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"Why Doctors Are Sick of Their Profession"
Author:
Sandeep Jauhar is an MD who got into the field after he saw his girlfriend get very ill. He is the author of two books, "Intern" and "Doctored" and actively writes in The Wall Street Journal.
Audience:
In this article the author is speaking mainly to anyone who is either thinking of getting into the medical field or people who believe that being a doctor is the best/easiest job there is. This is his audience because he wants you to reevaluate all that you know about being a doctor and give you an idea of what it it really like and why you may not want to pursue the profession.
Context:
The article was posted August 29, 2014 which means that it is current and relevant to the current time. This article was posted in The Wall Street Journal, a very well know and credible source. Included in the article are a couple links to other sites that relate to the topic.
"A Certified Medical Controversy"
Author:
Kurt Eichenwald is a contributing editor for the New York Times and the Vanity Fair as well as the author of four books.
Audience:
The audience for this article is anyone who is frustrated with the medical system in the U.S. He talks about the struggles that the U.S. health care system has.
Context:
The article is recent. It was posted in April of 2015 making it relevant and current. It was posted in the Newsweek, a news site that is very well know and is known to be credible and reliable.
"Why Doctors Quit"
Author:
Charles Krauthammer is, according to Wikipedia, an American Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist, author, political commentator, and physician. He has written several articles for The Washington Post.
Audience:
The target audience for this article is anyone who is thinking about getting into the medical field. He wants to provide the reader with information about the field and expose it true colors to make you rethink your decision to become a doctor.
Context:
The article was posted very recently, May 28th 2015 so there it is considered current and relevant. It was posted in a well known, credible and reliable site, The Washington Post.
Reading articles about your topic really interested me because I've always thought about going into the medical field, but maybe not so much anymore. I think your first article from the Wall Street Journal has the most compelling rhetorical situation. The author uses a variety of conventions to explain precisely why doctors are tired of their job. The third article, from the Washington Post, attempts to explain the same but I think its rhetorical situation lacked diversity in the explanation as the author seemed to be complaining about budget cuts or some other institution taking something away from medicine. Good job on picking articles with solid rhetoric, though. Keep up the good work.
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