Disadvantages Of Living In America

Although I do not live with him, I depend on my dad for the majority of my living expenses. He pays for almost everything except for schooling costs and basic everyday needs like gas and food. My two younger sisters live with my dad and he pays for all of their living expenses as well. My dad is usually rewarded when it comes to caste systems. He is a white male in his 50’s living in the U.S. making really good money for being a single parent. Because my dad is also a very hard worker and very good at what he does, he was able to achieve a high social class as well. For example he went back to school in his 40’s to get his degree in business, he has had the same job for almost 30 years at Anderson Windows woking his way up to get a higher income to afford lots of land and a nice house to support us three kids. …show more content…
I was lucky to grow up in a good family and go to good school some kids are born into different settings and are not given those opportunities and experiences that are necessary to succeed in life. Context is advantages and disadvantages on where a person lives. I am lucky enough to be a white female living in the United States. These are advantages to me because I have the opportunity to go to school and make a good living for myself, as a white female living in India might not get the same opportunity. Choice is the actions you make throughout life that depends on how successful you are. Throughout my life I think I have made good choices that will help me succeed later on. I made the choice to continue to go to school and I also make good lifestyle choices such as eating healthy and exercising everyday. I think Chance plays a bigger role in my life then context and choice because was able to watch my dad succeed in life and he gave me the necessary characteristics and experiences needed for me to succeed, with that being said the choices come naturally to me because of watching