In Matthew O’Brien’s report, “The Strange Economics of Engagement Rings”, he tightly focuses on the topic of engagement rings. He informs the reader about the original purpose of engagement rings, along with the purpose of them now. He shows the reader information about the significance of engagement rings by including a graph of diamond imports by year in 1930 through 1963. In the graph there is a gradual increase in diamonds around 1935 to 1944, then there is a large increase in the imports of diamonds around 1950. This data shown on the graph helps the reader interpret the importance of engagement rings in the early and mid-1900’s.
The author includes an ad for DeBeers as well that has a quote on it saying “Because a diamond is forever.” O’Brien also uses research to support his topic by including links to websites and information in his report. This allows the reader to know that his report is accurate. In his report, he compares that diamonds were once an “insurance” before marriage, while now wearing a diamond before marriage is mainly …show more content…
O’Brien educates the reader about the significance of a woman's virginity before marriage in the mid-1900’s and how it affected a woman economically. He mentioned that if a woman was intimate with a man before marriage and afterwards he left her, it meant that she no longer had a “market value”. Because of some men’s tendency to break off an engagement before marriage, typically after the day before the wedding intimacy, a law called the “Breach of Promise to Marry” was created. The author defines the “Breach of Promise to Marry” so that the readers are able to understand that it was a law that once allowed women to sue men if they broke off an engagement. Giving the definition of the law informs the audience on the seriousness of a woman’s virginity before being
The author includes an ad for DeBeers as well that has a quote on it saying “Because a diamond is forever.” O’Brien also uses research to support his topic by including links to websites and information in his report. This allows the reader to know that his report is accurate. In his report, he compares that diamonds were once an “insurance” before marriage, while now wearing a diamond before marriage is mainly …show more content…
O’Brien educates the reader about the significance of a woman's virginity before marriage in the mid-1900’s and how it affected a woman economically. He mentioned that if a woman was intimate with a man before marriage and afterwards he left her, it meant that she no longer had a “market value”. Because of some men’s tendency to break off an engagement before marriage, typically after the day before the wedding intimacy, a law called the “Breach of Promise to Marry” was created. The author defines the “Breach of Promise to Marry” so that the readers are able to understand that it was a law that once allowed women to sue men if they broke off an engagement. Giving the definition of the law informs the audience on the seriousness of a woman’s virginity before being