Between the reading, “How To Think Like An Activist” by Wendy Syfret and the documentary Knock Down The House I have learned a lot about what activism truly is and steps you can take to become an activist. Wendy Syfret’s reading hit the mark on not only what activism is but the history of how activism became to be and how it can and can not be beneficial for specific groups of people. I really like the fact that Wendy has a whole section throughout the reading about the power of the youth and how young people have unique abilities to be heard and seen with even just their voice. It’s important to acknowledge this idea that young people can become activists and can lead our society into great change; I don’t think this gets spoken about enough due to the simplistic ideology that young adults are not as wise or know as much as older ones. This reading and the film I watched informed so much more on the world of being an activist and inspired me to want to use my voice more for those who are often unheard and not seen. After watching the documentary Knock Down The House which depicted four female candidates each driven by personal experiences and hardships running for 2018 race for Congress also inspired me not only as a person but as a woman. These candidates like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Paula Jean Swearengin really raise the bar for what an activist is and what an activist is about. These women have not only been through hardships but continue to experience hardships throughout their run for 2018 Congress just by being a woman in a male dominated field.