Kozol argues that there is a great difference in the lives of the people of Manhattan and the people of the South Bronx. He argues that New York City officials have turned their backs on their own citizens by not helping them get adequate shelter, medical care, and overall opportunities to improve their lives.
- "I saw a boy shot in the head right over there, he says a moment later, in a voice that does not sound particularly sad." This quote is important because it shows that Cliffie has become numb to violence. When people lose compassion for their fellow man at a young age, they become more likely to experience incidents of violence as they get older.
- "Why do you want to put so many people with small children in a place with so much sickness?" This quote is important because it shows that New York City has become indifferent to the plight of its citizens.
- "It's not just hatred. It's as if they're laughing at their lives-and yours." This quote is important because it shows that the citizens of the South Bronx realize that no matter how hard they try to improve their lives, they will not be able to get anywhere. Law-abiding citizens and drug dealers are both going nowhere.
This article showed me how poor and destitute some areas of the country are. Poverty is a huge problem in America! This article relates to others because it shows that poverty and racism go hand-in-hand. Most of the destitute neighborhoods in America include citizens of color. Why have citizens of New York City become blind to the poverty happening around them? Do they think that if they do not acknowledge it is happening, it will go away?
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I would love to hear you say more on this. So if Kool argues that the city of NY has turned their backs on the people in MOtt Haven, who should be held accountable for the effects of poverty and racism? How might Delpit, Johnson or McINtosh take up Kozol's claims?
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