Shipler Reading Assignment Response #7 - Ch. 7

Ron Hillier

Professor Wetzl

College Writing I

3 November 2009

Shipler Reading Assignment Response #7 – Ch. 7

Chapter 7’s main idea was that the people Shipler is writing about are not completely alone. Although they may not have a steady job earning lots of money, a nice big house, or an expensive convertible in the drive way, they still have their family. I can relate to this because I have a very large, loving family that is always there for each other. My parents divorced when I was very young, but thanks to all of the help from the rest of my family my mom was not alone. I think Kara and Tom are a couple that inspire many people. Although they did not have the financial means to give their kids everything they wanted, they still supported them with much love. And they did whatever they could to provide their kids with everything they could, even sucking up their pride to accept donations. On the other hand, Ann chose not to work so she could spend more time with her kids. This is respectable in some sense because it’s great that she wanted to be a part of her kids lives, but I think she definitely should have done more to support them financially.