Research Log: Working With Sources

This image makes the argument that after college, graduates are left with the large burden of student debt left from the loans they used to pay for school.  It depicts a student with his textbooks and pencils scattered on the ground after a giant bag of money labeled "Student Debt" fell on him.  This shows how much of a problem student debt can be as it builds up throughout college.  This cartoon does not display a strong bias although it causes readers to assume that all students face this same issue.  This cartoon supports my thesis because it shows how hard it can be to deal with student debt, and in a recession, this task becomes even more difficult.  It is a very discouraging fact for many prospective students.  I would include this in my essay when I discuss students' struggles with paying for college education.  This cartoon would illustrate my points about how students debate the value of college in this recession because of all of the debt they will build up by using student loans.