tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693094746848965451.post2228388665889793610..comments2023-05-09T07:10:15.297-07:00Comments on Kamryn Reardon's Blog: U.S.A., Land of Limitations? - Nicholas KristofAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06433967033147940633noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693094746848965451.post-37432665886615017992016-01-31T20:16:56.307-08:002016-01-31T20:16:56.307-08:00I completely agree with what you said. It is crazy...I completely agree with what you said. It is crazy to think that over a year the stats are still the same if not higher for low income families and poverty. People believe this is based off our past and how we carry it over to our future, which I believe is not true. Children need to have every opportunity to become successful and we shouldn't be holding them back from that. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01697157742730891445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693094746848965451.post-2651547603729441842016-01-31T19:39:41.292-08:002016-01-31T19:39:41.292-08:00I agree with your questions and points to share at...I agree with your questions and points to share at the end. Like Rick Goff others may be in a situation similar to his and are not being offered the best opportunities but that shouldn't hold them back. Building a better foundation is what America should strive for in children and I think that's what you were getting at. Cory Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13900802395480946259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693094746848965451.post-78793828873910563342016-01-31T18:56:52.663-08:002016-01-31T18:56:52.663-08:00I agree with everything you have said! I think its...I agree with everything you have said! I think its a horrible thing to think that our future depends on our parents, and what can we do to make that untrue? I also enjoyed how you mentioned Rick as an example in your argument, because I feel like that was a very large piece of information in the article. He was really just set in that situation because of the way that he grew up, and it seemed as though he was aware of it! No matter what he did, he couldn't make it out of that rut that he had been in all of his life.Madi McCulleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03907352226645475524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693094746848965451.post-41840447830650120632016-01-31T14:40:12.674-08:002016-01-31T14:40:12.674-08:00I think his article is very true that some people ...I think his article is very true that some people get stuck in the situation they were in as a child. Looking into the article that Kristof wrote about Rick, he grew up with his grandmother and didn't have a great support system because of his situation. When he grew older he raised his children as a single father after going through two divorces. He strived to be a better father than his and succeeded; however he was still in the same sort of environment that he grew up in. Kate Gould https://www.blogger.com/profile/01805429113316912946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693094746848965451.post-83039534345633702622016-01-31T13:31:09.223-08:002016-01-31T13:31:09.223-08:00I agree with what you said about how even though t...I agree with what you said about how even though this was published last year, it applies to this year and still holds to be true to today. And also when you mentioned your question about why should out past be a prediction of our future and I feel as if that question is asked a lot and brought up a lot in todays world. It is important that children and even people our age and older realize that they can make their own path and go their own way, they don't have to be like everyone else, they can be different and show the world what they are capable of. I also admire how you mentioned that the people with less money find happiness is such small and more important things like families and helping the people more in need because it really is true and makes a point that money isn't everything yet thats not how the rest of the world sees it.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394563223508933127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693094746848965451.post-43436814265076025002016-01-31T13:17:28.423-08:002016-01-31T13:17:28.423-08:00I had a very similar view on this article! I agree...I had a very similar view on this article! I agree, why is it that our future is based on our past? The past should not define our future. We should always strive to be the best we can be. America needs to acknowledge that. If we encourage people no matter how much money they have, to do their best America would be a much happier place. I am sure that many people who were not brought up with a lot of money have so many great things to offer that unfortunately go unrecognized. The problem today is that this lack of opportunity thing kills peoples confidence. They feel like they stand no chance at succeeding. Thanks for the insight :)Grace https://www.blogger.com/profile/02183225083618696575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693094746848965451.post-23856801391078617412016-01-30T14:50:57.556-08:002016-01-30T14:50:57.556-08:00I also agree "that people are only 'as go...I also agree "that people are only 'as good' as they strive to be". Great summary of the article. We should be focusing on the children in need and not basing our future on our past. The children are the future so we need to help them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01465605522877402048noreply@blogger.com