Socities Failure's

As we spoke upon in class, the systems set in place to help women and people like Precious failed in the case of this story. Every system from the school system down to the social system failed Precious by the fact that no one truly helped her. As we seen, even her family support system had failed her. If it wasn't for one person stepping up to the plate an reminding Precious that she was someone, and was important the mindset for Precious would have remained the same. We see this in many communities around the world, and it isn't just the urban communities like Precious's either. In my small town of Norwich Ct, the same situation occurs. Many families who aren't able to afford the necessities are stuck in a bind of using the services given to them by society. In most cases, these services aren't anywhere near the services that money could buy. Insurance policies, housing, even Wick given by the state or society are usual the lowest of all possibilities. For example, in the cases of food stamps and public housing these people are put into the low income areas where the people in that area are just like them and also areas where the facilities are barely livable. In the cases of wick checks, given to families who cant afford the essentials for their children, the products they are able to get are only limited. Certain cereals and juices are the only products the families are able to get for free. Most stores make the wick check holders get the cheapest products in the store. Insurance policies work the same way. Just like in the movie John Q., the man held people in the hospital hostage because he wasn't able to get his son the surgery he needed. This was due to the fact that his insurance policy did not cover the surgery but if he had money to be afford a better policy then the surgery would have been done right on the spot. Society is run based off money, and as you grow older you realize how true that fact really is. Society, in general, failed Precious based off the fact that she didn't have money and the place she lived. The fact of the matter is that the more money you have the better life you can live in the United States. It is wrong and injustice and also is the complete opposite ideal of the U.S constitution but it is the facts.