What really resonated with me was when Pam Fessler started discussing about how she was shy but used it to her advantage. She took something that she initially thought was a fault and made it advantageous. I thought that it was a really interesting way to view one’s characteristics. I am also shy, and for the longest time had thought that it was the worst thing ever and only detracted from my character. Now, however, I m beginning to view it in a different manner and think about the ways in which I can use it to my benefit. I think that this is a very important thing to do and wish to encourage others to view their ‘faults’ in a different and more positive light. 

Pam Fessler has the power to play an amazing role in our society, and from what I heard from her, she has be exercising that power. In exposing what it means to live in poverty today, in showing the people who deal with poverty as real people, Pam can help show the nation that we all must band together to help solve these issues. She shows people that we cannot blame the poor for being poor, but must mend the system that creates and sustains poverty. Thank you Pam, for your work and the work of your colleagues. It is work like yours that can change people’s thoughts, and through that, their actions.