Original Introduction: The liberal arts are a type of education system that is based on a generalized curriculum, not strictly career based, and has these four big components: natural sciences, social science, fine arts and humanities. With this style of education, students are going to be immersed in classes that are going to be giving them valuable knowledge and skills that will be beneficial for their futures. There are many people that do argue that this idea of a liberal arts education is not going to take you anywhere in life authors Jeffrey Scheuer and Sanford Ungar have debunked this theory. A liberal arts education is going to give you critical thinking skills and a deeper understanding of knowledge that you won’t get, as in depth, anywhere else.
Revised Introduction: The liberal arts are a type of education system that is based on a generalized curriculum, not strictly career based, and can consist of these four big components: natural sciences, social science, fine arts and humanities. With this style of education, students are going to be immersed in classes that are going to be giving them valuable knowledge and skills that will be beneficial for their futures. These students will be seeing a broader spectrum of knowledge and ideas by immersing themselves in a wider range of education. “The Critical Thinking and the Liberal Arts” written by Jeffrey Scheuer, an activist for a liberal arts education, discusses the positives of this style of education and how it will be beneficial for the future of students. While in “7 Major Misconceptions About the Liberal Arts” by Sanford Ungar, another activist for the ideas of an liberal arts education, talks about the misconceptions that follow a liberal arts education and debunks these theories and showing his readers that this style of education can be more beneficial to students than a career based education. While many people argue that a liberal arts education isn’t going to get you a career and will only get you debt, both Scheuer and Ungar contradict these theories. And in the end, students are going to be more well off by following this education style and seeing the knowledge side of education. A liberal arts education is going to give you critical thinking skills and a deeper understanding of knowledge that you won’t get, as in depth, anywhere else.
The changes I made to my original introduction were made to give more detail of the texts that we work with. Before i did not have any real introduction of the texts i used and just placed them in the essay without giving any background information on them. I also expanded my personal perspective at the end of the introduction to really show how I feel about these articles and what my paper is going to be about.
