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Hello, name, the chapter other people’s children explain on the injustices experienced in Chicago and the neighboring boundaries. You state that Kozol emphasizes that it is a community where Martin Luther King Jr once lived, but still struggled to overcome poverty and racial segregation. “Martin Luther King, who lived in this neighborhood in 1966, said there was a 10-to-20 percent ‘color tax’…an estimate that still holds true today” (51). In this chapter, Kozol states on the impacts of inequality, stating statistics that support his claims. In comparing the schools in affluent selection versus those in poverty, it is evident that there is a high dropout rate in poor schools. Kudos for an excellent presentation.
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Hello name, you begin with the author’s perception of the government and people in business who have an idea of focusing and giving the children a curriculum that will make them good in the future. However, you did not have evidence of the claims. Kozol feels that the government has an unfortunate perception that poor students are not good because students only prepare for entry-level jobs. You tried well to showcase your points, but due to the lack of evidence from the author’s work. It makes it difficult to understand what exactly you were discussing.