Nicholas Kristof's "U.S.A., A Land of Limitations?" But Better (Argument Prompt)

                         

Expectation

   

Kristof argues that once upon a time people in the United States could relatively easily engage in economic mobility. Your circumstances did not define your future or overpower your potential.

Reality

But overtime things have changed and it is much harder to move up in the world and many people just remain stuck.

So now people are either like this:                                               

                             

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"So let’s just drop the social Darwinism. Success is not a sign 
virtue. It's mostly a sign that your grandparents
did well." (Disclaimer: Kylie does work hard and
deserves praise but we also have to acknowldge
that it wouldn't have happened without her family's
previous work and success)

This image shows Phillip "Lip" Gallagher from the
television show Shameless. He was always
known as the smart sibling who had a bright future ahead
of him. However he was constantly held back by where he
came from (poverty, addiction, neglect, etc.) As much as he
tried he was stuck, just like the article described.

"Sure, there are extraordinary people who have
overcome mind-boggling hurtles. But they're like N.B.A.
centers with short parents."

                                       Or like this:

 

This has also caused the class gap to grow exponentially: John Oliver on the Wealth Gap

                     

                                                          Conclusion: