Group: Gabe McKinney, Rian Mansour, Ithamar Mwense, Timothy Mangum, Andrew

Collison, Allen Wang

Reading #3 Horatio Alger by Harlon Dalton

1. We agree with the author that upward mobility is nearly impossible for a large
portion of Americans due to lack of education and people born into poverty.

Reading #4 The Mobility Myth

2. A lack of Social mobility is a problem because people in the lower social

castes have no hope of working harder for a successful future.

Reading #5 Poor People Dont Plan

1. She wasnt born into poverty so she must take the responsibility of being
poor.