Read the excerpt from Pat Mora’s essay "The Leader in the Mirror. " I hoped that most of the students were going to enroll in college. The confetti would be for their private celebrations, those solitary moments when they had passed a test that worried them, finished a difficult paper at 2 A. M. , found a summer internship. Sometimes, even when no one else is around, it’s important to celebrate when we have struggled and succeeded—to sprinkle a little confetti on our own heads. What is the author’s purpose in using confetti as a symbol? The confetti represents celebration. The author uses confetti to encourage her audience to celebrate success. The confetti represents celebration. The author uses confetti to teach the students how to plan a celebration party. The confetti is a symbol of college graduation. The author uses the symbol to reward college graduates. The confetti is a symbol of summer internships. The author uses the symbol to encourage signing up for summer internships.