Mr.Polland...power of young people.

First i would like to say that today i learned that i have been in places where history has happened and never even knew it! As a young person we know we hold power but often times we don't recognize it. Some times we are made to think that it is not adequate enough to change circumstances or move mountains, sometimes we are not taught to take what we have and be the best we can be for the world. As i compare teenagers now to teenagers in history, i wonder what it was that gave them the courage to protest, speak out, sit in and be the difference. Was it because the situations that our people often face was new and blacks were so greatly not excepted? Have we gotten comfortable with the way we are treated and the problems we face. Do we think that the changes our ancestors made for us is enough to live equally and perfectly. I sure hope not. Standing up and making a difference doesn't have to be about racial issues. It can be activated towards sexual rights, age rights and other things that people judge one another by. The power that young people hold has the ability to effect the next generation. What we say, wear, do and how we act is a chain reaction of how the little ones under us behave. We can confirm this when we listen to the progression of music and media. How clothes are starting to fit tighter, how music continues to me more suculant as time goes on. Young people create new things and the world listens to us and recognizes our power when we come together. It brings our age, race and society closer when we stand together at this age. Our fresh imagination can bring forth new ideas to solve new issues. Young people; lets do something profound with our power.