Why an English Degree
is a Good Thing in the Business World.
First
off I would like to point out what I titled this entry, and I use the word
entry because this is going to be more train of thought than strict essay
because I graduated fairly recently, and it will be another few months before I
want to write a formal essay again. Also the word is off-putting and some of
you would likely run screaming into the night if I referred to this entry as an
essay, but I digress. I titled this entry “Why an English Degree is a Good
Thing in the Business World,” because I, like most literature majors,
understand the immense power words have.
You see
how I began with the word “Why”? I did so because it is a simple and inviting
phrase that tells you that I will be answering a question and/or proving a
point (the fact that no one asked and you might not care is irrelevant; you are
my audience and I shall do with you as I please). People like to ask “why?”,
and they like answers; so my essay… I mean entry… begins by selling its very
purpose to you, because that’s what an intelligent paper, entry, or essay does;
it sells you, the reader, on investing your time into letting me sell you my
product, which in this world is but a humble idea. That’s right I am comparing
word choice to sales. You’re still reading so I still have you. Suck it.
Upon
reading my entry’s title you will also note that I use the phrase “English
Degree,” and not “Liberal Arts Degree.” That is because my major was English and
this is my blog, also the phrase “English Degree” reads like it has much more
prestige and is free of the negative connotation associated with “Liberal Arts
Degree.” I cannot speak for the value of people with other majors, because I am
not them, and they’re not helping me write this, so why would I let them hang
off my coattails? I’m nowhere near successful enough to have moochers. People
see “Liberal Arts” and they think “easy” or at best “not focused,” well that’s
not true, and to avoid that stigma, boom, “English Degree.” Again I am
demonstrating the power of word choice. You see how I make my point seem more
sophisticated by using a term no more or less meaningful than the one it
replaces, but is more free of the “silly youth squandering an education” connotation
of “Liberal Arts”. Again, I’m using word
choice and connotation, both drilled endlessly into my brain by my education,
to sell you on my idea and myself.
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| Myself, Punching Literature with my Brain Fist |
