PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
"He points out, however, that the 'college wage premium,' the difference
between the annual and lifetime earnings of college graduates and those who
do not have an undergraduate degree, has been volatile in the United States
over time." (Paragraph 7)
"51% in business, 55% in the liberal arts, 56% in communications and 56% in
leisure and hospitality were in jobs where a bachelor's degree was not required!"
(Paragraph 12)
"Currently derided by proponents of a more 'practical curriculum, the liberal
arts, he writes, 'may make the greatest intellectual and learning demands on
students of any field." (Paragraph 20)
D. "But the relationship between the choice of a specific institution and a major
and a lucrative and fulfilling first job and career is complicated. It has lots of
moving parts." (Paragraph 23)
What is the author's overall purpose in the text?