Troy High: The School or the Jungle?

This week, we read and analyzed two passages that both discussed the Okefenokee Swamp. Through their different rhetorical features, the swamp described in each passage seemingly became two entirely different places. Passage 1 was largely objective, describing the swamp geographically. On the other hand, Passage 2 conveyed negative emotions towards the swamp with imaginative descriptions. 

What if this was done for Troy High? How differently could the school be described?:

Passage 1: Troy High School is an educational facility in southeastern Michigan, about 15 miles north of Detroit. Having been opened in 1951, Troy High has become a well-established school in Michigan. The school includes three stories of long hallways, bright classrooms, and various stairwells. The school is populated with a diverse and abundant student population, with over 2,000 students across the four grade levels. The hallways become dense during passing time, filled with students, staff, and administrators, all traveling through the familiar, yet intricate maze of classrooms. Through the staff, classes, and extracurriculars, students are provided with quality education and experiences that allow them to succeed beyond their high school years. 

Passage 2: Thunderously loud and suffocatingly cramped, mother of scary teachers, and father of uncontrollable teenagers, Troy High School is a jungle of a school. It’s three stories of impudent and uncivil students, pushing, yelling, and fighting their way through the unkept hallways, all while keeping their phones unnecessarily close to their faces. The ultra-competitive students here feed off of the fear of their peers, battling to make it out of the jungle on top. This is an institution where germs are nurtured and fester in every crack in the walls as 2,000 wild creatures conflict with each other.