Columnist Ahoy! Position/Communication

In Sandy Bank's articles, "Retired Los Angeles judge launches literacy project" and "Where poor students soar", the reader can clearly see her opinions on this general topic, the topic that opportunities must be presented to the less accommodated in order to exceed and excel in their actions. From these two articles, the reader can see that she believes that the actions that people like Judge James Reese and Angel Barrett took were the proper actions to begin the path to creating a better education system for all of America. Banks communicates this view in "Retired Los Angeles judge launches literacy project" when towards the beginning she states that "An afternoon with retired Judge James Reese is like a living history lesson" and that it is a "walk through time" revealing her respect for the situations he has been through, such as being whipped for having poor grades and donating $100,000 to USC, so boys near the campus can afford a better education to receive respect for colleagues and society in the future. In "Where poor students soar", Banks addresses the opposition when she claims that she understands that the actions taken by Angel Barrett could upset teacher's unions because of the strong adherence that she respects, but she also agrees that her hard work, presented ultimatum and transition resulted in ultimate success in the end.