Throughout the essay Fukuyama talks about social mobility as an important factor in the rise of democracies. Briefly paraphrase what social mobility means to Fukuyama and then what it means to you. If possible, use examples to demonstrate how much mobility individuals can expect in modern society. How important is social mobility to you? How important does it seem to be to your parents and your peers? If social mobility were impossible, how would you feel? How have recent current events had an effect positively or negatively on social mobility?