“World War Two because it was one of the most brutal times in the world’s history because of the Holocaust, Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and I think it shows that we do horrible things, and we still recover from them in the end.”  

“Going to the women's march, because it was awesome to see people of all different generations coming together to celebrate equality.”

“The Perks of Being a Wallflower book and movie both because it got me into writing and made me feel like I wasn’t alone.” 

“The quote: ‘the most important thing is when you get knocked down, you get back up.’”  

“Last year in scholars class, we watched this movie called the 13th. It was about all of the shootings of young black people and that was really powerful and visual; it wasn’t censored at all.”