C. Wright Mills, a former sociology professor at Colombia University was one of the most well-known and controversial sociologists of his time. He was critical of the U.S. government and other social institutions where power was unfairly concentrated and he believed academics should be socially responsible and speak out against social injustice (Ferguson 2013). Millis takes the concept of sociology and the sociological perspective and delves into the details of what these two concepts truly entail. Right behind Millis, there is Donna Gaines, a cultural sociologist who raises similar questions, she too, depicts the true meaning on sociological perspective. With these two sociologists’ words circling through a readers head, we begin to view society with a different set of eyes, better understanding the world we traverse day in and day out. In “The Promise” from his book The Sociological Imagination, Millis introduces the idea of the sociological imagination perspective, which in short, is a way of analyzing an issue within the world in a matter that distinguishes between the private and public spheres. Millis (1959:1) thought that by “separating these two phenomena, we can better comprehend the sources of and solutions to social problems.” As the chapter goes on, Millis (1959:3) adds to his description of the sociological imagination saying that it “enables its possessor to understand the larger historical scene in terms of its meaning for the inner life and the external career of a variety of individuals.” He is saying that by using the sociological imagination, one is able to understand the purpose of an event outside of their self and relate it to society as a whole. Millis states than an individual can only understand his own experiences by locating himself in that time period and become aware of the individuals around him (Mills 1959). Later, Millis explains that in order to “understand the larger historical scene in terms of its meaning f