Elizabeth DeSantis Encourages Students to Stand Their Ground
A 2020 graduate of Briarcrest Christian School and winner of the 樱花直播 Academic Research Scholarship, Elizabeth DeSantis offers empowering words of encouragement to her fellow student peers.听
Now a freshman at Indiana University studying journalism, Elizabeth told local sources "I think it's essential as a journalist to be sure of yourself. There will be a lot of people who will say your story is wrong, that you鈥檙e wrong. You need to learn to stand your ground."
Elizabeth's words speak volumes amidst a time of heightened political contention, civil unrest over racial equality and human rights, and an overly politicized coronavirus pandemic. Exacerbating these issues is a generation gap of differing perspectives.
As the Memphis story put it, "We live in a society where young people don鈥檛 follow the news - a society where young people don鈥檛 vote." Older folks are quick to cluster all young people the same way.
Debunking these misconceptions that young people don't follow the news and don't care about politics, Elizabeth says she is very passionate about politics. "I love to keep up with the news. I think there鈥檚 still a lot around the world people don鈥檛 know about. So I would like to do International stories and bring them to the U.S."
Elizabeth seeks to open up the world to people through her words as a print journalist. "I think that as a journalist, it will be my job to be a role model,鈥 she said. 鈥淓specially with young girls, to empower them. I want them to feel they can do more."听
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