Sokolson 1Mike SokolsonProfessor Bridget BrownENWR 105_8921 October 2015Elizabeth’s Journey to Overcoming Her PastLiza May Minnelli, a famous American actress and singer, once said, “Reality issomething you rise above”. At one point of our lives we are faced with hardships that eitherenables us to fail or cause us to succeed. Despite all the issues that many people face whilegoing through tough times, people still manage to succeed in the end, resulting in a positiveoutcome. President Barack Obama advocated this ideology in his a “More Perfect Union”speech. In his speech, he addresses the major issue that America is currently facing, which isracial inequality and he wants it to end so that society as a whole can accomplish great thingstogether.