Content Review/ch. 6 Public opinion and ch. 1 American political culture

Instructions for a response paper:

Please read the article “For poor, leap to college often ends in a hard fall” by opening a link: HYPERLINK “http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/education/poor-students-struggle-as-class-plays-a-greater-role-in-success.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0” http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/education/poor-students-struggle-as-class-plays-a-greater-role-in-success.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

In a few paragraphs, summarize the gist of this study about low income students. Which of these three personal stories seemed most poignant to you? Is there a line/statement by one of these students that you found especially insightful? Please, type it up and underline it.

Then, relate this report to content from chapter 1 and chapter 6 on public opinion and political culture in America. In these chapters you learned about some things that many Americans tend to believe in as being true. Please, discuss here, which of those popular beliefs this study helps to disprove? Conclude with your personal assessment of mass public opinion and popular myths in America.

Your entire response should be no less than 2 full pages long, double-spaced, 1 inch margins, Times New Roman, 12 font.