In this chapter Mantsios (CLASS IN AMERICA, GREGORY MANTSIOS) introduced his readers to myths that are often associated with wealth and poverty in the US, and pointed out that the likelihood of attaining success is, more often than not, relative to the wealth you are born into. Aja Et. AL. (FROM A TANGLE OF PATHOLOGY TO A RACE-FAIR AMERICA, ALAN AJA, DANIEL BUSTILLO, WILLIAM DARITY JR., AND DARRICK HAMILTON)
discussed the racial wealth gap in the US, which was created by generations of systematic oppression, that have blocked access to ″long-term resource accumulation″ to African Americans and is deeply divided along racial lines.Baradaran (FROM HOW THE OTHER HALF BANKS, MEHRSA BARADARAN) explores the cause and effects of not having access to a reliable and fair banking and loan system. Finally, Pao (FROM RESET: MY FIGHT FOR INCLUSION AND LASTING CHANGE, ELLEN K. PAO) recounts her experiences as a woman facing sexual harassment in corporate America and the struggle that she others have faced in trying to change sexist culture in the American workplace.Reflect upon these readings and write a well-developed, thesis driven essay responding to the following prompt:Discuss a recent movie, television show or web series that reflects the contemporary attitudes of the people in your life towards wealth and success in America, and explain how the readings in this chapter may inform your own attitude towards work and success.FIR THE EVENTS, JUST MAKE THEM UP OR USE YOUR LIFE BECAUSE THE PROFESSOR DOESN′T KNOW MY LIFE. NOTE: You may use first person for this essay, but don’t rely on anecdotes too much for support. You should not be simply summarizing the readings. Instead, use the articles you read as support for your thesis and use proper paragraph structure.For this 1200 word (exact count), MLA formatted essay you must use quotes from all of the articles you read, in Rereading America, to support your argument. You must also use research from two outside sources (use the library database, no Wikipedia or a random Google search) in your essay.YOU NEED TO USE THE READINGS FOR REREADING AMERICA 11TH EDITION. I′ve provided it in the files. I AM PAYING FOR EXTRA WORDS BUT THE ESSAY NEEDS TO 1200 WORDS EXACTLY!PLEASE PROVIDE 1 QUOTE FROM THE READINGS PER BODY PARAGRAPH AND A WORKS CITED PAGE MLA FORMAT.