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World We Imagine Part 3: GlobalSC

About GlobalSC GlobalSC is an online educational platform that will improve the educational gap in the world by providing access to a USC library of recorded videos from professors, alumni, and students who are looking to change the world.  GlobalSC will partner with Teach for America and MasterClass to unlock content and train professionals in best helping those in need. Additional guidance from The Office of Gordon and Sarah Brown will help develop global education programs targeted to certain regions and skill needs. How We Are Different GlobalSC differs from other online educational platforms because it offers the credibility, drive, and insight of alumni from the University of Southern California. Our teachers will offer courses in academic subjects, personal skills, and philosophy that will help our viewers question their values and find what they believe in. Other platforms such as Khan Academy or MasterClass are limited in their scope and depth of teaching, whereas GlobalSC...
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World We Imagine Part 1

When I think about the greatest problems in the world now, I think about the wealth inequality present in our communities here in LA, in the US, and the whole world. It's easy to think our lives are normal and want more - all we see online on social media and through TV/movies are the lives of the ultra wealthy broadcasted to the world which seem so great. Just in Los Angeles, there are pockets were people barely make enough money to feed themselves daily and there are $100 million dollar homes in the hills with more workers than the average business.  These are just the differences present in California, one of the nicest states in one of the richest countries in the world. As we have seen through a few videos in our class, there are people struggling to get clean water and food in developing countries whose problems are far greater than ours in LA.  I think there's a problem with the average American upbringing. We're taught to idolize wealthy people and celebrities, whic...
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Random Post 2

The End of the Beginning This weekend, in combination with Easter and the start of spring, I gave a lot of thought to my time at USC ending and how the hard part of life is about to begin. As the new season and end of college are just around the corner, I'm struggling to come to terms with what my future will be. Life so far has been a series of phases, from elementary school to middle school to high school and on to college. I remember the feeling of excitement from graduating from each phase, my responsibilities increasing along with my freedoms - but with each phase, I knew there was another ladder to climb up and a lot of fun to come along the way. I remember my first feelings of stress and anxiety that came with applying to middle schools and high schools, which were minimal compared to the task of getting into college. With all of that behind me now, it's daunting to look ahead to life in the workforce and how my accomplishments will be measured. The recent phases of high...
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Book 2 Post 2

In the book Hav by Jan Morris, we follow the author's imagination to a foreign city called Hav.  The city seems to be a mix of all civilizations, having Greek ruins in the city center, Russian domed-architecture, several common languages and a call to prayer throughout the day. It's difficult to access, which has helped preserve all of its history and seems like a one-of-a-kind city. It's easy to get lost in the writing once you realize there is little plot development in Hav. Morris uses elaborate and colorful English to paint a picture of the lost city of Hav, which I found at times to be distracting while I was still trying to figure out the book's purpose. We follow the author as she meets many people throughout the city, like the members of the Athenaeum - an intellectual club that met to discuss any subject. Morris's words are so descriptive - hearing tales of the Russian politicians who visited, the Chinese influence, and the British Hav - and you get to know...
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Book 2 Post 1

For my second book I am reading Jan Morris's Hav , a novel following a protagonist through her travels to a lost city called Hav. I thought I'd read this because I haven't read a mysterious book in a few years and the description on the current issues website we were to pick from sounded enticing.  The book starts by following the protagonist to a place that sounds like it used to be a world-class city and has since deteriorated. The protagonist meets a man in a Fiat that takes her to board a train - all of which seems connected as do scenes from a dream. As the protagonist arrives in the city, we the readers visualize Hav as a declining metropolis; the first person the protagonist meets shares how the Prince of Austria, Bismarck, Nijinsky, and Hitler have all visited Hav. Hav must be in the Islamic part of the world because we hear the sounds of the call to prayer in the morning and hear the protagonists description of minarets in the skyline. The protagonist introduces he...
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AMDP Investment Proposal - Pathwater

To: Clark Hansen, CEO, AMDP From: Baylor Adams, Research & Development Analyst Date: March 15, 2021 Subject: Investment Recommendation Memo - Pathwater Per the Anima Mundi Development Partners investment strategy, our firm mission is to identify and invest in forward-looking businesses that prioritize corporate social responsibility and environmental sustainability while returning a profit. It is my responsibility to provide attractive investment research and opportunities for sustainable growth and returns. I have identified a great opportunity to invest with Pathwater, a new water bottle company whose goal is to eliminate single-use plastic water bottles by providing consumers with a new product: refillable aluminum-bottled water. AMDP Strategy Pathwater aligns with our firm's investment strategy in its attention to our values defined below: 1: Triple Bottom Line : a big picture environment-focused concept that calls ...
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Random Post 1

There's a reason this first random post for our class is late, my apologies. Hopefully you'll understand why after reading. On February 1st, my friend from high school called me out of the blue. I hadn't talked to her since my freshman year of college and I was wondering what she wanted to ask me. Tule is this awesome girl who I was close friends with in high school - we were in the same acoustic band, both loved to surf and ski, and would often go on outdoor adventures together - she's now a junior at Stanford, one year behind me after taking a gap year. Tule called to ask if I'd want to meet her and a group of friends in Costa Rica for the rest of February. She had just arrived to their cabin on the beach and thought about how I'm someone who could appreciate the adventure and lifestyle they were experiencing. It was such a crazy phone call to receive, but I've been on the road recently and loved the idea of traveling to Costa Rica. Within a few hours, I b...
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