Tuesday, February 28, 2017
March 1st blog
In both essays, "The Upside of Income Inequality" and "Why the Rich are Getting Richer and the Poor, Poorer", the authors exhibit and discuss the problems of income equality. Although they are among the same subject, they seem to be different in their own ways. I analyzed them differently and tended to think both of them differently, although discussing the same things. The author's styles are different and they discuss the problems differently. Robert Reich's "Why the Rich are Getting Richer and the Poor, Poorer" article dives straight into facts and remains the same way throughout the reading. Although it sounds like a "controversial" story, the title is general and doesn't really argue the main point. There are several facts about industries and doesn't really stand out to me. Whereas the other article, "The Upside of Income Inequality", another controversial title, has a biased argument to inequality. Although I don't agree to the title in any manner, it shows facts that I wasn't aware of basing in other countries. The article provides graphs and statistics and has more of an argument that the reader may or may not agree with. I like this article because it challenges my views. The thing i noticed common in both articles are that both authors established their credibility well.
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In “The Upside of Income Inequality” and “Why the Rich are Getting Richer and the Poor, Poorer” compared the economic aspect for all races and the gap between the poor and rich. I noticed the blogger talked about bias and probably authority/credibility so I will discuss communication methods. Although both articles were similar in topics, “The Upiside of income Inequality” caught my attention more than the other article because it wasn’t as long and used graphs and relatable topics that young college students can relate to. I found it interesting about the why tuition went up in universities and why students are willing to pay more for school because they found that it brings back more return. Unlike in “Why the Rich are Getting Richer and the Poor, Poorer,” it caught my attention at first, but slowly drifting away like the sinking boats because there was no eye appeal to keep me interested in the same topic over and over again. This two used different communication methods and the first article did a better job than the second. I found the first one more relatable since I am not in the career seeking world right now fighting competitors for a job. Some of the ideas behind the Rich are richer and poor, poorer were lost behind all the explanations and just too much information.
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ReplyDelete"The Upside down of Income Inequality" the communication between the two essays were similar but had distinct differences that communicated different things. In "
The Upside down of Income Inequality" the author states her argument and then backs up that argument with graphs using a statistical approach to prove her point. He gives off a more statistical approach to the subject in which he is addressing. In "Why the Rich are Getting Richer and the Poor, Poorer" the author does indeed use numbers but in the essay with so many numbers it is hard to remember them all and confusing. Though both essay do mention how hard it is for different races and their struggles they both communicate a different way to address their topic and prove their point. The communication styles are different but both are discussing roughly the same thing both use statistics but the one that uses visual statistics was easier for me to follow and understand.
from reading both of these essays, i think that the upside of income inequality was the more useful one because it provided a lot more evidence for its claim. backing up the claim about why there is a wage gap with lots of statistics and evidence from many years ago to now to the future helps to justify the readers understanding of what the author is trying to say. the other one was useful as well but i feel as though he dragged on what he was trying to say and not backing it up as well as the other author did. after reading these 2 essays, it widened my view of how and why the economic gap is the way it is. if i were to recommend one of these 2 articles to someone else to get a better understanding of the economic gap, it would be the upside of income inequality one.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading both essays, it is imperative to point out their effectivity when it comes to communicating their point across. In "The Upside of Income Inequality", by Gary Becker and Kevin M. Murphy, they both keep it short and simple. Not only that, they show facts and statistics by inputting graphs into their article. On the other hand, Robert Reich's essay, "Why the Rich are getting Richer and the Poor, Poorer", might not be as effective due to its length. It might have been long but "The Upside of Income Inequality" still managed to have more useful information one can relate or grasp on.
ReplyDeleteIn the essay entitled “Why the Rich are Getting Richer” by Robert Reich and from the online article “The Upside of Income Inequality” by Gary Becker and Kevin Murphy, the authors discuss and express the issues that cause income inequality in the United States. Although both passages illustrate income inequality, they do so in different ways. Becker and Murphy’s article seems to be a biased opinion and focuses on the importance and relevance of higher education and how it correlates to one’s economic success. The online article is well organized and the use of graphs conveys the authors’ points in a way that can be more easily understood by the audience. On the other hand, in Robert Reich’s essay, the author uses historical allusions to explain his main ideas and themes. Reich lays out the foundation of his overall message by claiming that the basic reason that incomes are diverging is because the fortunes of routine producers are declining (485). He illustrates this idea by stating “We are now in different boats, one sinking rapidly, one sinking more slowly, and the third rising steadily,” exemplifying the social class system in America as sinking or “rising” ships. This means that the author understands that the rich are getting richer and the poor become more impoverished.
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ReplyDeleteIn the essay “The Upside of Income Inequality”, by Gary Becker and Kevin M. Murphy, we see the utilization of communication methods through illustration and graphs. In “Why the Rich are Getting Richer and the Poor, Poorer”, Robert Reich communicates through stories and facts, throwing a lot of dates and specific incidents at us. Becker and Murphy’s essay was definitely easier for me to understand the exact point because it was nice and organized with multiple figures (graphs) and facts. Reich’s work was, while very intriguing, very long and may have been more difficult for me to read as it basically put me to sleep. This shows that as informational an essay can be, the communication methods, or what draw the reader in, are extremely important. Both essays gave great points on income and were useful to my understanding on this topic, but I will probably look towards "The Upside of Income Inequality" when writing on subjects like this.
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