Baylor's WRIT 340

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...

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...

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...