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World We Dare To Imagine Post 1 When I think about making the world a better place, I think about how limited an influence I have in making a large change. I think that empowering more people to contribute innovative ideas to society will be more beneficial than any idea that I can contribute myself. To empower more people, I think that promoting upward mobility or creating a platform that value all people as equals is just as important and will be a step towards making the world a better place. This could be an organization that anybody could access. Whatever the organization is, it must represent a sustainable community to establish lasting networks for the underpriveleged. Through social media or referrals by teachers, students from a young age could gain access to networks of supportive mentors. I can see this as an organization who through social media and data collection develop communities where people are inspired to contribute more to society. Initially I can see thi...

  My Experience at Soliloquy I was initially surprised by the size of the LaunchLA venue, it is not very large at all. And the actual room for the exhibition is even smaller, about the size of our WRIT340 classroom. When I arrived around 6:30, the exhibition room was filled with people. It was incredibly difficult to get images next to the artwork itsself, plus I'm not really a person who takes alot of selfies. I was, however, able to take these... The object on the wall behind me, as well as the other piece, are crafted of cut paper. Soliloquy featured artwork produced by artist Leigh Salgado, a graduate of UCLA with decades of experience in the arts. The intention behind producing feminine objects of hand cut materials is to provide a personal interpretation and reflection on the object itsself. Leigh views the opportunity to experiment with different perspectives on feminine clothing as empowering. Around the room were objects prepared with different shapes, colors...

By: Dan Heinrich I'm sure that you all know about Lyft, or "Fryft".  And you probably know that the ridesharing technology company Lyft recently had its IPO. And if you've heard of Lyft, you've likely heard about Uber which plans to make its IPO debut this year after wrapping up a 3.1 billion deal in the Middle East. These two names have been dominating the IPO news recently, overshadowing other interesting companies also going public. The companies also interested in going public or that have already formally filed S-1 documents with the SEC include:                - Levi Strauss     (S-1 Filed)                - Pinterest           (S-1 Filed)                - iHeartRadio                - Slack                - Tr...

Each chapter of Chuck Collin’s book  Born on Third Base  presents the reader with a new takeaway. In chapters six through nine, Mr. Collins introduces the dynamics of privilege, positive nature of government aid, and racial contributions to wealth disparities. Chapters six and nine revolve around the dynamics of privilege and the idea that, “seeing privilege is hard”(62). In chapter six, Mr. Collins presents scenarios exemplifying this idea such as his bike riding metaphor and hometown teen employment traditions. Whereas, in chapter nine he provides possible solutions to the vail of privilege including sustained public investments, charitable foundations, and internship policing by the US Department of Labor. Mr. Collin’s message in chapter 8 is that it is not shameful to receive government aid. Additionally, he wishes that those who have benefitted from this aid recognize the effects that their gain has had on future generations of their families. This chapter is set i...

To:                 Clark Hansen, CEO, AMDP From:            Dan Heinrich, Research and Development, AMDP Subject:      Homeboy Electronics Recycling: Qualified for AMDP Investment? Date:           February 26, 2019 As a member of AMDP’s Research and Development team, my job is to identify potential investment opportunities which co-align with AMDP’s investment vision. My research of potential investments at AMDP has been driven primarily by the principles of social responsibility, environmental sustainability, and financial health. My recent research has led me to recommend investing in Homeboy Electronics Recycling. Factors which I have taken into consideration when making this investment recommendation to you include: ·        An alignment with AMDP investment standards ·...

Our Robot Has Stopped Working! Is this Insight's opportunity to shine?   https://spacenews.com/nasa-declares-opportunity-mars-rover-mission-over/ By Dan Heinrich | February 19, 2019 Summary        Opportunity Rover        Insight Lander        In 1970, the USSR landed the first rover on the moon. The Lunokhod had a useful life of one year. In 1972 they followed up with another rover, Lunokhod 2 . In 1971 and 1972, the United States landed the first Lunar Rovers allowing astronauts to drive on the moon. Since the Apollo missions, the U.S. and USSR/Russia have set their sights on a slightly larger taget, the red planet, Mars. Since 1971, The USSR and United States have sent six rovers to the surface of Mars. In addition to rovers, the United States has sent 3 orbitors (Odyssey, MRO, Maven) to Mars as well. I will only be focusing on two robots in this post but here is the complete list of rovers: ...