The article "Finding Your Power" I felt was under spoken. This is because many of these ideas are rather textbook examples and the author does not go in dept with his response. However, it was short and to the point, which gave the article more of a direct feel. The article talked about owning up to your lives and mistakes to be a leader. I feel that his point, though cliche, did hit home on showing the ideal leader's ability. Personal, I avoid making excuses because of my belief in honesty. This is that I expect others to be honest in what they say and do and as a result, act in accordance to my belief. I feel that this is essential at times because it shows that one is able to own up to the deeds that they have done, both good and bad. It shows character to be able to own up to mistakes. To invoke others to stop making excuses, I would lead by example. The best way to convince someone to do something is to show them the positives of it yourself.

The article "The Do's and Don'ts of Being a Good Ally" I felt was a very important piece. Much of the information that is given is very essential in being an ally of other races and cultures. These points are essential because they express how to not be self centered and how to be an ally without appearing fake. With all honesty, I believe this is very essential. A genuine ally is someone who supports and shows no prejudice towards a race or culture, putting time and effort into understanding their beliefs and struggles without the attitude that you are a better person. I would say my biggest strength would be to "shut up and listen", not because I have nothing to say, but because there are points that it is not essential for me to talk but to listen. Listening allows for me to make better conversations as well as learn more about a group of people. An area that I require work is research. In many cases, I do not read up on the topic that I will be attending or listening to. This gives me the feeling that I am unprepared and not ready. I believe that this is essential to do however so you can break all preconceived notions of people prior to talking to them. Being an ally is essential in forming new bonds. Not just bonds like friendships but bonds like with different cultures. Being an ally encourages tolerance and acceptance of others and shows people that behavior and speech that belittles people is unacceptable.

Scholarships are one of the most important assets to obtain prior and during your college experience. They allow for everything from your tuition to laptops to books to be paid for. These scholarships though are highly competitive and require essays and various other profile things about one's self. One way in which students can enhance their application is to attend and join more activities that occur at their school. The more they partake in, the strong and more they can write about. Life experience is very essential in applying for scholarships. We can encourage them to participate more and do more in the school. We can appeal to their sense of need and school spirit and show them how that mere participation can accomplish enough to win them several more scholarships. I feel that scholarships are essential towards social justice because I believe that education is the first step towards a word that is all excepting. By gaining scholarships, students will be able to further their education and be able to break prejudices and begin forming a more perfect society.

I feel this song is pretty important. It shows breaking bonds and growing to be something against all odds.