The beginning of Mason B. Williams City of Ambition revolves around the rise of La Guardia and Roosevelt’s political prominence during the 1920-30’s. It was interesting to read how two men from totally different backgrounds found themselves fighting for a better government at the same time. Their childhood’s became the basis of what they focused there attention on when it came to reforming the government. Roosevelt’s passion for the environment at a young age led him to push for environmentally friendly hydroelectric power and the loss of his father to eating diseased meat led La Guardia to push for cleaner manufacturing in the food industry. These changes in history is what constitutes a standard in an advancing society and what helps us to grow. Being that New York is where anything and everything happens and from what I’ve read about the actions taken by La Guardia and Roosevelt, I wonder what our next wave of living standards will be. Of course we already have technology that continues to change our daily lives, but  who will be the next person to take their struggles and passion from childhood and change our  society in the unique way FDR and La Guardia have.