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Born on Third Base

Chuck Collins describes a social phenomenon that seems to exacerbate as our generation continues to age. On one side, the wealthy maintain the power and privilege to keep the social system in their favor while the other "not-so-lucky" lose the opportunity to even try to climb to the top of the ladder. Chuck Collins addresses this dilemma in our society by encouraging the wealthy to come back home and invest their wealth in helping out struggling communities. Chuck gave away his inheritance at 26 and spent rest of his life striving to close the gap of inequality. Although he admits that not many wealthy can or will follow his footsteps, he still has hope in some wealthy who can do the same for society. I personally believe that both sides of the system exist in USC. Coming in as a freshman, we can see numerous international or domestic students who are extremely well off on campus. However, students mingle together regardless of their backgrounds and are offered the same lev...