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J. Vance grew up in a small, poor city in the Rust Belt of southern Ohio, where he had a front- row seat to many of the social ills plaguing America: a heroin epidemic, failing schools, families torn apart by divorce and sometimes violence. In a searching talk that will echo throughout the country’s...

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J.D. Vance grew up in a small, poor city in the Rust Belt of southern Ohio, where he had a frontrow seat to many of the social ills plaguing America: a heroin epidemic, failing schools, families torn apart by divorce and sometimes violence. In a searching talk that will echo throughout the country’s working-class towns, the author details what the loss of the American Dream feels like and raises an important question that everyone from community leaders to policy makers needs to ask: How can we help kids from America's forgotten places break free from hopelessness and live better lives? Submit your assignment using the Canvas interface for the assignment. You should write your text in Word to keep a record and then paste the answers into appropriate places in the Canvas interface. Answer the following questions using complete sentences: 1. When Mr. mentioned that part of the reason for struggles in his hometown (actually Middletown Ohio) where economic decline, brain drain, and failing schools, he also said something else mattered. These included hopelessness, poor social networks, and adverse childhood experiences. Using a bullet-point for each of these factors, explain Mr. Vance's arguments about why these things mattered. Not sure if “Each” includes each of these or the latter 3  Hopelessness: nothing that children can do or try will create a good outcome, so generations go on and on believing that a better life is hopeless. Many felt like the community is working against them.  Poor social networks: Information is not easily accessed and anything that has been learned, has been from the people and community around him. With how accessible the world and internet is, none of that matters if a family or community doesn’t have the resources or knowledge on how to gain access to it.  Adverse childhood experiences: Childhood trauma with families, drugs, etc. were very common and an issue throughout their entire communities and generations

2. Write THREE or more sentences discussing how SOCIAL NETWORKS and CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, whether beneficial or not beneficial, have affected your ability to attend COLLEGE. My social network was relatively small when it came to college. I am a first generation college student and my main social network came from my catholic school community. The majority of my peer’s parents were wealthy college graduates and they had high expectations for their children as well as the resources and connections to get them into wherever they wanted to go. My experiences as a child were pretty normal for the most part, but bullying was a pretty huge factor. I also had known a lot of older students that graduated high school and never left town that basically became (and lived with) their parents. My only thoughts on that were that I had to go to college to get out of there and better myself. My father was very stern about me getting

good grades in high school in order to get into a good college because he truly wanted me to live a different financial life than he ever had the chance of.

3. Mr. Vance mention several factors that that helped him overcome his disadvantages. These included stable home, Marine Corps, and mentors. Using a bullet-point for each of these factors, explain Mr. Vance's arguments about why these things mattered for him.  The stable home with his grandparents helped him focus on things that children should focus on, and she understood that what he needed as a child was to be nurtured and listened to. Helped him recognize that life was dealt against him, but his choices still mattered  The Marine Corps helped him with character formation. They taught him the basics of what most other people learn as young adults from their families and communities. Things such as a clean room, finances, etc. are elements that a majority of kids grow up learning at some point, but for J.D. he was never exposed to any of this  Mentors were able to guide him in the “real world” on decisions and helped to provide him opportunities such as with schooling and careers. They filled the gaps that he was missing 4. Write THREE or more sentences discussing how HOME LIFE, MENTORS, and ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCES (military, sports, extracurricular activities, volunteering, church, etc.) whether beneficial or not beneficial, have affected your ability to attend COLLEGE. My home life affected my ability to go to college 100% because of my father. My mother didn’t really work, and father had only graduated high school even though he has the brains to be an engineer for aircraft. He was never really around when I was growing up as he worked factory jobs, most commonly on the night shift. Money was never asked for or talked about because we just knew we didn’t have much of it. Come to find out, he had created a college savings account for both me and my younger sister when we were born. By the time I graduated it had enough in it to support me in my college decisions. He also planned far ahead by enrolling me as a 21st century scholar so that I would not need to worry about tuition either; he used our lack of funds to his and my advantage. I always worked during high school so I had made myself pretty independent and self-sufficient when it came to my own spending decisions. The only mentors I’ve really had are family and by them just being super supportive and optimistic about any college decision I wanted to make, made me confident and capable to move 2 hours away from home and now be this close to me receiving a degree....