ASU is one of the few institutions I have encountered in my life that has forced me to think critically about the most fundamental questions of life. Who are we? Why are we here? What can we do to benefit the world over? All of these and so much more plagued my mind day by day as I studied with the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership at ASU. I grew as a writer and a thinker, and I can honestly say that this is a program I did not pursue for the piece of paper, but instead for the growth I experienced as an individual.