I forget whether it was this week or the last, but something I do remember was the discussion of how important it is to get diverse viewpoints. We recently did an activity in class, where we had to list out all the books we read in high school. Out of the 28 books I read, only 6 of them were written by women or people of color. While the obvious answer would be to just go out there and find new viewpoints, it's a lot more difficult than it sounds, especially in a system designed to go against that. After all, isn't it the school that selected most of these books to read? And while the school system isn't completely perfect, I do appreciate that they try to highlight books about oppression, sexuality, and other cultures. I have discovered great books in Invisible Man , The Color Purple , and Waiting through the school district. While there's still a long way to go for true equality in literature, we have a good start on it right now. But if we expand our lens outside o