The Land of Limitations Argument- Post #2

In the article U.S.A., Land of Limitations?, Nicholas Kristof argues that the United States has turned into exactly what we hoped it would not.  Our ancestors had come to this country searching for opportunity, or more specifically, "The American Dream."  Kristof states, "Success is not a sign of virtue.  It's mostly a sign that your grandparents did well."  Therefore, if you are not born into a rich or successful family, the odds of you becoming rich and successful on your own is very slim. Kristof chooses to relate to a specific friend in order to further get his point across.  Rick was a hardworking male whose family situation was not necessarily good enough to help him capture success.  His mother died when Rick was only five years old and his father was an alcoholic, which in turn gave him no one to truly look up to.  Rick dropped out of school by tenth grade and worked in mills, machine shops, and eventually lived off disability money and odd jobs.  Kristof explains that Rick has made bad choices in his life, but those bad choices did not distinguish him.  Rick merely had a lack of opportunity.

Kristof states at the end of his article, "They (children in America) grow up not in a "land of opportunity," but in the kind of socially rigid hierarchies that our ancestors fled, the kind of society in which your outcome is largely determined by your beginning."  He then proceeds to say that is what the presidential candidates should be discussing.  In many situations, children have fathers and mothers who are unfit to have the title "parent."  What exactly can a future president do to change that? Most presidential candidates themselves are prime examples of parents' incomes correlating to their adult children's incomes. What can a president do to change the fact that some people do not have the same opportunity as others?

First post!

ABOUT LIV...

Once a cougar, always a cougar!

I graduated from North Providence

High School, home of the cougars, 

in 2015. I feel as though the experiences

and teaching I received throughout my four

years at NPHS have shaped me into the young

woman I am today.

This picture describes my life for the next two months: soccer

and hanging out with these awesome girls. Soccer has been a part

of my life for as long as I can remember, and I am thrilled to be

able to continue my soccer career at the collegiate level.

The Fire Brick Oven Pizza and Bar is my place of occupation! 

I began working there as a hostess my junior year of high school, but I just

recently moved up to a waitress and could not be happier. 

Not only is it a great place to work, but I have made some great

friends with whom I hangout with on a regular basis.

This is a picture of my best friend Kat and I. When I am not playing
soccer, working or at school, I am usually with this girl. She has been my best
friend since my freshmen year of high school and there is no doubt in
my mind that she will be a part of my life forever.

Bulldog in a cheeseburger costume... Cause first of all, why not? 

But my main reason for this picture is because I love puppies, especially

bulldogs! If one day I do not own a bulldog puppy, then I have basically

failed at life.