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Admirers

Through my nineteen years I have been taught about numerous of people. I was taught in and out of class. I admire a lot of people from different backgrounds, religions, social statuses, sexualities, and other beliefs. Some would not fit well in a group with one another, but others would. To put any of my most admired people in a group together would be ironic.
I can picture Herbert Kemp, Bill Clinton, Abraham Lincoln, Louis Abdul Farrakhan, Hank Aaron, Martin L. King Jr., Jackie Robinson, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Maya Angelou, and Roland Gardner all at once sitting in my family room holding a conversation among one another. From them sitting in my living room, I can listen and watch what takes place from my stairs. This would be a nice group to examine.
Bill Clinton and Jesse Jackson wanted better education and Clinton also wanted to end discrimination. Jackson was a follower of Ma...

Posted by: Sylvia Schiavoni

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