Topic: Power
How thrilled I am to be in Lawrence, a city where speaking one's mind seems to be refreshingly welcome. It's an oasis in the desert of suppression that permeates so much of Kansas!
A few weeks ago, a high school student--female, at that--was able to turn power on it's head here in Kansas.
If you haven't heard the story, or even if you have, you may want to read this abc news blog http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/tweeting-kansas-teen-wont-apologize-to-gov-her-following-soars/
Thanks to the courage of Emma Sullivan, we should all be inspired to claim what is rightfully ours. Our voice, that is. This freedom carries with it a power that every individual deserves.
I keep wondering what this young lady is capable of accomplishing in the years to come. Seems to me, the sky is her limit!
Sullivan's story shows that, through such courage, sometimes one individual CAN make a big impression that humbles those in places of great political power.
