Sunday, January 20, 2019

An optimistic outlook

The A&T 4 had many incredible strengths/ privileges/ powers that they used to start the impactful sit-in movement, but I believe that their biggest strengths were their resilience, focus, and optimistic outlook on the future. They had incredible strength and the ability to ignore the rude comments made at them, and instead focus on their overall goal...equality. Some qualities that I believe we have in common is this resilience. When I truly want to accomplish something and I set my mind to it, I will try everything that I can to make sure it happens and that I am successful. Something I’d love to work on more is my focus. Recently I seem to get distracted more easily, especially when something is hard, and I need to look to the A&T 4 to regain my focus and determination to get the job done. Some issues in our world today that are very important for me to tackle are gun safety, women’s rights, and immigration reform. I have already tried to get my voice heard by attending peaceful protests in Baltimore and Washington D.C. from the Guns Down Grades Up March to the Women’s March on Washington. These events have empowered me even more to make a difference and have helped me to realize that even in hopeless times, there is always hope. That is also a mindset that the A&T 4 had when times got tough during the sit-ins. By spreading this optimistic and hopeful mindset, they were able to get 75,000 students to take part in the sit-ins until they finally succeeded in desegregating the lunch counters. 



-Taura Zarfeshan 

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