My name is Ray Alvarado, and I am a sophomore at Dinuba High School. My class and i were reading about you and your story. As we were reading i couldn’t wait to ask you the questions i’m about to ask you. I am positive you know this, but your story has impacted many people in the world today. Your will to fight for something you love, and not let anything get in the way of achieving your goal is something i hope to do one day.
Something that really stood out to me while reading your speech is when you said “I do not even hate the Talib who shot me”. The reason this stood out to me, because people look to drive out hate with hate. The way you refused to hate the man who shot you is amazing. I know that if that was me I would have