Meritocracy

If you were to ask me, the answer would be yes. I believe that any one who has enough will, perseverance, and courage, can truly achieve anything they might possible want. The American Dream? Absolutely. But truth is, we live in a world where power means almost everything, and unfortunately, it is often taken in the wrong hands. It is merely common sense to accept the fact that we will always find excuses or obstacles to stand in our way, as humans that we are, and sometimes, it will take more than "effort" to reach our goals. "A Class Divided" proves how discrimination and circumstances affect meritocracy, more specifically, a child's abilities to do work in school. I see it as a creative, smart way to show the world how even a little change could make an impact. However, people are very different and though this experiment might show results that corroborate with Jane Elliot, human potencial could never be throughly measured. In the end, the ideology remains true, because I'm a firm believer that no one can tell you what you can or can not do, no one but yourself.