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Moving on to the non animated Kristof, he begins to talk about how America at one point was truly the "land of opportunity", but nowadays, this proves to be false unless you were born with some advantages. Some People are quick to tell others how they need to work harder in order to succeed, meanwhile they themselves are starting to come off like this:
Kristof goes on to explain that poverty may not even be the greatest hindrance of success. Instead, emotional factors seem to be just as if not more important. For example, I have met a lot of parents that live in poverty that don't take the time to support their children emotionally, simply because they don't know how. These parents are often in "survival mode" and may not even know how to support their children
To sum it up, we all all work very hard to progress in life. However, some people work just as hard, and only get to take two steps forward, while others win the race.
Hi Savonna,
ReplyDeleteNice use of images and video in your blog! You mention that maybe parents who are poor do not know how to support their children emotionally. I wonder if it's a deficiency -- something these parents do not have -- or is it something else? ie: a cultural norm within a family to not talk about emotions, or a family is struggling so much to survive that emotional care is not possible (Maslov), or any number of other processes.
I think it's a combination of things! When parents spend so much time working, they may not have the time or energy to cater to their child's emotional needs. Also, if this parent grew up in a household where surviving was the main focus, they may not know that emotional health is even important. It seems to be a never ending cycle in some cases.
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