The Real Story: Powering America’s Future is an article in the Breeze that poses an important question that affects every one of us. He discusses the energy crisis that faces our country right now. The author is clearly passionate about his subject matter and aims to inform the reader about our energy plan for the future. Moreover he tries to persuade the reader about the course of action our government needs to take.
The question he poses is significant because it affects everyone who reads it and is problematic with several positions to be argued and perhaps no definite correct answer. There is an explicit thesis stated which is, “Our leaders in Washington like to talk about achieving energy independence, but to make it a reality we need a new energy policy designed to meet the growing needs of 21st century America by creating both short-term and long-term solutions that will make energy costs affordable now.” He then goes on to support this thesis with points and information. As the article becomes more informative it naturally develops into a closed form with concise paragraphs and transitions. Although he gives information clearly he doesn’t cite any sources or give data to support, and the authority of a sophomore in college on a global problem has to be questioned. The author knows his audience is college students who should be intelligent and civic and who care about our nation’s future. He assumes they know about the current energy crisis and want to come up with solutions. The article is complete with first posing a problem, then stating why it affects the reader, and then proposing a solution.