Demaya's Reflection
During this project I learned a few things. The one thing that was most important was being determined, no matter what do not give up just because times are hard. Finish what you start weather its good or bad. Its good to learn things from other people who have made differences in peoples lives. Gandhi and Molly helped me learn that determination can get you so far in life. If they were never determined they would’ve never succeeded with their social movement.
Another thing that I learned is you have to believe in yourself no matter what people say. You have to ignore all the bad/negative things & comments. Usually when people speak negative on something good that your are doing their just jealous which is a good thing because it shows that you’re doing the right thing. People are always jealous when someone is doing something with their lives, but what we have to do is take it as a complement.
The last thing that I learned from this project was anyone can be an ally and help out. Allies are just like people who agree with something or someone and they help out. Having allies is really important during his social movement because more people will be on your side. The more people that you have agreeing with you than disagreeing the better. This will show people that what you're doing is right. To be honest allies can actually help your movement succeed. Having a lot of our lives will show people that what you're doing can actually benefit more than one person. This is what I learned and thought was most important about this social movement project.
If I were someone empower I would change people being bullied and hurt. Now in days people are getting bullied everyday. As an example in high school girls and boys get bullied everyday for their identity such as if they like the same sex, they get bullied for being LGBTQ. Another example is kids get bullied for what they wear and how they look. I am NOT LGBTQ but I know how it feels to be bullied and I don't want anyone else feel that way because its not a good feeling to have. It shouldn't matter about how people dress look for who they like it's pointless to pick on someone because of that. I would change people getting bullied or hurt because it changes how they feel about their self. Everyone deserves to be treated fairly for how they perceive themselves .
I think I'm most determined like Gandhi and Molly Raynor. I think I'm somewhat like dundee I'm not fully because I don't break laws and I don't do illegal things. But, like both gone be in Mali I never gave up on myself for people that I care about and love no matter what. I know people try to break me down but I have to prove them wrong and do the opposite of what they want to see. Determination is an important quality to have in life itself because whatever you're trying to do nobody can stop you from doing that. Honestly, I feel like being compared to Gandhi is very special and I am glad to have a quality that he has.
The quality that is most challenging for me is bravery. A lot of people don't think that I am not brave. But, I'm scared of a lot of things. Such as talking in front of a big group, big dogs and drop zone at Great America. At the exhibition I feel like I can pull through but I know I'm going to have to challenge myself and try to be brave when people ask me to share my speech. Bravery is a really hard polities for me just because I'm not the best at showing people that I'm not mean or scary. I have insecurities about myself and the way people see me but, I've learned that it doesn't matter what other people think its about what I think. That's why bravery is a challenging quality for me.