Free college for everyone

Argumentative paper RUA Instructions

> An opening paragraph that states a clear thesis that is focused, plausible, and arguable and that gives

direction and purpose to the paper

> A fair-minded, balanced, and objective development of the pros and cons of the issue in a well-

organized sequence of ideas, free of mechanical errors

> Credible, reliable, and authoritative evidence in support of the points made

> A strong conclusion that summarizes your views, reminds the audience of the issue and its

importance, and shows in brief that you have successfully defended your thesis

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Length: 4-6 pages (not including title page or references page)

1-inch margins

Double spaced

12-point Times New Roman font

Title page

References page

Topic: Should education be free to everyone

Thesis statement

Education is critical for the advancement of people, the advancement of economies, in

addition to spurring innovation. As such education should be free for all regardless of an

individual’s economical ability to pay. Some will argue that free education cannot be achieved

because it creates a drain on the country’s economy, however I do not agree with the

aforementioned. There are plenty of resources out there that everyone can benefit. The

institutions will still be able gain revenue from grants all the while still graduating educated and

productive individuals that will be able to obtain competitive employment and be a vital source

in making a change in the world.

Annotation 1: Mark Bray & Ora Kwo (2013) Behind the façade of fee-free education: shadow

education and its implications for social justice, Oxford Review of Education, 39:4, 480-497,

DOI: 10.1080/03054985.2013.821852

Annotation 2: Miller, Ron. Free Schools, Free People : Education and Democracy after the

1960s. Albany, State University Of New York Press, 2002.

Annotation 3. Denise-Marie Ordway. “Journalist’s Resource.” Journalist’s Resource, 12 Dec.

2019, journalistsresource.org/studies/society/education/free-college-tuition-research/. Accessed

21 Jan. 2020.

Annotation 4. Gutmann, Amy, Sigal Ben‐Porath “Democratic Education.” Wiley, 15 Sept.

2014.

Annotation 5. Dannenberg, michael. Konrad Muggelstone. Arguments The Promise of

“Free” College, 14 Nov. 2014.

Aspect 1: Equal Opportunity Education

Pros/cons

Aspect 2: Economics: pros/cons

Aspect #3: Should you contribute to your education? Pro/cons