to the students themselves, but also the staff and community members that the schools have. The sources she used were very valid and provided additional emphasis on her points. Medina’s conclusion was well written because not only did she wrap up her points effectively, but she also gave a solution to correct the unbalanced Georgia State budget by increasing the tax on tobacco. Also, she added that majority of Georgians were in favor of increasing that tax. The context behind this story is that Elizabeth Medina is obviously a college student that does not want to be negatively affected by this budget cut and tuition increase. She has a very formal and academic style throughout the essay.
I completely agree with Medina on this entire essay. It would be ridiculous to cut the budget for higher education and increase the tuition prices. College is already expensive enough to where everyone student graduates with a significant amount of debt already. How does the government expect to have a successful future if the decrease the money spent on teaching people the skills they are going to use in their profession. I also agree with the solution that Medina has, things that are not important like tobacco and alcohol tax should be raised to pay for the deficit our State budget has.
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