What is the author's most likely reason for writing the commentary in this passage?
Read the passage from "Making College More
Affordable: What Needs Discussing is the Total Cost of
a Degree."
Sixty-two percent of these students work an average of
22 hours a week, usually at minimum wage jobs, so
they can't take a full credit load. It is impossible to
graduate in four years. They drop classes more
frequently than other students and tend to have lower
grades because of their work load. Sadly, they also
don't have time to participate in advantageous
activities, such as research or internships. They get
discouraged. They either give up or end up attending a
fifth or sixth year at a significant cost. If they graduate,
they have paid more and gotten less from the
experience than other students.
Our universities need a laser-like focus on mitigating all
factors that slow the time to the completion of a degree.
O to encourage universities to lighten the classwork
required to graduate
O to suggest that a college degree should not take four
years to complete
O to highlight the challenges that students face beyond
the cost of tuition
O to promote the idea of a free college education for
students who work hard

Article one: the new york tribune from december 5, 1859on leaving the jail, john brown had on his face an expression of calmness andserenity characteristic of the patriot who is about to die with a living consciousnessthat he is laying his life down for the good of his fellow as he stepped outof the door a black woman, with her little child in her arms, stood near his way. thetwain were of the despised race for whose emancipation and elevation to the dignityof children of god he was about to lay down his he stopped for a moment in hiscourse, stooped over, and with the tenderness of one whose love is as broad as thebrotherhood of man, kissed [the child) affectionately. article two: the cincinnati enquirer from december 3, 1859we rejoice that old brown has been hung. he was not only a murderer of innocentpersons, but he attempted one of the greatest crimes against society-the stirring upof a servile and civil war. he has paid the penalty for his crimes, and we hope his fatemay be a warning to all who might have felt inclined to imitate his aggressive conduct. now it is your turn. you need to synthesize the two articles mentioned above into one or two paragraphs. you may lookat the synthesized paragraphs above for an example, but your paragraph should be different. remember to follow theprocess hints mentioned earlier in this lesson. iuflad