Cultural Inequality: If I Were a Poor Black Kid by Gene Marks - Book Report/Review Example

Article Review of "If I Were a Poor Black Kid" by Gene MarksRecently, President Barrack Obama gave a very good speech regarding inequality in America while he was in Kansas. The president recognized that this is the matter at hand during this tenure, adding that this is the only time that the middle class and all those who are struggling to have a glance at the middle class can make or break it. Whatever is at stake is whether America will be a country where working class can earn reasonably to bring up families, create a modest savings, secure retirement and own a home as well.

The president was very right, this owe to the fact that the spread between the poor and the rich has widen over decades, on the other hand, opportunities for ninety-nine percent have turned to be unachievable dream. Mr. Barrack Obama’s speech left me thinking very hard. All my children are no smarter as compared to kids of their age from inner city of America. All my kids find it much easier as compared to their counterparts from western Philadelphia. Generally, the world appears unfair to those children simply because these kids had the misfortune of being brought into the world two miles apart into the world that is more difficult and being blessed with a skin color that prevents them from realizing the opportunities that President Barrack Obama was referring to.

This is a fact presently. I don’t fall under the category of poor black kid; I am just a middle aged white person originating from a white middle class background. It simply means that life was much simpler for my case. It is my sincere believe that everybody in America has the opportunity to succeed; even a poor black child from West Philadelphia.It takes several things such as brains, hard work, little help from others and a little luck as well as available skills to utilize the resources that are in place.

For instance technology; technology can greatly change how we utilize the resources we have at hand to benefit us greatly. In case I fell under the category of black kids, the first thing would be to work hard in order to attain best grades. I would prioritize it minus caring whether I come from a public middle school built at the inner city. It is true that even the worst normally have their best. In addition, the very best students in the middle public schools usually have great opportunities.

Getting good grades is key to everything and this needs no more explanation. If one performs poorly in these middle schools, it implies that he is limiting the limited opportunities available. At times we find ourselves in situations that we don’t wish for not because of our own likeness, but nature defines so, but it should not be the end of everything; even God says that he will always make us the head and not the tail but only if we are ready to be helped. The poor should be very innovative and would land themselves even past the so called rich at the moment.

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