Craig Broadbent’s article presenting his on-campus issue of recycling is relatable in almost all parts of North America as of the past couple decades. Broadbent elaborates the blue barrels are purposed for recycling and that he is trying to promote the active use of these barrels. He stresses the fact that recycling is needed in our world and especially on his campus. Due to his activity in the recycling program at his university, he is really attempting to promote the recycling program across his campus to encourage individuals to discard of their items respectfully. I believe he establishes ethos by providing credible sources of his information that he presents neatly in a table.
The most persuasive piece of intelligence from the article had to have been the organized table showcasing the deterioration times of certain materials we litter daily. This proves to be important because research proves that plastic bottles show no signs of deterioration and that they could actually be here forever. This definitely adds onto Broadbent’s argument as he praises the use of recycling and defends how important it is for our overpopulated society.
The audience of Broadbent’s essay is primarily the students and faculty members amongst his university. He blatantly stated his purpose of the essay was to promote the recycling program in which he was involved as well as prove how important recycling actually is to our society. I believe a secondary audience could be the people everywhere that read this because recycling materials is crucial not only to the University of Nebraska, but to the entire world as well.
I think the form of his essay was very well structured and the organization he used allowed for it to be meaningful with a strong sense of reason behind it. It definitely sounded like Broadbent knew what he wanted to say to the people on his campus and he did the research to back up his statements. Broadbent’s essay provides an excellent example of a strong article with an important meaning behind it.
Nick, nice job with this post. You really brought in some excellent analysis to the reading; I like that you're using the lessons we learned in class. These are great points; he definitely establishes credibility through a careful presentation of the facts, and he is very up-front about his goals and methods. As for the audience, you're right - this could easily apply to colleges all over the country. That's probably a good reason why they included it in this book! Full Credit
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