ENGL 1010CC Study Guide - Midterm Guide: David Foster Wallace
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Carey claims that michael clifford symbolizes the contradictions of the national debate over for-profit higher education. (215) carey gives mention to how clifford makes millions of dollars by flipping nonprofit schools into for-profit schools. University of phoenix billboard to back up his claim. Because of what clifford does, carey claims he is given degrees by the schools he(cid:374)ce clifford calli(cid:374)g hi(cid:373)self (cid:862)doctor(cid:863). (cid:894)(cid:1006)(cid:1005)7(cid:895) On one hand carey says that these for-profit schools are causing students to have mountains of debt with little payout for their degrees. On the other he states that they are usually conveniently located and have easily accessible schooling like online classes. (219-220) He emphasizes the fact of traditional schools leaving a void that these for-profit schools fill as well as they are very volatile. He implies an almost hypocritical view of for-profit schools with himself never really choosing a side. (220)