My name is Eric Giewont, and I am currently a junior at Virginia Tech.  I am majoring in the field of Computer Engineering and plan to declare a focus on software controls and algorithms.  I come from a prominently wealthy section of Central Pennsylvania.  Growing up in such a wealthy upper-middle class environment facilitates a sheltered view of the world, making it disturbingly easy to forget that education is all too often considered a privilege rather than a right.  Now, more than ever, the world needs gifted professionals in every single field imaginable to forge solutions to increasingly complex problems that are permeating the modern era.  Education can transform the millions of illiterate children across the developing world into people who have the power to discover a truly viable alternative energy source, cure the next global epidemic, or stop the next world war.  To deny anyone, regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, or other differences, the chance to achieve greatness is nothing short of a crime.  I found an outlet for my convctions in FEARless: I was struck by the youthful passion and drive that constitutes the organization, shining as a prime example of how anyone has the power to change the world and see their vision become a reality.  I believe that we stand on the verge of a day where the world will have to make a choice; accept change and survive or remain stubborn and doom itself. I know FEARless, through striving for education rights, will assist the world in making the right choice.  I hope all who read this will do the same.