The exhibit was located in Chinatown. I merged onto Hill Street at the beginning of Downtown L.A. (coming from campus) and took it down all the way for a few miles. The area was filled with Chinese businesses and, even though I have never been to China, I felt as if I was there. It was quite an experience being in this area because you feel you are in another country, even though it is conveniently located about 15 minutes from campus.
The exhibit was definitely exquisite and unusual to say the least. I have not experienced or analyzed much art, but this was a welcome sight. The story behind the art had to do with "conspiracies, family secrets, and UFOs"; quite interesting to say the least. The artist argues that truth and untruths are part of the fabric in life and it is what can add to the comfort of life. It is quite a different way of thinking of things, but it gave me a perspective to ponder that I would have never thought of without this.
Thursday, April 28, 2016
A World We Dare To Imagine - Part 3
The mission of my organization is to decrease
the number of people living in poverty - but the ultimate goal is to eradicate
poverty from our world. This is why I decided to call my organization
"The DH Poverty Eradication Foundation." My organization will
work from day to day towards our goal. We will reach out to people all
around the world to receive support for our foundation. We believe that
our interest is a shared interest for humanity, and there should not be people
who would be against the idea of eliminating poverty. One of our ideas is
to make a well respected person in the world - who for instance could be a
business mogul or a former president - to be a chairman of our foundation.
People tend to be more interested and give more
attention to an organization if they know or have heard off a person that is on
the board of the organization. In addition, we seek active government
members to be part of our board as well. We believe that with the help of
the government members - who could be part of any governmental body - to bring
the poverty topic back on the table and to request government officials to make
plans and take action to eliminate poverty. But this is not all. We
will also reach out to famous athletes around the world to gain their support
and to use their popularity for our interests.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
A World We Dare To Imagine
I had many issues crossing my mind when I was starting to think how the world can be improved. There are so many problems in our world that need to be addressed. For instance, global warming, wars, water drought, HIV, and the list goes on. However, there is one problem in this world that always bothered me and it is one of my greatest wishes to see it being eliminated - poverty. It is very sad for me to know that there is people in this world who do not have enough food, and die due to starvation. I know that a great number of the wealthiest people in the world make vast financial contributions in an attempt to eliminate poverty - and I am thankful for that. Unfortunately, this is not sufficient. More non profit organizations need to be created and more capital needs to be raised to address the issue of poverty. The world needs to realize that more actions need to be taken.
Sunday, April 10, 2016
The difficult decision I had to make - IDF or USC?
Before attending college in America, I had to make a decision: whether to serve in the IDF - the Israel Defense Forces for three years; or move to America to attend college immediate following my graduation from High School. It was a very hard decision to make and I reached out to my family and friends to seek an advise on what I should do. After seeing that all my friends from High School decided to serve in the military, I didn't want to be different than them and decided to join the military as well. This decision postponed my wish of attending college in America by three years.
As of today, I am confident that I made the right decision to serve in the military. The three years serving in the IDF made me a more independent person, more punctual, and see life overall in a different perspective. Moreover, I believe that my experience in the IDF made me ready to attend college in America. I am happy that I made the decision of serving in the IDF, and I believe the skills I gained through my time in the IDF will benefit me for my whole life.
As of today, I am confident that I made the right decision to serve in the military. The three years serving in the IDF made me a more independent person, more punctual, and see life overall in a different perspective. Moreover, I believe that my experience in the IDF made me ready to attend college in America. I am happy that I made the decision of serving in the IDF, and I believe the skills I gained through my time in the IDF will benefit me for my whole life.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
The Genius of Money: An Interview with an Anonymous Donor
I choose to read this article because of the title that was appealing to me - An Interview with an Anonymous Donor. I have great respect for people who like to donate and help the people in need. I believe that if a donor prefers to stay anonymous and not to disclose his or her name, it shows a lot about the persons personality. I recognize many anonymous people as being very humble. This is because they do not expect anything in return. Unfortunately, some people and organizations donate in order to be recognized and to build a reputation. I believe that a donation should be made solely for the purpose to help the beneficiary - not to personally benefit from it. It was interesting for me to read that the person being interviewed was not first into philanthropy, but more interested in psychology.
Saturday, March 26, 2016
The Genius of Money: Part 2 - Chapter 2
The author emphasizes how a
good business relationship can last for a long time – sometimes through
generations. We learn that by being a banker, you are putting your reputation
on the line. However, bankers who have a physical branch have the advantage of
making these personal relationships. Thus, even if they don’t have the best
interest rates, they do have the trust of their customers. The author also
discusses the venture capital model. He describes how money is being invested
in the people just as much as the idea. I agree with this, and I believe
personal connections and trust are by far the most important aspect in
business.
Chapter 2 discusses the personal connection
people can make through finance. The
author believes that the recent market crash could have been prevented if we
had an economic model where people could have had a deep, personal connection
between each other. For
instance, he mentions that many years ago, it was the norm that bank clients
had a very strong relationship with their bankers - the bankers would know
everything about their clients, and their families as well. To support his claim, the author talks
about the CSA – Community Supported Agriculture. The CSA is an existing economic model in the
United States. Here, the
farmer partners together with his community. The community becomes shareholders of
his farm, and the proceeds are shared between the farmer and the community. In essence, the community works
closely together with the farmer to make sure that the farm will be profitable,
thereby creating a strong relationship with the farmer. According to the author, this model
works very well, and he emphasizes that there is no doubt that a strong,
personal relationship among people will be beneficial.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)