in a world where nothing seems to go right, we have to remember that there is something that we can look forward too. wether it be that one person who you love, a visit from a favorite family member, or perhaps it’s just knowing that while others are opressed and fighting for their freedom, we have a chance to do something with ours. i am an american and i want to believe that the reason i am a free is to help the others in this world to know that feeling. to know that you get the chance to get an education, i have a chance to follow my dreams and maybe one day make a difference. it sickens me when people out there don’t take that chance. they sit around and watch as they waste thier chance to live. people say they want peace and freedom, but what are they actually doing about it? what am i actually doing about it? we can learn so much from the crisis in the middle east. they are fighting not only for their freedom but for their life.