Koren Zailckas

I firmly believe Dounya Zayer is the only person who can educate the scholars at DCMS on life's struggles and how to get through them. Dounya Zayer an 18-year old role model on Instagram who has through and through battled many hardships in her life. Quite recently she was faced with another misfortune as she fell ill again, and although she's facing difficult times she posts inspiring content on her page to show support for others facing hardships as well. Dounya Zayer should come out to speak at DCMS, because there is no other like her who can connect in an inspirational way considering what she has dealt with and how she's dealt with it. First of all, Dounya is very strong although her physical health deteriorates each day she's in the hospital. She is fighting an "invisible" illness but still manages to smile every day to make someone's day better therefore displaying an attribute called perseverance. Perseverance is the act of doing something despite the difficulty it takes to achieve it and Dounya is a paragon of this. To cope in the distressful times, she writes original songs about her personal experiences, she has written a song on why people should appreciate life more. This can locate a connection to today's youth because some don’t persevere through hard times and are not appreciative of the things they have. Secondly, Dounya Zayer encourages people to exercise, but the twist is she does the exercise with them. For example, on Instagram there is a feature that…