I've Got the Power....I DO?!

 As a young adult, it is common to feel like you are absolutely powerless. You have no control whatsoever, you have to succumb to your parents' word and abide to it as law. Little does most young adults realize that they truly have a power of their own. In fact, many people regardless of their age, class, gender, social status, etc. have power such in cases of democracy. "So this is what democracy must feel like. I bet I've have heard this twenty different times in completely different settings - it doesn't feel foreign when people experience it but democracy is a need we don't always know we have," (77) Martha Mccoy proclaims. Some may think ignorance is bliss, and while I may agree to the phrase on occasion, in this case I certainly do not. I believe more people should realize the true power they possess along with democracy. They have what it takes to change the future or even just to alter a rather ignorant or close-minded individual's mind about something. It is possible. Take for instance this colloquium class. Without much exaggeration, this class is a prime example of that. Several people in this class realized how much power they really had. When we were informing our own school about gleaning and its importance, I believe  it is safe to say we have changed our multiple peers' minds or at the very least, informed them. Our peers generally had no idea what was gleaning, as well some basic nutrition facts. With the game we put together to inform our peers better about gleaning and nutrition, it brought to all of our attention how little and at the same time, how much some of our peers were informed on the subject. Regardless though, they were informed further about this subject. Thus, we made a difference and even used our power even if we did not realize it at the time. Maybe we are not kings, rulers, presidents, or what have you, but we still have a voice and sometimes, that is all we really need.