Who is more likely to suceed in american society and why?

Who is most likely to succeed in American society, and why? Write an essay comparing and contrasting four different models and conceptualizations of success in American society. To formulate your essay, choose 2 from list A: Puritans, Founding Fathers, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King; and choose 2 from list B: Charles Foster Kane(Citizan Kane movie), Ben Franklin, Andrew Carnegie, Frederick Douglass. Base your essay on the assigned readings (especially Cullen for list A), lectures, and class discussions.