Rules in American Society

Throughout the previous week, wee have talked extensively regarding how certain events effect your future, whether trough income or profession. We discussed a topic regarding the fact that over the past 20 years, that based on the ACT you got, the higher your income was. Sal had statistic to back of his claim and ideas. Although there was all this evidence that it may be true, I still disagree with this idea. I feel that no matter what you ACT is, whether perfect or average, it doesn't necessarily have a direct effect on your future. Obviously there are those cases of terrible scores, but in this case., I feel if you get a reasonable score, it is what you do with the education you may receive, not so much, your future and professional income guidelines. Most people may argue that if one student goes to Harvard and another goes to Illinois, the student that went to Harvard has a better chance at success, due to their education received and the school they attended. I would disagree but in this case, where both institutions are respected and highly-praised, if the student at Illinois works his/her tail off and put forth 150 % effort, he/she has just a good chance at success and that ultimate goal, as the other student.
Also in class, we talked about the way that most people don't know some basic rules to American society and just say, "Anything can happen in America." I feel most people take this approach/belief, because they want to feel in such a way that they can achieve anything and crazy "stuff" happens all the time. Although there are those stories of a poor man getting a job and becoming a wealthy businessman, for the most part, the way you were influenced and effected as you grew to your adult age, leads you toward the correct path and future.