As I walked into the room the first things that I noticed were that the lights were off, there were sounds of people screaming and yelling, and the temperature was much higher than that of the hall.  I then saw that candy was thrown all over the floor so, as everyone else did, I automatically started picking up as much as I could and making my own stockpile.  When we stopped and prices were written on the board for the different types of candy, I realized that each one of these pieces of candy represented a different stock in a company.  Then it became clear to me that we were enacting what it may be like to be an active member inside the stock exchange.  I noticed that, even though it may have not been near as hectic as the real stock exchange, ours was still very confusing and I felt as though I had to constantly be on high alert of everything that was going on.  I was constantly forced to make decisions that could make or break my overall worth and also be aware of decisions that others were making in case I happened to get in on a secret piece of information.  After our enactment was over, I realized that many can simply not compete with those that start off with more.  On top of this, I also noticed that those who made the right decisions and mostly were conservative, came out on top.  At the beginning I didn't understand the true importance of stockpiling as much candy as possible which I took to exemplify buying stocks while their value is low, in hopes that the prices will increase.  For those who seized the opportunity, the end results seemed to be better.  This goes to show that those who are aware of their surroundings are more likely to seize opportunities as they come to them than those who aren't as aware.