He grew up loving wildlife.

Becoming a veterinarian was a genetic trait.

His childhood dog died in his arms. 

His parents raised him to understand that nothing worthwhile comes without hard work. 

When I was growing up, my best friends were a menagerie of mutts, yard cats, chickens, rabbits, ducks and my imagination.

My days were filled roaming with my dogs along abandoned railways and ancient logging routes. The only limit to my adventures: running out of sunlight.

When I was in the fourth grade, I made a promise to my parents that I’d become a doctor if they bought me the four-volume Encyclopedia of Medical Facts.

My mother and father raised me to care for wildlife and nature and to understand that nothing worthwhile comes without hard work.  

His personal opinion is irrelevant to the purpose of the narrative. 

The details interfere with the reader’s understanding of the topic. 

The author’s observations should be positive rather than negative

a.  These sentences reveal a negative characteristic of the author. 

It explains how being a veterinarian differs from being a vet tech.  

It provides additional evidence to help readers understand the skills needed to be a vet.

It reminds readers that Danielle has to be well versed in a variety of skills to be a vet. 

It repeats the information about being a vet from the first sentence in the passage. 

It shows that the vast majority of vet careers deal with companion animals.

a.  It shows the growth of expenditure on veterinary care. 

a.  It shows how many vet techs jobs there are in the US. 

a.  It shows that a very small percentage of vet techs deal with animals raised for food. 

“Becoming a veterinarian” teaches about becoming a veterinarian while “A Day in the Life of a Vet Tech” teaches about how to become a vet tech.

The purpose of “Becoming a veterinarian” is argumentative while the purpose of “A Day in the Life of a Vet Tech” is informational. 

Becoming a veterinarian” is written in third person present tense; “A Day in the Life of a Vet Tech” is written in first person past tense. 

Becoming a veterinarian” is a personal story about one man’s decision to become a vet; “A Day in the Life of a Vet Tech” is about the experiences of a person trained to work as a vet tech.