Did Martin Luther King, Jr., make a difference? Certainly some progress has been made. We know there are problems in the United States, but what can be done to solve them? How can poverty be eliminated? Hunger? Racism? Where do the solutions lie--in government policy? In each of our minds? Esperanza is able to examine her neighborhood with a critical, aware, and poetic eye. While reading, we are able to apply this to our lives and capabilities. Consider these websites, then respond: http://www.heritage.org/Research/Welfare/bg1713.cfm
