Essays on Eye-Opening

Entry 1:

In Esther Duflo’s TED talk on social experiments to fight poverty, she discusses the very important idea that poverty may not be solved by simply throwing money at the problem. Her overall point is that charity drives, while well-meaning, can be temporary Band-Aids that do not address the systemic problems that many in the developing world have to deal with. Rather than helping starving people in Africa build up the infrastructure they need to be self-sustaining, or giving vaccinations, charity work simply assuages our own sense of guilt over our own privilege in the developed world. I found ...

In the book The Decline of Men, Garcia instigates his discussion of the American male’s loss of power precisely at the Burning Man Festival. In an eye-opening exploration of today’s American manhood, Guy Garcia elaborates on how the majority of the men are so much struggling to actually redefine the true meaning of being a man in today’s world is. Packed with informed pop culture and startling statistics and illustrated in the entertaining style for which Guy Garcia is known, he comprehensively sheds light on a problem that has seemingly wreaked havoc on the American family urging both ...

Executive Summary of Internship Project

This report is a detailed analysis of my internship experience form the date of July 7th and August 31st. The internship was carried out at a local five star Hotel. During the eight week internship, I worked on several places at the hotel with varying duties that included Front desk, Concierge, Reception, House Keeping and Butler Department. This report is a detailed analysis of some of the skills I learned in the internship

- My goals for the internship were to build a formidable resume as a competent and reliable worker. Particularly, I was focused on building strong relationship with my fellow workers and learning ...