Reference no: EM131249572

In "Why Literature Matters," Dana Gioia states how "literature now competes with an enormous array of electronic media."

Write an essay that compares the literature of today with the literature of another time period. Provide evidence from Gioia's essay.: My Job at an Apple Plant

Introduction & thesis:

Opening remarks or hook

Working at an apple plant was my worst job because the work was physically hard; the pay was very poor; and, most importantly, the working conditions were dismal.

Paragraph 1: Hard work

Topic sentence: First of all, the job made enormous demands on my strength and energy.

a) rolled cartons for ten hours daily

b) dragged 14 wooden skids to trailer

c) performed the stacking work of 2 men

Paragraph 2: Poor pay

Topic sentence: I would not have minded the difficulty of the work so much if the pay had not been so poor.

a) paid the minimum wage

b) felt compelled to take as much overtime as possible

c) averaged over sixty hours a week but earned less than $100.00

Paragraph 3: Bad working conditions

Topic sentence: But even more than the low pay, what the upset me about my apple plant job was the working conditions.

a) humorless supervisor kept breakneck routine at assembly line

b) working temperatures near zero-degree

c) lack of job companionship

Conclusion:

a) restate the thesis

b) Give a summary or state your overall impression or both

c) Closing remarks (close with a quotation, anecdote, recommendation, warning, prediction, etc.)