text: There is a phrase, "You learn something new everyday." This is a very true statement especially when asking for advice you can hear ideas and viewpoints. One very common example is politics. Living so close to Washington, DC that is always a topic in your normal day to day conversation. Whether it is what the president is doing or who dropped out of the primary election, there is never a dull moment. Once in our civics class we were asked to do a project on our cities government officials. As part of this long and tedious project we had to talk with our parents or a trusted adult about their choices when voting. We had the opportunity to learn about how adults felt about some people and learned new facts about candidates. One of the most important facts I found was even adults talk to each other and hear others viewpoints and even try to change other peoples minds. Another benefit of sharing thoughts is learning.